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No 81/98: 17 December 1998 [DA] [DE] [EL] [ES] [FI] [FR] [IT] [NL] [PT] [SV]
Judgment of the Court of Justice in Case C-185/95 P
Baustahlgewebe v Commission
THE COURT OF JUSTICE APPLIES "REASONABLE TIME" RULE AND REDUCES FINE IMPOSED ON COMPANY

No 80/98: 17 December 1998 [DE] [FR] [IT]
Judgment of the Court of Justice in Case C-2/97
Società Italiana Petroli
ITALIAN LEGISLATION REINFORCING THE PROTECTION OF WORKERS' HEALTH AND SAFETY IS COMPATIBLE WITH EUROPEAN DIRECTIVES

No 79/98: 11 December 1998
VISIT OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF IRELAND TO THE COURT OF JUSTICE
OFFICIAL VISIT TO THE COURT OF JUSTICE

No 78/98: 10 December 1998 [FR]
Opinion of the Advocate General in the case C-166/97
Commission/France
ENVIRONMENT AND CONSUMERS

No 77/98: 04 December 1998 [FR] [IT]
OFFICIAL VISIT TO THE COURT OF JUSTICE

No 76/98: 03 December 1998 [FR]
OFFICIAL VISIT TO THE COURT OF JUSTICE

No 75/98: 03 December 1998 [DA] [DE] [EL] [ES] [FI] [FR] [IT] [NL] [PT] [SV]
Judgment of the Court of Justice in Case C-67/97
Ditlev Bluhme
THE PROTECTION OF ANIMAL SPECIES MAY JUSTIFY TRADE BARRIERS BETWEEN MEMBER STATES

No 74/98: 02 December 1998 [DA] [DE] [EL] [ES] [FI] [FR] [IT] [NL] [PT] [SV]
IN THE WAKE OF THE RENUMBERING OF THE TREATIES PRESCRIBED BY THE AMSTERDAM TREATY THE COURT OF JUSTICE HAS OPTED FOR A UNIFORM SYSTEM FOR CITING PROVISIONS OF THE TREATIES.

No 73/98: 01 December 1998
Judgment of the Court of Justice in Case C-326/96
Levez
WHERE AN EMPLOYER MISINFORMED A FEMALE EMPLOYEE AS TO THE SALARY PAID TO HER MALE PREDECESSOR, A RESTRICTION ON THE AWARD OF ARREARS OF PAY TO TWO YEARS PRIOR TO THE COMMENCEMENT OF PROCEEDINGS COULD NOT BE APPLIED

No 72/98: 26 November 1998 [DE] [FR]
Judgment of the Court of Justice in Case C-7/97
Bronner
COMPETITION

No 71/98: 24 November 1998 [DE] [FR] [IT]
Judgment of the Court of Justice in Case C-274/96
Bickel
PRINCIPLES OF COMMUNITY LAW

No 70/98: 19 November 1998 [DA] [FR]
Judgment of the Court of Justice in Case C-66/96
Høj Pedersen
FOR A WOMAN NOT TO BE ENTITLED TO FULL PAY ON GROUNDS OF INCAPACITY FOR WORK FOR A REASON CONNECTED WITH HER PREGNANCY BEFORE THE START OF HER MATERNITY LEAVE CONSTITUTES DISCRIMINATION IN BREACH OF COMMUNITY LAW

No 69/98: 12 November 1998 [FR] [NL]
Judgment of the Court of Justice in Case C-399/96
Europièces
SOCIAL POLICY

No 68/98: 12 November 1998 [ES] [FR]
Judgment of the Court of Justice in Case C-415/96
Spain / Commission
STATE AID

No 67/98: 10 November 1998 [DE] [FR] [NL]
Judgment of the Court of Justice in Case C-360/96
BFI Holding
THE COURT OF JUSTICE CLARIFIES WHAT IS MEANT BY "A BODY GOVERNED BY PUBLIC LAW"

No 66/98: 29 October 1998 [FR] [EL]
Judgment of the Court of Justice in Case C-185/96
Commission / Hellenic Republic
FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT FOR PERSONS

No 65/98: 28 October 1998 [FR]
OFFICIAL VISIT TO THE COURT OF JUSTICE

No 64/98: 27 October 1998 [FR]
Judgment of the Court of Justice in Case C-411/96
Boyle
THE COURT OF JUSTICE STATES THE RIGHTS OF PREGNANT WORKERS IN RESPECT OF SICK LEAVE, ANNUAL LEAVE AND THE ACCRUAL OF PENSION RIGHTS

