Reports of Cases

2000 I-06229

Subject-matter

Annulment of Directive 98/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the legal protection of biotechnological inventions ─ Legal basis (Arts 100a (now, after amendment, Article 95 EC) or 235 EC) ─ Subsidiarity ─ Breach of fundamental rights (human dignity) ─ Principle of collegiality for draft legislation presented by the Commission

Systematic classification scheme

Citations of case-law or legislation

References in grounds of judgment

• EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 242 : paragraphs 39, 40
• EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 243 : paragraphs 39, 40
• Court of Justice - Rules of Procedure (1991) -A83P2 : paragraph 40
• Court of Justice - Order C -117/97 -N24 : paragraph 41
• Court of Justice - Order C -43/98 -N47 : paragraph 45
• Court of Justice - Order C -159/98 -N62 : paragraph 45
• Court of Justice - Order C -329/99 -N75 : paragraph 50
• Court of Justice - Order C -335/99 -N67 : paragraph 51

Operative part

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Opinion

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Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

• 06/07/2000

Date of the Opinion

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Date of the hearing

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Date of delivery

25/07/2000

References

Publication in the Official Journal

Application: OJ C 378 from 05.12.1998, p.13

Order: OJ C 335 from 25.11.2000, p.24

Name of the parties

Netherlands v Parliament and Council

Notes on Academic Writings

1. Brinkhof, J.J.: Bijblad bij de industriële eigendom 2000 p.299-300
2. Speyart, H.M.H.: De biotechnologierichtlijn blijft binden, Nederlands tijdschrift voor Europees recht 2000 p.275-278

Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

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Subject-matter

• Principles, objectives and tasks of the Treaties
  
• Approximation of laws
  
• External relations
  

Provisions of national law referred to

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Provisions of international law referred to

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Procedure and result

• Actions for annulment
  
• Application to suspend adoption or stay execution or application for interim measures : dismissal on substantive grounds
  

Formation of the Court

président de la Cour (Cour)

Judge-Rapporteur

Puissochet

Advocate General

Jacobs

Language(s) of the Case

• Dutch
  

Language(s) of the Opinion

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