Nineteenth annual report on monitoring the application of community law (2001)
Date: 2002-06-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU control, application of EU law, national implementing measure, report, single market

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES

Brussels, 28.6.2002
COM(2002) 324 final

NINETEENTH ANNUAL REPORT ON MONITORING THE
APPLICATION OF COMMUNITY LAW (2001)

NINETEENTH ANNUAL REPORT ON MONITORING THE APPLICATION OF
COMMUNITY LAW (2001)

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1.

1.1.

1.2.

1.3.

1.4.

1.5.

1.6.

1.7.

2.

2.1.

2.2.

Introduction.............................................................................................................. 6

Statistics for 2001..................................................................................................... 7

Improvements in the pre-litigation procedure ........................................................... 9

Transposal of directives.......................................................................................... 10

Applications for derogations from harmonisation measures – Article 95 of the EC
Treaty..................................................................................................................... 10

Application of international agreements adopted by the Community and of the law
derived from such agreements ................................................................................ 11

Graphical overview of all the infringement proceedings commenced or handled by
the Commission during 2001 .................................................................................. 12

Application by the Commission of Article 228 of the EC Treaty (developments in
2000)...................................................................................................................... 14

Situation sector by sector........................................................................................ 16

Economic and financial affairs................................................................................ 16

Businesses .............................................................................................................. 16

2.2.1. Chemicals............................................................................................................... 17

2.2.2.

Pharmaceuticals...................................................................................................... 18

2.2.3. Cosmetics............................................................................................................... 18

2.2.4. Capital goods ......................................................................................................... 19

2.2.5. Motor vehicles, tractors and motorcycles................................................................ 20

2.2.6.

Preventive rules provided for by Directive 98/34/EC .............................................. 20

2.2.7. Other sectors .......................................................................................................... 22

2.3.

Competition............................................................................................................ 22

2.3.1.

Telecommunications............................................................................................... 22

2.3.2.

Postal services ........................................................................................................ 24

2.3.3.

State aid ................................................................................................................. 24

2.4.

2.5.

2.6.

Employment and social affairs................................................................................ 24

Agriculture ............................................................................................................. 26

Energy and transport .............................................................................................. 30

2.6.1.

Internal market for electricity and natural gas ......................................................... 30

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2.6.2.

Energy efficiency ................................................................................................... 30

2.6.3. Oil and gas ............................................................................................................. 31

2.6.4.

External relations in the energy field....................................................................... 31

2.6.5. Road transport ........................................................................................................ 31

2.6.6. Combined transport ................................................................................................ 33

2.6.7.

Inland waterways.................................................................................................... 33

2.6.8. Rail transport.......................................................................................................... 33

2.6.9. Air transport ........................................................................................................... 34

2.6.10. Transport by sea ..................................................................................................... 35

2.7.

2.8.

Information society................................................................................................. 37

Environment........................................................................................................... 39

2.8.1.

Introduction............................................................................................................ 39

2.8.2.

Freedom of access to information ........................................................................... 41

2.8.3.

Environmental impact assessment .......................................................................... 42

2.8.4. Air

................................................................................................................... 43

2.8.5. Water

................................................................................................................... 44

2.8.6. Nature ................................................................................................................... 46

2.8.7. Noise ................................................................................................................... 47

2.8.8. Chemicals and biotechnology ................................................................................. 47

2.8.9. Waste ................................................................................................................... 48

2.8.10. Environment and industry....................................................................................... 50

2.8.11. Radiation protection ............................................................................................... 50

2.9.

Fisheries................................................................................................................. 52

2.10.

Internal market ....................................................................................................... 52

2.10.1. Free movement of goods ........................................................................................ 52

2.10.2. Free movement of services and right of establishment ............................................ 53

2.10.3. The business environment ...................................................................................... 55

2.10.4. Regulated professions (qualifications) .................................................................... 57

2.11.

Regional policy ...................................................................................................... 58

2.11.1. Analysis of causes .................................................................................................. 58

2.11.2. Effects of infringement situations ........................................................................... 58

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2.12.

Taxation and customs union ................................................................................... 58

2.12.1. Customs union........................................................................................................ 58

2.12.2. Direct taxation........................................................................................................ 59

2.12.3. Value added tax...................................................................................................... 60

2.12.4. Other indirect taxes................................................................................................. 62

2.13.

Education, audiovisual media and culture ............................................................... 63

2.13.1. Education ............................................................................................................... 63

2.13.2. Audiovisual media.................................................................................................. 64

2.13.2.1.Progress in transposing the revised Directive .......................................................... 64

2.13.2.2.Application of the Directive.................................................................................... 64

2.13.2.3.Enlargement-related questions................................................................................ 66

2.14.

Health and consumer protection.............................................................................. 66

2.14.1. Veterinary legislation ............................................................................................. 66

2.14.2. Plant health legislation............................................................................................ 67

2.14.3. Legislation on seeds and plants............................................................................... 67

2.14.4. Food legislation...................................................................................................... 67

2.14.5. Animal feedingstuffs legislation ............................................................................. 68

2.14.6. Consumer protection .............................................................................................. 68

2.14.7. Notification of technical rules................................................................................. 69

2.15.

Justice and home affairs.......................................................................................... 69

2.15.1. Establishment of an area of freedom, security and justice ....................................... 69

2.15.2. Monitoring the application of instruments based on Title VI of the EU Treaty........ 70

2.15.3. The Charter of Fundamental Rights ........................................................................ 70

2.15.4. The right of citizens of the Union to move freely .................................................... 71

2.16.

Budget.................................................................................................................... 71

2.16.1. Previously initiated proceedings ............................................................................. 72

2.16.2. New proceedings .................................................................................................... 72

2.17.

Personnel and administration .................................................................................. 72

2.18.

Community statistics .............................................................................................. 72

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ANNEX I:

DETECTION OF INFRINGEMENT CASES

ANNEX II:

INFRINGEMENT PROCEEDINGS - BREAKDOWN BY STAGE REACHED, LEGAL BASIS,
MEMBER STATE AND SECTOR

ANNEX III:

INFRINGEMENTS OF TREATIES, REGULATIONS AND DECISIONS

ANNEX IV –

PROGRESS IN IMPLEMENTING DIRECTIVES

PART 1: DIRECTIVES WITH A DEADLINE FOR TRANSPOSAL IN 2001

PART 2: NOTIFICATION AND NON-NOTIFICATION OF NATIONAL MEASURES
IMPLEMENTING DIRECTIVES

ANNEX IV –

PART 2: SUMMARY TABLE

PART 3: INFRINGEMENTS FOR NON-CONFORMITY

PART 4: INFRINGEMENTS FOR INCORRECT APPLICATION OF NATIONAL MEASURES
IMPLEMENTING THE DIRECTIVES

ANNEX V:

JUDGMENTS OF THE COURT OF JUSTICE UP TO 31.12.2001 NOT YET IMPLEMENTED

ANNEX VI:

APPLICATION OF COMMUNITY LAW BY THE NATIONAL COURTS: A SURVEY

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Each year the European Commission draws up a report on the monitoring of the
application of Community law, in response to requests made by the European
Parliament (Resolution of 9 February 1983) and the Member States (point 2 of
Declaration No 19 annexed to the Treaty signed at Maastricht on 7 February 1992).
The report also responds to the requests expressed by the European Council or the
Council in relation to specific sectors.

1.

INTRODUCTION

Whereas, as the White Paper published by the Commission in 2001 also emphasises,
prime responsibility for applying Community law lies with national administrations
and Courts, it falls to the Commission to monitor the transposal of Community law
where necessary, the compatibility with Community law of the national provisions
transposing that law and the proper application of Community law by various bodies
in the Member States.

