Free movement of goods WHEN WASTE IS SHIPPED TO ANOTHER MEMBER STATE FOR DISPOSAL, THE MEMBER STATE FROM WHICH IT IS SHIPPED CANNOT REQUIRE THAT THE WASTE BE DISPOSED OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS OWN ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION LEGISLATION
Agriculture THE COURT DECLARES UNLAWFUL FRANCE'S REFUSAL TO LIFT THE BAN ON CORRECTLY MARKED OR LABELLED IMPORTS OF BRITISH BEEF AND VEAL FROM 30 DECEMBER 1999.
Law governing the institutions THE COURT OF JUSTICE UPHOLDS THE JUDGMENT OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE ANNULLING THE COUNCIL'S DECISION TO REFUSE MS HAUTALA ACCESS TO A REPORT ON ARMS EXPORTS
Social policy THE COURT OF JUSTICE RULES THAT CIVIL SERVANTS WHO ARE FATHERS AND MOTHERS MUST BE TREATED EQUALLY WHEN THEIR RETIREMENT PENSIONS ARE BEING CALCULATED
Environment and consumers THE TERM 'CONSUMER' IN THE DIRECTIVE ON UNFAIR TERMS IN CONSUMER CONTRACTS CONCLUDED BETWEEN A SELLER OR SUPPLIER AND A CONSUMER REFERS ONLY TO NATURAL PERSONS
Approximation of laws THE CONSENT OF A TRADE MARK PROPRIETOR TO MARKETING WITHIN THE EEA OF GOODS PLACED ON THE MARKET OUTSIDE THE EEA MUST BE EXPRESSED UNEQUIVOCALLY, WHETHER IT IS EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. SUCH IS NOT THE CASE WHERE THE
TRADE MARK PROPRIETOR IS MERELY SILENT.
Nº 57/2001 : 16 November 2001
Order of the President of the Court of First Instance in Case T-151/01R
Der Grüne Punkt - Duales System Deutschland / Commission
Taxation THE ADVOCATE GENERAL CONSIDERS FINNISH RULES UNDER WHICH CAR TAX AND "VALUE ADDED TAX" ARE CALCULATED UPON THE IMPORT OF A USED MOTOR VEHICLE FROM ANOTHER MEMBER STATE INTO FINLAND TO BE CONTRARY TO COMMUNITY LAW.
Competition THE COURT OF JUSTICE RULES ON THE QUASI-MONOPOLY OF MEDICAL AID ORGANISATIONS OVER THE TRANSPORT OF PATIENTS BY AMBULANCE IN THE LAND OF RHEINLAND-PFALZ
Freedom of movement for persons A MEMBER STATE MAY, IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, REQUIRE A CONSTRUCTION BUSINESS ESTABLISHED IN ANOTHER MEMBER STATE WHICH SENDS WORKERS TO WORK IN THE FIRST MEMBER STATE TO COMPLY WITH A SCHEME FOR PAID
LEAVE IF THE SCHEME IS TO THE ADVANTAGE OF THOSE WORKERS
Social security for migrant workers REFUGEES OR STATELESS PERSONS CANNOT CLAIM PAYMENT OF FAMILY BENEFITS UNDER COMMUNITY LAW WHERE THEY HAVE TRAVELLED DIRECTLY FROM A NON-MEMBER STATE AND ARE IN A SITUATION HAVING NO FACTOR
LINKING THEM WITH COMMUNITY LAW
Law governing the institutions THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE ANNULS THE COMMISSION'S DECISION PARTIALLY REFUSING BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO INTERNATIONAL (INVESTMENTS) LTD ACCESS TO MINUTES OF THE COMMITTEE ON EXCISE DUTIES
Agriculture ADVOCATE GENERAL LÉGER PROPOSES THAT THE COURT SHOULD ALLOW THE ITALIAN REPUBLIC TO PROHIBIT THE PRODUCTION IN ITALY OF "PARMESAN" CHEESE THAT DOES NOT HAVE THE CHARACTERISTICS OF REAL "PARMIGIANO
REGGIANO"
Principles of Community law THE COURT OF JUSTICE HAS DISMISSED THE ACTION BROUGHT BY THE NETHERLANDS SEEKING ANNULMENT OF THE COMMUNITY DIRECTIVE ON THE LEGAL PROTECTION OF BIOTECHNOLOGICAL INVENTIONS
Law governing the institutions THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE DISMISSES THE ACTIONS BROUGHT BY MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT AND THE FRONT NATIONAL AGAINST THE ACT OF 14 SEPTEMBER 1999 INTERPRETING THE RULE OF PROCEDURE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
CONCERNING THE FORMATION OF POLITICAL GROUPS
External relations THE COURT OF JUSTICE DELIVERS THREE JUDGMENTS CONCERNING THE RIGHT OF ESTABLISHMENT OF POLISH, CZECH AND BULGARIAN NATIONALS WITHIN THE MEMBER STATES OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
Nº 44/2001 : 26 September 2001
Opinion of the Advocate General in the case C-209/00
Freedom to provide services ACCORDING TO ADVOCATE GENERAL TIZZANO, TRAVEL AGENTS SELLING PACKAGE HOLIDAYS ARE LIABLE, IN THE EVENT OF NON-PERFORMANCE OR IMPROPER PERFORMANCE OF THE CONTRACT, EVEN FOR NON-MATERIAL DAMAGE SUFFERED BY
TOURISTS THROUGH LOSS OF ENJOYMENT OF THE HOLIDAY
