Reports of Cases

1999 I-08395

Subject-matter

Annulment of Council Decision 96/386/EC of 26 February 1996 concerning the conclusion of Memoranda of Understanding between the European Community and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and between the European Community and the Republic of India on arrangements in the area of market access for textile products

Systematic classification scheme

Citations of case-law or legislation

References in grounds of judgment

• Decision 96/386 : paragraphs 1 - 94
• Decision 94/800 : paragraphs 7, 48
• Regulation 3030/93 : paragraphs 15 - 23
• Regulation 3289/84 : paragraph 15
• Regulation 852/95 : paragraph 19
• Regulation 3053/95 : paragraphs 20 - 22
• Regulation 1410/96 : paragraph 22
• Regulation 2231/96 : paragraph 23
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -280/93 -N103 : paragraph 27
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -104/81 -N17 : paragraphs 34 - 35, 42, 44
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -70/87 -N19 : paragraph 49
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -69/89 -N31 : paragraph 49
• Secondary Legislation - Document published in the OJ C series- 31993Y0617(01) : paragraph 55
• EC Treaty (Maastricht), Article 113 -P4 : paragraph 66
• EC Treaty (Maastricht), Article 2 : paragraph 86
• EC Treaty (Maastricht), Article 3 : paragraph 86
• EC Treaty (Maastricht), Article 130A : paragraph 86
• EC Treaty (Maastricht), Article 130B : paragraph 86
• EC Treaty (Maastricht), Article 130C : paragraph 86
• EC Treaty (Maastricht), Article 130D : paragraph 86
• EC Treaty (Maastricht), Article 130E : paragraph 86

Operative part

• Confirms : Decision 96/386

Opinion

• Decision 96/386 : points 1 - 35
  
• Decision 94/800 : points 3, 19, 35
  
• Regulation 3030/93 : point 9
  
• Regulation 3289/94 : points 9, 33
  
• Regulation 3053/95 : point 13
  
• Secondary Legislation - Document published in the OJ C series- 31993Y0617(01) : point 12
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -280/93 : points 14, 17
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -181/73 : points 15, 18
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -21/72 : point 16
  