The White Paper on European Governance points out that the impact of Community
law “depends on the willingness and capacity of Member State authorities to ensure
that they are transposed and enforced effectively, fully and on time”.

The Commission’s activity in monitoring the application of Community law covers
Community law in its entirety. As such, it is not unusual for the Commission to take
action against a Member State for adopting or maintaining legislation or rules which
are contrary to the fundamental principles of Community law as enshrined in the
Treaties.

framework, cooperation between administrative bodies

Within this
in the
Member States and the Commission forms a vital component of the Commission’s
remit, as vested in it by the Treaties, to act as the guardian of Community law.

In this spirit
the Commission seeks to promote, at all stages of infringement
proceedings, contacts between its departments and the national administrations. The
primary objective of infringement proceedings (Article 226 EC and Article 141
Euratom), particularly in the pre-litigation stage, is to encourage the Member State
involved to comply voluntarily with Community law as quickly as possible. Optimal
exploitation of the pre-litigation stage is thus the best way of achieving the objectives
vested in the Commission by the Treaties.

This duty of cooperation is formally enshrined in Article 10 of the EC Treaty.

The Commission was obliged to activate these provisions on twenty occasions in
2001 when Member States had failed to cooperate on infringement proceedings.
Eight of these sets of proceedings were still ongoing at 31 December 2001. This
represents an increase in relation to 2000, when only seven sets of proceedings were
started under Article 10; four of them were still ongoing at 31 December 2001.
However,
the
Member State in question has repeatedly failed to cooperate; as such, these figures
do not include delays in processing files which result from national administrations
taking an excessive time to reply within the framework of infringement proceedings.

the Commission starts Article 10 proceedings only where

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The Article 10 procedure is not necessary - and therefore is not used - where the
Commission has the information needed to proceed to the next stage of proceedings.

This is why it is vital for the Commission to have the information it needs to carry
out its duties, including outside the framework of direct contact with the authorities
of the Member States.

The numerous complaints received from European citizens constitute essential
information which enables the Commission to carry out its duties properly. In the
interest of ensuring the greatest possible transparency in the management of
complaints submitted by citizens,
the Commission is to publish in 2002 a
consolidated version of the administrative measures it takes in its relations with
complainants in respect of alleged infringements of Community law.

The nineteenth annual report on monitoring the application of Community law
reports on the Commission’s activities in connection with monitoring the application
of Community law in 2001.

With a view to addressing Parliament’s call in its resolution on the eighteenth annual
report for a more analytical, less descriptive approach to the Commission’s work in
this field, this report places the Commission’s monitoring of the application of
Community law, where possible, in the context of the Community’s political and
legislative programme.

A general description of the use made by the Commission of the infringement
procedure as a prelude to formal proceedings takes the following form:

– a statistical overview showing the various stages involved in monitoring the
application of Community law and statistical trends in relation to the previous year
(point 1.1);

– improvements in the pre-litigation procedure (point 1.2);

– transposal by the Member States of Community Directives (point 1.3);

– applications for derogations from harmonisation measures – Article 95 of the EC

Treaty; this section is in response to Parliament’s requests (point 1.4);

– application of the international agreements adopted by the Community and the law
derived from those agreements; this section is in response to Parliament’s request
(point 1.5);

– a graphical overview, by Member State, of all

the infringement proceedings

commenced or handled by the Commission during 2001;

– an overview of the use made by the Commission, since the entry into force of the
Maastricht Treaty, of the penalty mechanism provided for in Article 228 of the
EC Treaty.

1.1.

Statistics for 2001

The statistics for 2001 reflect, once again, a degree of stability in the number of
complaints registered by the Commission: up slightly on 2000 but still below the

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number recorded in 1999. Complaints still form the bulk of infringement proceedings
initiated by the Commission against the Member States, and a corresponding decline
is observed in the number of cases opened by the Commission on the basis of its own
investigations.

The statistics for 2001 can be summed up as follows:

– The total number of infringement cases initiated by the Commission is down

11.65%, the lowest figure since 1999.

– The number of complaints registered by the Commission increased in 2001
(6.12% up on 2000) but remains slightly below the 1999 record. In 2001
complaints accounted for six infringement cases out of ten initiated by the
Commission in that year.

Inversely, the Commission opened a smaller number of cases based on its own
investigations than in previous years. In 2001 there were 273 such cases, excluding
infringement proceedings for failure to communicate national transposal measures.

The number of proceedings for failure to notify is down to the lowest level since
1996.

– 1 050 letters of formal notice were issued in 2001, 25.43% down on 2000, when
1 317 notifications were registered. However, it should be emphasised that because
the backlog in operations for the issue of formal notice had been cleared by the
beginning of 2000, the particularly high number of letters of formal notice based on
failure to communicate national transposal measures had inflated the year's figures.
The 2001 figure should therefore be compared with the 1999 figure (1075),
suggesting a degree of stability.

It should be noted that the time necessary for operations for the issue of formal notice
based on failure to notify had been considerably reduced in 2000 and that this trend
continued in 2001 thanks to the continued development of the Asmodée II
“directives” database.

– The number of reasoned opinions rose in 2001 from 460 to 569, an increase of
23.7%. However, reasoned opinions as a proportion of outstanding files remains
stable (27.80% in 2001 against 23.76% in 2000). The sudden upturn in 2001
therefore seems to be largely due to the considerable increase in the speed of
notification to Member States (reduced from 29 calendar days to approximately
24 hours on average): thus, for the first
the reasoned opinions issued in
December 2001 were notified during that same year. Accordingly, the figures for
2001 represent the total number of reasoned opinions issued in December 2000 and
those issued in December 2001. Only by examining the 2002 figures can the trend be
determined.

time,

– The number of cases referred to the Court of Justice fell by 5.82%, from 172 in
2000 to 162 in 2001. But this slight decrease must be seen against the higher number
of reasoned opinions in 2001 and the reduction in processing times for reasoned
opinion decisions and referral decisions. The rate of referrals is fairly stable (up from
9.77% to 10.33%).

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– Processing times have increased slightly for letters of notice, 73% of them
relating to infringement proceedings commenced in 2001. But they are down for
reasoned opinions, with only 23% of
reasoned opinions served concerning
proceedings commenced in that year, against 14% in 2000. However, the slight
increase in processing times for letters of notice must be relativised in view of the
significant number of letters of formal notice based on failure to notify issued in
2000; the opening of those files is linked to notification of the letter of formal notice;
the only element of complaint, i.e. failure to notify, is established purely on the basis
that the deadline for transposal has passed.

But overall, processing times have not increased. Whereas 49% of cases opened in
2000 were still pending at 31 December 2000, as at 31 December 2001 the
corresponding figure for files opened in 2001 was 45.77%.

– At the same time, the efficiency of the pre-litigation procedure was confirmed by
the number of termination decisions, which stabilised at 1 915 in 2001 (1 899 in
2000);

– Lastly,
the Commission’s policy of transparency intensified in 2000, chiefly
through greater use of the internet as a means of disseminating information (see
below). Since 17 January 2001, the Commission has announced all recent decisions
to issue letters of formal notice and reasoned opinions, to refer cases to the Court of
Justice and to terminate cases on the Secretariat-General’s Europa website at:

http://europa.eu.int/comm/secretariat_general/sgb/droit_com/index_en.htm - infractions

All this information is now freely accessible, whereas it used to be available only to
the Member State concerned. The Commission also issued 93 press releases in 2001.

1.2.

Improvements in the pre-litigation procedure

The two main improvements to infringements proceedings in 2001 concern
compliance with decisions and arrangements for notifying them.

