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1. Synopsis of the judgments delivered by the Court of Justice in 2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Agriculture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Approximation of laws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Citizenship of the Union . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8Coal and steel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8Commercial policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9Community own resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10Company law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10Competition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11ECSC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13Environment and consumers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13External relations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15Fisheries policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17Free movement of capital . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17Free movement of goods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17Freedom of establishment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20Freedom of movement for persons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20Freedom to provide services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23Industrial policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26Intellectual property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26Law governing the Institutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26Principles of community law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27Social policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28Social security for migrant workers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30Staff regulations of officials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31State aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32Taxation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33Transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

2. Synopsis of the other decisions of the Court of Justice which appeared in the"Proceedings" in 2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

3. Statistics of judicial activity of the Court of Justice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

1. Synopsis of the judgments delivered by the Court of Justice in 2001

Case Date Parties Subject-matter

AGRICULTURE

C-247/98 11 January 2001 Hellenic Republic vCommission of the EuropeanCommu nities

EAGGF ) Clearance of accounts )1994 financial year

C-403/98 11 January 2001 Aziend a Agricola M onteArcosu Srl v RegioneAutonoma della Sardegna,Organismo Comprensoriale n.24 della S ardegna , EnteRegionale per l'AssistenzaTecnica in Agricola (ERSAT)

Agriculture ) Farmer practising farmingas his main occupation ) Conce pt )Private limited company

C-333/99 1 February 2001 Commission of the EuropeanCommu nities v FrenchRepu blic

Failure of a Mem ber State to fulfilobligations ) Com mun ity system for theconservation and m anagem ent of fisheryresources ) Control of fishing andrelated activities ) Inspection of fishingvess els and monitoring of landings(Art icle 5(2) of R egulation (EEC)No 170/83 and Article 1(1) ofRegulation (EEC) No 2 241/87) )Tempora ry prohibition of fishingactivities (Article 11(2) of RegulationNo 2241/87) ) Penal or administrativeaction against those responsible forinfringing the Comm unity rules onconservation and m onitor ing (A rticle5(2) of Regulation No 170/83 andArticle 1(2) of Regulat ion No 2241/87)

C-278/98 6 March 2001 Kingdom of the Netherlands vCommission of the EuropeanCommu nities

EAGGF ) Clearance of accounts )1994 ) Cereals, beef and veal

C-316/99 8 March 2001 Commission of the EuropeanCommu nities v FederalRepublic of Germany

Failure by a Mem ber State to fulfil itsobligations ) Directive 96/43/EC )Failure to transpose with in theprescribed period

C-176/00 8 March 2001 Commission of the EuropeanCom mun ities v He llenicRepu blic

Failure by a M embe r State to fu lfil itsobligations ) Failure to transposeDirectives 96/24/EC and 96/25/EC

C-41/99 P 31 May 2001 Sadam Zuccherifici, divisionedella SECI - Società EserciziCommercial i Industriali SpA,Sadam Castigl ionese SpA,Sadam Abruzzo SpA,Zuccherif icio del Molise SpA,Soci età Fo ndia ria Ind ustri aleRomagnola SpA (SFIR) vCouncil of the EuropeanUnion

Appeal ) Sugar ) Regulat ion (EC)N o 2613/97 ) Aid to beet sugarproducers ) Abolition ) Marketing year2001/02 ) Action fo r annulm ent )Natural or legal persons ) Inadm issib le

C-100/99 5 July 2001 Italian Republic v Council ofthe European Union,Commission of the EuropeanCommu nities

Comm on agric ult u ra l policy )Agrimonetary system for the euro )Transi t i onal meas ures for th eintroduction of the euro

C-189/01 12 July 2001 H. Jippes,Afdeling Groningen van deNederlandse Veren iging totBescherming van Dieren,Afdeling Assen en omstrekenvan de NederlandseVereniging tot Beschermingvan Dieren v Minister vanLandbouw, Natuurbeheer enVisserij

Agriculture ) Control of foot-and-m outhdisease ) Prohibition of vaccination )Prin ciple of proportionality ) Takinganimal welfare into account


C-365/99 12 July 2001 Portuguese Republic vCommission of the EuropeanCommu nities

Agriculture ) Animal health )Emergency measures to combat bovinespongiform encephalopathy ) Mad cowdisease

C-374/99 13 September 2001 Kingdom of Spain vCommission of the EuropeanCommu nities

EAGGF ) Clearance of accounts )1995 finan cial year ) Aid forconsumption of oliv e oil ) P remiumsfor sheep and goa ts

C-375/99 13 September 2001 Kingdom of Spain vCommission of the EuropeanCommu nities

EAGGF ) Clearance of accounts )Expenditure for 1996 and 1997 ) Publicstorage of bovine meat

C-263/98 20 September 2001 Kingdom o f Be lg ium vCommission of the EuropeanCommu nities

EAGGF ) Clearance of accounts )1994 ) Cereals, beef and veal

C-442/99 P 27 September 2001 Cordis Obst und GemüseGroßhande l GmbH vCommission of the EuropeanCommu nities, FrenchRepu blic

Appeal ) Common organisation of themarket ) Bananas ) Imports from ACPStates and third countries ) Request forimport licences ) Transitional measures) Regulation (EEC) No 404/93 )Principle of equal treatment

C-403/99 4 October 2001 Italian Republic v Commissionof the European Communities

Comm on ag r i cu ltu ral policy )Agrimonetary system for the euro )T r a n s i t io n al m easures for th eintroduction of the euro

Cases C-80/99,C-81/99 andC-82/99

9 October 2001 Ernst-O tto Flemm er, Ren ateChristoffel v Council of theEuropean Un ion, Comm issionof the European Communities

Marike Leitensdorfer vBundesanstalt fürLandwirtschaft und Ernährung

Non-contractual liability ) M i lkproducers ) Non-marketing undertaking) Exc lusion from milk quota scheme )Compen sation ) Substitution ) Flat-ratecompensation by contract ) Regulation(EEC) No 2187/93 ) Relevantjurisdiction ) Applicable law

C-457/99 11 October 2001 Commission of the EuropeanCom mun ities v He llenicRepu blic

Failure b y a M ember State to fu lfil itsobligations ) Direct ive 95/69/EC )Animal nutrition ) Non-implementation

C-228/99 8 November 2001 Silos e Mangimi Martini SpAv Ministero delle Finanze

Agriculture ) Comm on organisation ofthe markets ) Export refunds )W i thdrawal ) Interpretation and validityof Regulat ions (EC) No 1521/95 and No1576/95 ) Failure to state reasons

C-277/98 13 November 2001 French Republic vCommission of the EuropeanCommu nities

EAGGF ) Clearance of accounts )1994 ) Supplementary levy on milk )Disputes between those liable to thelevy and the competent nationalauthorities ) Proceedings befor enational courts ) Negative correctionsapplied t o M ember States forsupplementary levies not yet recovered

C-147/99 22 November 2001 Italian Republic v Commissionof the European Communities

EAGGF ) Clearance of accounts )Ineligible durum wheat ) Quantitiesm is s ing from th e sto ckpile )Withdrawal of approval of undertakingspackaging olive o il ) Inadequ atemanagement and checks o f premiumsfor sheep and goa ts

C-146/99 27 November 2001 Italian Republic v Commissionof the European Communities

EAGGF ) Clearance of accounts )Tomatoes ) Minimum price forproducers

C-148/00 6 December 2001 Commission of the EuropeanCommu nities v ItalianRepu blic

Failure of a Me mber State to fu lfil itsobligations ) Failure to transposeDirective 98/51/EC

C-166/00 6 December 2001 Commission of the EuropeanCom mun ities v He llenicRepu blic

Failure by a Member State to fulfil itsobligations ) Failure to transposeDirectives 97/41/EC, 98/51/EC and98/67/EC


C-373/99 6 December 2001 Hellenic Republic vCommission of the EuropeanCommu nities

EAGGF ) Clearance of accounts )1995 financial year ) Fruit andvegetables ) Arable crops

C-269/99 6 December 2001 Carl Kühne GmbH & Co. KG,Rich . Hengstenberg GmbH &Co.,Ernst Nowka G mbH & Co.KG v J ütro Kon servenfa brikGmbH & Co. KG

Agricultural products and foodstuffs )G e o g r a p h i c a l i n d i c a t i o n s a nddesignations of origin ) Si m plifiedregistration procedure ) Protection ofthe designation ‘Spreewälder Gurken’

C-1/00 13 December 2001 Commission of the EuropeanCommu nities v FrenchRepu blic

Failure of a Mem ber State to fulfil itsobligations ) Refusal to end the ban onBritish beef and veal

C-93/00 13 December 2001 Europe an Parliam ent vCouncil of the EuropeanUnion

Regulation (EC) No 2772/1999 ) Beeflabelling system ) Competence of theCounc il

C-131/00 13 December 2001 Lisa Nilsson v Länsstyrelsen iNorrbottens län

Comm on agr icu l tu ra l p o licy )Regulation (EEC) No 3508/92 )Regulation (EEC) No 3887/92 )Integrated adm inistration and controlsystem for certain Com mun ity aidschemes ) Detailed rules for application) Register of anim als not kep t up to dateby farmer ) Penalties

C-317/99 13 December 2001 Kloosterboer Rotterdam BV vMinister van Landbouw,Natuu rbehee r en Vis serij

Reference for a preliminary ruling )Additio nal duties on importation )Validity of Ar ticle 3 of Regulat ion (EC)No 1484/95

APPROXIMATION OF LAWS

C-370/99 11 January 2001 Commission of the EuropeanCommunities v Ireland

Failure of a Member State to fulfil itsobligations ) Direct ive 96/9/EC )Failure to implement within theprescribed period

C-151/00 18 January 2001 Commission of the EuropeanCommu nities v FrenchRepu blic

