Reports of Cases

2009 I-01335

Subject-matter

Failure of a Member State to fulfil its obligations – Breach of the second paragraph of Article 307 EC – Failure to take the steps necessary to eliminate the incompatibilities between bilateral agreements with non-Member States, concluded before the Member State’s accession to the European Communities, and the EC Treaty – Bilateral agreements concluded by the Kingdom of Sweden with the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, and 16 other countries, concerning investment

Systematic classification scheme

Citations of case-law or legislation

References in grounds of judgment

• EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 10 : paragraphs 10, 11
• EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 56 -P1 : paragraph 27
• EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 56 -P2 : paragraph 27
• EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 57 -P2 : paragraphs 11, 29, 30, 36, 42, 43
• EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 59 : paragraphs 11, 29, 31, 36, 42, 43
• EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 60 -P1 : paragraphs 11, 29, 32, 36, 42, 43
• EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 211 : paragraph 44
• EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 222 -L2 : paragraph 13
• EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 307 -L1 : paragraph 34
• EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 307 -L2 : paragraphs 1, 34, 35, 44, 45
• Treaty of Nice 2001 - Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice : paragraph 13
• Court of Justice - Rules of Procedure (1991) -A61 : paragraphs 9, 12, 13
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -812/79 : paragraph 34
• Court of Justice - Order C -17/98 : paragraph 12
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -84/98 : paragraph 34
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -216/01 : paragraph 34
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -210/03 : paragraph 12
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -138/05 : paragraph 12
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -205/06 : paragraph 43
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -249/06 : paragraph 28

Operative part

• Reference : EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 57 -P2
• Reference : EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 59
• Reference : EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 60 -P1
• Reference : EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 307 -L2

Opinion

Information not available

Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

• 29/05/2006

Date of the Opinion

• 10/07/2008

Date of the hearing

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Date of delivery

03/03/2009

References

Publication in the Official Journal

Application: OJ C 178 from 29.07.2006, p.27

Judgment: OJ C 102 from 01.05.2009, p.2

Name of the parties

Commission v Sweden

Notes on Academic Writings

1. Simon, Denys: Compatibilité avec le droit communautaire originaire des accords bilatéraux conclus par les Etats membres avant leur adhésion à l'Union, Europe 2009 Mai Comm. nº 177 p.9-10 (FR)
2. Pirker, B.: La jurisprudence de la Cour de justice et du Tribunal de première instance. Chronique des arrêts. Arrêt "Commission c. Autriche et Commission c. Suède", Revue du droit de l'Union européenne 2009 nº 2 p.347-352 (FR)
3. Klopschinski, Simon: Die Vereinbarkeit bilateraler Investitionsabkommen zwischen EG-Mitgliedern und Drittstaaten mit Europarecht, European Law Reporter 2009 p.408-416 (DE)
4. Cortés Martín, José Manuel: Jurisprudencia del TJCE, Enero-Abril 2009, Revista de Derecho Comunitario Europeo 2009 p.665-726 (ES)
5. Smrkolj, Maja: Dolžnosti držav članic po 307. členu PES, Pravna praksa 2009 nº 10 p.24-25 (SL)
6. Strik, F.J.S. ; Phil, M.: Transferclausules in bilaterale investeringsovereenkomsten met derde landen in strijd met het EG-Verdrag, Nederlands tijdschrift voor Europees recht 2009 p.193-198 (NL)
7. Adam, Stanislas: Revue des affaires européennes 2009 p.143-152 (FR)
8. Banu, Mihai: Compatibilitatea cu tratatul CE a unor acorduri bilaterale privind investițiile încheiate de state membre cu țǎri terțe, Revista românǎ de drept comunitar 2010 nº 1 p.179-184 (RO)

Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

Information not available

Subject-matter

• External relations
  
• Free movement of capital
  

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

grande chambre (Cour)

Judge-Rapporteur

Bonichot

Advocate General

Poiares Maduro

Language(s) of the Case

• Swedish
  

Language(s) of the Opinion

Information not available