ORDER OF THE PRESIDENT
OF THE SEVENTH CHAMBER OF THE GENERAL COURT

16 September 2016 (*)

(Removal from the register)

In Case T-732/15,

ICA Laboratories Close Corp., established in Century City (South Africa),

ICA International Chemicals (Proprietary) Ltd, established in Century City,

ICA Developments (Proprietary) Ltd, established in Century City,

represented by K. Van Maldegem, R. Crespi and P. Sellar, lawyers,

applicants,

v

European Commission, represented by X. Lewis, F. Moro and P. Ondrůšek, acting as Agents,

defendant,

APPLICATION for annulment of the Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/1910 of 21 October 2015 amending Annexes III and V to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels of guazatine in or on certain products (OJ 2015 L 280, p. 2).

1        By letter lodged at the Court Registry on 29 June 2016, the applicants informed the Court in accordance with Article 125 of the Rules of Procedure of the General Court that they wished to discontinue proceedings. They sought no order as to costs.

2        By letter lodged at the Court Registry on 6 July 2016, the defendant informed the Court that it welcomes the decision of the applicants to discontinue these proceedings and requested that the applicants should be ordered to pay the costs.

3        In those circumstances, there is no need to rule upon the application for leave to intervene lodged on 6 April 2016 by Citrus Growers Association of Southern Africa in support of the form of order sought by the applicants.

4        Article 136(1) of the Rules of Procedure provides that a party who discontinues or withdraws from proceedings is to be ordered to pay the costs if they have been applied for in the other party’s observations on the discontinuance.

5        The case shall therefore be removed from the register and the applicants ordered to pay the costs, including those relating to the proceedings for interim measures.

6        In accordance with Article 144(10) of the Rules of Procedure, the applicants, the defendant and Citrus Growers Association of Southern Africa shall each bear their own costs relating to the application to intervene.

On those grounds,

THE PRESIDENT OF THE SEVENTH CHAMBER OF THE GENERAL COURT

hereby orders:

1.      Case T-732/15 is removed from the register of the General Court.

2.      ICA Laboratories Close Corp., ICA International Chemicals (Proprietary) Ltd and ICA Developments (Proprietary) Ltd shall bear the costs, including the costs relating to the proceedings for interim measures.

3.      There is no need to rule upon the application of Citrus Growers Association of Southern Africa for leave to intervene.

4.      ICA Laboratories Close, ICA International Chemicals (Proprietary), ICA Developments (Proprietary), the European Commission and Citrus Growers Association of Southern Africa shall each bear their own costs relating to the application to intervene.

Luxembourg, 16 September 2016.

* Language of the case: English.