Failure by a M emb er St ate to f ulfil itsobligations ) Directive 97/66/EC )Processing of personal data andp ro tec t ion o f p r i v a c y in t h etelecommuni cations sector ) Non-transposition


Failure of a Member State to fulfil itsobligations ) Failure not contested )Directive 95/16/EC

C-278/99 8 March 2001 Georgius van der Burg Technical standards and regulations )Non-approved transmitting e quipm ent )Advertising

C-100/00 5 April 2001 Commission of the EuropeanCommu nities v ItalianRepu blic

Failure by a M emb er St ate to f ulf il itsobligations ) Undisputed failure )Directive 73/23/EEC ) Electric waterheaters ) Conditions not prescribed bythe directive

C-306/98 3 May 2001 The Queen v Minister ofAgriculture, Fisheries andFood, Secretary of State forthe Environment, ex parte:Mo nsan to plc

Direct ive 91/4 1 4 / E EC ) P lantprotection products ) Authorisation forplacing on the m arket ) Assessmen t ofan application for authorisation )Transitional period

C-28/99 3 May 2001 Jean Verd onck , Ron aldEveraer t, Édith d e Baed ts

Directive 89/592/EEC ) National ruleson insider dealing ) Power of MemberState s to adopt more str ingentprovisions ) Definition of nationalprov ision s app lied ge nera lly


C-203/99 10 May 2001 Henning Veedfald v ÅrhusAmtskommune

Approximation of laws ) Directive85/374/EEC ) Liability for defectiveproduc ts ) Exemption from liab ility )Conditions

C-258/99 10 May 2001 BASF AG v Bureau voor deIndustriële Eigendom (BIE)

Regulation (EC) No 1610/96 ) Plantprotection products ) Supplementaryprotection certificate

C-169/99 13 September 2001 Hans Schwarzkopf GmbH &Co. KG v Zentrale zurBekämpfung unlauterenWettbewerbs eV

Article 6(1)(d), last sentence, ofDirective 76/768/EEC, as amended byDirective 93/35/EEC ) Prescribedlabelling impossible for practicalreasons ) Justification for puttingabbreviated forms of comp ulsorywarnings on the containers andpackaging of cosmetic products )Information provided in nine languagesin the interests of greater flexibility inthe ma rketing of c osme tic produ cts

C-517/99 4 October 2001 Merz & Krell GmbH & Co. Trade marks ) Approximation of laws )Article 3(1)(d) of First D irective89/104/EEC ) Grounds for refusal orinvalidity ) Trade marks which consistexclu sively of signs or indications whichhave becom e custom ary in th e currentlanguage or in the bona fide andestablished practices of the trade ) Needfor signs or indications to have becomecustomary to designate the goods orservices in respect of which registrationof the ma rk is soug ht ) No need for thesigns or ind icatio ns to b e dire ctlydescriptive of the properties orcharacte ristics of the goods or servicesin respect of which registration of themark is sought

C-450/00 4 October 2001 Commission of the EuropeanCommunities v Grand Duchyof Luxembourg

Failure by a M emb er St ate to f ulf il itsobligations ) Failure to transposeDirective 95/46/EC

C-377/98 9 October 2001 Kingdom of the Netherlands vEurope an Parliam ent, Cou ncilof the European Un ion

Annulment ) Direct ive 98/44/EC )Legal protectio n of biotechnologicalinventions ) Legal basis ) Article 100aof the EC Trea ty (now, a fteramen dmen t, Artic le 95 EC), Article 235of the EC Treaty (now Article 308 EC)or Articles 130 and 130f of the ECTreaty (now Articles 157 EC and 163EC) ) Subsid iarity ) Legal certainty )Obligations of Member States underinternational law ) Funda menta l rights) Hum an dignity ) Principle ofcollegiality for draft legislation of theComm ission

C-112/99 25 October 2001 Toshiba Europe GmbH vKatun Germany GmbH

Comparative advertising ) Marke ting ofspare parts and consumable items )References made by a supplier ofnon-original spare parts and consumablei tems to the product num bers sp ecific tothe original spa re parts and cons um ablei tems ) Directive 84/450/EEC andDirective 97/55/EC

CasesC-414/99,C-415/99 andC-416/99

20 November 2001 Zino Davidoff SA v A & GImports Ltd

Levi Strauss & Co., LeviStrauss (UK) Ltd v TescoStore s Ltd, Tesc o plc

Levi Strauss & Co., LeviStrauss (UK) Ltd v CostcoWhole sale UK Ltd

Trade marks ) Directive 89/104/EEC )Artic le 7(1) ) Exhaustion of the r ightsconferred by a trade mark ) Goodsplaced on the market outside the EEA )Imported into the EEA ) Consent of thetrade mark propri etor ) Whetherconsent required to be express orimplied ) Law governing the contra ct )Presum ption of conse nt ) Non-applicab ility


CITIZENSHIP OF THE UNION

C-192/99 20 February 2001 The Queen v Secretary ofS tat e fo r t he HomeDepa rtmen t, ex parte : Man jitKaur

Citizens hip of the Unio n ) Nationa lityof a Mem ber State ) Declarations by theUnited Kingdo m con cerning th edefinition of the term national ) BritishOverseas Citizen

COAL AND STEEL

Cases C-280/99P, C-281/99 Pand C-282/99 P

21 June 2001 Moccia Irme SpA,Ferriera Lamifer SpA,Ferriera Acciaieria CasilinaSpA v Commission of theEuropean Comm unities

Appeal ) Aid to the steel ind ustry )Restructuring of the iron and steel sector

C-390/98 20 September 2001 H.J. Banks & Co. Ltd v TheCoal Au thority,Secretary of State for Tradeand Industry

ECS C Trea ty ) Licences to extract rawcoal ) D i sc r im ination betweenproducers ) Special charges ) State aid) Article 4(b) and (c) of the Treaty )Decision No 3632/93/ECSC ) Code onaid to the coal ind ustry ) Direct effect )Respective powers of the Com m issionand the national co urts

COMMERCIAL POLICY

C-239/99 15 February 2001 Nachi Europe GmbH vHau ptzolla mt K refeld

Comm on com mercia l policy ) Anti-dumping measures ) Article 1(2) ofRegulation (EEC) No 2849/92 )Modi f i ca t ion of the def init iveanti-dumping duty on imports of b allbearings with a greatest externaldiameter exceeding 30 mm originatingin Japan ) Reference fo r a preliminaryruling on whether that regulation is valid) Failure by the p laintiff in the m ainproceedings to bring an action seekingannulment of the regulation

CasesC-76/98 P andC-77/98 P

3 May 2001 Ajinomoto Co., Inc.The N utraSw eet Com pany vCouncil of the EuropeanUnion Commission of theEuropean Comm unities

Appeal ) Dump ing ) Normal value )Existence of a patent in the exporter 'sdome stic market ) Effect on thelawfulness of the regulation imposing adefinitive anti-dumping duty of anallegedly illegal elemen t of theregu lation imposing a provisionalanti-dum ping du ty

C-110/97 22 November 2001 Kingdom of the Netherlands vCouncil of the EuropeanUnion

Arrangeme nts for association ofoverseas countr ies and territories )Impor ts of rice originating in theoverseas countries and territories )Safeguard measures ) Regulat ion (EC)No 304/97 ) Action for annulment

C-301/97 22 November 2001 Kingdom of the Netherlands vCouncil of the EuropeanUnion

Arrang emen ts for association ofoverseas countries and territories )Imports of rice originating in theoverseas countries and territories )Safeguard measures ) Regulat ion (EC)No 1036/97 ) Action for annulment


C-451/98 22 November 2001 Antil lean Rice Mills NV vCouncil of the EuropeanUnion

Arrang emen ts for association ofoverseas countr ies and territories )Imports of rice originating in theoverseas countries and territories )Safeguard measures ) Regulat ion (EC)No 304/97 ) Action for annulm ent )Inadm issibility

C-452/98 22 November 2001 Nederlandse Antillen vCouncil of the EuropeanUnion

Arrang emen ts for association ofoverseas countries and territo ries )Impor ts of rice originating in theoverseas countries and territories )Safeguard measures ) Regulation (EC)No 1036/97 ) Action for annulment )Inadm issibility

COMMUNITY OWN RESOURCES

C-253/99 27 September 2001 Bacard i GmbH vHauptzollamt Bremerhaven

C o m munity Customs Code an dimplementing regulation ) Repaymentof import duties ) Favourable tarifftreatment ) Post-clearance productionof certificate of authen ticity ) Alterationof the tariff classification stated in thecustoms declaration ) Concept ofspecial situation

COMPANY LAW


Failure by a Mem ber State to fulf il itsobligations ) Directive 93/37/EEC )Public works contracts ) Concept ofcontractin g authority

C-97/00 8 March 2001 Commission of the EuropeanCommu nities v FrenchRepu blic

Failure of a Me mber State to fu lfil itsobligations ) Failure to transposeDirective 97/52/EC

Cases C-223/99and C-260/99

10 May 2001 Agorà Sr l v Ente Au tonomoFiera Internazionale di Milano

Excelsior Snc di P edrottiBruna & C. v En te AutonomoFiera Internazionale di Milano,Ciftat Soc. coop. arl

Public service contracts ) Definition ofcontracting authorities ) Body governedby public law

C-439/00 21 June 2001 Commission of the EuropeanCommu nities v FrenchRepu blic

Failure by Me mber State to fu lfil itsobligations ) Direct ive 98/4/EC )Failure to transpos e within th eprescribed period

C-399/98 12 July 2001 Ord ine d egli A rchit etti de lleProvinc e di M ilano e Lodi,Piero De Amicis,Con siglio N azion ale de gliArchitetti,Leopoldo Freyrie v Comune diMilano

