Reports of Cases

2001 I-01795

Subject-matter

Preliminary ruling ─ Stockholms Tingsrätten ─ Interpretation of Arts 30, 36 and 59 of the EC Treaty (now, after amendment, Articles 28, 30 and 49 EC) in relation to national legislation prohibiting the advertising of alcoholic drinks (> 2.25% vol.) in periodicals for the general public

Systematic classification scheme

Citations of case-law or legislation

References in grounds of judgment

• EC Treaty (Maastricht), Article 30 : paragraphs 1, 11, 18, 25
• EC Treaty (Maastricht), Article 36 : paragraphs 1, 36
• EC Treaty (Maastricht), Article 56 : paragraphs 1, 40, 42
• EC Treaty (Maastricht), Article 59 : paragraphs 1, 11, 39, 42
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -152/78 : paragraph 27
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -34/79 : paragraph 32
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -1/90 : paragraphs 27, 32
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -267/91 : paragraph 18
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -18/93 : paragraph 37
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -384/93 : paragraphs 37, 39
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -34/95 : paragraph 19

Operative part

• Interprets : EC Treaty (Maastricht), Article 30
• Interprets : EC Treaty (Maastricht), Article 36
• Interprets : EC Treaty (Maastricht), Article 56
• Interprets : EC Treaty (Maastricht), Article 59

Opinion

• EC Treaty (Maastricht), Article 30 : point 26
  
• EC Treaty (Maastricht), Article 36 : points 40, 41, 44, 61, 64
  
• EC Treaty (Maastricht), Article 56 : point 75
  
• EC Treaty (Maastricht), Article 59 : points 65, 67, 68, 71, 72, 74, 76, 78, 81
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -8/74 : point 26
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -120/78 : point 40
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -1/90 : points 40, 55
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -267/91 : points 28, 29, 38, 71
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -384/93 : points 68, 71
  

Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

• 16/11/1998

Date of the Opinion

• 14/12/2000

Date of the hearing

Information not available

Date of delivery

08/03/2001

References

Publication in the Official Journal

Application: OJ C 1 from 04.01.1999, p.9

Name of the parties

Gourmet International Products

Notes on Academic Writings

1. Kleijer, C.J.: Verbod op reclame voor alcohol toegestaan indien evenredig, Nederlandse staatscourant 2001 nº 57 p.5 (NL)
2. Buschle, Dirk: Ende eines Missverständnisses - Kecks leiser Abgang, European Law Reporter 2001 p.76-78 (DE)
3. Tuytschaever, Filip ; Wijckmans, Franck: Revue de droit commercial belge 2001 p.351-352 (FR)
4. Bille, Jacques: Les interdictions nationales de publicité et la mise en oeuvre du marché unique: l'affaire "Gourmet" ouvre-t-elle de nouveaux horizons?, Gazette du Palais 2001 II Doct. p.728-731 (FR)
5. Humpe, C.: Revue du droit de l'Union européenne 2001 nº1 p.254-256 (FR)
6. Rigaux, Anne: La jurisprudence Keck et Mithouard à l'épreuve des règles nationales de publicité. (Rapide bilan à propos de l'arrêt de la Cour de justice dans l'affaire Gourmet International Products), Europe 2001 Mai Chron. nº 4 p.5-9 (FR)
7. Leible, Stefan: EuGH: Verbot von Alkoholwerbung europarechtsgemäß, Europäische Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftsrecht 2001 p.253-255 (DE)
8. Savia, Elena: Kuka päättää tupakan ja alkoholin mainonnan rajoituksista? - Toimivallan jakautuminen EU:n ja jäsenvaltioiden välillä kansanterveyden suojelemisessa, Defensor Legis 2001 nº 3 p.566-575 (FI)
9. Vollebregt, E.R.: Het accent verschuift naar markttoegang, Nederlands tijdschrift voor Europees recht 2001 p.145-147 (NL)
10. Streinz, Rudolf: Zeitschrift für das gesamte Lebensmittelrecht 2001 p.412-417 (DE)
11. Izzo, Simonetta: Niente alcol, siamo svedesi, Diritto pubblico comparato ed europeo 2001 p.970-974 (IT)
12. Biondi, Andrea: Advertising alcohol and the free movement principle: the Gourmet decision, European Law Review 2001 p.616-622 (EN)
13. González Vaqué, Luis: El Tribunal de Justicia de las Comunidades Europeas restringe la aplicación de la jurisprudencia "Keck y Mithouard" a la publicidad: la sentencia "Gourmet Internacional Products", Noticias de la Unión Europea 2002 nº 204 p.71-80 (ES)
14. Terryn, Evelyne: The Columbia Journal of European Law 2002 p.391-403 (EN)
15. Straetmans, G.: Common Market Law Review 2002 p.1407-1421 (EN)
16. Frank, Ádám: Gourmet eset, avagy a mennyiségi korlátozással azonos hatású intézkedés megítélése mostanában, Európai jog 2003 p.31-33 (HU)
17. Warnling-Nerep, Wiweka: Gourmet-målet än en gång: Folkhälsoskälen var inte tillräckliga, Europarättslig tidskrift 2003 p.435-441 (SV)
18. Bernitz, Ulf: Gourmet-målet: Marknadsdomstolen finner annonseringsförbud för alkohol otillåtet enligt EG-rätten, Europarättslig tidskrift 2003 p.572-582 (SV)
19. Otken Eriksson, Ida: Marknadsdomstolens dom i Gourmet-målet: resonemang kring proportionalitet, Europarättslig tidskrift 2003 p.585-598 (SV)

Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

Stockholms tingsrätt - Sweden

Subject-matter

• Free movement of goods
  
• - Quantitative restrictions
  
• - Measures having equivalent effect
  
• Freedom to provide services
  

Provisions of national law referred to

Lag (1978:763) med vissa bestämmelser om marknadsföring av alkoholdrycker, 2 §

Provisions of international law referred to

Information not available

Procedure and result

• Reference for a preliminary ruling
  

Formation of the Court

sixième chambre (Cour)

Judge-Rapporteur

Puissochet

Advocate General

Jacobs

Language(s) of the Case

• Swedish
  

Language(s) of the Opinion

• English