ORDER OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE COURT

19 April 2005(*)

(Joinder)

In Case C-39/05 P,

APPEAL under Article 56 of the Statute of the Court of Justice, lodged on 2 February 2005,

Kingdom of Sweden, represented by A. Kruse and K. Wistrand, acting as Agents,

appellant,

the other parties to the proceedings being:

Maurizio Turco, residing at Pulsano (Italy), represented by O. Brouwer and C.E. Schillemans, advocaten,

applicant at first instance,

Republic of Finland, represented by T. Pynnä and A. Guimaraes-Purokoski, acting as Agents, with an address for service in Luxembourg,

Kingdom of Denmark, represented by M. Voetmann, acting as Agent, with an address for service in Luxembourg,

interveners at first instance,

Council of the European Union, represented by J.-C. Piris, M. Bauer, and B. Driessen, acting as Agents,

defendant at first instance,

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, represented by C. Jackson, acting as Agent, with an address for service in Luxembourg,

Commission of the European Communities, represented by M. Petite, C. Docksey and P. Aalto, acting as Agents, with an address for service in Luxembourg,

interveners at first instance,

and in Case C-52/05 P

APPEAL under Article 56 of the Statute of the Court of Justice, lodged on 9 February 2005,

Maurizio Turco, residing at Pulsano (Italy), represented by O. Brouwer and C.E. Schillemans, advocaten,

appellant,

the other parties to the proceedings being

Republic of Finland, represented by T. Pynnä and A. Guimaraes-Purokoski, acting as Agents, with an address for service in Luxembourg,

Kingdom of Denmark, represented by M. Voetmann, acting as Agent, with an address for service in Luxembourg,

Kingdom of Sweden, represented by A. Kruse and K. Wistrand, acting as Agents,

interveners at first instance,

Council of the European Union, represented by J.-C. Piris, M. Bauer, and B. Driessen, acting as Agents,

defendant at first instance,

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, represented by C. Jackson, acting as Agent, with an address for service in Luxembourg,

Commission of the European Communities, represented by M. Petite, C. Docksey and P. Aalto, acting as Agents, with an address for service in Luxembourg,

interveners at first instance,

THE PRESIDENT OF THE COURT,

having heard the views of Advocate General Poiares Maduro,

makes the following

Order

1       By letter of 14 March 2005 the Registrar of the Court invited the parties to make known their views on a possible joinder of Cases C-39/05 P and C-52/05 P.

2       By letter lodged at the Court Registry on 18 March 2005 the Commission informed the Court that it had no observations to make on a possible joinder of the cases.

3       By letter lodged at the Court Registry on 21 March 2005 the Kingdom of Sweden declared itself to be in favour of the joinder of the cases concerned.

4       By letter lodged at the Court Registry on 24 March 2005 the Council informed the Court that it supported the joinder of the cases.

5       By letter lodged at the Court Registry on 29 March 2005 the Republic of Finland declared itself to be in favour of the joinder of the cases concerned.

6       By letter lodged at the Court Registry on 31 March 2005 the legal adviser of the appellant in Case C-39/05 P informed the Court that he supported joinder of the cases.

7       By letter lodged at the Court Registry on 31 March 2005 the Kingdom of Denmark informed the Court that it had no objection to joinder of the two cases.

8       The abovementioned cases being connected by their subject-matter, it is appropriate to join them for the purposes of the written procedure, the oral procedure and the final judgment, in accordance with Articles 43 and 118 of the Rules of Procedure.

On those grounds, the President of the Court hereby orders:

1.     Cases C-39/05 P and C-52/05 P are joined for the purposes of the written procedure, the oral procedure and the judgment.

2.     Costs are reserved.

Luxembourg, 19 April 2005.