Public works contracts ) Directiv e93/37/EEC ) National legislation underwhich the holder of a building permit orapproved d e ve lo p m en t pl an m ayexecute infrastructure works directly, byway of set-off against a contribution )National legislation permitting thepublic auth oritie s to ne gotiat e dire ctlywith an individual the terms ofadmin istrative measures conc erning h im

C-19/00 18 October 2001 SIAC Construction Ltd vCounty C ouncil of th e Coun tyof Ma yo

Public works contracts ) Award to themost econ omi cally advantageous tender) Award criteria


Cases C-285/99and C-286/99

27 November 2001 Impresa Lombardini SpA -Impresa Generale diCostruz ioni v AN AS - En teNazionale per le Strade,Società Italian a per C ondotted'Acqua SpA

Impresa Ing. Mantovani SpA vAN AS - Ente Naz ionale per leStrade,Ditta Paolo Breg oli

Directive 93/37/EEC ) Pub lic workscontracts ) Award of contracts )Abnor mally low tenders ) Detailed rulesfor explanation and rejection applied ina Mem ber State ) Obligations of theawarding authority u nder C omm unitylaw

COMPETITION

C-163/99 29 March 2001 Portuguese Republic vCommission of the EuropeanCommu nities

Competition ) Exc lusive rights )Airport admin istration ) Landingcharges ) Article 90(3) of the EC Treaty(now Article 86(3) EC)

C-449/98 P 17 May 2001 International Express CarriersConference (IECC) vCommission of the EuropeanCommu nities

Appeal ) Decision rejecting complaint) Competition ) Post al services )Rem ail

C-450/98 17 May 2001 International Express CarriersConference (IECC) vCommission of the EuropeanCommu nities

Appeal ) Decisions rejecting complain ts) Abuse of a dominant position ) Postalservices ) Rem ail

C-340/99 17 May 2001 TNT Traco S pA v P osteItaliane SpA , forme rly EntePoste Italiane, and Others

Articles 86 and 90 of the EC T reaty(now Articles 82 EC and 86 EC) )Postal services ) National legislationmaking the supply of expres s mailservices by undertakings other than theone responsible for operating theuniversal service subject to payment ofthe posta l dues norm ally app licable tothe universal service ) Allocation of theproceeds of those dues to th eundertaking with the exclusive right tooperate the universal service

Cases C-302/99P andC-308/99 P

12 July 2001 Commission of the EuropeanCommu nities,French Republic vTélévision française 1 SA(TF1)

Appeal ) Inoperative plea ) Challengeto the grounds of a judgment that has noeffect on the operative part of thejudgm ent ) Liability for costs

C-453/99 20 September 2001 Courage Ltd v Bernard Crehan

Berna rd Creh an v Co urage Ltdand Others

Artic le 85 of the EC T reaty ( now Artic le81 EC) ) Beer tie ) Leasing o f publichouses ) Restrictive agreement ) Rightto damages of a party to the contract

Cases C-396/99and C-397/99

16 October 2001 Commission of the EuropeanCom mun ities v He llenicRepu blic

Failure by a M emb er St ate to f ulfil itsobligations ) Directives 90/388/EECa n d 9 6 / 2 /E C ) M a r k e t f o rtelecommunications services ) Mo bileand personal communications

C-429/99 16 October 2001 Commission of the EuropeanCommu nities v PortugueseRepu blic

Te le c om m unications ) Directives90/388/EEC and 96/19/EC ) Voicetelephony ) Call-back services )Portugal Telecom

C-475/99 25 October 2001 Firma Am bulanz Glöckner vLand kreis Süd wes tpfalz

Articles 85, 86 and 90 of the EC Treaty(now Articles 81 EC, 82 EC and 86 EC)) Transport of sick or injured personsby ambulance ) Special or exclusiverights ) Restriction of competition )Public interest t ask ) Justification )Effect on trade between Member States


C-221/99 29 November 2001 Giusep pe Con te v Stefan iaRossi

Architects' fees ) Sum mary procedurefor the recovery of debts ) Opinion ofthe professional association ) Articles 5and 85 of the EC Treaty (now Articles10 EC and 81 EC)

C-146/00 6 December 2001 Commission of the EuropeanCommu nities v FrenchRepu blic

Telecommunications ) Financing of auniversal service ) Contribution fromnew m arket entra nts

ECSC

C-276/99 25 October 2001 Federal Republic of Germanyv Commission of theEuropean Comm unities

ECSC ) State aid granted to iron andsteel undertakings ) Application for therecovery of aid con trary to Com mun itylaw ) Obligations of the Member States) Failu re to fulfil obligations )Procedure initiated when the failure hasexhau sted its eff ects

ENVIRONMENT AND CONSUMERS

C-266/00 8 March 2001 Commission of the EuropeanCommunities v Grand Duchyof Luxembourg

Failure by a Member State to fulfil itsobligations ) Directive 91/676/EEC


Failure of a Mem ber State to fulfil itsobligations ) Quality of surface waterintended for the abstraction of drinkingwater ) Directive 75/440/EEC )Conditions of drinking water abstractionin Brittany


Failure of a Mem ber State to fulfil i tsobligations ) Quality of bathing water )Inadequ ate implementation of Directive76/160/EEC

C-144/99 10 May 2001 Commission of the EuropeanComm unities v Kingdom ofthe Netherlands

Failure by a M embe r State to fu lfil itsobligations ) Directive 93/13/EEC )Unfair terms in consumer contracts )Incomp lete transposition of the directiveinto national law

C-152/98 10 May 2001 Commission of the EuropeanComm unities v Kingdom ofthe Netherlands

Failure of a Mem ber State to fulfil itsobligations ) Direct ive 76/464/EEC )Water pollution ) Failure to transpose

C-159/99 17 May 2001 Commission of the EuropeanCommu nities v ItalianRepu blic

Failure by a M embe r State to fulfil itsobligations ) Direct ive 79/409/EEC )Conservat ion of wild birds )Adm issibility

C-230/00 14 June 2001 Commission of the EuropeanComm unities v Kingdom ofBelgium

Failure by a M embe r State to fu lfil itsobligations ) Failu re to implementDirectives 75/442/EEC, 76/464/EEC,8 0 / 6 8 /E E C , 8 4 / 3 6 0 / E E C a n d85/337/EEC ) Pollution and nuisance )Waste ) Dangerous substances )Pollution of the aquatic environmen t )Air pollution

C-368/00 14 June 2001 Commission of the EuropeanComm unities v Kingdom ofSweden

Failure by a M embe r State to fu lfil itsobligations ) Quality of bathing water )Inadequ ate implementation of Directive76/160/EEC


C-67/99 11 September 2001 Commission of the EuropeanCommunities v Ireland

Failure by a Member State to fulfil itsobligations ) Directive 92/43/EEC )Conservation of natural habitats )Conservation of wild fauna and flora )Artic le 4(1) ) List of sites ) Siteinformation

C-71/99 11 September 2001 Commission of the EuropeanCommu nities v FederalRepublic of Germany

Failure by a Mem ber State to fulfil itsobligations ) Directive 92/43/EEC )Conservation of natural habitats )Conservation of wild fauna and flora )Article 4(1) ) List of sites ) Siteinformation

C-220/99 11 September 2001 Commission of the EuropeanCommu nities v FrenchRepu blic

Failure by a M emb er St ate to f ulf il itsobligations ) Directive 92/43/EEC )Conservation of natural habitats )Conservation of wild fauna and flora )Artic le 4(1) ) List of sites ) Siteinformation

C-417/99 13 September 2001 Commission of the EuropeanComm unities v Kingdom ofSpain

Failure by a Mem ber State to fulfil itsobligations ) Direct ive 96/62/EC )Ambient air quality as sessm ent andmanagement ) Failure to designate thecompetent authorities and bodie sresponsib le for imp lementin g thedirective

C-354/99 18 October 2001 Commission of the EuropeanCommunities v Ireland

Failure to fulfil obligations ) Directive8 6 / 6 0 9 / E E C ) I n c o m p l e t eimplementation

C-510/99 23 October 2001 Xavier Tridon v FédérationRhône-Alpes de protection dela nature (Frapna), sectionIsère

Wild fauna and flora ) Endangeredspecies ) Application in the Com mun ityof the Washington Con vention

C-127/99 8 November 2001 Commission of the EuropeanCommu nities v ItalianRepu blic

Failure by a M emb er St ate to f ulf il itso b l i g a t i o n s ) I n a d e q u a t ei m p l e m e n t a t i o n o f D i r e c t i v e91/676/EEC ) Protection of watersagainst pollution caused by nitrates fromagricultural sources

C-427/00 13 November 2001 Commission of the EuropeanCommu nities v UnitedKingdom of Great Britain andNorthern Ireland

Failure by a Mem ber State to fulfil itsobligations ) Quality of bathing water )Inadequ ate compliance with Directive76/160/EEC

Cases C-541/99and C-542/99

22 November 2001 Cape Snc v Idealservice Srl

Idealservice MN RE Sas vOMA I Srl

Artic le 2(b) of D irective 93/13/EEC )Meaning of consumer ) Undertakingconcluding a standar d contrac t withanother undertaking to acquir emerchandise or servic es solely for thebenefit of its employees

C-376/00 11 December 2001 Commission of the EuropeanCommu nities v ItalianRepu blic

Failure of a Member State to fu lfilobligations ) Directives 75/439/EECand 75/442/EEC ) National reports onimplementation ) Failure to for ward tothe Comm ission

C-324/99 13 December 2001 DaimlerChrysler AG v LandBaden-Wü rttemberg

Environment ) Waste ) Regulation(EEC) No 259/93 on shipm ents of w aste) Conditions justifying prohibitions orrestrictions on the export of waste )National legislation imposing theobligation to offer wa ste to an approvedbody

C-481/99 13 December 2001 Georg Heininger and H elgaHeininger v Bayerische H ypo-und Vereinsbank AG

Consumer protection ) Doorstep selling) Right of cancellation ) Agreem ent togrant credit secured by charge onimm ovable pro perty


