Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 29 November 2007.

Commission of the European Communities v Federal Republic of Germany.

Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 - Organic production of agricultural products - Private inspection bodies - Requirement of an establishment or permanent infrastructure in the Member State where the services are provided - Justifications - Connection with the exercise of official authority - Article 55 EC - Consumer protection.

Case C-404/05.


Top of the page Documents in the Case
Document Date Name of the parties Subject-matter Curia EUR-Lex Autres Liens
Judgment (OJ)
26/01/2008 Commission v Germany
Judgment (Summary)
ECLI:EU:C:2007:723
29/11/2007 Commission v Germany
Judgment
ECLI:EU:C:2007:723
29/11/2007 Commission v Germany
Application (OJ)
14/01/2006 Commission v Germany
Opinion
12/07/2007 Commission v Germany
Top of the page Legal analysis of the decision or of the case

Reports of Cases

2007 I-10239

Subject-matter

Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations – Infringement of Article 49 EC – Freedom to provide services – Requirement for inspection bodies in the field of organic production of agricultural products which are approved in another Member State to have a place of business or permanent infrastructure in Germany

Systematic classification scheme

1.
B European Community (EEC/EC)
  B-04 Free movement of persons and services
    B-04.04 Freedom to provide services
      B-04.04.01 The various services


Citations of case-law or legislation

References in grounds of judgment

Operative part

Opinion

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Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

  • 17/11/2005

Date of the Opinion

  • 12/07/2007

Date of the hearing

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Date of delivery

29/11/2007


References

Publication in the Official Journal

Application: OJ C 10 from 14.01.2006, p.15

Judgment: OJ C 22 from 26.01.2008, p.4

Name of the parties

Commission v Germany

Notes on Academic Writings

  1. Kauff-Gazin, Fabienne: Portée de la dérogation de la participation à l'exercice de l'autorité publique, Europe 2008 Janvier Comm. nº 13 p.20-21
  2. Prete, Filomena: Organismi privati di controllo dei prodotti dell'agricoltura biologica e libera prestazione di servizi, Giurisprudenza italiana 2008 p.296-297



Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

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Subject-matter

  • Freedom to provide services
  • Freedom of establishment
  • Agriculture and Fisheries

Provisions of national law referred to

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Provisions of international law referred to

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Procedure and result

  • Action for a declaration of failure to fulfil obligations : application granted

Formation of the Court

première chambre (Cour)

Judge-Rapporteur

Levits

Advocate General

Sharpston

Language(s) of the Case

  • German

Language(s) of the Opinion

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