Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 25 October 2017

Polyelectrolyte Producers Group GEIE (PPG) and SNF SAS v European Chemicals Agency

Appeal — Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (REACH) — Article 57 — Substances of very high concern — Identification — Article 2(8)(b) — Exemption — Article 3(15) — Definition of ‘intermediate’ — Acrylamide

Case C-650/15 P



Top of the page Documents in the Case
Document Date Name of the parties Subject-matter Curia EUR-Lex Autres Liens
Judgment (OJ)
01/12/2017 PPG and SNF v ECHA
Judgment
ECLI:EU:C:2017:802
25/10/2017 PPG and SNF v ECHA
Judgment (Summary)
ECLI:EU:C:2017:802
25/10/2017 PPG and SNF v ECHA
Application (OJ)
22/01/2016 PPG and SNF v ECHA
Opinion
ECLI:EU:C:2017:527
06/07/2017 PPG and SNF v ECHA
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Reports of Cases

published in the electronic Reports of Cases (Court Reports - general)

Subject-matter

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Systematic classification scheme

1.
4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.11 Approximation of laws
    4.11.15 Chemicals
      4.11.15.01 Chemical substances (REACH)
        4.11.15.01.05 Substances of very high concern
          4.11.15.01.05.01 Identification procedure
            4.11.15.01.05.01.02 Examination and identification criteria
3 Legal proceedings
  3.08 Procedural rules
    3.08.08 Judgments and orders
      3.08.08.01 Statement of reasons
4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.11 Approximation of laws
    4.11.15 Chemicals
      4.11.15.01 Chemical substances (REACH)
        4.11.15.01.05 Substances of very high concern
          4.11.15.01.05.01 Identification procedure
            4.11.15.01.05.01.02 Examination and identification criteria
4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.11 Approximation of laws
    4.11.15 Chemicals
      4.11.15.01 Chemical substances (REACH)
        4.11.15.01.04 Authorisation requirement


Citations of case-law or legislation

References in grounds of judgment

Operative part

Opinion


Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

  • 04/12/2015

Date of the Opinion

  • 06/07/2017

Date of the hearing

Information not available

Date of delivery

25/10/2017


References

Publication in the Official Journal

Judgment: OJ C 437 from 18.12.2017, p.5

Application: OJ C 48 from 08.02.2016, p.25

Name of the parties

PPG and SNF v ECHA

Notes on Academic Writings

  1. Roset, Sébastien: Reach, Europe 2017 décembre nº 12 p.41 (FR)



Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

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Subject-matter

  • Approximation of laws
  • Environment
  • Public health

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
  • Judgment delivered after setting aside and referral back
  • Appeals : dismissal on substantive grounds

Formation of the Court

première chambre (Cour)

Judge-Rapporteur

Fernlund

Advocate General

Sharpston

Language(s) of the Case

  • English

Language(s) of the Opinion

  • English