- As stated in the 18th annual report, the Commission has sought to reduce the time
elapsing between the adoption of its infringement decisions and their notification to
the Member States. Thus the streamlining work carried out reduced the time taken to
issue letters of formal notice and reasoned opinions to the Member States concerned
via their Permanent Representation from 29 days to 24 hours.

This was made possible by creating standard models for letters of formal notice and
reasoned opinions and streamlining administrative procedures between the decision
and its notification.

The time taken to comply with referral decisions has also been reduced, but this is
less significant. In most cases this serves for the last contacts with the Member State
concerned in a bid to encourage voluntary alignment rather than refer the matter to
the Court of Justice.

- Improvements to infringement proceedings were also designed to increase the
transparency of decisions adopted by the Commission in the field. As stated in the
previous report, all recent decisions to issue letters of formal notice and reasoned

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opinions, to refer cases to the Court of Justice and to terminate cases are now
available on the Secretariat-General’s Europa server at:

http://europa.eu.int/comm/secretariat_general/sgb/droit_com/index_en.htm - infractions.

Making this information available on the internet makes it more accessible to the
general public and encourages a “peer pressure” effect between Member States.

The frequency of internet updates was also increased; as of July 2001 they take place
every six months.

1.3.

Transposal of directives

The table below gives an overall picture of the rate of notification of national
measures implementing all the directives applicable on 31 December 2001.

As at 31 December 2001 the Member States had on average notified 97.41% of the
national measures needed to implement the directives. This figure represents a clear
improvement in the transposal situation in 2000 (96.59%) and is the highest rate
achieved since 1992.

However, this average rate is below the target of 98.5% set by the Stockholm
European Council for the transposal of internal market legislation. In terms of all
Community legislation for transposal, only Denmark and Spain have reached that
target.

The following table provides an overview of the situation for each Member State.

Member State

Directives applicable
on reference date

Directives for which implementing

measures have been notified

Percentage

notification rate on
31.12.2001

Percentage

notification rate on
31.12.2000

Ranking 2001

Ranking 2000

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15

1
2
5
4
13
8
10
11
3
12
6
14
15
7
9

Denmark
Spain

Sweden
Finland
Italy
Netherlands

Luxembourg
Ireland
Belgium
Portugal
Germany
France
Greece

United Kingdom

Austria

UE 15

1479
1479
1482
1488
1484
1486
1480
1477
1485
1486
1487
1485
1478
1482
1480

1483

1468
1457
1459
1462
1449
1448
1441
1437
1444
1444
1440
1437
1428
1428
1420

1444

99,26%

98,51%

98,45%

98,25%

97,64%

97,44%

97,36%

97,29%

97,24%

97,17%

96,84%

96,77%

96,62%

96,36%

95,95%

97,41%

98,46%

97,99%

97,45%

97,66%

95,65%

96,66%

96,18%

95,90%

97,86%

95,72%

96,86%

95,05%

93,95%

96,85%

96,58%

96,59%

The summary table at the end of Part 2 of Annex IV to this report (Volume V)
shows the detailed transposal rate for each Member State and each sector in 2001.

1.4.

Applications for derogations from harmonisation measures – Article 95 of the
EC Treaty

Article 95(a) to (b) gives Member States the possibility to maintain or introduce
national provisions derogating from harmonisation measures adopted at Community

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level where this is justified by fundamental requirements, in particular the protection
of health or the environment. The Treaty requires the Commission to approve or
reject notifications submitted to it within a six month period. When justified by the
complexity of the matter and in the absence of danger for human health,
the
Commission may extend this period with a further six months.

In 2001, a total of 7 notifications under Article 95(a) to (b) were submitted by the
Member States. They concerned a DE notification under Article 95(5) with regard to
new national provisions going beyond the measures of Directive 1999/51/EC
(prohibiting the marketing and use of organostannic compounds when acting as
biocides in free association antifouling paint), a DE notification under Article 95(4)
with regard to maintaining national provisions derogating from Directive
2000/38/EC (remodelling the pharmacovigilance systems), an NL notification under
Article 95(5) with regard to new national provisions going beyond the measures of
Directive 94/60/EC (harmonising amongst other things the use and marketing of
creosote and similar tar distillates, as well as preparations containing them, by
limiting the content of B[a]P), a UK notification under Article 95(4) with regard to
maintaining national provisions going beyond the measures of Directive 98/79/EC
(harmonising the rules for placing on the market and putting into service of in vitro
diagnostic medical devices), and A, FI and SV notifications under Article 95(4) with
regard to maintaining national provisions derogating from Directive 76/116/EEC as
last amended by Directive 98/97/EC (concerning the maximum admissible content of
cadmium in fertilisers and the prohibition of marketing fertilisers containing higher
cadmium concentrations than nationally fixed in A, FI and SV).

The Commission, in 2001, in its Decision of 13 July 2001, rejected the new draft
German national provisions regarding the use of organostannic compounds in
antifouling products. By its Decision of 18 July 2001, the Commission rejected the
maintenance of the DE national provisions on reporting obligations with regard to
adverse reactions of medicinal products.

Having extended the examination period through its Decision of 13.07.2001, the
Commission approved the NL national provisions relating to the placing on the
market and use of creosote-treated wood by its Decision of 23.01.2002.
Consequently, in accordance with Article 95(7) of the Treaty, the Commission is
already examining the appropriateness to adapt to technical progress, for a second
time, the provisions of Directive 94/60/EC regarding creosote and creosote-treated
wood on the basis of the scientific evidence provided by the Netherlands and the
opinion of the CSTEE given in the matter.

in its Decision of 25 January 2002,

Finally,
the Commission declared the UK
notification for maintaining the measures in the HIV Testing Kits and Services
Regulations 1992, with reference to Article 95(4) of the Treaty, inadmissible. The
Commission is in the process of preparing its Decisions on the Austrian, Finnish and
Swedish notifications with regard to cadmium contents in fertilisers.

1.5.

Application of international agreements adopted by the Community and of the
law derived from such agreements

Pursuant to Article 300(7) of the Treaty, agreements concluded under the conditions
set out in this Article are binding on the institutions of the Community and on
Member States.

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Within that context, the Commission began proceedings against Ireland in 1998 for
infringing Article 5 of Protocol 28 of the Agreement on the European Economic
Area. In violation of that Article, Ireland has failed to approve the Berne Convention
for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works as amended by the Paris Act (1971).
The Commission referred the matter to the Court of Justice on 19 January 2000 and,
in a judgment given on 19 March 2002, the Court concluded that Ireland had failed
to meet its obligations resulting from the combined provisions of Article 300(7) EC
and Article 5 of Protocol 28 annexed to the Agreement on the European Economic
Area. It should be noted that Mr Advocate-General Mischko also rejected the United
Kingdom’s argument concerning the potential impact of the mixed nature of an
agreement on the Commission’s powers in respect of infringement proceedings.

Complaints were also lodged with the Commission concerning the failure by the
United Kingdom and the Netherlands to comply with certain provisions relating to
freedom of establishment and freedom of movement for workers contained in the
European Agreement with Poland.

1.6.

Graphical overview of all the infringement proceedings commenced or handled
by the Commission during 2001

The three tables below show the numbers of infringement proceedings in motion on
31 December 2001, at the three separate stages: letter of formal notice, reasoned
opinion and referral to the Court of Justice.