EXTERNAL RELATIONS

C-36/98 30 January 2001 Kingdo m of S pain v C ouncilof the European Un ion

Legal basis ) Environ ment ) Councildecision approving the Convention oncooperation for the protection andsust aina ble use of the river Danube )Artic le 130s(1) and (2) of the EC Treaty(now, after amendment, Article 175(1)and (2) EC) ) Concept of managementof water resources

C-33/99 20 March 2001 Hassa n Fahm i, M. E smorisCerdeiro-Pinedo Am ado vBes tuur van d e Soc ialeVerzekeringsbank

Artic le 41 of the EEC-M oroccoCooperation Agreem ent ) Article 3 ofRegulat ion (EEC) No 1408/71 ) Socialsecurity ) Art icle 7 of Regulat ion (EEC)No 1612/68 ) Articles 48 and 52 of theEC Treaty (now, after am endm ent,Articles 39 EC and 4 3 EC) ) Freedomof movement for persons ) Non-discrimination ) Recipients of aninvalidity pension no longer residing inthe competent Mem ber State )Amendment of the legislation on studyfinance

C-89/99 13 September 2001 Schieving-Nijstad vof andOth ers v Rob ert G roen eveld

Agreement establishing the World TradeOrganisation ) Article 50(6) of theTRIPs Agreem ent ) Interpretation )Direct effect ) Appl icat ion toproceedings pending at the time of entryinto force in the State concerned )Conditions regarding the time-limit forbringing substantive proceedings )Calculation of that tim e-limit

C-63/99 27 September 2001 The Queen v Secretary ofS tat e fo r t he HomeDepartment, ex parte:Wieslaw Gloszczuk andElzbieta Gloszczuk

External relations ) Associa tionAgreement between the Commun itiesand Poland ) Freedom of establishment) Leave to ent er ob taine d fra udu lently

C-235/99 27 September 2001 The Queen v Secretary ofS tat e fo r t he HomeDepartment, ex parte:Eleanora Ivanova Kondova

External relations ) AssociationAgreement between the Communitiesa n d Bu lga r i a ) F re e d om o festablishment ) Leave to en terfrau dulen tly obtained ) Obligation on aMember State to pa y com pensation fordamage caused to an indiv idualinvoking a right of establishment whichis directly effective und er th eAssociation Agreement

C-257/99 27 September 2001 The Queen v Secretary ofS tat e fo r t he HomeDepartment, ex parte: JuliusBarkoc i and M arcel M alik

External relations ) Associa tionAgreement between the Communitiesand the Czech Republic ) Freedom ofestablishment ) Czech nationalswishing to establish themse lves in aMember State as s elf-emp loyed workers

C-268/99 20 November 2001 Aldona Malgorzata Jany andOthers v Staatssecretaris vanJustitie

External relations ) Associa tionagreem ents between the Communitiesand Po land and be tween th eCommu nities and the Czech Republic )Freedom of establish ment ) Econo m icactivities ) Whether or not they includethe activity of prostitution

FISHERIES POLICY


C-120/99 25 October 2001 Italian Republic v Council ofthe European Un ion

Comm on agricultural policy ) Fisheries) Bluefin tuna ) Regulation (EC)No 49/1999 ) Statement of reasons )Total allowable catches (TACs) )Allocation of TACs among M emberStates ) Principle of relative stab ility )Determination of basic data ) Complexeconom ic situation ) Discretion )Internati onal Conve ntion for th eConservation of Atlantic Tunas )Accession of the Co mm unity ) Impacton the allocation of TACs to MemberStates ) Prin ciple of non-discrimination

FREE MOVEMENT OF CAPITAL

C-464/98 11 January 2001 Westdeutsche LandesbankGirozentrale v Friedrich Stefan

Nat iona l ru l e s p roh ib i t i ng theregistration of mortgages in foreigncurrencies ) Breach of that prohibitionbefore Community law entered intoforce in Austria ) Interpretation ofArtic le 73b of th e EC T reaty (nowArticle 56 EC) ) Whe ther Com mun itylaw can operate to remedy theregistration

C-178/99 14 June 2001 Doris Salzmann Reference for a prelim inary ru ling )R e g i s t r a t i o n o f r e a l p rope r tytransactions in the land register )Administrative not judicial proceeding )Lack of jurisdiction of the Court

FREE MOVEMENT OF GOODS

C-1/99 11 January 2001 Kofisa Italia Srl v Ministrodelle F inan ze, S erviz io dellaRiscoss ione dei T ributi -Concessione Provincia diGen ova - S an P aoloRiscossioni Genova SpA

Reference for a preliminary ruling )Jurisdiction of the Co urt ) Natio nallegis la t ion adopting Co mm unit yprovisions ) Commu nity Customs Code) App eal ) Mandatory nature of the twostages of the appe al ) Suspension ofimplementation of a decision of thecustoms authorities

C-226/99 11 January 2001 Siple s Srl v Min istro d elleFina nze, Serv izio d ellaRiscoss ione dei T ributi -Concessione Provincia diGen ova - S an P aoloRiscossioni Genova SpA

Com m on Customs Code ) Appeals )Suspe nsion of implementation of adecision of the customs authorities

C-66/99 1 February 2001 D. Wandel GmbH vHauptzollamt Bremen

Com mun ity C ustoms Code an dimplementing regulation ) Incurrence ofa customs debt on importation )Relevant time ) Concept of removalfrom customs supervision of goodsliable to impo rt duty ) Production ofcertificates of origin ) Effect


Failure o f a M ember S tate to fulfil itsobligations ) Infringement of Article 30of the E C Treaty (no w, afte ramendmen t, Article 28 EC) ) Nationallegislation conc ernin g rub ber m ateria lsand rubber articles entering in to contactwith foodstuffs, food products andbeverages ) Mutual recognition ) Noproper letter of formal notice ) Actioninad mis sible


C-187/99 22 February 2001 Fazenda Pública v Fábrica deQueijo Eru Portuguesa Lda

Inward processing relief arrangements )Regulation (EEC) No 1999/85 ) Rate ofyield of the processing operation )Authorisation issued by the competentcustom s authority ) Power of thatauthority unila terally to alter the rate ofyield

C-405/98 8 March 2001 Konsumentombud smannen(KO) v Gourmet InternationalProducts AB (GIP)

Free m ovement of goods ) Articles 30and 36 of the EC Treaty (now, afteramen dmen t, Articles 28 EC and 30 EC)) Freedom to provide servi ces )Articles 56 and 59 of the EC T reaty(now, after amendment, Articles 46 ECand 49 EC) ) Swedish legislation on theadvertising of alcoholic beverages )Selling arrangements ) Measure havingan effect equ ivalent to a quantitativerestriction ) Justificatio n in the interestof the pro tection of h ealth

C-201/99 5 April 2001 Deutsche Nich imen GmbH vHauptzollamt Düsse ldorf

Comm on Customs Tariff ) Tariffheadings ) Classification in theCombined Nomenclature ) Satellitetelevision receivers

C-123/00 5 April 2001 Christina Bellamy v EnglishShop Wholesale SA

Free movemen t of goods ) Measureshaving an effec t equivalen t to aquantitative restriction ) Marketing ofbread ) Advertising of foodstuffs

C-190/00 3 May 2001 Édouard Balguerie and Others,Société Balguerie and Others

Regulation (EEC) No 4142/87 )Conditions under which certain goodsare eligible on import for a favou rabletariff arrangement by reason of theirend-use ) Regulat ions (EEC) No1517/91, No 1431/92 and No 1421/93 )Suspension of autonomous C ommonCustoms Tariff duties ) Dates

C-288/99 10 May 2001 VauDe S port GmbH & Co.KG v Ob erfinanzdirektionKoblenz

Comm on customs tariff ) Tariffheadings ) Classification in theCombined Nomenclature ) Child carrier

C-463/98 10 May 2001 Cabletron Systems Ltd v TheRevenue Com missioners

Comm on customs tariff ) Tariffheadings ) Tariff classification ofequipment used in local area networks )C lassification in the CombinedNomenc lature ) Validity of Regulations(EC) No 1638/94 and No 1165/95

C-119/99 17 May 2001 Hewlett Packard BV vDirecteur général des douaneset droits ind irects

Comm on Customs T ariff ) Combinednomenclature ) Classification of amulti-function mach ine combining thefunctions of printer, photocopier,facs imile mach ine and comp uterscanner ) Principal function ) Validityof Regulation (EC) No 2184/97

C-479/99 7 June 2001 CBA Computer Handels- undBete iligun gs G mb H, fo rme rlyVOBIS Microcomputer AG vHauptzollamt Aachen

Comm on Customs T ariff ) Tariffheadings ) Tariff classification ofcomputer sound cards ) Classificationin the Combined Nom enclature )V a lidi ty o f R e gu l a ti o n s (E C )No 1153/97 and No 2086/97


Failure by a Mem ber State to fulf il itsobligations ) Article 30 of the ECTreaty (now, af ter amendment ,Artic le 28 EC) ) Free movem ent ofarticles of pr eciou s me tal ) Rules onacceptable standards of fineness

C-30/99 21 June 2001 Commission of the EuropeanCommunities v Ireland

Free movemen t of goods ) Preciousmetals ) Compulsory hallmark



Failure by a Member State to fulfil itsobligations ) Article 30 of the ECTreaty (now, after ame ndm ent, A rticle28 EC) ) Obligation to main tainminimum stocks of p etroleum produc ts

FREEDOM OF ESTABLISHMENT

C-493/99 25 October 2001 Commission of the EuropeanCommu nities v FederalRepublic of Germany

Failure by a Member State to fulfil itsobligations ) Articles 52 and 59 of theEC Treaty ( now, after amen dmen t,Articles 43 EC and 4 9 EC) ) Natio nallegislation on the contracting out oflabour in the con struction in dustr y )Exclusion of undertakings not party to acollective agreement for that industryand not h aving an es tabli shment in theM ember State in w hich ser vices are tobe provided ) Proportio nality

FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT FOR PERSONS

C-162/99 18 January 2001 Commission of the EuropeanCommu nities v ItalianRepu blic

Failure by a M embe r State to fu lfil itsobligations ) Freedom of movement forworkers ) Freedom of establishment )Dentists ) Residence conditions

C-108/96 1 February 2001 Dennis Mac Quen , DerekPouton, Carla Godts, YoussefAntoun v GrandvisionBelgium SA

Interpretation of Article 5 of theEC Treaty (now Article 10 EC) and ofArticles 30, 52 and 59 of the EC Treaty(now, after amendment, Articles 28 EC,43 EC and 49 EC) ) National legislationprohibiting opticians from c arrying outcertain optical examinations ) Nationallegislation restricting the marketing ofequipment for carryin g out certainoptical examinations which are reservedexclusive ly for ophtha lmologists

Cases C-52/99and C-53/99

22 February 2001 Office national des pensions(ONP) v G ioconda Camarotto,Giuseppina Vignone

Counc il Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71,as amended by Regulat ion (EEC)No 1248/92 ) Social sec urity )Insurance relating to old age and death )Calculation of benefits ) Changes to therules gove rning calcu lation of ben efits

C-215/99 8 March 2001 Friedrich Jauch vPen sions vers iche rung s-an staltder Arbeiter

Social security for migrant workers )Austrian schem e of insurance againstthe risk of reliance on care )Classification of benefits and lawfulnessof the residence condition from thepoint of view of Regulat ion (EEC) No1408/71

Cases C-397/98and C-410/98

8 March 2001 Metallgesellschaft Ltd andOthers, Hoechst AG, Hoechst(UK) Ltd v Com missioners ofInland Revenue, HM AttorneyGeneral

Freedom of establish ment ) Freemovement of cap ital ) Advancepayment of corpora tion tax on profitsdistributed by a sub sidiary to its parentcompany ) Parent c ompa ny having itsseat in another Member State ) Breachof C o m munity law ) Action forrestitution or action for damages )Interest


C-68/99 8 March 2001 Commission of the EuropeanCommu nities v FederalRepublic of Germany

Failure to fulf il obligations ) Freedomof establishm ent ) Freedom to provideservices ) Social sec urity ) Regulation(EEC) N o 1408/71 ) Funding of thes o c i a l i n s u r a n ce s c h e m e f o rself-employed artists and journalists )C o n t r i b u t i o n c o l l e c t e d f r omundertakings which market the work ofartists and journalists, calculated on thebasis of the remuneration paid to thea u tho r s ) Accou n t t a k e n ofremuneration paid to artists andjournalists subject to the social secu ritylegislation of an other M embe r State

C-444/98 15 March 2001 R. J. de Laat v Bestuur van hetLand elijk in stituu t soci aleverzekeringen

Social security for migrant workers )Regulati on (EEC) No 1408/71 )Frontier worker ) Part ially unemployed) Meaning

C-85/99 15 March 2001 Vincent Offermanns andEsther Offermanns

Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 )Definition of fam ily benefits ) Nationallegislation providing for payment ofadvances on ma intenanc e paym ents dueby a worker to his minor child )Condition concerning the child'snationality

C-347/98 3 May 2001 Commission of the EuropeanComm unities v Kingdom ofBelgium

Failure b y a M ember State to fu lfil itsobligations ) Social security )Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 ) Artic le13(2)(f) ) Legislation of a MemberState providing for social se curitycontribu tions to be l ev i ed onoccupational disease benefits paya ble topersons who do not reside in that Sta teand are no longer subject to its socialsecu r ity s cheme

C-285/00 10 May 2001 Commission of the EuropeanCommu nities v FrenchRepu blic

Failure by a M emb er St ate to f ulf il itsobligations ) Failure to transposeDir ective 89 /48 /EEC within theprescribed period ) Recognition ofdiplomas giving access to the professionof psychologist

C-389/99 10 May 2001 Sulo Rundgren S o c i a l s e c u r i t y ) I n s u r a n c econtributions payable by pensionerswho settled in a M embe r Sta te beforethe entry in to force in that State ofRegulations (EEC) No 1408/71 andNo 1612/68 ) Right of th e State ofresidence to charge contributions on old-age and invalidity benefits paid byanother Mem ber State ) Effect of anagreement by virtue of which the Nor diccountries reciprocally waive allre imbursement of sickness andmatern ity benefits


Failure by a M embe r State to fu lfil itsobligations ) Freedom of establishment) Freedom to p rovide services )Activity of transport consultant

C-43/99 31 May 2001 Ghislain Leclere, AlinaDea cone scu v Cais se na tiona ledes prestations familiales

Regulations (EEC) No 1408/71 and No1612/68 ) Luxembourg mat ernity,childbirth and child-raising allowances) Residence condition ) R ights of aperson receiving a pension but notresident in the M ember Stateresp onsib le for the pension ) Fam ilyallowances and family benefits )Concept of worker and social advantage


C-212/99 26 June 2001 Commission of the EuropeanCommu nities v ItalianRepu blic

Failure by a Member State to fulfil itsobligations ) Free m oveme nt of workers) Principle of non-discrimination )Form er foreign-language assistants )Recogn ition of acq uired righ ts

C-118/00 28 June 2001 Gervais Larsy v Institutnational d'assurances socialespour trav ailleurs indé penda nts(Inasti)

Regulations (EEC) No 1408/71 andNo 1248/92 ) Retirement pensions )A n t i - o v e r l a p p i n g r u l e s )Unen forceability pursuant to a judgmentof the Court of Justice ) Limitation ofeffects ) Serious breach of Com mun itylaw

C-368/98 12 July 2001 Abdon Van braekel and Othersv Alliance nationale desmutualités chrétiennes(ANMC)

Socia l security ) Sickness insurance )Articles 22 and 36 of Regulat ion (EEC)No 1408/7 1 ) Freedom to provideservices ) Article 59 of the EC Treaty(now, a fter am endm ent, Art icle 49 EC)) Hospital treatment costs incurred inanother Member State ) Refusal ofauthorisation subsequently declaredunfounded

FREEDOM TO PROVIDE SERVICES

C-448/99 18 January 2001 Commission of the EuropeanCommunities v Grand Duchyof Luxembourg

Failure by a Member State to fulfilobligations ) Directive 97/13/EC

C-165/98 15 March 2001 André Mazzoleni v InterSurveil lance Assistance SARL

Freedom to provide services )Temporary deployment of workers forperformance of a contract ) Directive96/71/EC ) Guaranteed minimum wage


Failure of a Mem ber State to fulfilobligations ) Free m oveme nt of workers) Freedom of establishment ) Freedomto provid e services ) Private se curityactivities ) Private security firms andprivate sworn security guards )Nationality condition

C-191/99 14 June 2001 Kvaern er plc v Sta atssecre tarisvan Financiën

Non-lif e insurance ) Directiv e8 8 / 3 5 7 /E E C ) D e f i n i t i o n o festab lishm ent and the State where therisk is situated

C-207/00 14 June 2001 Commission of the EuropeanCommu nities v ItalianRepu blic

Failure by a Member State to fulfil itsobligations ) Failure to implementDirective 97/36/EC am ending Directive89/552/EEC ) Coordin ation of cer tainprovisions laid down by law, regulationor admin istrative action in MemberStates concern ing the pu rsuit o ftelevision broadcasting activities

C-119/00 21 June 2001 Commission of the EuropeanCommunities v Grand Duchyof Luxembourg

Failure by a Mem ber State to fulfil itsobligations ) Failure to implementDirective 97/36/EC am ending Directive89/552/EEC ) Coordination of certainprovisions laid down by law, regulationor admin istrative action in MemberStates concerning the pursuit oftelevision broadcasting activities

C-297/00 3 July 2001 Commission of the EuropeanCommunities v Grand Duchyof Luxembourg

Failure by a Member State to fulfil itsobligations ) Direct ive 98/35/EC )Training of seafarers ) Failure toimplement within the prescribed period


C-157/99 12 July 2001 B.S.M. Geraets-Smits vStichting Ziekenfonds VGZ

H.T.M. Peerbooms v StichtingCZ Groep Zorgverzekeringen

Freedom to provide services ) Articles59 of the EC Treaty (now, afteramen dmen t, Article 49 EC) and 60 ofthe EC Treaty (now Article 50 EC ) ) Sickness insurance ) System providingbenefits in kind ) System of agreem ents) Hosp ital treatm ent costs incu rred inanother Mem ber Sta te ) Prio rauthorisation ) Criteria ) Justification

C-254/00 11 October 2001 Commission of the EuropeanComm unities v Kingdom ofthe Netherlands

Failure by a Mem ber State to fulfilobligations ) Failure to implemen tDirect ive 95/47/E C within theprescribed period ) Use of standards forthe tr ansm issio n of te levisio n sign als

Cases C-49/98,C-50/98,C-52/98,C-53/98,C-54/98,C-68/98,C-69/98,C-70/98 andC-71/98

25 October 2001 Finalarte Sociedade deConstrução Ld.a v Urlaubs-und Lohnausgleichskasse derBauwirtschaft

Urlaubs- undLohnausgleichskasse derBauwirtschaft v Am ilcar Oliveira Rocha

Urlaubs- undLohnausgleichskasse derBauwirtschaft v TudorStone Ltd

Urlaubs- undLohnausgleichskasse derBauwirtschaft v Tecnamb-Tecnologia do Ambiente Ld.a

Urlaubs- undLohnausgleichskasse derBauw irtschaft v T uriprataConstruções Civil Ld.a

Urlaubs- undLohnausgleichskasse derBauwirtschaft v Duarte dosSantos Sousa

Urlaubs- undLohnausgleichskasse derBauwirtschaft v Santos &Kewitz Construções Ld.a