Principles of Community law STUDENTS RESIDING IN A MEMBER STATE OTHER THAN THEIR OWN ARE ENTITLED TO RECEIVE A MINIMUM SUBSISTENCE ALLOWANCE ON THE SAME CONDITIONS AS NATIONALS OF THE HOST STATE
External relations ADVOCATE GENERAL JACOBS PROPOSES THAT A GERMAN LAW ACCORDING TO WHICH POSTS FOR FOREIGN-LANGUAGE ASSISTANTS MAY BE FILLED BY MEANS OF EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS OF LIMITED DURATION IS CONTRARY TO THE PROHIBITION ON
DISCRIMINATION AGAINST POLISH WORKERS LEGALLY EMPLOYED IN THE MEMBER STATES
Freedom of movement for persons THE ADVOCATE GENERAL EXAMINES A MEMBER STATE'S POWERS TO REFUSE TO ALLOW SPECIFIED PERSONS ENTRY AT THE BORDER, AND TO REFUSE TO GRANT THEM A RESIDENCE PERMIT OR EXPEL THEM ONCE THEY HAVE ENTERED THE
COUNTRY
Freedom to provide services THE ADVOCATE GENERAL CONSIDERS THAT THE SPOUSE FROM A NON- MEMBER COUNTRY OF A CITIZEN OF THE EUROPEAN UNION HAS A RIGHT OF RESIDENCE UNDER COMMUNITY LAW IF AND AS LONG AS THE CITIZEN OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
EXERCISES HIS OR HER FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS IN COMMUNITY LAW OF CROSS-FRONTIER ESTABLISHMENT OR FREEDOM TO PROVIDE SERVICES
Agriculture THE PRINCIPLE OF A BAN ON VACCINATION AGAINST FOOT-AND-MOUTH DISEASE, AS LAID DOWN BY THE COUNCIL IN 1990, IS NOT CONTRARY TO COMMUNITY LAW
Freedom of movement for persons FURTHER DEVELOPING ITS CASE-LAW CONCERNING PRIOR AUTHORISATION TO RECEIVE MEDICAL TREATMENT IN ANOTHER MEMBER STATE, THE COURT OF JUSTICE RULES ON THE ASSUMPTION OF COSTS OF TREATMENT INCURRED WHEN
UNDERGOING AN OPERATION IN HOSPITAL
State aid THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE DISMISSES ACTIONS BROUGHT BY RJB MINING AGAINST DECISIONS OF THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION AUTHORISING AID GRANTED BY GERMANY TO ITS COAL INDUSTRY FOR 1998 AND 1999
Law governing the institutions ADVOCATE GENERAL LÉGER PROPOSES THAT THE COURT OF JUSTICE SHOULD UPHOLD THE DECISION OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE OF 19 JULY 1999 GIVING A RIGHT OF PARTIAL ACCESS TO COUNCIL DOCUMENTS AND SO DISMISS
THE COUNCIL'S APPEAL
Competition IN THE VIEW OF ADVOCATE GENERAL LÉGER, A MEMBER STATE WHICH APPROVES A DRAFT FEE SCALE ESTABLISHED BY A PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LAWYERS MUST JUSTIFY ITS CONDUCT
Freedom to provide services In the opinion of the Advocate General, it is possible for Member states to organise systems of company ownership, particulary in strategic sectors (for example energy) in as far as this organisation does not
discriminate against citizens from other Member states.
COMPETITION AN UNDERTAKING PROVIDING AN EXPRESS MAIL SERVICE MAY IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES BE REQUIRED TO PAY POSTAL DUES TO THE OPERATOR RESPONSIBLE FOR THE UNIVERSAL POSTAL SERVICE
APPROXIMATION OF LAWS ADVOCATE GENERAL STIX-HACKL PROPOSES THAT, WHEN THE EXHAUSTION PRINCIPLE UNDER THE TRADE MARKS DIRECTIVE IS APPLIED TO PARALLEL IMPORTS FROM NON-MEMBER COUNTRIES, ACCOUNT MUST ALSO BE TAKEN OF THE INTERESTS OF THE
TRADERS INVOLVED
STAFF REGULATIONS OF OFFICIALS MR CONNOLLY'S CONDUCT WAS BOUND TO LEAD TO A BREAKDOWN IN MUTUAL TRUST BETWEEN HIM AND HIS EMPLOYER AND TO THE END OF THEIR WORKING RELATIONSHIP
Nº 6/2001 : 23 February 2001
Order of the President of the Court of Justice in Case C-445/00 R
SOCIAL POLICY IN HIS OPINION, ADVOCATE GENERAL TIZZANO PROPOSES THAT THE BRITISH LAW ACCORDING TO WHICH THE RIGHT TO LEAVE IS CONDITIONAL UPON THE WORKER HAVING BEEN EMPLOYED FOR 13 WEEKS IS CONTRARY TO THE EUROPEAN WORKING TIME DIRECTIVE
Competition THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE ANNULS THE COMMISSION'S 1998 DECISION APPROVING THE MERGER OF THREE UNDERTAKINGS IN THE GERMAN COAL-MINING INDUSTRY
Nº 1/2001 : 18 January 2001
Judgment of the Court of Justice in Case C-83/99
Commission / Spain
Taxation THE COURT OF JUSTICE RULES ON THE 10 APPEALS BROUGHT BY UNDERTAKINGS AGAINST THE JUDGMENTS OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE IN THE "CARTONBOARD" CASES
2002 