Table 2.3.1. Cases in motion on 31.12.2001 in which infringement proceedings have been commenced,

by Member State

250

200

150

136

146

140

132

100

50

0

40

191

182

94

80

70

129

98

116

58

57

B

DK

D

EL

E

F

IRL

I

L

NL

A

P

FIN

S

UK

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Table 2.3.2. Cases in motion on 31.12.2001 for which a reasoned opinion has been sent,

by Member State

125

106

80

81

68

70

69

60

69

52

47

43

18

23

23

B

DK

D

EL

E

F

IRL

I

L

NL

A

P

FIN

S

UK

Table 2.3.3. Referrals in motion on 31.12.2001,
by Member State

57

53

34

28

26

27

23

4

17

15

15

14

6

B

DK

D

EL

E

F

IRL

I

L

NL

A

P

FIN

22

UK

6

S

140

120

100

80

60

40

20

0

60

50

40

30

20

10

0

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1.7.

Application by the Commission of Article 228 of the EC Treaty (developments
in 2000)

In 2001 the Commission explained the method whereby it calculated the amount of
penalty payments proposed to the Court within the framework of referrals pursuant
to Article 228 EC. This method is set out in two Commission notices of 19961 and
1997.2 In 2001 the Commission clarified how it proceeds in fixing the length of the
infringement (from the date of the first Court judgment) at 0.1 point per month of
delay as from the seventh month of the judgment's being delivered, within the limits
laid down by its 1997 notice.

The Commission also adopted three second referral decisions with demands for
penalty payments from Spain, France and Luxembourg.

The fields covered by these decisions were very diverse: one concerned the
environment (Spain), one fisheries (France) and one transport (Luxembourg).

The diversity of areas concerned shows that the second referral procedure with
penalty payments is no longer, as it once was, mainly limited to the environmental
and social fields and therefore covers the whole range of infringements.

It should also be noted that the second referral decision against France is the first in
the fisheries field.

€

Several files were also wound up in 2001 after the Member States concerned had
taken steps to comply with the Court judgment. One such example was the file on the
Kouroupitos rubbish tip, the only case to date in which the Court has required a
Member State to make penalty payments. Given that measures to implement the first
Court judgment were adopted by the Greek authorities on 26 February 2001, the
latter paid a total of
5 400 000 in penalty payments for the period from July 2000 to
March 2001. This case concerned Greece’s failure to take the necessary measures to
ensure the elimination of toxic and dangerous waste in the Chania region of Crete
(more specifically, closure of the illegal rubbish tip located at the mouth of the river
Kouroupitos),
the obligations imposed by Council Directive
75/442/EEC of 15 July 1975 on waste and Council Directive 78/319/EEC of 20
March 1978 on toxic and dangerous waste.

in violation of

In 2001 the Commission also closed previous cases for which a solution designed to
ensure compliance with the Court judgment was provided by the Member State
concerned.

No file in which a second referral decision was taken in 2000 or previously is still
pending.

The summary table below lists the decisions taken by the Commission for second
referrals since the procedure was introduced by the Maastricht Treaty (and the
outcome in each case).

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2

Information from the Commission - Memorandum on applying Article 171 of
OJ C 242, 21.8.1996 p. 6.
Information from the Commission - Method of calculating the penalty payments provided for pursuant
to Article 171 of the EC Treaty, OJ C 63, 28.2.1997 p. 2.

the EC Treaty

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MS

Subject-matter

Year/No

Initial judgment
(226/EC)

Proposed
penalty
€

per day)

(

Date of
Commission
decision

Status

B

Wild birds

1990/0291

08/07/1987

Financing
(nationality)

of

students

1989/0457

03/05/1994

7 750

43 400

10/12/1997

terminated

22/12/1999

terminated

DE

Surface water

1987/0372

17/10/1991

158 400

29/01/1997

terminated

E

EL

Wild birds

Groundwater

1986/0222

03/07/1990

1986/0121

28/02/1991

Impact Directive

1990/4710

22/10/1998

Dir. 76/160/EC – Quality
of bathing water

1989/0418

12/02/1998

26 400

264 000

237 600

45 600

29/01/1997

terminated

29/01/1997

terminated

21/12/2000

case dropped

23/05/2001

in motion

Private
(nationality)

Certificates
education

schools

1989/0165

15/03/1988

61 500

10/12/1997

terminated

of

higher

1991/0668

23/03/1995

41 000

10/12/1997

terminated

Public service contracts

1993/0711

02/05/1996

Kouroupitos waste dump

1989/0138

07/04/1992

39 975

24 600

24/06/1998

terminated

26/06/1997

terminated

Access to public service
jobs

1991/0583

02/07/1996

judgment of
4.7.2000 =

20 000

57 400

01/07/1999

terminated

F

failure

Fisheries
to
-
monitor compliance with
technical
conservation
measures

1984/0445

11/06/1991

316 500

20/12/2001

in motion

Defective products

1989/0146

13/01/1993

Wild birds

1984/0121

27/04/1988

Night work (women)

1990/2109

13/03/1997

I

Radiation protection

1990/0240

09/06/1993

Waste management plan

1988/0239

13/012/1991

Urban waste water

1993/0786

12/12/1996

1996/0997

11/11/1999

158 250

105 500

142 425

159 300

123 900

185 850

88 500

31/03/1998

terminated

24/06/1998

terminated

21/04/1999

case dropped

29/01/1997

terminated

29/01/1997

terminated

02/12/1998

terminated

21/12/2000

terminated

Safety at sea; prevention
of pollution and living
and working on board
vessels

L

Access to public service
jobs

1991/0222

02/07/1996

14 000

02/12/1998

terminated

Medical
board vessels

assistance

on

1995/0142

29/10/1998

6 000

22/12/1999

terminated

Investigation
aviation
incidents

of

accidents

1997/0107

16/12/1999

9 000

20/12/2001

in motion

civil
and

UK

Quality of bathing waters
(Blackpool & Southport)

1986/0214

14/07/1993

106 800

21/12/2000

case dropped

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2.

SITUATION SECTOR BY SECTOR

2.1.

Economic and financial affairs

Free movement of capital

Broadly speaking, freedom of capital movements is satisfactorily secured both within
the European Community and in relation to non-member countries. The number of
infringement cases pending fell slightly during the report period, although some of
them concern substantial barriers to the smooth operation of the single market and
are at an advanced stage in the procedure.

The Court gave only one judgment in the field of the free movement of capital,
finding that a national rule requiring a mortgage securing a debt payable in the
currency of another Member State to be registered in the national currency was
incompatible with Community law.3

A fair number of the significant infringement proceedings concern the special rights
enjoyed by Member States to control firms in the public utilities sector (energy,
telecoms, etc.), and the issues involved are crucially important from the standpoint of
integration of the single market. Following the first judgment4 handed down by the
Court in this area, three other similar infringement proceedings were brought, on
which the Advocate General delivered his opinion5 on 3 July. The Court’s judgment
will make it possible to fine-tune the interpretation given to the freedom to invest
within the Community and determine what action should be taken with regard to
other similar cases which are at a less advanced stage in the procedure.

Proceedings are continuing against a number of restrictions on the acquisition of real
property by non-residents in certain Member States. These infringements, which
show that the Community real-estate market is still relatively fragmented, seriously
limit the exercise of fundamental freedoms by EU citizens. Other cases are still
pending against restrictions on the investment activities of supplementary pension
funds.

The rules applied by one Member State concerning the reporting of cross-border
payments, and in particular the proportionality of the fines for non-compliance with
this administrative obligation, are also the subject of infringement proceedings in
which it was decided to refer the matter to the Court of Justice.

2.2.

Businesses

Overview

3

4

5

Case C-464/98 – ‘National rules prohibiting the registration of mortgages in foreign currencies’ –
judgment given on 11 January 2001.
Case C-58/99 – ‘Privatisation of public undertakings – Grant of special powers’ – judgment given on
23 May 2000.
Cases C-367/98, C-483/99 and C-503/99 – ‘Privatisation of strategic undertakings – Restrictions on
shareholding and involvement in management – Specific holdings and powers of the State’ – opinion
delivered on 3 July 2001.

