Judgment of the Court of 25 July 1991.

Commission of the European Communities v Kingdom of the Netherlands.

Failure to fulfil obligations - Freedom to provide services - Obligation to use the services of a national undertaking for the production of radio and television programmes - Conditions imposed on the re-transmission of advertising contained in radio or television programmes broadcast from other Member States.

Case C-353/89.


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Reports of Cases

1991 I-04069

Swedish XI/I-00353 Finnish XI/I-00367

Subject-matter

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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-04.04.00 General
B European Community (EEC/EC)
  B-04 Free movement of persons and services
    B-04.04 Freedom to provide services
      B-04.04.00 General
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
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
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
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

  • 17/11/1989

Date of the Opinion

  • 18/04/1991

Date of the hearing

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Date of delivery

25/07/1991


References

Publication in the Official Journal

Application: OJ C 7 from 12.01.1990, p.3

Judgment: OJ C 224 from 29.08.1991, p.3

Name of the parties

Commission v Netherlands

Notes on Academic Writings

  1. Barents, R.: Mediawet in strijd met EEG-Verdrag, Euridica 1991 nº 7 p.7-8
  2. Mortelmans, K.J.M.: De Mediawet en het EEG-Verdrag, Ars aequi 1992 p.45-52
  3. Jongen, François: La législation audiovisuelle néerlandaise au regard du Traité CEE, Cahiers de droit européen 1992 p.644-652
  4. Edelman, Bernard: Recueil Dalloz Sirey 1992 Jur. p.537-540
  5. Feenstra, Jaap: Common Market Law Review 1993 p.424-432
  6. Huglo, Jean-Guy: Libre prestation des services, Gazette du Palais 1995 nº 344-346 Jur. p.19-20
  7. Duijkersloot, A.P.W.: Nationale maatregelen, communautaire grondrechten en de vrij verkeersjurisprudentie, S.E.W. ; Sociaal-economische wetgeving 1997 p.218-224



Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

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Subject-matter

  • Freedom to provide services

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

Cour plénière (Cour)

Judge-Rapporteur

Joliet

Advocate General

Tesauro

Language(s) of the Case

  • Dutch

Language(s) of the Opinion

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