13 Ved kendelser afsagt af formanden for Rettens Fjerde Udvidede Afdeling henholdsvis den 23. oktober og den 9. december 1996 har Kommissionen og Den Franske Republik fået tilladelse til at intervenere til støtte for Rådets påstande.
13 The Commission and the French Republic were given leave to intervene in support of the form of order sought by the Council by orders of the President of the Fourth Chamber (Extended Composition) of 23 October and 9 December 1996 respectively.