• EC Treaty (Maastricht), Article 228 -P7 : points 15 - 18
  
• EC Treaty (Maastricht), Article 113 -P4 : point 32
  
• EC Treaty (Maastricht), Article 2 : point 34
  
• EC Treaty (Maastricht), Article 3 : point 34
  
• EC Treaty (Maastricht), Article 130A : point 34
  
• EC Treaty (Maastricht), Article 130B : point 34
  
• EC Treaty (Maastricht), Article 130C : point 34
  
• EC Treaty (Maastricht), Article 130D : point 34
  
• EC Treaty (Maastricht), Article 130E : point 34
  

Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

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Date of the Opinion

• 25/02/1999

Date of the hearing

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Date of delivery

23/11/1999

References

Publication in the Official Journal

Application: OJ C 233 from 10.08.1996, p.1

Judgment: OJ C 47 from 19.02.2000, p.8

Name of the parties

Portugal v Council

Notes on Academic Writings

1. Berrod, Frédérique: Europe 2000 Janvier Comm. nº 2 p. 9-10 + Comm. nº 10 p. 14 (FR)
2. Berrisch, Georg Matthias ; Kamann, Hans-Georg: WTO-Recht im Gemeinschaftsrecht : (k)eine Kehrtwende des EuGH, Europäisches Wirtschafts- & Steuerrecht - EWS 2000 p.89-97 (DE)
3. Toggenburg, Gabriel: WTO: Unmittelbare Anwendbarkeit weiterhin unanwendbar!, European Law Reporter 2000 p.48-51 (DE)
4. Hilf, Meinhard ; Schorkopf, Frank: WTO und EG : Rechtskonflikte vor den EuGH?, Europarecht 2000 p.74-91 (DE)
5. Desmedt, Axel: European Cour of Justice on the Effect of WTO Agreements in the EC Legal Order, Legal Issues of Economic Integration 2000 p.93-101 (EN)
6. Díez-Hochleitner, Javier ; Espósito, Carlos: La falta de eficacia directa de los Acuerdos OMC (A propósito de la sentencia del Tribunal de Justicia de 23 de noviembre de 1999 en el asunto C-149/96, Portugal c. Consejo), Gaceta Jurídica de la U.E. y de la Competencia 2000 nº 206 p.10-23 (ES)
7. Mehdi, Rostane: Chronique de jurisprudence du Tribunal et de la Cour de justice des Communautés européennes. Institutions et ordre juridique communautaire, Journal du droit international 2000 p.455-459 (FR)
8. Zonnekeyn, Geert A.: The Status of the WTO Agreements in the E.C. Legal Order After the Portuguese Textiles Case, International Trade Law & Regulation 2000 p.42-47 (EN)
9. Cannizzaro, Enzo: Accordi confliggenti nel diritto comunitario?, Rivista di diritto internazionale 2000 p.154-157 (IT)
10. Pustorino, Pietro: Osservazioni sulla legittimità degli atti comunitari in base alle norme del GATT, Giustizia civile 2000 I p.959-964 (IT)
11. Zonnekeyn, Geert A.: The status of WTO law in the Community legal order: some comments in the light of the Portuguese Textiles case, European Law Review 2000, Volume 25, Issue 3, p. 293-302 (EN)
12. Zonnekeyn, Geert A.: The Status of WTO Law in the EC Legal Order. The Final Curtain?, Journal of World Trade 2000 nº 3 p.111-125 (EN)
13. Cebada Romero, Alicia: El efecto directo de los acuerdos OMC: la sentencia de 23 de noviembre de 1999 (Portugal c. Consejo, C-149/96) o la obstinación del TJCE, Revista de Derecho Comunitario Europeo 2000 p.171-193 (ES)
14. Berrod, Frédérique: La Cour de justice refuse l'invocabilité des accords OMC: essai de régulation de la mondialisation. A propos de l'arrêt de la Cour de justice du 23 novembre 1999, Portugal c/ Conseil (accords textiles avec le Pakistan et l'Inde, aff. C-149/96, Rec. p.I-8395), Revue trimestrielle de droit européen 2000 p.419-450 (FR)
15. Egli, Patricia ; Kokott, Juliane: American Journal of International Law 2000 p.740-745 (EN)
16. Bonafé, Beatrice I.: Principio di reciprocità ed effetti diretti degli accordi internazionali della C.E.: in margine alla sentenza Portogallo c. Consiglio, Il diritto dell'Unione Europea 2000 p.601-616 (IT)
17. Mengozzi, Paolo: La Cour de justice et l'applicabilité des règles de l'OMC en droit communautaire à la lumière de l'affaire Portugal c. Conseil, Revue du droit de l'Union européenne 2000 nº 3 p. 509-522 (FR)
18. Paulander, Henrik: Domen i målet Portugal mot Rådet: skall WTO-avtalen kunna åberopas vid talan om ogiltigförklaring av EG-rättsakter?, Europarättslig tidskrift 2000 p.499-506 (SV)
19. Ruotolo, Gianpaolo Maria: Organizzazione Mondiale del Commercio e Ordinamento Comunitario nella giurisprudenza recente della Corte di giustizia: un nodo ancora irrisolto, Diritto del commercio internazionale 2000 p.1009-1037 (IT)
20. Desmedt, A.: Rechtstreekse werking van WTO-akkoorden via de achterdeur? De bevoegdheid van de nationale rechter tot de interpretatie van het TRIPS-akkoord na de Dior-zaak, Nederlands tijdschrift voor Europees recht 2001 p.79-83 (NL)
21. Van Eeckhoutte, Dries: The Columbia Journal of European Law 2001 p.280-291 (EN)
22. Vanhamme, J.: S.E.W. ; Sociaal-economische wetgeving 2001 p.397-399 (NL)

Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

Information not available

Subject-matter

• External action
  
• - Common commercial policy
  

Provisions of national law referred to

Information not available

Provisions of international law referred to

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Procedure and result

• Actions for annulment : dismissal on substantive grounds
  

Formation of the Court

Cour plénière (Cour)

Judge-Rapporteur

Kapteyn

Advocate General

Saggio

Language(s) of the Case

• Portuguese
  

Language(s) of the Opinion

• Italian