No 63/98: 22 October 1998 [FR] [NL]
Judgment of the Court of Justice in Case C-154/96
Wolfs
SOCIAL POLICY

No 62/98: 22 October 1998 [FI] [FR] [SV]
Judgment of the Court of Justice in Joined Cases C-9/97, C-118/97
Jokela, Pitkäranta
FINLAND MAY REFUSE TO GRANT FINANCIAL COMPENSATION TO FARMERS WHO DO NOT LIVE ON OR CLOSE TO THEIR FARM

No 61/98: 29 September 1998 [DA] [DE] [EL] [ES] [FI] [FR] [IT] [NL] [PT] [SV]
Judgment of the Court of Justice in Case C-191/95
Commission v Germany
IN THE CONTEXT OF A PROCEDURE TO ESTABLISH THAT A MEMBER STATE HAS FAILED TO FULFIL ITS TREATY OBLIGATIONS, DECISIONS OF THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION TO ISSUE A REASONED OPINION AND TO COMMENCE COURT PROCEEDINGS ARE SUBJECT TO THE PRINCIPLE OF COLLEGIALITY

No 60/98: 24 September 1998 [FR]
Judgment of the Court of Justice in Case C-35/97
Commission / France
FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT FOR PERSONS

No 59/98: 24 September 1998 [DE] [FR]
Judgment of the Court of Justice in Case C-111/97
EvoBus Austria
COMPANY LAW

No 58/98: 17 September 1998 [DA] [DE] [EL] [ES] [FI] [FR] [IT] [NL] [PT] [SV]
RE-ELECTION OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES

No 57/98: 17 September 1998 [DA] [DE] [EL] [ES] [FI] [FR] [IT] [NL] [PT] [SV]
TWO NEW JUDGES APPOINTED TO THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE OF THE EC

No 56/98: 16 September 1998 [DE] [FR]
Judgments of the Court of First Instance in cases T-374/94
European Night Services / Commission
THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE HAS EXAMINED DECISIONS ADOPTED BY THE COMMISSION IN REGARD TO THE ATTITUDE SHOWN BY CERTAIN PUBLIC POSTAL OPERATORS TOWARDS THE REMAIL SERVICES OFFERED BY EXPRESS MAIL COMPANIES

No 55/98: 15 September 1998 [DE] [FR]
Judgments of the Court of First Instance in cases T-374/94
European Night Services / Commission
THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE ANNULS THE COMMISSION'S DECISION CONCERNING THE AGREEMENT ON NIGHT RAIL SERVICES THROUGH THE CHANNEL TUNNEL

No 54/98: 15 September 1998 [FR]
Judgment of the Court of First Instance in Case T-140/95
Ryanair / Commission
AID GRANTED BY THE IRISH GOVERNMENT TO THE AIRLINE AIR LINGUS CONFIRMED BY THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE

No 53/98: 15 September 1998 [IT]
Judgment of the Court of First Instance in Case T-11/95
BP Chemicals / Commission
THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE ANNULS ON PROCEDURAL GROUNDS THE COMMISSION'S DECISION PERMITTING A PAYMENT OF LIT 3 000 BILLION TO BE MADE TO ENICHEM

No 52/98: 15 September 1998 [FR] [IT]
Judgment of the Court of Justice in Case C-231/96 and others
Edis
ITALY IS ENTITLED TO RESIST ACTIONS FOR REPAYMENT OF AN ADMINISTRATIVE CHARGE FOR COMPANY REGISTRATION LEVIED IN BREACH OF COMMUNITY LAW BY RELYING ON A TIME-LIMIT OF THREE YEARS UNDER NATIONAL LAW

No 50/98: 16 July 1998 [DA] [DE] [FI] [FR] [IT] [SV]
Judgment of the Court of First Instance in Case T-199/96
Bergaderm / Commission
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES WAS ENTITLED TO RESTRICT THE LEVEL OF BERGAMOT ESSENCE IN SUN OILS IN ORDER TO PROTECT PUBLIC HEALTH

