Order — ECLI:EU:C:2001:228
Date: 2001-05-02
Language of the case: German
Court formation: Full Court
Based on: Treaty establishing the European Economic Community (1957)
Subject matter: Agriculture and Fisheries;External relations;Fruit and vegetables;General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT);Commercial policy;Bananas
Concepts: GATT and WTO;General
Procedure: Reference for a preliminary ruling
Origin: Germany

Summary of the Order 
1. Preliminary rulings — Question to which the answer may be clearly deduced from the 
Court's existing case-law — Application of Article 104(3) of the Rules of Procedure 
(Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice, Art. 104(3» 
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SUMMARY — CASE C-307/99 
2. International agreements — Agreement establishing the World Trade Organisation — 
GATT 1994 —- Direct effect — None — Not possible to rely on the WTO 
agreements to contest the lawfulness of a Community act 
(EC Treaty, Art. 234, first para, (now, after amendment, Art. 307 EC, first para.); 
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994; Council Decision 94/800) 
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