Portugaia Construções Ld.a vUrlaubs- undLohnausgleichskasse derBauwirtschaft

Engil Sociedade deConstrução Civil SA vUrlaubs- undLohnausgleichskasse derBauwirtschaft

Freedom to provide services )Temporary deployment of workers forthe purpos es of perf ormin g a contrac t )Paid leave and holiday pay


Failure by a M emb er St ate to f ulfil itsobligations ) Directi ve 78/687/EEC )Maintenance of a second system oftraining leading to entry to theprofession of dentist ) Maintenance ofthe possibility of dual registration in theregister of doctors and in that of dentistsfor doctors mentioned in Article 19 ofDirective 78/686/EEC

C-17/00 29 November 2001 François De Coster v Collèguedes bourgmestre et échevinsde Waterm ael-boitsfort

Reference for a prelim inary rulin g )Definition of a national court or tribunal) Freedom to provide services )Municipal tax on satellite dishes )Restriction on the freedom to receivetelevision p rogram mes b y satellite


INDUSTRIAL POLICY


Failure by a Member State to fulfil itsobligations ) Direct ive 96/48/EC )Interopera bility of the trans-Europeanhigh-speed rail system

C-372/00 13 December 2001 Commission of the EuropeanCommunities v Ireland

Failure by a M embe r State to fu lfil itsobligations ) Directive 96/48/EC )Interopera bility of the trans-Europeanhigh-speed rail system

C-79/00 13 December 2001 Telefónica de España SA vAdministración General delEstado

D i r e c t i v e 9 7 / 3 3 / E C )Telecommunications ) Interconnectionof networks ) Obligations imposed onnetwork providers

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

C-383/99 P 20 September 2001 Procter & Gam ble Com pany vOffice f or Harm onisation inthe Internal Market (TradeMarks and Designs)

Appeal ) Adm issibil ity ) Com mun itytrade mark ) Regulation (EC) No 40/94) Absolute ground for refusal to register) Distinctive character ) Marksconsisting exclu sively of descriptivesigns or indications ) BABY-DRY

LAW GOVERNING THE INSTITUTIONS

C-40/98 16 January 2001 Commission of the EuropeanCom mun ities v Tec nologieVetroresina SpA (TVR)

Arbitrati on clause ) Non-performanceof contract

C-41/98 16 January 2001 Commission of the EuropeanCom mun ities v Tec nologieVetroresina SpA (TVR)

Arbitration clause ) Non-performanceof contract

C-315/99 P 10 July 2001 Ismeri Europa Srl v Court ofAuditors of the EuropeanCommu nities

Appeal ) MED program mes ) SpecialReport No 1/96 of the Court of Auditors) Right to a hearing ) Naming of thirdparties ) Neces sity and p roportiona lity

C-172/97 OP 2 October 2001 SIVU du p lan d'e au de laVallée du Lot, otherwiseknown as SIVU du paysd'accueil de la Vallée du Lot vCommission of the EuropeanCommu nities

Arbitration clause ) Non-performanceof a contrac t ) Proceedings to have ajudgment by default set aside

C-77/99 11 October 2001 Commission of the EuropeanCommu nities v Oder-PlanArchitektur GmbH, NCCDeutsche Bau GmbH,Esbensen ConsultingEngineers

Arbitration clause ) Financial supportfor the energy sector ) Therm ieProgramme ) Non-performance of acontract ) Termination ) Right torepayment of an advance

C-59/99 13 November 2001 Commission of the EuropeanCommu nities v ManuelPereira Roldão & Filhos Ld.a

,Instituto Superior Técnico,King, Taudevin & G regson(Holdin gs) Ltd

Arbitration clause ) Reimbursem ent ofadvance payments mad e under acontract terminated by the Comm issionfor non-performance

C-353/99 P 6 December 2001 Council of the EuropeanUni on v H eidi H auta la

Appeal ) Public right of acce ss toCounc il docum ents ) Counc il Decision93/7 31/EC ) Excep tions to acc ess todocum ents ) Protection of the pu blicinte res t concerning i n ternat ionalrelations ) Partial access


PRINCIPLES OF COMMUNITY LAW

C-184/99 20 September 2001 Rudy Grzelczyk v Centrepub lic d'aid e soc ialed'Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve

Articles 6, 8 and 8a of the EC Treaty(now, after amen dmen t, Art icles 12 EC,17 EC and 18 E C) ) Council Directive93/96/E EC ) Right of residence forstuden ts ) Nati onal le gislation whichguarantees a minimum sub sistenceallowance only for nationals, personscovered by Regula t ion (EEC) No1612/68 and stateless persons andrefugees ) Foreign student who has methis own living expenses during the firstyears of his studies

PROCEDURE

C-472/99 6 December 2001 Clean Car Autoservice GmbHv Stadt W ien, Rep ublikÖsterreich

Artic le 234 EC ) Costs of the parties tothe main proceedings ) Article 104(5)of the Rules of Procedure of the Cou rt

SOCIAL POLICY

C-413/98 25 January 2001 Directora-Geral doDepartamen to para osAssuntos do Fundo SocialEurope u (DA FSE) v FrotaAzul -Transpor te s e Turi smoLd.a

European Social Fund ) Certification offacts and accounts ) Powers ofcertification ) Limits

C-172/99 25 January 2001 Oy Liikenne Ab v PekkaLiskojärvi, Pentti Juntunen

Directive 77/187/EEC ) Safeguardingof employees' rights in the event oftransfers of undertakings ) Directive92/50/EEC ) Public service contracts )Non-maritime public transport services

C-350/99 8 February 2001 Wolfgang Lange v GeorgSchünemann GmbH

Counc il Directive 91/533/EEC of 14October 199 1 on an e mp loye r'sobligation to inform employees of theconditions applicable to the contract oremployment relationship ) Length ofnormal daily or weekly work ) Rules onovertime ) Rules of evidence

C-62/99 29 March 2001 Betriebsrat der bofrost* JosefH. Boquoi Deutschland WestGmb H & C o. KG v Bofrost*Josef H. Boquoi DeutschlandWest GmbH & Co. KG

Reference for a preliminary ruling )Artic le 11(1) and (2) of Directive94/4 5/EC ) Information to be madeavaila ble by undertakings on request )Information intended to establish theexistence of a controlling undertakingwithin a Comm unity-scale group ofundertakings

C-473/99 14 June 2001 Commission of the EuropeanComm unities v Republic ofAustria

Failure by a Mem ber State to fulf il itsobligations ) Directive 95/30/EC )Protection of workers from risks relatedto exposure to biological agents at work) Failure to implement within theprescribed period

C-173/99 26 June 2001 The Queen v Secretary ofState for T rade an d Industr y,ex parte: Broadcasting,Entertain ment,Cinematographic and TheatreUnion (BECTU)

Social policy ) Protection of the hea lthand safety of workers ) Directive93/104/EC ) Entitlement to paid annualleave ) Condition i m posed by nationallegislation ) Completion of a qualifyingperiod of employment with the sameemployer


C-381/99 26 June 2001 Susanna Brunnhofer v Bankder österreichischenPostsparkasse AG

Equal pay for men and women )Conditions of application ) Differencein pay ) Definition of the same worka n d w o r k o f e q u al va lue )Classif ication, under a collectiv eagreem ent, in the same job category )Burden of proof ) Objec tivejustification for unequ al pay )Effectiveness of a spec ific emp loyee'swork

C-133/00 4 October 2001 J.R. Bowden, J.L. Chapman,J.J. D oyle v T uffn ells Pa rcelsExpre ss Ltd

Organisation of working time )Directive 93/104/EC ) Article 1(3) )Scope ) Road transport

C-438/99 4 October 2001 Maria Luisa Jiménez Melgar vAyuntamiento de Los B arrios

Protection of pregnant women )Directive 92/85/E EC ) Article 10 )Direct effect and scope ) Dismis sal )Fixed-term contract of employment

C-109/00 4 October 2001 Tele Danmark A/S v Handels-og KontorfunktionærernesForbund i Danmark (HK)

Equal treatment for men and women )Artic le 5(1) of Direct ive 76/207/EEC )Artic le 10 of Directive 92/85/EEC )Dismissal of a pregnant worker ) Fixed-term employment contract

C-379/99 9 October 2001 Pension skasse f ür dieAngestellten der BarmerErsatzkasse VVaG v HansMenauer

Equal pay for men and women )Occupational pensions ) Pension fundsentrusted with carrying ou t theem ploy er's obligation as regardspayment of a supplementary pension )Survivor's pension

C-110/00 11 October 2001 Commission of the EuropeanComm unities v Republic ofAustria

Failure by a Mem ber State to fulfil itsobligations ) Directive 97/59/EC

C-111/00 11 October 2001 Commission of the EuropeanComm unities v Republic ofAustria

Failure by a Mem ber State to fulfil itsobligations ) Directive 97/65/EC

C-441/99 18 October 2001 Riksskatteverket v SoghraGharehveran

Directive 80/987/EEC ) Approximationof the laws of the Member Statesrelating to the protection of employeesin the event of the insolvency of theiremployer ) Scope of the exclusionrelating to Sweden provided for in pointG of Section I of the Annex to theDirective ) Designation of the State asliable to pay guaranteed wage claims )Effect on Directive 80/987


Failure by a Mem ber State to fulfil itsobligations ) Incomplete transpositionof Directive 89/391/EEC ) Safety andhealth of workers

C-424/99 27 November 2001 Commission of the EuropeanComm unities v Republic ofAustria

Failure by a Member State to fulfilobligations ) Direct ive 89/105/EEC )Positive list for the p urpo ses o f Art icle6 of Directive 89/105 ) Time-limit forexamination of an application forinclusion of a medicinal product on thelist ) Obligation to provide for a judicialremedy in the event of refusal