No 49/98: 16 July 1998 [DA] [DE] [EL] [ES] [FI] [FR] [IT] [NL] [SV]
Judgment of the Court in Case C-355/96
Silhouette International Schmied GmbH & Co. KG v Hartlauer Handelsgesellschaft mbH
INTERNATIONAL EXHAUSTION OF THE RIGHTS CONFERRED BY A TRADE MARK IS NOT COMPATIBLE WITH COMMUNITY LEGISLATION

No 48/98: 16 July 1998 [DE] [FR]
Judgment of the Court of Justice in Case C-210/96
Gut Springenheide
IN ORDER TO ASSESS WHETHER A STATEMENT OR DESCRIPTION APPEARING ON THE PACKAGING OF A FOOD PRODUCT IS MISLEADING, THE NATIONAL COURT MUST TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE PRESUMED EXPECTATIONS OF THE AVERAGE CONSUMER WHO IS REASONABLY WELL-INFORMED AND REASONABLY OBSERVANT AND CIRCUMSPECT.

No 47/98: 16 July 1998 [FR]
Judgment of the Court of Justice in Case C-136/96
Scotch Whisky Association
THE COURT OF JUSTICE CONFIRMS THE PROTECTION OF THE NAME 'WHISKY’

No 46/98: 9 July 1998 [DE] [FR] [NL]
Judgment of the Court of Justice in Case C-323/97
Commission / Belgium
CITIZENSHIP OF THE UNION

No 45/98: 3 July 1998
THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES VISITS THE EUROPEAN COURT OF JUSTICE
OFFICIAL VISIT TO THE COURT OF JUSTICE

No 44/98: 30 June 1998 [ DA] [ DE] [ EL] [ ES] [ FI] [ FR] [ IT] [ NL] [ PT] [ SV]
Preliminary ruling by the Court of Justice in Case C-147/95
Mary Brown v Rentokil
THE COURT OF JUSTICE STRENGTHENS PROTECTION FOR PREGNANT WOMEN

No 43/98: 25 June 1998 [DA] [DE] [EL] [ES] [FI] [FR] [IT] [NL] [PT] [SV]
Judgment of the Court of First Instance in Joined Cases
T-371/94 British Airways plc and Others v Commission and
T-394/94 British Midland Airways Ltd v Commission
STATE AID

No 42/98: 25 June 1998 [DE] [FR] [NL]
Judgment of the Court of First Instance in case T-120/96
Lilly
ENVIRONMENT AND CONSUMERS

No 41/98: 18 June 1998 [ES] [FR]
OFFICIAL VISIT TO THE COURT OF JUSTICE

No 40/98: 17 June 1998 [DA] [DE] [EL] [ES] [FI] [FR] [IT] [NL] [PT] [SV]
Judgment in Case T-174/95
Svenska Journalistförbundet (supported by Sweden, Denmark and the Netherlands) v
Council of the European Union (supported by France and the United Kingdom)
THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE HAS ANNULLED, ON THE GROUND OF AN INADEQUATE STATEMENT OF REASONS, THE COUNCIL'S DECISION REFUSING ACCESS TO CERTAIN DOCUMENTS RELATING TO EUROPOL (EUROPEAN POLICE OFFICE)

No 39/98: 17 June 1998 [FR]
Judgment of the Court of Justice in Case C-243/95
Hill
SOCIAL POLICY

No 38/98: 17 June 1998 [EL] [ES] [FI] [FR] [IT] [NL] [PT] [SV]
Judgment of the Court of Justice in Case C-321/96
Mecklenburg
ENVIRONMENT AND CONSUMERS

No 37/98: 16 June 1998 [DE] [FR] [NL]
Judgment of the Court of Justice in Case C-226/97
Lemmens
APPROXIMATION OF LAWS

No 36/98: 11 June 1998 [FI] [FR] [SV]
Judgment of the Court of Justice in Case C-275/96
Kuusijärvi
FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT FOR PERSONS

No 35/98: 14 May 1998 [DE] [ES] [FR] [NL]
Judgments of the Court of First Instance in cases T-295/94 and others
"Cartonboard"
COMPETITION

No 34/98: 14 May 1998 [DE] [FR]
Judgment of the Court of Justice in Case C-364/96
Verein für Konsumenteninformation
FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT FOR PERSONS

No 33/98: 12 May 1998 [DE] [FR]
Judgment of the Court of Justice in Case C-336/96
Gilly
FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT FOR PERSONS

