«(Appeal – Statement of formation of a group under Rule 29(1) of the Rules of Procedure of the European Parliament – Lack of political affinities – Retroactive dissolution of the TDI Group – Appeal manifestly inadmissible in part and manifestly unfounded in part)»

1.. Appeals – Pleas in law – Mere repetition of the pleas in law and arguments submitted to the Court of First Instance – Failure to identify the error of law relied on – Inadmissibility (Art. 225 EC; Statute of the Court of Justice, Art. 58, first para.; Rules of Procedure of the Court, Art. 112(1)(c))

2.. Parliament – Competences – Application and interpretation of the Rules of Procedure (Rules of Procedure of the Parliament, Rule 180)

3.. Appeals – Pleas in law – Incorrect assessment of the facts – Inadmissible – Review by the Court of Justice of the assessment of facts and evidence by the Court of First Instance – Excluded unless the sense of evidence has been distorted (Art. 225 EC; Statute of the Court of Justice, Art. 58, first para.)

4.. Appeals – Pleas in law – Plea put forward for the first time in the appeal – Inadmissible (Statute of the Court of Justice, Art. 58)

ORDER OF THE COURT (Full Court) 11 November 2003 (1)

((Appeal – Statement of formation of a group under Rule 29(1) of the Rules of Procedure of the European Parliament – Lack of political affinities – Retroactive dissolution of the TDI Group – Appeal manifestly inadmissible in part and manifestly unfounded in part))

In Case C-488/01 P,

appellant,

APPEAL against the judgment of the Court of First Instance of the European Communities (Third Chamber, Extended Composition) in Joined Cases T-222/99, T-327/99 and T-329/99

the other parties to the proceedings being:

THE COURT (Full Court)

composed of: V. Skouris, President, P. Jann, C.W.A. Timmermans (Rapporteur), C. Gulmann, J.N. Cunha Rodrigues and A. Rosas, Presidents of Chambers, D.A.O. Edward, A. La Pergola, J.-P. Puissochet, R. Schintgen, F. Macken, N. Colneric and S. von Bahr, Judges,

Advocate General: D. Ruiz-Jarabo Colomer,

after hearing the Opinion of the Advocate General, makes the following

Where a point of order is raised under Rule 142, the President may also refer the matter to the committee responsible.

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Admissibility

Substance

The first plea in law

Second plea

The third plea

The fourth plea

The fifth plea

The sixth plea

On those grounds,

THE COURT (Full Court)

hereby orders:

Luxembourg, 11 November 2003.

R. Grass

V. Skouris

Registrar

President