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As at the end of the report period, the Enterprise DG was responsible for managing
470 directives, of which 452 were in force at that date. Complaints and infringements
relating to those directives accounted for nearly 4% of the total number of
infringements dealt with by the Commission during the year; the Enterprise DG
noted a decrease in its caseload in comparison with the previous year.

This is chiefly due to the fact that Member States transposed a large number of
directives in respect of which infringement proceedings for failure to transpose had
been initiated.

infringement cases,

Although there were fewer
failure to transpose directives
continues to be a major problem for both businesses in the sectors concerned (namely
motor vehicles, chemicals and capital goods) and consumers of the goods produced,
who are unable to take full advantage of the single market. The transposal rate
currently varies between 95.19% and 99.12% according to the Member State. Most
infringement proceedings for failure to transpose concern the motor vehicle sector,
followed by the chemical
transposal of
Community law in the industrial field would enable the single market to function
more smoothly.

industry. There is no doubt

that full

The difficulties encountered in transposing directives can often be ascribed to the
fact that the officials responsible for negotiating them are not the same as those in
charge of drafting the national transposal measures and subsequently ensuring that
they are applied in practice.

An increase in instances of
furthermore noted. Most of these cases concerned capital goods.

incorrect application and faulty transposal was

The Enterprise DG reacted to this development by systematically entering cases of
incorrect application and faulty transposal on the agenda for package meetings
organised by the Secretariat-General concerning the transposal of directives.

In statistical terms, it is worth noting that infringement proceedings were opened in
80% of the cases examined by the Enterprise DG, the same high proportion as in
2000. The rate of referral to the Court also remained constant at 8% of the total
number of cases examined.

Analysis by sector

2.2.1. Chemicals

Cases of failure to transpose directives in the chemicals sector fell markedly during
the year: proceedings were terminated in 23 cases, 17 of which related to directives
whose transposal deadline expired in 2000. However, since there is only one
directive with a transposal deadline that expired in 2001, it is too early to conclude
that a trend is emerging towards a high transposal rate within a reasonable timescale.

This catching-up process appears to confirm that the main reason for the failure to
report measures is that the procedures for transposing directives into national law
have lagged behind schedule, rather than other factors.

The only case of non-transposal that cannot apparently be ascribed to delays in the
transposal process relates to explosives (Directive 93/15/EEC). This case is currently

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being examined under the procedure laid down in Article 228 of the Treaty following
the judgment delivered by the Court in March 2000 finding that France had failed to
fulfil its obligation to transpose the directive (Case C-327/98). It would nevertheless
appear that transposal measures are in the process of being adopted.

As far as faulty transposal or
two new
infringement cases were opened. These relate to the infringement of certain
directives laying down restrictions on the marketing and use of dangerous substances
(oil lamps, arsenic compounds) or rules on the labelling of dangerous preparations.

incorrect application are concerned,

Two cases of faulty transposal or incorrect application concern Directive 93/15/EC
on the placing on the market and supervision of explosives for civil use and involve
the Commission decided on
France and Germany.
23 October to refer the matter to the Court.

In the case of Germany,

2.2.2.

Pharmaceuticals

All proceedings for failure to transpose directives in the pharmaceuticals sector were
terminated during the year. Nevertheless, problems remain with the interpretation
and application of the pharmaceuticals directives by the national authorities,
particularly in the case of the “transparency” directive (Directive 89/105/EEC
relating to the transparency of measures regulating the prices of medicinal products
for human use and their inclusion in the scope of national health insurance systems).
The directive offers procedural guarantees, together with precise deadlines, with
regard to the setting of prices and the level of reimbursement of medicinal products.

Many of the Member States do not comply with the directive’s requirements, with
special reference to the deadlines for adopting and notifying decisions on prices of
medicinal products, the obligation to give reasons for decisions taken that are based
on objective and verifiable criteria,
the availability of remedies for contesting
decisions taken, or the conditions in which positive lists of medicinal products
covered by the national health insurance system are drawn up.

Among the proceedings initiated against Member States for
infringement of
Directive 89/105/EEC, it is worth mentioning the judgment delivered by the Court on
27 November against Austria, while a case against Finland is also before the Court. It
was also decided to refer the case against Belgium to the Court, whereas the referral
decision concerning Greece is currently suspended in view of discussions in progress
between the Commission and the Greek authorities. Intensive discussions are also
ongoing with other Member States on the subject of application of this directive.

Apart from application of the transparency directive, two major proceedings against
Belgium and Italy are still ongoing. The cases relate to the application of Directive
89/381/EEC on medicinal products derived from human blood or human plasma and
the conditions for suspending marketing authorisations for medicinal products in
Italy. In both cases the Commission addressed a supplementary reasoned opinion to
the Member State concerned.

2.2.3. Cosmetics

The Commission observed real progress during the year in the transposal of
Community rules on cosmetics and was able to terminate a large number of

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infringement proceedings against Member States for
failure to notify national
measures transposing directives. All Member States have notified national measures
implementing Directives 2000/6/EC and 2000/11/EC adapting to technical progress
Directive 76/768/EEC and only a few Member States have not yet
transposed
Directives 97/18/EC and 2000/41/EC postponing the date from which experiments
on animals are prohibited for ingredients or combinations of ingredients.

It also observed some progress in the application of Community rules on cosmetics,
having had to handle no new infringement cases.

2.2.4. Capital goods

In the mechanical and electrical engineering sectors (including personal protection
equipment), given that the latest directive to be adopted dates from 1999 (Directive
1999/5/EC on radio equipment and telecommunications terminal equipment and the
mutual recognition of their conformity), few cases of failure to transpose remain. The
situation regarding Directive 1999/5/EC is as follows:

– France, Germany, Ireland and Italy have now transposed the directive into
their national law, enabling the infringement proceedings against them to be
terminated, and only Greece has not yet done so. The Commission brought an
action against Greece before the Court of Justice on 18 July for failure to
transpose the directive.

Major progress was achieved in remedying instances of incorrect application or
faulty transposal of directives: over 60% of infringement proceedings pending in this
area were terminated during the year. A combination of frequent direct contacts with
the officials responsible for the issues involved in the national administrations and
strict application of the remedies available to the Commission under Article 226 of
the EC Treaty yielded satisfactory results. In the area of market surveillance in
particular, Member States acted more effectively than in the past and carried out the
necessary checks.

In the field of measuring instruments, outstanding infringements usually relate only
to failure to transpose directives; as regards pressure vessels and medical devices,
most of the infringements involve incorrect application of the directives.

And in the case of gas appliances, the infringement proceedings pending relate
exclusively to incorrect application of Directive 90/396/EEC on appliances burning
gaseous fuels.

Regarding cases of failure to notify national transposal measures, the situation is as
follows:

– It was decided on 20 December to refer Germany’s failure to transpose

Directive 97/23/EC on pressure vessels to the Court of Justice.

– For Directive 98/79/EC on in vitro diagnostic medical devices, all

the
Member States have notified national transposal measures except for France,
which should complete its transposition in 2002.

– It was decided to send Greece and Portugal a reasoned opinion on account of
their failure to transpose Directive 1999/103/EC on units of measurement.

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Member States did not usually encounter particular problems in transposing the
above three directives into national law; delays in transposal appear to have been
caused, at least partly, by the complexity of their procedures.

As regards cases where national law conflicts with the directives, the situation is as
follows:

– A letter of formal notice under Article 228 was sent to Italy concerning the
non-conformity of its national rules with Directive 90/396/EEC on appliances
burning gaseous fuels in the wake of the judgment delivered by the Court in
1999 finding that Italy’s rules were incompatible with Community law (Case
C-97/112).

