Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 25 October 2005.

Federal Republic of Germany (C-465/02) and Kingdom of Denmark (C-466/02) v Commission of the European Communities.

Agriculture - Geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs - The name "feta" - Regulation (EC) No 1829/2002 - Validity.

Joined cases C-465/02 and C-466/02.


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Document Date Name of the parties Subject-matter Curia EUR-Lex Autres Liens
Judgment
ECLI:EU:C:2005:636		 25/10/2005 Germany and Denmark v Commission
Agriculture and Fisheries
- Milk products
  • Agriculture and Fisheries
  • - Milk products
  • - Foodstuffs
  • Consumer protection
  • Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
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Judgment (Summary)
ECLI:EU:C:2005:636		 25/10/2005 Germany and Denmark v Commission
Agriculture and Fisheries
- Milk products
  • Agriculture and Fisheries
  • - Milk products
  • - Foodstuffs
  • Consumer protection
  • Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
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Order
ECLI:EU:C:2005:804		 13/01/2005 Germany and Denmark v Commission
Agriculture and Fisheries
- Milk products
  • Agriculture and Fisheries
  • - Milk products
  • - Foodstuffs
  • Consumer protection
  • Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
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Application (OJ)
08/03/2003 Germany and Denmark v Commission
Agriculture and Fisheries
- Milk products
  • Agriculture and Fisheries
  • - Milk products
  • - Foodstuffs
  • Consumer protection
  • Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
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Opinion
ECLI:EU:C:2005:276		 10/05/2005 Germany and Denmark v Commission
Agriculture and Fisheries
- Milk products
  • Agriculture and Fisheries
  • - Milk products
  • - Foodstuffs
  • Consumer protection
  • Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
EUR-Lex text EUR-Lex bilingual text
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Reports of Cases

2005 I-09115

Subject-matter

Annulment of the decision – Commission Regulation (EC) No 1829/2002 of 14 October 2002 amending the annex to Regulation (EC) No 1107/96 with regard to the name ‘Feta’ (OJ 2002 L 277, p. 10)

Systematic classification scheme

1.
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B European Community (EEC/EC)
  B-11 Approximation of laws
    B-11.05 Protected names
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B European Community (EEC/EC)
  B-11 Approximation of laws
    B-11.05 Protected names
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B European Community (EEC/EC)
  B-20 Acts of the institutions
    B-20.05 Statement of reasons


Citations of case-law or legislation

References in grounds of judgment

Operative part

Opinion


Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

  • 27/12/2002

Date of the Opinion

  • 10/05/2005

Date of the hearing

Information not available

Date of delivery

25/10/2005


References

Publication in the Official Journal

Application: OJ C 55 from 08.03.2003, p.11

Judgment: OJ C 86 from 08.04.2006, p.1

Name of the parties

Germany and Denmark v Commission

Notes on Academic Writings

  1. Bourges, Leticia A.: Queso "Feta": una denominación de origen protegida griega, Gaceta Jurídica de la C.E. y de la Competencia - Boletín 2005 nº 240 p.35-48 (ES)
  2. Mariatte, Flavien: Appellations d'origine et indications geographiques, Europe 2005 Décembre nº 405 Comm. p.14-15 (FR)
  3. Nikolopoulos, T.: Elliniki Epitheorisi Evropaïkou Dikaiou 2005 p.853-857 (EL)
  4. Knaak, Roland: Gemeinschaftsweiter Schutz der Bezeichnung "Feta" für Erzeugnisse aus Griechenland, Zeitschrift für das gesamte Lebensmittelrecht 2006 p.59-66 (DE)
  5. X: Revue de jurisprudence de droit des affaires 2006 p.74 (FR)
  6. Flury, Andrea: Das Ende der Leidensgeschichte? FETA ist im sicheren Hafen der geografischen Ursprungsbezeichnungen angekommen!, European Law Reporter 2006 p.26-27 (DE)
  7. Mok, M.R.: Nederlandse jurisprudentie ; Uitspraken in burgerlijke en strafzaken 2006 nº 268 (NL)
  8. Levin, Marianne: Feta II - Helt grundläggande för skyddet av geografiska ursprungsbeteckningar i EU, Europarättslig tidskrift 2006 p.145-156 (SV)
  9. Anthimos, A.: Armenopoulos 2006 p.157-158 (EL)
  10. Benatti, Cinzia: Il revirement della Corte di giustizia sul caso "Feta", Rivista di diritto agrario 2006 II p.110-129 (IT)
  11. Ventura, Sergio: La tormentata vicenda della denominazione "Feta", Diritto comunitario e degli scambi internazionali 2006 p.497-506 (IT)
  12. Reed, Jeremy: Feta: A Cheese or a Fudge? Federal Republic of Germany v Commission, European Intellectual Property Review 2006 p.535-538 (EN)
  13. Jánošíková, Martina: Rozudok "FETA", Výber z rozhodnutí Súdneho dvora Európskych spoločenstiev 2007 p.97 (SK)
  14. Ruzek, Vincent: Chronique de jurisprudence communautaire agricole (2004-2005), Revue de droit rural 2007 nº 350 p.26-27 (FR)



Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

Information not available

Subject-matter

  • Agriculture and Fisheries
  • - Milk products
  • - Foodstuffs
  • Consumer protection
  • Intellectual, industrial and commercial property

Provisions of national law referred to

Information not available

Provisions of international law referred to

Information not available

Procedure and result

  • Actions for annulment : dismissal on substantive grounds

Formation of the Court

grande chambre (Cour)

Judge-Rapporteur

Cunha Rodrigues

Advocate General

Ruiz-Jarabo Colomer

Language(s) of the Case

  • German, Danish

Language(s) of the Opinion

  • Spanish