Rådet for Den Europæiske Union ved Ramon Torrent og Antonio Tanca, Rådets Juridiske Tjeneste, som befuldmægtigede, bistået af advokaterne Hans-Jürgen Rabe og George M. Berrisch, Hamburg, og med valgt adresse i Luxembourg hos generaldirektør Alessandro Morbilli, Den Europæiske Investeringsbanks Direktorat for Juridiske Anliggender, 100, boulevard Konrad Adenauer, sagsøgt,
Council of the European Union, represented by Ramon Torrent and Antonio Tanca, of its Legal Service, acting as Agents, assisted by Hans­Jürgen Rabe and Georg M. Berrisch, Rechtsanwälte, Hamburg, with an address for service in Luxembourg at the office of Alessandro Morbilli, Director General of the Legal Department of the European Investment Bank, 100 Boulevard Konrad Adenauer, defendant,