– A letter of formal notice was addressed to Portugal concerning non-conformity

of national legislation with Directive 93/42/EEC on medical devices.

2.2.5. Motor vehicles, tractors and motorcycles

A satisfactory pace has been reached in the transposal of directives governing the
type-approval of motor vehicles, agricultural or forestry tractors and motorcycles. A
major reason for this appears to be that, in contrast to the previous year, 2001
witnessed a smaller number of directives (11) reaching transposition deadlines. This
resulted in a markedly lower legislative burden in the Member States. The initiation
of infringement proceedings is generally sufficient to secure the transposition of
directives within a reasonable deadline, obviating the need for further action in the
Court of Justice.

Nonetheless it is to be noted that on 15 March the Court delivered a judgment in
Case C-83/00 declaring that, by failing to adapt
regulations and
administrative measures in order to fulfil the requirements of Directive 97/24/EC on
certain components and characteristics of two or three-wheel motor vehicles, the
Netherlands had failed to comply with its obligations under the EC Treaty.

its laws,

Thanks to the adoption of road traffic amending legislation in Austria, a number of
infringement cases arising from that Member State’s failure to transpose directives
on time can now be closed.

Owing both to the complexity of legislation and to constantly evolving technology,
the type-approval of vehicles gives rise to frequent difficulties in interpretation. The
Commission notes with satisfaction that the type-approval authorities themselves
make frequent recourse to well-established mutual
information and discussion
networks in order to resolve potential difficulties in the application of the legislative
provisions. The Commission works closely with Member States in order to identify
those instances where the legislative framework is in possible need of amendment.

2.2.6.

Preventive rules provided for by Directive 98/34/EC

to the Commission, and to each other,

The Enterprise DG is also responsible for administering Directive 98/34/EC. The
directive establishes a notification procedure which requires Member States to
their drafts of new technical
submit
regulations for monitoring of compliance with internal market rules before they are
finally adopted. The notification procedure is an essential tool for preventing barriers
to trade being created and for sharing information.

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During the year the Commission received 530 drafts of technical regulations (of
which 25 relating to rules on information society services and the rest relating to
products) which were scrutinised by the relevant departments. These were fewer than
in 2000, chiefly as a result of the drop in the number of notifications in the
and
telecommunications
telecommunications terminal equipment, which had to be transposed by April 2000,
required Member States to notify their radio interfaces, something which they did
mainly in 2000.

sector: Directive 1999/5/EC on radio

equipment

Nevertheless, there was a slight increase in the number of cases which prompted the
Commission to issue a detailed opinion recommending changes to the planned
measure in order to eliminate any unjustified barriers to the free movement of goods
or information-society services which might arise as a result. This shows that,
although the number of draft technical regulations fell, their complexity and the
barriers to free movement which they are liable to create was on the increase.
Alongside infringements of the EC Treaty a large proportion of the detailed opinions
issued by the Commission pointed out
the projects notified could breach
Community directives connected with the free movement of information-society
products or services.

that

In fifteen or so cases the directive also helped to facilitate Community harmonisation
by precluding the adoption of national measures that could have entrenched the
positions of certain Member States when common solutions were being sought. Most
of these cases concerned matters covered by the proposal for a directive on
measuring instruments (COM(2000) 566 final) and the proposal for a directive on the
animal-health requirements applicable to non-commercial movement of pet animals
(COM(2000) 529 final).

When the Commission discovers a breach of Directive 98/34/EC, either because a
legislative instrument containing technical regulations has been adopted without
being notified under the directive, or because the standstill periods provided for by
the directive have not been complied with, it starts a dialogue with the Member State
concerned in order to see that the situation is rectified (e.g. through the notification
of a new draft) or commences infringement proceedings. At the end of the year
preparatory work was under way on around fifteen procedures of this type, notably in
the field of information-society services, which have also been subject
to the
notification procedure since 5 August 1999. The increase in the number of
infringements in the information-society services field is due to the fact that this is a
new and complex sector in which the Member States are still having difficulty in
ensuring that Directive 98/34/EC is correctly applied.

the relationship between detailed opinions

In its judgment of 15 February in Case C-230/99 Commission v France, the Court of
Justice spelled out
issued under
Directive 98/34/EC and letters of formal notice sent to Member States pursuant to
Article 226 of the EC Treaty as part of infringement proceedings. The Court held that
a detailed opinion under Directive 83/189/EEC (consolidated by Directive 98/34/EC)
could not be regarded as equivalent to a letter of formal notice since, when it was
issued, the Member State to which it is addressed could not have committed an
infringement of Community law as the instrument in question existed only in draft
form.

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To improve the dialogue with firms, projects notified are
http://europa.eu.int/comm/enterprise/tris/index_en.htm.

accessible

at

2.2.7. Other sectors

In the other sectors for which the Enterprise DG is responsible (such as textiles, toys,
construction, tourism, etc.) very few infringements were observed. The following
three cases are to be mentioned:

– The Commission sent Belgium a letter of

formal notice for

incorrect

application of Directive 94/25/EC on recreational craft.

– The last set of infringement proceedings still ongoing in the construction
sector regarding quality controls on certain steel imports into Greece was
terminated following the adoption by the Greek authorities of a ministerial
decision amending the legislation at issue.

– It was decided to refer to the Court

the case against Italy concerning
concessions on entrance fees for Italian museums and monuments applicable
only to Italian nationals.

2.3.

Competition

In 2001 the Commission took decisions on 36 cases dealt with by the
Directorate-General for Competition.6 In 32 of them the case was closed and in the
remaining ones it was decided to bring the defaulting Member State before the Court
of Justice. Although it is hard to draw any wide-ranging conclusions from these
figures, it is safe to state that in general, Member States take steps to comply with EC
competition law. Indeed, competition cases represent no more than a small fraction
of the alleged infringements of EC law by Member States which the Commission is
currently examining. Most of the complaints lodged with the Commission appear
unfounded, do not take priority as they have no Community dimension or can be
dismissed because they are being dealt with appropriately by the Member State
concerned at the time the Commission makes its assessment. A large proportion of
the infringement cases examined by the Directorate-General for Competition relate
to the enforcement of competition directives in the telecommunications field or on
the transparency of financial relations between Member States and their public
undertakings. Finally, there is a growing number of cases concerning services of
general
restrictions of
competition do not exceed what is necessary to guarantee the effective performance
of the tasks assigned to the service operators.

interest, where the Commission needs to ensure that

2.3.1.

Telecommunications

The Commission continued to monitor
the effective implementation in the
Member States of directives in the competition field based on Article 86(3) of the
EC Treaty, as well as establishment of the regulatory framework in Greece following
from
the full

liberalisation of telecommunications markets which took effect

6

Please note that this report does not cover the Commission’s examination of alleged infringements of
EC state aid rules.

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1 January. It pressed ahead with proceedings under Article 226 already initiated
against certain Member States.

It also examined closely effective application of the directives in conjunction with
the Member States and other interested parties as part of the preparation of the
seventh report,
the
telecommunications regulatory package.7

adopted on 28 November, on the

implementation of

At the end of the year 20 infringement proceedings were still ongoing against
Member States that had failed to transpose the directives correctly or to notify any
transposal measures, and proceedings were terminated in six cases.

The Commission pressed ahead in particular with proceedings against Luxembourg
concerning rights of way and brought an action against that Member State before the
Court of Justice in February for having failed to adopt clear-cut rules ensuring
non-discriminatory treatment of operators with regard to rights of way.

