Case C-484/00: Reference for a preliminary ruling by the Tribunale Amministrativo Regionale per il. Lazio by judgment of that court of 6 July 2000 in the case of Carlo Balestreri against Azienda di Stato per gli Interventi nel Mercato Agricolo (AIMA) and the Ministry of the Treasury, the Budget and Planning, the other party being Parmalat SpA
Date: 2001-04-21
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: agricultural levy, derogation from EU law, interpretation of the law, milk, milk product, production quota

21.4.2001

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 118/9

(1) May the provisions contained in Articles 1 and 4 of
Council Regulation (EEC) No 3950/92 (1) of 28 December
1992 and Articles 3 and 4 of Commission Regulation
(EEC) No 534/93 (2) of 9 March 1993 be interpreted as
meaning that it is possible, in cases of administrative or
judicial challenge to the relevant measures, to derogate
from the time-limits prescribed for the allocation of
quotas and the operation of adjustments and levies?

If not:

(2) Are the provisions contained in Articles 1 and 4 of
Council Regulation (EEC) No 3950/92 of 28 December
1992 and Articles 3 and 4 of Commission Regulation
(EEC) No 534/93 of 9 March 1993 valid, in the light of
Article 33 (ex 39) of the Treaty, in so far as they do not
provide that derogations may be made from the periods
prescribed by those provisions for the allocation of
individual reference quantities, for adjustments and levies
in cases of administrative or judicial challenge to those
provisions?

(1) OJ L 405 of 31.12.1992, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 57 of 10.3.1993, p. 12.

If not:

(2) Are the provisions contained in Articles 1 and 4 of
Council Regulation (EEC) No 3950/92 of 28 December
1992 and Articles 3 and 4 of Commission Regulation
(EEC) No 534/93 of 9 March 1993 valid, in the light of
Article 33 (ex 39) of the Treaty, in so far as they do not
provide that derogations may be made from the periods
prescribed by those provisions for the allocation of
individual reference quantities, for adjustments and levies
in cases of administrative or judicial challenge to those
provisions?

(3) May Regulations No 3950/92 and 536/93 be interpreted
as meaning that the individual reference quantity need
not necessarily be notified separately to each producer,
but may be communicated in other ways such as the
publication of notices?

(1) OJ L 405 of 31.12.1992, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 57 of 10.3.1993, p. 12.

Reference for a preliminary ruling by the Tribunale
Amministrativo Regionale per il. Lazio by judgment of
that court of 6 July 2000 in the case of Carlo Balestreri
against Azienda di Stato per gli Interventi nel Mercato
Agricolo (AIMA) and the Ministry of the Treasury, the
Budget and Planning, the other party being Parmalat SpA

Reference for a preliminary ruling by the Tribunale
Amministrativo Regionale per il Lazio by order of that
court of 6 July 2000 in the case of Aziende Agricole
Visentin and Others v Azienda di Stato per gli Interventi
nel Mercato Agricolo (AIMA), the other parties to the
proceedings being Ind. Caseificio Silvio Belladelli & Figli
and Others

(Case C-484/00)

(2001/C 118/13)

(Case C-495/00)

(2001/C 118/14)

Reference has been made to the Court of Justice of the
European Communities by judgment of 6 July 2000 of the
Tribunale Amministrativo Regionale per il Lazio, received at
the Court Registry on 29 December 2000, for a preliminary
ruling in the case of Carlo Balestreri against Azienda di Stato
per gli Interventi nel Mercato Agricolo (AIMA) and the Ministry
of the Treasury, the Budget and Planning, the other party being
Parmalat SpA, on the following questions:

Reference has been made to the Court of Justice of the
European Communities by order of 6 July 2000 of the
Tribunale Amministrativo Regionale per il Lazio, received at
the Court Registry on 29 December 2000, for a preliminary
ruling in the case of Aziende Agricole Visentin and Others v
Azienda di Stato per gli
Interventi nel Mercato Agricolo
the other parties to the proceedings being Ind.
(AIMA),
Caseificio Silvio Belladelli & Figli and Others on the following
questions:

(1) May the provisions contained in Articles 1 and 4 of
Council Regulation (EEC) No 3950/92 (1) of 28 December
1992 and Articles 3 and 4 of Commission Regulation
(EEC) No 534/93 (2) of 9 March 1993 be interpreted as
meaning that it is possible, in cases of administrative or
judicial challenge to the relevant measures, to derogate
from the time-limits prescribed for the allocation of
quotas and the operation of adjustments and levies?

(1) May the provisions contained in Articles 1 and 4 of
Council Regulation (EEC) No 3950/92 (1) of 28 December
P92 and Articles 3 and 4 of Commission Regulation
(EEC) No 534/93 (2) of 9 March 1993 be interpreted as
meaning that it is possible, in cases of administrative or
judicial challenge to the relevant measures, to derogate
from the time-limits prescribed for the allocation of
quotas and the operation of adjustments and levies?