C-366/99 29 November 2001 Joseph Griesmar v Ministre del'Économie, des Finances et del'Indus trie, M inistr e de laFonc tion P ubliq ue, d e laRéfo rme de l'Éta t et de laDécentralisation

Social policy ) Equal treatment for menand women ) Applica bility of Article119 of the EC Treaty (Articles 1 17 to120 of the EC Treaty have beenreplaced by Articles 136 EC to 143 EC)or Direct ive 79/7/EEC ) French civiland military retirement pension scheme) Service c redit for children a warded tofem ale civil servants ) Whetherperm issib le in the light of Article 6(3) ofthe Agre eme nt on Soci al Policy or theprovisions of Directive 79/7/EEC


C-206/00 13 December 2001 Henri Mouflin v Recteur del 'a cadémie de Re ims

Reference for a p relim inary ruling )Social policy ) Equal treatment for menand women ) Applic ability of Ar ticle119 of the EC T reaty (Artic les 117 to120 of the EC Treaty have beenreplaced by Articles 1 36 EC to 143 EC)or Direct ive 79/7/EEC ) French civiland military retirement pension scheme) Entitlement to a retirement pensionwith imm edia te eff ect fo r wom en on ly

SOCIAL SECURITY FOR MIGRANT WORKERS

Cases C-95/99,C-96/99,C-97/99,C-98/99 andC-180/99

11 October 2001 Mervett Khalil, Issa Chaaban,Hassa n Oss eili vBund esansta lt für Arbe it

Moham ad Nasser vLandeshauptstadt Stuttgart

Meriem Addou v LandNordrhein-Westfalen

Social sec urity ) Artic le 51 of the EECTreaty (later Article 5 1 of the E C Trea tyand now, after amendment, Article 42EC) ) Article 2(1) of Regulat ion (EEC)No 1408/71 ) Stateless persons )Refugees

C-212/00 16 October 2001 Salvatore Stallone v Officenational de l 'emploi (ONEM)

Social s ecu r ity fo r migrant workers )Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 )Unemployment benefit ) Condition ofliving together with the dependentmem bers of the fam ily

C-189/00 25 October 2001 Urs zula R uhr v Bun desa nsta ltfür Arb eit

Regulatio n (EEC) No 1408/71 )Nationals of non-Member countries )Me mb ers of a wor ker 's family ) Rightsacquired directly and rights derivedthrough others ) Unem ploymen t benefit

STAFF REGULATIONS OF OFFICIALS

C-389/98 P 11 January 2001 Hans Gevaert v C ommissionof the European Communities

App eals ) O fficials ) Request forreview of classification in grade )Action ) Expiry of time-limits ) Newfact ) Equal treatment

C-459/98 P 11 January 2001 Isabel Martínez del PeralCagigal v Commission of theEuropean Comm unities

Appeal ) Officials ) Application forreview of classification in grade )Action ) Expiry of time-limits ) Newfact ) Equal treatment

C-273/99 P 6 March 2001 Berna rd Con nolly vCommission of the EuropeanCommu nities

Appeal ) Officials ) Discip linaryproceed ings ) Suspension ) Statementof reasons ) Alleged misconduct )Articles 11, 12 and 17 of the S taffRegulations ) Equal treatment

C-274/99 P 6 March 2001 Berna rd Con nolly vCommission of the EuropeanCommu nities

Appeal ) Officials ) Dis cip linaryproceedings ) Articles 11, 12 and 17 ofthe Staff Regulations ) Freedom ofexpression ) Duty of loyalty ) Conductreflecting on an official's position

Cases C-122/99P andC-125/99 P

31 May 2001 D, Kingdom of Sweden vCouncil of the EuropeanUnion

Appeal ) Official ) Hou seho ldallowance ) Ma rried offic ial )Registered partnership under Swedishlaw


C-449/99 P 2 October 2001 European Investment B ank vMichel Hautem

Appeal ) Mem bers of the staff of theEuropean Investment Bank ) Dismissal) Interpretation of the Staff Regulationsof the European Investment Bank ) Pleaalleging mistaken characterisation of thelegal nature of the facts and an error inthe statement of reasons ) Allegedinfringement of the rules a pplicable torela tions between the EuropeanInvestment Bank and its staff

C-270/99 P 27 November 2001 Z v European Parliament App eal ) O f f i c i a l s ) D i s c ip l i n a ryproceedings ) Failure to com ply withthe time -limit s laid dow n in A rticle 7 ofAnnex IX to the Staff Regulations ofOff icials of the European Commun ities

C-340/00 P 13 December 2001 Commission of the EuropeanCom mun ities v M ichael Cw ik

Appeal ) Officials ) Article 17, secondparagraph, of the Staff Regulations )Freedom of expression ) Limits )Statement of reasons

C-446/00 P 13 December 2001 Pascual Juan Cub eroVermurie v Com mission ofthe European Commun ities

Appeal ) Officials ) Promotions )Mob ility

STATE AID

C-99/98 15 February 2001 Republic of Austria vCommission of the EuropeanCommu nities

Action for annu lment ) Plan to grantSta te aid in the field of powersemiconductors ) Notification of theCom mission ) Content of thenotification and of supplemen taryquestions put by the Commission )Nature and duration of the investigation) Commission's right of objection )Artic le 93(3) of the EC Treaty (nowArticle 88(3) EC)

C-379/98 13 March 2001 PreussenElektra AG vSchleswag AG

Electricity ) Renewable sources ofenergy ) National legislation requiringelectricity supply und ertakings topurchase electricity at minimum pricesand apportioning the resulting costsbetween those undertakings andupstream network operators ) State aid) Compatibility with the free movementof goods

C-17/99 22 March 2001 French Republic vCommission of the EuropeanCommu nities

State aid ) Rescue and res tructuring aid) Procedure for the examination ofState aid ) Failure to order a Mem berState to disclose the requ isiteinformation


Failure of a Member State to fulfilobligations ) State aid in com patib lewith the common m arket ) Recove ry )N o abso lu t e im poss ib i l i t y o fimplementation

C-204/97 3 May 2001 Portuguese Republic vCommission of the EuropeanCommu nities

State aid ) Aid for producers of liqueurwines and eau x-de-vie ) Aid granted bythe French Repu blic in the context of anincrease in internal taxation

C-378/98 3 July 2001 Commission of the EuropeanComm unities v Kingdom ofBelgium

Failure by a Member State to fulfil itsobligations ) State aid ) Article 93(2),second subpa ragraph , of the EC Treaty( n o w A r t i c l e 8 8 ( 2 ) , s e c o n dsubparagraph, EC) ) Obligation torecover aid granted under the Maribelbis and Maribel ter schemes )Impossible to put into effect


C-400/99 9 October 2001 Italian Republic v Commissionof the European Communities

Action for annu lment ) State aid ) Aidto a maritime transport undertaking )Public service co ntract ) Existing aid ornew aid ) Initiation of the procedureunder Article 88(2) EC ) Obligation tosuspend ) No need to adjudicate orinadm issibility

C-143/99 8 November 2001 Adr ia -Wien P ipe line GmbH,Wietersdorfer & PeggauerZementwerke GmbHv Finanzlandesdirektion fürKärnten

Tax on energy ) Rebate granted o nly toundertakings manufacturing goods )State aid

C-53/00 22 November 2001 Ferr ing S A v A genc e cen traledes orga nisme s de séc uritésociale (ACOSS)

State aid ) Tax benefit granted tocertain undertakings ) Wh olesa ledistributors

TAXATION


Failure by a Member State to fulfil itsobligations ) Sixth VAT Directive )Artic le 13(A)(1)(b) ) Closely relatedactivities ) Concept

C-113/99 18 January 2001 Herta Schmid vFinanzlandesdirektion fürWien, Niederösterreich undBurgenland

Directive 69/335/EEC ) Indirect taxeson the raising of capi tal ) Minimum taxon capital companies

C-83/99 18 January 2001 Commission of the EuropeanComm unities v Kingdom ofSpain

Failure of a Membe r State to fu lfil itsobligations ) Article 12(3)(a) of theSixth VAT Directive ) Application of aredu ced r ate to m otorw ay tolls

C-150/99 18 January 2001 Sven ska s taten v Sto ckho lmLindöpark AB

Stockholm Lindöpark AB vSvenska staten

Tax provisions ) Harmonisat ion of laws) Turnover taxes ) Comm on system ofvalue added tax ) Sixth Directive )Exemptions ) Lettin g of im mov ableproperty ) Practice of sport or physicaleducation


Failure by a M ember State to fu lfil itsobligations ) VAT ) Eighth Directive )Refund of VAT paid in another MemberState ) Sixth Directive ) Place ofsup ply ) Services relating to thecollection, sorting, transport anddisposa l of waste

C-393/98 22 February 2001 Minis tério Púb lico, Antó nioGomes Valente v FazendaPública

Internal taxation ) Special tax on motorvehicles ) Second-hand vehicles

C-408/98 22 February 2001 Abbey National plc vCommissioners of Customs &Excise

VAT ) Articles 5(8) and 17(2)(a) and(5) of the Sixth VAT Directive )Transfer of a totality of assets )Deduction of input tax on services usedby the transferor for the purposes of thetransfer ) Goods and services used forthe purposes of the ta xab le pe rso n'staxable transactions

C-240/99 8 March 2001 FörsäkringsaktiebolagetSkan dia (p ubl)

Sixth VAT Directive ) Exemptions )Insurance and reinsurance transactions

C-415/98 8 March 2001 Lazlo Bakcs i v F inanzamtFürstenfeldbruck

VAT ) Articles 2(1), 5(6) and11.A(1)(a) of the Sixth VAT D irective) Mixed-use goods ) Incorpora tion intothe private or business assets of ataxa ble person ) Sale of a business asset) Second-hand it em purchased f rom aprivate individual


