SP SpA and Others v Commission of the European Communities (T-27/03, T-46/03, T-58/03, T-79/03, T-80/03, T-97/03, T-98/03)

Judgment of 25 Oct 2007

law://eu/cjeu/2003/t-27-03/para_47@2026-11-12

47According to the applicants, only the signatory States to the ECSC Treaty could take the sovereign decision if and under what conditions the European Community could be subrogated to the rights, obligations and prerogatives of the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC). The applicants in Cases T-27/03, T-79/03, T-80/03, T-97/03 and T-98/03 refer in that regard to international law, and in particular to Articles 54 and 70 of the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties of 23 May 1969 {United Nations Treaty Series, Vol 1155, p. 331). The principles of international law constitute a valuable source of inspiration for interpreting the provisions of Community law (Case C-286/90 Poulsen and Diva Navigation [1992] ECR I-6019, paragraph 9, and Case T-115/94 Opel Austria v Council [1997] ECR II-39, paragraphs 89 to 95).

SP SpA and Others v Commission of the European Communities (T-27/03, T-46/03, T-58/03, T-79/03, T-80/03, T-97/03, T-98/03)

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