Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:1997:113
Date: 1997-07-11
Language of the case: Italian
Court formation: Fifth Chamber
Based on: Treaty establishing the European Economic Community (1957)
Subject matter: Agriculture and Fisheries;Oils and fats
Concepts: Olive oil
Procedure: Action for damages - unfounded
Origin: Italy

Summary of the Judgment 
Agriculture — Common organization of the markets — Fats — Olive oil — Marketing within 
the Community — Conditions — Determination of characteristics of olive oil by Regulation No 
1429/92 — No transitional measures for olive oil in bulk — Infringement of the principles of 
protection of legitimate expectations, non-discrimination, proportionality or respect for acquired 
rights — None 
(Commission Regulation No 1429/92) 
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SUMMARY — CASE T-267/94 
By not providing, in its Regulation N o 
1429/92 amending Regulation N o 2568/91 
on the characteristics of various categories of 
olive oil, for transitional provisions in favour 
of traders holding olive oil in bulk under 
suspensory customs arrangements, the Com­
mission did not act illegally in such a way as 
to render the Community liable. In fact, it 
did not infringe the principles of the protec­
tion of legitimate expectations, non­
discrimination or proportionality, or the 
acquired rights of the traders concerned. 
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