Reports of Cases

1998 I-03655

Subject-matter

Request for a preliminary ruling ─ Bundesfinanzhof ─ Validity of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3300/91 of 11 November 1991 suspending the trade concessions provided for by the Cooperation Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (OJ 1991 L 315, p. 1)

Systematic classification scheme

Citations of case-law or legislation

References in grounds of judgment

• EC Treaty (Maastricht), Article 177 : paragraphs 26, 27, 42, 43, 52
• Agreement with Third Countries or International Bodies - 21983A0214(01) -A22P4 : paragraphs 29 - 37
• Agreement with Third Countries or International Bodies - 21983A0214(01) -A01 : paragraph 54
• Regulation 3300/91 -A01 : paragraphs 29 - 60
• Agreement with Third Countries or International Bodies - 21987A1231(04) -A02P1 : paragraph 33
• Agreement with Third Countries or International Bodies - 21987A1231(04) -A02P2 : paragraph 33
• Agreement with Third Countries or International Bodies - 21987A1231(04) -A04 : paragraph 36
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -21/72 -N05 : paragraph 26
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -21/72 -N06 : paragraph 27
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -12/86 -N14 : paragraph 31
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -12/86 -N07 : paragraph 41
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -286/90 -N09 : paragraph 45
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -69/89 -N31 : paragraph 48
• Court of Justice - Opinion C -162/96 -N93 : paragraph 57

Operative part

• Validates : Regulation 3300/91

Opinion

• EC Treaty (Maastricht), Article 177 : points 67, 68
  
• Regulation 3300/91 -A01 : points 70 - 100
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -11/70 -N03 : point 67
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -21/72 : points 67, 77, 82
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -304/96 -N11 : point 68
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -286/90 : points 74, 76
  
• General Court - Judgment T -115/94 : points 75, 76, 87
  
• General Court - Judgment T -115/94 -N87 : point 75
  
• General Court - Judgment T -115/94 -N88 : point 75
  
• General Court - Judgment T -115/94 -N89 : point 75
  
• General Court - Judgment T -115/94 -N90 : point 75
  
• General Court - Judgment T -115/94 -N91 : point 75
  
• General Court - Judgment T -115/94 -N92 : point 75
  
• General Court - Judgment T -115/94 -N94 : point 75
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -12/86 -N14 : point 82
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -104/81 -N18 : point 88
  
• Court of Justice - Opinion C -120/94 -N50 : point 90
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -74/74 -N44 : point 95
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -183/95 -N57 : point 95
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -87/75 : point 104
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -18/90 : point 104
  

Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

• 13/05/1996

Date of the Opinion

• 04/12/1997

Date of the hearing

Information not available

Date of delivery

16/06/1998

References

Publication in the Official Journal

Application: OJ C 197 from 06.07.1996, p.13

Judgment: OJ C 258 from 15.08.1998, p.9

Name of the parties

Racke v Hauptzollamt Mainz

Notes on Academic Writings

1. Aschenbrenner, Gerhard: Anfechtbarkeit von Gemeinschaftsakten bei Verletzung von Völkergewohnheitsrecht, European Law Reporter 1998 p.405
2. Rigaux, Anne ; Simon, Denys: Europe 1998 Août-Septembre Comm. nº 265 p.7-8
3. Hoffmeister, Frank: Die Bindung der Europäischen Gemeinschaft an das Völkergewohnheitsrecht der Verträge, Europäisches Wirtschafts- & Steuerrecht - EWS 1998 p.365-371
4. Castillo de la Torre, Fernando: Derecho comunitario, Derecho de los tratados y sanciones económicas (Comentario a la Sentencia del TJCE de 16 de junio de 1998, Racke, C-162/96), Revista de Derecho Comunitario Europeo 1998 p.549-572
5. Roldán Barbero, Javier: La costumbre internacional, la cláusula rebus sic stantibus y el Derecho comunitario (A propósito de la sentencia Racke dictada por el TJCE el 16.6.98), Revista española de Derecho Internacional 1998 p.9-34
6. Epiney, Astrid: Zur Stellung des Völkerrechts in der EU, Europäische Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftsrecht 1999 p.5-11
7. Leray, Emmanuelle: L'intégration du droit international coutumier dans l'ordre juridique communautaire, La Semaine juridique - édition générale 1999 II 10022
8. Kuyper, P.J.: S.E.W. ; Sociaal-economische wetgeving 1999 p.65-67
9. Kokott, Juliane ; Hoffmeister, Frank: American Journal of International Law 1999 p.205-209
10. Klabbers, Jan: Common Market Law Review 1999 p.179-189
11. Mastroianni, Roberto: La rilevanza delle norme consuetudinarie sulla sospensione dei trattati nell'ordinamento comunitario: la sentenza Racke, Rivista di diritto internazionale 1999 p.86-105
12. Petit, Yves: La Cour de justice des Communautés européennes et les rapports droit international / droit communautaire. (à propos de l'arrêt du 16 juin 1998, Racke), Recueil Dalloz Sirey 1999 Chr. p.184-188
13. Gagliardi, Andrea Filippo: The right of individuals to invoke the provisions of mixed agreements before the national courts: a new message from Luxembourg?, European Law Review 1999 p.276-292
14. Mehdi, Rostane: Chronique de jurisprudence du Tribunal et de la Cour de justice des Communautés européennes, Journal du droit international 1999 p.527-530
15. X: Giustizia civile 1999 I p.1908-1909
16. Furlan, Simonetta: L'utilizzazione del mutamento di circostanze a fini sanzionatori da parte della Comunità: riflessioni in margine alla sentenza "Racke", Il Diritto dell'Unione Europea 1999 p.315-335
17. Tserkezis, Giorgos: Armenopoulos 1999 p.1624-1626
18. Berramdane, Abdelkhaleq: L'application de la coutume internationale dans l'ordre juridique communautaire, Cahiers de droit européen 2000 p.253-279
19. Gadbin, Daniel: Chronique de jurisprudence communautaire. (année 1998), Revue de droit rural 2000 p.478-480

Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

Bundesfinanzhof - Germany

Subject-matter

• External relations
  
• - Commercial policy
  

Provisions of national law referred to

Information not available

Provisions of international law referred to

Information not available

Procedure and result

• Reference for a preliminary ruling
  

Formation of the Court

Cour plénière (Cour)

Judge-Rapporteur

Kapteyn

Advocate General

Jacobs

Language(s) of the Case

• German
  

Language(s) of the Opinion

• English