C-276/98 8 March 2001 Commission of the EuropeanCommu nities v PortugueseRepu blic

Failure of Memb er State to fulf il itsobligations ) Sixth VAT Directive )Articles 12 and 28(2) ) Redu ced rate


Failure by a Mem ber State to fulfilobligations ) Article 95 of the ECTreaty (now, afte r am endm ent, A rticle90 EC) ) Tax on motor vehicles

C-108/00 15 March 2001 Syndicat des producteursindépendants (SPI) vMinistère de l'Économie, desFinance s et de l'Indus trie

Tax provisions ) Harmonisat ion of laws) Turnover taxes ) Comm on system ofvalue added tax ) Second indent ofArtic le 9(2)(e) of the Sixth VATDirective ) Determination of relevantplace for tax purposes ) Advertis ingservices ) Inclusion of servicesprovided through the intermediary of athird par ty


Failure by a Mem ber State to fulfil itsobligations ) Sixth VAT Directive )Tax able amou nt ) Exclusion ) Servicecharges

C-325/99 5 April 2001 G. van de W ater vStaatssecretaris van Financiën

Tax provisions ) Harmonisat ion of laws) Excise duties ) Directive 92/12/EEC) Charge ability of duty ) Release forconsumption of products sub ject toexcise duty ) Notion ) Mere holding ofa produ ct subje ct to excise duty

C-481/98 3 May 2001 Commission of the EuropeanCommu nities v FrenchRepu blic

Failure by a Mem ber State to fulfil itsobligations ) Sixth VAT Directive )Articles 12(3)(a) and 28(2)(a ) )Redu ced rate

C-34/99 15 May 2001 Commissioners of Customs &Excise v Prim back Ltd

Value added tax ) Sixth Directive77/388/EEC ) Tax able amou nt ) Retailcredit sales of goods ) Credit granted bya person other than the seller and at nocost to the customer ) Payment byfinance company to the seller of lessthan the price of the goods

Cases C-322/99and C-323/99

17 May 2001 Finanzamt Burgdorf v Hans-Georg Fischer

Finanzamt Dü sseldorf-Mettmann v KlausBrand enstein

Sixth VAT Directive ) Articles 5(6) and11A(1)(b) ) Allocation of busin essgoods for private purposes ) Taxation ifthe goods or the com ponent p artsthereof gave rise to entitlement todeduct input VAT ) Meaning ofcomponent parts of the goods allocated

C-86/99 29 May 2001 Freemans plc vCommissioners of Customs &Excise

Sixth VAT Directive ) Taxable amount) Discount accounted fo r a t t he t ime ofthe supply ) Price reduction after thesupply takes place


Failure by a Mem ber State to fulfil itsobligations ) Article 17(2) and (6) ofthe Sixth VAT D irective ) Dedu ctibilityof tax on the acquisition of vehiclesused to carry out taxable transactions )Limitation to veh icles u sed e xclus ivelyfor driving instruction


Failure by a M emb er St ate to f ulfil itsobligations ) Article 17(2) and (6) oft h e S i x th V A T D i r e c t i v e )Reintroduction, after the date of entryinto force of the Directive, of a totalabolition of the right to deduct VATcharged on diesel used as fuel forvehicles and machines on the purchaseof wh ich n o VA T is d educ tible

C-206/99 21 June 2001 SONAE - Tecnologia deInformação SA v D irecção-Geral dos Registos eNotariado

Rais ing of capital ) Directiv e69/335/EEC ) Duties paid by way offees or dues ) Charge for entry in thecommercial register


C-380/99 3 July 2001 Bert el smann AG v FinanzamtWiedenbrück

Sixth VAT Directive ) Article11A(1)(a) ) Tax able amou nt ) Deliverycosts of bonuses in kind

C-262/99 12 July 2001 Paraskevas Louloudakis vElliniko Dimosio (GreekState)

Directive 83/182/EEC ) Means oftransport tem pora rily imported ) Taxexemption s ) Normal residence in aMember State ) Fine for im prop erlyimporting exempt from tax ) Principleof propo rtionality ) Good fa ith

C-16/00 27 September 2001 Cibo Participat ions SA vDirecteu r régional d es imp ôtsdu No rd-Pas-d e-Calais

Sixth VAT Direc tive ) Econom icactivity ) Involvement of a holdingcompany in the ma nagem ent of itssubsidiaries ) Deduction of VATcharged on services purchas ed by aholding company in the context of t heacquisition of a shareholding in asubsidiary ) Receip t of dividen ds by aholding company

C-294/99 4 October 2001 Athinaiki Zithopoiia AE vElliniko Dimosio (GreekState)

Taxation of com pany p rofits ) Parentcompanies and subsidiaries ) Directive90/435/EEC ) Concept of withholdingtax

C-326/99 4 October 2001 Stichting ‘Goed Wonen ’ vStaatssecretaris van Financiën

Sixth VAT Directive ) Pow er of aMember State to treat certain rights inrem in im mov able p rope rty as t angib leproperty capa ble of supply ) Restrictionof the exercise of that power to caseswhere the price of the right in rem is atleast equal to the economic value of theproperty concerned ) Letting andleasing of imm ovable pro perty )Exemptions

C-409/98 9 October 2001 Commissioners of Customs &Exc ise v M irror G roup plc

Sixth VAT Directiv e ) Exemption forthe leasing or letting o f im mov ableproperty ) Mea ning ) Unde rtaking tobecome a tenant

C-108/99 9 October 2001 Commissioners of Customs &Exc ise v C antor Fitzg eraldInternational

Sixth VAT Directive ) Exemption forthe leasing or letting of imm ovab leproperty ) M eaning ) Supply ofservices ) Third party taking over alease for consideration

C-267/99 11 October 2001 Chri st iane Urb ing -Adam vAdministration del'enregistrement et desdomaines

Sixth VAT directive ) Concept ofliberal profession ) Managing agent ofbuildings in co-own ership

C-78/00 25 October 2001 Commission of the EuropeanCommu nities v ItalianRepu blic

Failure by a M emb er St ate to f ulfil itsobligations ) Articles 17 and 18 of theSix th VAT Directive ) Issue ofGovernment bonds to refund excessVAT ) Category of taxable personswhose tax position is in cred it

C-338/98 8 November 2001 Commission of the EuropeanComm unities v Kingdom ofthe Netherlands

Failure of a Member State to fulfil itsobligations ) Articles 17(2)(a) and18(1)(a) of the Sixth VAT Directive )National legisla tion allowing anemployer to deduct, as input tax, acertain percentage of an allowance paidto a n em ployee for business use of apriva te veh icle

C-184/00 22 November 2001 Office des produits wallonsASB L v Belgian State

Sixth VAT Directive ) Article11A(1)(a) ) Taxable amou nt )Subsidies directly linked to the price

C-235/00 13 December 2001 Commissioners of Customs &Excise v CSC FinancialServices Ltd

Sixth VAT Directive ) Article13B(d)(5) ) Exempt transactions )Transactions in securities ) Negotiation) Provision of a call centre service


TRANSPORT

C-361/98 18 January 2001 Italian Republic v Commissionof the European Communities

Counc il Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92) Application for annulment ofComm ission Decision 98/710/EC )Distribution of air traffic between theairports of Milan ) ‘Malpensa 2000’

C-297/99 18 January 2001 Skills Motor Coaches Ltd, B.J.Farmer, C.J . Burley, B.Denman

Social legislation relating to roadtransport ) Tachograph record sheets )Obligation to record periods of work,breaks in work and rest periods

C-205/99 20 February 2001 Asociación Profesional deEmpresas Navieras de LíneasRegulares (Analir) and Othersv Administración General delEstado

Freedom to provide services ) Mar it imecabotage ) Conditions for the grant andcontinuation of prior administrativeauthorisation ) Concurrent applicationof the methods of imposing publicservice obligations and of concludingpublic se rvice contr acts

C-83/00 15 March 2001 Commission of the EuropeanComm unities v Kingdom ofthe Netherlands

Failure b y a M ember State to fu lfil itsobligations ) Failure to transposeDirective 97/24/EC ) Com ponents andcharacte ristics of two or three-wheelmotor vehicles

C-494/99 5 April 2001 Commission of the EuropeanCom mun ities v He llenicRepu blic

Failure b y a M ember State to fu lfil itsobligations ) Failure to transposeDirective 94/56/EC


Failure by a M embe r State to fu lfil itsobligations ) Directive 92/106/EEC )Failure to transpo se within theprescribed period

C-70/99 26 June 2001 Commission of the EuropeanCommu nities v PortugueseRepu blic

Failure of a Membe r State to fu lfil itsobligations ) Air travel within theCom mun ity ) Different rates of airporttax for nation al and intra -Com mun ityflights ) Freedom to provide services )Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92

C-447/99 4 July 2001 Commission of the EuropeanCommu nities v ItalianRepu blic

Failure of a M embe r State to fu lfil itsobligations ) Article 59 of the ECTreaty (now , afte r am endm ent, A rticle49 EC) ) Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92) Access for Com mun ity air carriers tointra-Com mun ity air routes ) Departuretax

C-370/00 20 September 2001 Commission of the EuropeanCommunities v Ireland

Failure b y a M ember State to fu lfil itsobligations ) Failure to incorporateDirectives 96/49/EC and 96/87/EC intonational law

C-468/00 20 September 2001 Commission of the EuropeanCommu nities v FrenchRepu blic

Failure by a Member State to fulfil itsobligations ) Directive 96/50/EC )Carriage of goods and passengers in theComm unity ) Harmonisation of thecondit ions for obtaining nationalboatmasters' certificates for inlandw aterways ) Non-implementationwithin the prescribed period

C-107/01 13 December 2001 Commission of the EuropeanCommunities v Grand Duchyof Luxembourg

Failure by a Mem ber State to fulf il itsobligations ) Directive 98/76/EC )Failure to transpose within th eprescribed period

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