On 16 October the Court of Justice held in the Commission’s favour
in the
proceedings it had brought against Portugal and Greece. In the judgment concerning
Portugal (Case C-429/99) the Court confirmed that call back services did not
constitute voice telephony within the meaning of Directive 90/388/EEC and that the
Portuguese Government was therefore wrong to reserve them for the incumbent
operator pending telecoms liberalisation. In the judgment concerning Greece (Joined
in accordance with
Cases C-396/99 and C-397/99)
Directive 90/388 access to the telecommunications market could be restricted only
on the grounds of a lack of available frequencies. Where access was conditional on
obtaining a licence, the Member State had to ensure that the procedures for obtaining
a licence were transparent and made public and that they were applied on the basis of
objective criteria and in a non-discriminatory manner.

the Court confirmed that

On 6 December the Court ruled in a dispute between the Commission and France
concerning the arrangements for financing the universal service in force in that
country since 1997. The Commission had referred the dispute to the Court
in
April 2000. The Court upheld the Commission’s view entirely, finding that the
French arrangements did not comply with the principles of proportionality,
objectivity and transparency required by the directives and that France had also
failed to fulfil its obligations as regards tariff rebalancing.

Again on the issue of the tariff rebalancing required by Directive 96/19/EC, the
Commission moved forward in the infringement proceedings against Spain by
sending it a supplementary reasoned opinion in July. This document laid particular
emphasis on the inconsistency between the completely unbundled tariffs for access to
the local
in December 2000, and the price cap scheme adjusted in
May 2001, which continued to risk causing a cost/price squeeze until 2003, thereby
undermining the results of unbundling. The measures announced by the Spanish
response to the supplementary reasoned opinion were
authorities
unsatisfactory and the Commission accordingly referred the matter to the Court of
Justice on 21 December.

loop, set

in their

7

COM(2001) 706 final.

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In July a reasoned opinion was issued to Italy for failure to communicate before the
prescribed deadline its measures transposing Directive 1999/64/EC on cable
television networks. No reaction to its reasoned opinion having been received, the
Commission decided on 20 December to refer Italy to the Court.

2.3.2.

Postal services

In the postal sector, on 23 October the Commission adopted a decision under
Article 86(3) of the EC Treaty on scrutiny of the relations between the French postal
operator La Poste and firms specialised in providing mail preparation services. The
Commission found that La Poste faced a conflict of interests in its relations with
private mail preparation firms in that it was both a competitor and, on account of its
postal monopoly, an unavoidable partner for such firms. The Commission took the
view that this conflict of interest encouraged La Poste to abuse its dominant position.
As French law did not provide for sufficiently effective or independent scrutiny to
the Commission concluded that France had
neutralise this conflict of interest,
infringed Article 86 read in conjunction with Article 82 of the EC Treaty.

2.3.3.

State aid

The Commission examined the
by
Member States and opened infringement proceedings against all of them for failure
to communicate such measures within the deadline laid down by the directive. On
it was able to drop the proceedings against Austria, Denmark,
20 December
Germany and the United Kingdom following the notification of such measures.

transposal of Directive

2000/52/EC8

2.4.

Employment and social affairs

The cases for which the Directorate-General for Employment and Social Affairs is
responsible relate to a range of different fields (free movement of workers, equal
treatment of men and women, working conditions and health and safety at work) and
legal instruments (the Treaty, regulations and directives). The following general
remarks can be made: in the field of the freedom of movement for workers, the
problems encountered are above all specific issues relating to the incorrect
application of certain Treaty provisions and regulations, whereas in other areas
(equal treatment of men and women, working conditions and health and safety at
work) problems have to do mainly with the non-conformity, and occasionally the
failure to communicate, national measures transposing directives.

Analysis of experience in dealing with infringements nevertheless reveals that their
causes and origins are varied. The role of the social partners, who participate fully in
the preparation and implementation of social legislation, is also worth mentioning in
this context. There would therefore seem to be no “one size fits all” solution, and a
case-by-case approach is called for.

The most significant individual cases are outlined below.

In the field of the free movement of persons, problems remain here and there owing
to incorrect application of the relevant provisions of the Treaty and Regulations Nos

8

Commission Directive of 26 July 2000 amending Directive 80/723/EEC on the transparency of
financial relations between Member States and public undertakings.

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1408/71 and 1612/68. A large number of proceedings already opened were
continued. One example is the difficulty of obtaining recognition of work experience
in the public service in several Member States (a reasoned opinion was sent to
Belgium, France and Germany, while the case against Austria is continuing and it
was decided to refer Ireland to the Court of Justice). The cases against France
concerning the deduction of
the “contribution sociale généralisée” and the
“contribution pour le remboursement de la dette sociale” from the income of frontier
workers are being pursued under Article 228 of the Treaty following the judgments
delivered by the Court.9 Although steps have since been taken to comply with the
Court’s judgments, there are still practical problems to do with the reimbursement
arrangements and limitation periods which have prevented the cases being closed.
Italy having failed to communicate any national measures taken in order to comply
with the Court’s ruling10 against
that Member State for non-recognition of the
acquired rights of former foreign-language assistants by certain Italian universities,
the proceedings in question are also continuing under Article 228 of the Treaty. On
proceedings
the
concerning
reimbursement of university registration fees unduly charged to students from other
Member States, which were being continued under Article 228, were closed
following positive developments.

against Belgium11

infringement

hand,

other

As regards equal treatment of men and women, the proceedings against France under
Article 228 of the Treaty concerning the ban on night work for women in industry
were finally terminated following the adoption of national measures lifting the ban.
transposing Directive
France also having communicated national measures
96/97/EC12 and complied with the Court’s judgment,13 the proceedings still ongoing
against it under Article 228 were closed. Proceedings against Greece for failure to
it had failed to communicate
comply with the Court’s judgment finding that
measures transposing the same directive14 are continuing, however. The case against
Greece for incorrect application of Directives 75/117/EEC and 79/7/EEC (failure to
repeal, with retroactive effect, provisions of collective agreements making the
payment of family and marriage allowances to female workers subject to conditions
not required of married male workers)15 is also being pursued under Article 228 of
the Treaty. A reasoned opinion was addressed to the UK authorities concerning
faulty transposal of Directive 96/34/EC on parental leave.16

On working conditions, there are still problems to do with the non-conformity of
measures transposing Directive 77/187/EEC17 in Italy (where it does not apply in
certain crisis situations, such as a court-approved composition with creditors or the
special administration procedure) and it was decided to refer the matter to the Court.
Proceedings against France were dropped following the steps it took to comply with
Court rulings against it for failure to communicate measures transposing Directives

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

Judgments of 15 February 2000 in Cases C-169/98 and C-34/98.
Judgment of 26 June 2001 in Case C-212/99.
For failure to comply with the judgment of 3 May 1994 in Case C-47/93.
Amending Directive 86/378/EEC on the implementation of the principle of equal treatment for men and
women in occupational social security schemes.
Judgment of 8 July 1999 in Case C-354/99.
Judgment of 14 December 2000 in Case C-457/98.
Judgment of 28 October 1999 in Case C-187/98.
See also the request for a preliminary ruling in Case C-243/00, still pending.
Relating to the safeguarding of employees’ rights in the event of transfers of undertakings.

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94/33/EC18 and 93/104/EC,19 while those against Italy for failing to comply with the
it had not communicated national measures
Court’s judgment
transposing Directive 93/104/EC20 are being pursued under Article 228 of the Treaty.

finding that

As regards Directive 93/104/EC (working time), a reasoned opinion was sent to
Denmark, which had transposed the instrument by means of collective agreements
that do not cover all workers. On the transposal of Directive 98/59/EC (collective
redundancies) by Italy and Portugal, infringement proceedings for non-conformity
continued and it was decided to make referrals to the Court of Justice. It was also
decided to refer the problems to do with the incorrect transposal by Germany of
Directive 96/71/EC21 to the Court, thereby affording the latter an opportunity to rule
on the interpretation of the concept of “minimum rates of pay”.