No 32/98: 12 May 1998 [DA] [DE] [EL] [ES] [FI] [FR] [IT] [NL] [PT] [SV]
Ruling of the Court of Justice of the European Communities in Case C-85/96
María Martínez Sala v Freistaat Bayern
NATIONALS OF A MEMBER STATE CAN RELY ON THEIR EUROPEAN CITIZENSHIP FOR PROTECTION AGAINST DISCRIMINATION ON GROUNDS OF NATIONALITY BY ANOTHER MEMBER STATE

No 31/98: 5 May 1998 [DA] [DE] [EL] [ES] [FI] [FR] [IT] [NL] [PT] [SV]
Judgments of the Court in Cases C-157/96 and C-180/96
The Queen v Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
ex parte: National Farmers' Union and Others
United Kingdom v Commission of the European Communities
THE COURT OF JUSTICE CONFIRMS THE VALIDITY OF THE EMERGENCY MEASURES AGAINST BSE

No 30/98: 30 April 1998 [FR] [IT]
Judgment of the Court of Justice in Case C-215/97
Barbara Bellone
FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT FOR -PERSONS

No 29/98: 30 April 1998 [DE] [FR]
Judgment of the Court of Justice in Case C-24/97
Commission / Germany
FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT FOR -PERSONS

No 27/98: 28 April 1998 [FR] [SV]
Judgment of the Court of Justice in Case C-118/96
Jessica Safir
THE SWEDISH LEGISLATION ON THE TAXATION OF CAPITAL LIFE ASSURANCE IS NOT IN CONFORMITY WITH COMMUNITY LAW

No 26/98: 28 April 1998 [DA] [DE] [EL] [ES] [FI] [FR] [IT] [NL] [PT] [SV]
Judgments of the Court of Justice in Cases C-120/95 and C-158/96
Nicolas Decker v Caisse de Maladie des Employés Privés and
Raymond Kohll v Union des Caisses de Maladie
COMMUNITY NATIONALS MAY OBTAIN MEDICAL TREATMENT IN ANOTHER MEMBER STATE AND BE REIMBURSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TARIFFS OF THE STATE IN WHICH THEY ARE INSURED

No 25/98: 28 April 1998 [DE] [FR]
Judgment of the Court of Justice in Case C-200/96
Metronome Musik
FREE MOVEMENT OF GOODS

No 24/98: 27 April 1998 [DE] [EL] [FR] [IT] [NL]
THE COURT OF JUSTICE IN 1997
Presentation of the Annual Report of the Court of Justice and the Court of First Instance of the European communities for the year 1997

No 23/98: 14 April 1998 [EL] [FR]
OFFICIAL VISIT

No 22/98: 2 April 1998 [DA] [DE] [EL] [ES] [FI] [FR] [IT] [NL] [PT] [SV]
Judgment of the Court of Justice in Case C-296/95
The Queen v Commissioners of Customs and Excise, ex parte EMU Tabac and Others
PURCHASES OF CIGARETTES FOR THE PERSONAL USE OF PRIVATE INDIVIDUALS THROUGH AN AGENT ARE SUBJECT TO DUTY IN THE MEMBER STATE OF IMPORTATION

No 21/98: 2 April 1998 [FI] [FR] [SV]
Judgment of the Court of Justice in Case C-213/96
Outokumpu Oy
FREE MOVEMENT OF GOODS

No 20/98: 31 March 1998 [DE] [FR]
Judgment of the Court of First Instance in case T-129/96
Preussag Stahl
ECSC

No 19/98: 31 March 1998 [DA] [DE] [EL] [ES] [FI] [FR] [IT] [NL] [PT] [SV]
Judgment of the Court of Justice in Joined Cases C-68/94 French Republic v Commission of the European Communities and C-30/95 Société Commerciale des Potasses et de l'Azote (SCPA) and Entreprise Minière et Chimique (EMC) v Commission of the European Communities
THE COMMUNITY REGULATION ON THE CONTROL OF CONCENTRATIONS BETWEEN UNDERTAKINGS ALSO APPLIES TO COLLECTIVE DOMINANT POSITIONS (OLIGOPOLIES)

No 18/98: 26 March 1998 [IT]
Opinion of the Advocate General in cases C-231/96, C-260/96
Edis
PRINCIPLES OF COMMUNITY LAW

