Judgment of the Court of 13 December 2001 in Case C-93/00: European Parliament v Council of the European Union (Regulation (EC) No 2772/1999 — Beef labelling system — Competence of the Council)
Date: 2002-02-16
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Council of the European Union, European Parliament, action for annulment (EU), beef, labelling

C 44/4

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

16.2.2002

Articles 4(2) and 9(2) of Directive 97/33/EC of the European
Parliament and of the Council of 30 June 1997 on interconnection
in Telecommunications with regard to ensuring universal service and
interoperability through application of
the principles of Open
Network Provision (ONP) must be interpreted as not precluding the
Member States from authorising national regulatory authorities to
impose on an operator having significant power on the market the ex
ante obligation to provide access to the local subscriber loop and to
offer interconnection at local and higher-level switching centres.

1. Annuls Council Regulation (EC) No 2772/1999 of
21 December 1999 providing for the general rules for a
compulsory beef labelling system;

2. Orders that the effects of those provisions of the contested
regulation pursuant to which the Member States may have
adopted decisions which could be affected by the annulment are
to be regarded as definitive;

(1) OJ C 135 of 13.5.2000.

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

of 13 December 2001

in Case C-93/00: European Parliament v Council of the
European Union (1)

(Regulation (EC) No 2772/1999 — Beef labelling system —
Competence of the Council)

(2002/C 44/06)

(Language of the case: French)

(Provisional translation; the definitive translation will be published
in the European Court Reports)

In Case C-93/00: European Parliament (Agents: C. Pennera and
E. Waldherr) v Council of
the European Union (Agents:
G. Maganza and J. Monteiro), supported by Kingdom of Spain
(Agent: R. Silva de Lapuerta) and by Commission of the
European Communities (Agent: G. Berscheid) — application
for annulment of Council Regulation (EC) No 2772/1999 of
21 December 1999 providing for the general rules for a
compulsory beef labelling system (OJ 1999 L 334, p. 1) — the
Court, composed of: G.C. Rodrı´guez Iglesias, President, P. Jann,
F. Macken, N. Colneric and S. von Bahr (Presidents of
Chambers), A. La Pergola, J.-P. Puissochet, L. Sevo´ n (Rapporte-
ur), M. Wathelet, V. Skouris and J.N. Cunha Rodrigues, Judges;
C. Stix-Hackl, Advocate General; L. Hewlett, Administrator, for
the Registrar, has given a judgement on 13 December 2001,
in which it:

3. Orders the Council of the European Union to pay the costs;

4. Orders the Kingdom of Spain and the Commission of the

European Communities to bear their own costs.

(1) OJ C 135 of 13.5.2000.

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

(Fifth Chamber)

of 13 December 2001

in Case C-131/00 (Reference for a preliminary ruling from
the Länsrätten i Norrbottens län): Ingemar Nilsson v
Länsstyrelsen i Norrbottens län (1)

agricultural

policy — Regulation

(EEC)
(Common
No 3508/92 — Regulation (EEC) No 3887/92 — Integrated
administration and control system for certain Community
aid schemes — Detailed rules for application — Register of
animals not kept up to date by farmer — Penalties)

(2002/C 44/07)

(Language of the case: Swedish)

(Provisional translation; the definitive translation will be published
in the European Court Reports)

In Case C-131/00: Reference to the Court under Article 234
for a
EC by the Länsrätten i Norrbottens län (Sweden)
preliminary ruling in the proceedings pending before that court
between Ingemar Nilsson and Länsstyrelsen i Norrbottens
län on the interpretation of Article 5 of Regulation (EEC)
No 3508/92 of 27 November 1992 establishing an integrated
administration and control system for certain Community aid
schemes (OJ 1992 L 355, p. 1), the Court (Fifth Chamber),