Reports of Cases

2011 I-09327

Subject-matter

Reference for a preliminary ruling – Tribunal administrative de Limoges – Interpretation of Council Directive 1999/37/EC of 29 April 1999 on the registration documents for vehicles (OJ 1999 L 138, p. 57), amended by Commission Directive 2003/127/EC of 23 December 2003 (OJ 2004 L 10, p. 29) – Importation, by a person resident in France, of a vehicle already registered in another Member State – National legislation making the grant of an environmental subsidy subject to presentation of a registration certificate bearing the statement ‘demonstration vehicle’ – Quantitative restrictions – Measures having equivalent effect

Systematic classification scheme

Citations of case-law or legislation

References in grounds of judgment

• TFEU, Article 34 : paragraphs 1, 18, 20, 25 - 27, 29 - 31, 39
• TFEU, Article 36 : paragraphs 1, 18, 20, 25, 32, 34, 37 - 39
• Decision 1999/37 -A01 : paragraphs 1, 3, 17
• Decision 1999/37 -A03L1 : paragraph 4
• Decision 1999/37 -N1 : paragraphs 5, 23, 24
• Directive 1999/37 : paragraphs 18, 20, 21 - 25
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -217/99 : paragraph 26
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -322/01 : paragraphs 22, 27
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -54/05 : paragraph 26
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -65/05 : paragraph 26
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -110/05 : paragraph 30
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -142/05 : paragraph 34
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -297/05 : paragraphs 28, 32
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -265/06 : paragraph 34
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -170/07 : paragraphs 28, 32
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -205/07 : paragraph 22
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -286/07 : paragraphs 26, 29, 34
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -421/09 : paragraph 32

Operative part

• Interprets : TFEU, Article 34
• Interprets : TFEU, Article 36

Opinion

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Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

• 14/09/2010

Date of the Opinion

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Date of the hearing

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Date of delivery

06/10/2011

References

Publication in the Official Journal

Application: OJ C 317 from 20.11.2010, p.19

Judgment: OJ C 347 from 26.11.2011, p.6

Name of the parties

Bonnarde

Notes on Academic Writings

1. Picod, Fabrice: Bonus écologique pour les voitures de démonstration d'importation, La Semaine Juridique - édition générale 2011 nº 42 p.1877 (FR)
2. Rigaux, Anne: Mesure d'effet équivalent, Europe 2011 Décembre Comm. nº 12 p.23 (FR)

Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

Tribunal administratif de Limoges - France

Subject-matter

• Free movement of goods
  
• - Quantitative restrictions
  
• - Measures having equivalent effect
  

Provisions of national law referred to

Loi no. 2007-1824 du 25/12/2007 de finances rectificatives pour l'année 2007, art. 63 Décret no. 2007-1873 du 26/12/2007 instituant un fonds d'aide à l'acquisition de véhicules propres, modifié, modifié, art. 1, 2 et 7

Provisions of international law referred to

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Procedure and result

• Reference for a preliminary ruling
  

Formation of the Court

cinquième chambre (Cour)

Judge-Rapporteur

Borg Barthet

Advocate General

Jääskinen

Language(s) of the Case

• French
  

Language(s) of the Opinion

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