Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 6 September 2011.

Karl Heinz Bablok and Others v Freistaat Bayern.

Reference for a preliminary ruling: Bayerischer Verwaltungsgerichtshof - Germany.

Genetically modified food for human consumption - Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 - Articles 2 to 4 and 12 - Directive 2001/18/EC - Article 2 - Directive 2000/13/EC - Article 6 - Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 - Article 2 - Apicultural products - Presence of pollen from genetically modified plants - Consequences - Placing on the market - Definition of ‘organism’ and ‘food for human consumption containing ingredients produced from genetically modified organisms’.

Case C-442/09.


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Document Date Name of the parties Subject-matter Curia EUR-Lex Autres Liens
Judgment (OJ)
07/10/2011 Bablok and Others
Approximation of laws
  • Approximation of laws
  • Agriculture and Fisheries
  • - Foodstuffs
  • Public health
  • Consumer protection
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Judgment
ECLI:EU:C:2011:541		 06/09/2011 Bablok and Others
Approximation of laws
  • Approximation of laws
  • Agriculture and Fisheries
  • - Foodstuffs
  • Public health
  • Consumer protection
EUR-Lex text EUR-Lex bilingual text
Judgment (Summary)
ECLI:EU:C:2011:541		 06/09/2011 Bablok and Others
Approximation of laws
  • Approximation of laws
  • Agriculture and Fisheries
  • - Foodstuffs
  • Public health
  • Consumer protection
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Application (OJ)
30/01/2010 Bablok and Others
Approximation of laws
  • Approximation of laws
  • Agriculture and Fisheries
  • - Foodstuffs
  • Public health
  • Consumer protection
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Opinion
ECLI:EU:C:2011:58		 09/02/2011 Bablok and Others
Approximation of laws
  • Approximation of laws
  • Agriculture and Fisheries
  • - Foodstuffs
  • Public health
  • Consumer protection
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Reports of Cases

2011 I-07419

Subject-matter

Reference for a preliminary ruling – Bayerischer Verwaltungsgerichtshof – Interpretation of points 5 and 10 of Article 2, Articles 3(1), 4(2) and 12(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003 on genetically modified food and feed (OJ 2003 L 268, p. 1) – Unintended and accidental presence in apicultural products of pollen from genetically modified plants which is no longer capable of reproducing - Possible repercussions on the procedure for marketing such products – Concept of ‘genetically modified organism’ and ‘produced from GMOs’

Systematic classification scheme

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4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.11 Approximation of laws
    4.11.18 Food safety
      4.11.18.03 Foods and food supplements
        4.11.18.03.04 Genetically modified organisms
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4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.11 Approximation of laws
    4.11.18 Food safety
      4.11.18.03 Foods and food supplements
        4.11.18.03.04 Genetically modified organisms
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4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.11 Approximation of laws
    4.11.18 Food safety
      4.11.18.03 Foods and food supplements
        4.11.18.03.04 Genetically modified organisms


Citations of case-law or legislation

References in grounds of judgment

Operative part

Opinion


Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

  • 13/11/2009

Date of the Opinion

  • 09/02/2011

Date of the hearing

Information not available

Date of delivery

06/09/2011


References

Publication in the Official Journal

Application: OJ C 24 from 30.01.2010, p.28

Judgment: OJ C 311 from 22.10.2011, p.7

Name of the parties

Bablok and Others

Notes on Academic Writings

  1. X: Stellungnahme zur Anwendbarkeit der VO (EG) Nr. 1829/2003 auf Honig, Zeitschrift für das gesamte Lebensmittelrecht 2011 p.512-516 (DE)
  2. Seitz, Claudia: EuGH: Honig und Nahrungsergänzungsmittel mit GVO-Pollen bedürfen für das Inverkehrbringen einer Zulassung, Gewerblicher Rechtsschutz und Urheberrecht PRAX 2011 p.432 (DE)
  3. Hagenmeyer, Moritz: ECJ Decision ignores EU Law in Honey/Pollen Case - Brief case note on the judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 6 September 2011 in the case C-442/09, Bablok v. Bayern, European food and feed law review 2011 Vol.6 nº 5 p.291-293 (EN)
  4. Mok, M.R.: Nederlandse jurisprudentie ; Uitspraken in burgerlijke en strafzaken 2011 nº 550 (NL)
  5. Aubert, Michel ; Broussy, Emmanuelle ; Donnat, Francis: Chronique de jurisprudence de la CJUE. Organismes génétiquements modifiés, L'actualité juridique ; droit administratif 2011 p.2341-2342 (FR)
  6. Nihoul, Paul ; Van Nieuwenhuyze, Ellen: Arrêt "Bablok": vers une protection renforcée des consommateurs dans le contexte des produits génétiquement modifiés, Journal de droit européen 2011 nº 183 p.266-267 (FR)
  7. Gorny, Dietrich ; Meier, Christian X.: Die Rechte des EuGH sind nicht süßer als Honig, Zeitschrift für das gesamte Lebensmittelrecht 2011 p.747-754 (DE)
  8. Nihoul, P. ; Van Nieuwenhuyze, E.: Arrest Bablok: Naar een sterkere consumentenbescherming op het vlak van genetisch gewijzigde producten, Nederlands tijdschrift voor Europees recht 2011 p.350-353 (NL)
  9. Petit, Yves: Le maïs génétiquement modifié MON 810 devant la Cour de justice. Pot de miel contre pot de maïs!, Revue des affaires européennes 2011 p.615-629 (FR)
  10. Palme, Christoph: Das Honig-Urteil des EuGH, Neue Zeitschrift für Verwaltungsrecht 2011 p.1434-1437 (DE)
  11. Lamping, Matthias: Shackles for Bees? The ECJ's Judgment on GMO-Contaminated Honey, European Journal of Risk Regulation 2012 Vol. 3 nº 1 p.123-129 (EN)
  12. Merten-Lentz, Katia: Arrêt Bablok: L'autorisation préalable de mise sur le marché s'appliquerait désormais au miel contenant du pollen issu d'OGM, Revue européenne de droit de la consommation 2012 p.183-292 (FR)
  13. Delzangles, Hubert: Nouvelles précisions de la CJUE sur la législation européenne relative aux OGM, Revue juridique de l'environnement 2012 p.83-87 (FR)
  14. Juet, Éric: Chronique de jurisprudence 2011 de la Cour de justice de l'Union européenne. Politique environnementale et politique alimentaire: la qualification juridique des produits apicoles contaminés par du pollen issu de variétés génétiquement modifiées, Revue de droit rural 2012 nº 406 p.21-22 (FR)
  15. Tahyné Kovács, Ágnes: A génmódosított növény által érintett méz, valamint virágpor alapú étrend-kiegészítők uniós jogi szabályozása - Az Európai Unió Bíróságának legújabb ítélete tükrében, Európai jog 2012 1. szám p.31-37 (HU)
  16. Lamonaca, Sara: Il caso Bablok: la Corte di giustizia alle prese con il miele geneticamente modificato, Rivista di diritto agrario 2013 II p.190-197 (IT)



Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

Bayerischer Verwaltungsgerichtshof - Germany

Subject-matter

  • Approximation of laws
  • Agriculture and Fisheries
  • - Foodstuffs
  • Public health
  • Consumer protection

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

grande chambre (Cour)

Judge-Rapporteur

Bay Larsen

Advocate General

Bot

Language(s) of the Case

  • German

Language(s) of the Opinion

  • French