Opinion of the Advocate General — ECLI:EU:C:2007:63
Date: 2007-01-25
Language of the case: German
Based on: Treaty establishing the European Economic Community (1957)
Subject matter: Association Agreement;External relations
Procedure: Reference for a preliminary ruling
Origin: Germany

Summary of the Judgment International agreements – Communities-Poland Association Agreement – Products originating in the Community (Communities-Poland Association Agreement, Protocol No 4, Art. 7(1)(b)) Since Article 7(1)(b) of Protocol No 4 to the Communities-Poland Association Agreement, as amended by Decision No 1/97 of the Association Council established by that agreement, does not make it possible to draw a distinction between simple and more complex matching operations, matching operations of clothing and other used textile products are covered by the concept of simple operations of matching for the purposes of that provision. (see para. 33, operative part)