Summary of the plea-in-law: The CFI holds that it is acceptable to develop arguments-in-law in a legal opinion annexed to the application, if the gist of these arguments is included in the application itself (FNCBV)

*This article is an automatic translation of the original article, provided here for your convenience. Read the original article. – CFI, 13 December 2006, FNCBV v Commission, cases T-217/03 and T-245/03. The provisions of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of First Instance of the European Communities relating to pleadings (essentially Articles 44, 46, 104, 115 and 116) provide that pleadings must contain, inter alia, 'a summary statement of the pleas in law relied on'. The case law that has developed on this subject specifies