No 17/98: 19 March 1998 [FR] [IT]
Presentation of the Festschrift in honour of G. Federico Mancini

No 16/98: 19 March 1998 [DE] [FR] [NL]
Judgment of the Court of First Instance in case T-83/96
Van der Wal
LAW GOVERNING THE INSTITUTIONS

No 15/98: 19 March 1998 [FR]
Judgment of the Court of Justice in Case C-1/96
Compassion in World Farming
FREE MOVEMENT OF GOODS

No 14/98: 17 March 1998 [DE] [FR]
Judgment of the Court of Justice in Case C-45/96
Bayerische Hypotheken
ENVIRONMENT AND CONSUMERS

No 13/98: 10 March 1998 [DA] [DE] [EL] [ES] [FI] [FR] [IT] [NL] [PT] [SV]
Judgment of the Court of Justice giving a ruling in Joined Cases C-364/95 and C-365/95
T. Port GmbH & Co. v Hauptzollamt Hamburg-Jonas
DISCRIMINATION AGAINST IMPORTERS OF BANANAS FROM CERTAIN LATIN AMERICAN COUNTRIES

No 12/98: 10 March 1998 [DA] [DE] [EL] [ES] [FI] [FR] [IT] [NL] [PT] [SV]
Judgment of the Court of Justice of the EC in Case C-122/95
Germany v Council
DISCRIMINATION AGAINST IMPORTERS OF BANANAS FROM CERTAIN LATIN AMERICAN COUNTRIES

No 11/98: 5 March 1998 [DE] [FR]
Judgment of the Court of Justice in Case C-160/96
Molenaar
FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT FOR PERSONS

No 10/98: 4 March 1998 [DA] [DE] [EL] [ES] [FI] [FR] [IT] [NL] [PT] [SV]
NEW PRESIDENT OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES

No 09/98: 4 March 1998 [DA] [DE] [EL] [ES] [FI] [FR] [IT] [NL] [PT] [SV]
New Members of the Court of Justice and of the Court of First Instance

No 08/98: 3 March 1998 [DA] [DE] [ES] [FR] [PT] [SV]
Order of the President of the Court of First Instance of the EC in the proceedings for interim relief in Case T-610/97 R
Hanne Norup Carlsen and Others v Council
THE PRESIDENT HAS GIVEN A DECISION IN PROCEEDINGS FOR INTERIM RELIEF CONCERNING THE REFUSAL BY THE COUNCIL TO GRANT CITIZENS ACCESS TO OPINIONS FROM THE LEGAL SERVICES OF THE COUNCIL AND THE COMMISSION.

No 07/98: 19 February 1998 [DA] [DE] [EL] [ES] [FI] [FR] [IT] [NL] [PT] [SV]
Judgment of the Court in Case C-246/96
SPAR Österreichische Warenhandels AG v Finanzlandesdirektion für Salzburg
A LEVY SUCH AS THE 'KAMMERUMLAGE' PROVIDED FOR BY AUSTRIAN LAW AND PAYABLE BY MEMBERS OF CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE IS NOT CONTRARY TO COMMUNITY LAW GOVERNING VALUE ADDED TAX

No 06/98: 19 February 1998 [DA] [DE] [EL] [ES] [FI] [FR] [IT] [NL] [PT] [SV]
Judgment of the Court of First Instance in cases T-369/94 and T-85/95
D.I.R. International Film /Commission
COMPETITION

No 05/98: 12 February 1998 [DA] [DE] [EL] [ES] [FI] [FR] [IT] [NL] [PT] [SV]
Judgment of the Court of Justice in Case C-249/96
Lisa Jacqueline Grant v South-West Trains Ltd
DISCRIMINATION BASED ON SEXUAL ORIENTATION IS NOT COVERED BY THE EQUAL PAY RULES OF THE TREATY

No 04/98: 13 February 1998 [ES]
OFFICIAL VISIT TO THE COURT OF JUSTICE

No 03/98: 12 February 1998 [DE]
Judgment of the Court of Justice in Case C-346/95
Blasi
TAXATION

No 02/98: 3 February 1998 [FR]
Opinion of the Advocate General in the case C-185/95 P
Baustahlgewebe
COMPETITION

No 01/98: 29 January 1998 [FR]
Judgment of the Court of First Instance in Case T-113/96
Dubois
LAW GOVERNING THE INSTITUTIONS