In the field of health and safety at work, the Court’s rulings against Austria for
failure to communicate all the national measures transposing Directives 95/30/EC22,
97/59/EC23 and 97/65/EC24 (on risks related to exposure to biological agents at work)
reveal a serious structural problem. Most
infringement proceedings nevertheless
concern the non-conformity of national measures transposing the basic directives and
a number of specific directives which have the same legal status but are confined to
the hard core of those directives. Taking as an example transposition of the
Framework Directive 89/391/EEC, proceedings
transposal are
continuing against France, Spain, Sweden and the UK. A reasoned opinion was
addressed to Finland and Ireland, while it was decided to refer the cases concerning
Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Portugal to the Court. The Commission was able
to terminate proceedings concerning transposition by Belgium after satisfactory
national measures were adopted. By judgment of 15 November25 the Court ruled
against Italy on the grounds that it had incompletely transposed the same directive.
The issue of the non-conformity of the Italian measures transposing Directive
90/270/EEC (work with display screen equipment) was also referred to the Court of
Justice.26

incorrect

for

2.5.

Agriculture

In the farm sector monitoring of the application of Community law was a
two-pronged effort aimed at removing barriers to the free movement of agricultural
products and ensuring effective and correct application of more specific provisions of
the agricultural rules.

As far as the free movement of agricultural products is concerned, the general
downward trend in conventional trade barriers - such as systematic import checks
and demands for certificates - was confirmed. The monitoring effort focused on

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21

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23

24

25

26

On the protection of young people at work. Judgment of 18 May 2000 in Case C-45/99.
Concerning certain aspects of the organisation of working time. Judgment of 8 June 2000 in Case
C-46/99.
Judgment of 9 March 2000 in Case C-386/98.
Concerning the posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services.
Judgment of 14 June 2001 in Case C-473/99.
Judgment of 11 October 2001 in Case C-110/00.
Judgment of 11 October 2001 in Case C-111/00.
Case C-49/00.
Case C-455/00.

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measures taken by Member States reserving the use of quality labels or descriptions
for products of their own regions or countries.

In this area the Commission has traditionally been faced with a number of initiatives
taken by Member States or their regional authorities with the aim of raising
awareness of the quality of agricultural products and foodstuffs,
inter alia by
encouraging the creation of specific labels or descriptions. It has of course taken a
favourable view of any schemes designed effectively to promote the intrinsic quality
of the agricultural products or foodstuffs in question and thereby to create new
outlets, improve producers’ incomes and offer consumers a wider choice.

It has, however, systematically initiated infringement proceedings against quality
labels or descriptions which, in breach of Article 28 of the EC Treaty as interpreted
by the Court in its judgments of 12 October 1978 in Case C-13/78 Eggers and
7 May 1997 in Case C-321/94 Montagne, are reserved, in law or in fact, for national
or regional products whereas such products do not display any intrinsic qualitative
characteristic that is duly recognised as such. Labels or descriptions of this nature
give rise to arbitrary discrimination against producers and operators from other
Member States and unjustified barriers to the free movement of goods.

In this context the Commission referred to the Court the case of the German CMA
label carrying the indication “Markenqualität aus deutschen Landen”, which requires
at least part of the production process for agricultural products and foodstuffs to be
located in Germany in order to qualify (Case C-325/00, pending); it also decided to
refer France to the Court in connection with 11 regional labels,27 and addressed a
reasoned opinion to Italy on the subject of two regional quality labels.28

Regarding less traditional forms of barriers to trade, such as the repeated acts of
violence committed by individuals in France against fruit and vegetable imports from
other Member States, in particular from Spain, and the authorities’ failure to take
measures to prevent such acts, it is worth recalling the judgment given by the Court
of Justice on 9 November 1997 in Case C-265/95,29 where it held that “by failing to
adopt all necessary and proportionate measures in order to prevent
the free
movement of fruit and vegetables from being obstructed by actions by private
individuals, the French Republic has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 30 of
the EC Treaty [now Article 28 EC], in conjunction with Article 5 of that Treaty [now
Article 10], and under the common organisations of the markets in agricultural
products”. The fact that in the most recent marketing years movements of imported
fruit and vegetables, notably from Spain, went unhindered suggests that the measures
taken by the French Government to comply with the Court’s judgment were more
effective than before. A major incident nevertheless occurred during the report
period, when beef producers attacked a processing plant using meat from other
Member States.

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29

In the case of France the infringement proceedings relate to the following regional quality labels:
“Normandie”, “Nord-Pas-de-Calais”, “Ardennes de France”, “Limousin”, “Languedoc-Roussillon”,
“Lorraine”, “Savoie”, “Franche-Comté”, “Corse”, “Midi-Pyrénées”, “Salaisons d'Auvergne” and
“Qualité France”.
In the case of Italy the infringement proceedings relate to the regional quality labels “Regione
Siciliana-Marchio Qualità” and “Abruzzo Qualità”.
[1997] ECR I-6959.

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In monitoring the application of specific market organisation mechanisms,
the
Commission continued to keep a close watch on the use of production control
mechanisms and the integrated management and control system for certain Community
aid schemes.

In the milk sector infringement proceedings focused on deficiencies in implementation
of the milk quotas scheme and in particular the failure of the Italian and Spanish
authorities fully to implement it, with special reference to their delay in definitively
passing on the supplementary levy to the producers responsible for the excesses.

In the case of Italy, the proceeding initially concerned that Member State’s failure to
ensure that
the supplementary levy deducted by purchasers where producers’
individual quotas were exceeded during the 1995/96 and 1996/97 marketing years
was paid to the competent authority.

that

to such an extent

The Italian authorities had taken the view that amounts collected by buyers could not
be paid to the competent authority until there had been an in-depth inquiry into the
level of the individual reference quantity for each producer and the level of their
actual production. A commission of inquiry had revealed suspicions of major
the very existence of excess
irregularities in this area,
production was called into question. The Commission closely followed the inquiries
conducted by the Italian authorities and itself carried out several on-the-spot
inspection visits. The work involved redetermining each individual quota and
production, again cross-checking deliveries during each period on that basis and
issuing a fresh notification of the amount of levy due. It was informed of the reasons
for certain delays in the procedures, due in particular to the need to consult the
Council of State on some of the arrangements. When it became apparent that, despite
the closure of these operations with a new notification of the amount of levy due, the
amounts (other than those whose immediate recovery was prevented by court rulings
suspending the payment orders, representing between one and two thirds of the total
depending on the period concerned), the Commission decided to continue with the
proceedings and to extend them to cover periods up to 1999/2000.

A supplementary reasoned opinion was issued in December. General permission to
pay in instalments, which was also the subject of these proceedings, was recently
withdrawn.

In Spain, only a fraction of the levy payable for 1993/94, 1995/96 and 1996/97 was
large-scale
actually paid by producers. Both producers and purchasers brought
actions against decisions affecting them.

the Spanish authorities
Following commencement of infringement proceedings,
adopted new measures for managing the scheme, aimed in particular at avoiding
large-scale recourse to the courts in the future. The key elements consisted of a
compulsory scheme for collecting advance payments from producers who exceed
their quota during the period and the imposition of restrictive conditions governing
the approval of purchasers. The scheme’s management since 1998/99 has not
produced the widespread problems that were encountered in previous years.

Regarding actions commenced earlier, the Spanish authorities caused sureties to be
established for the sums in dispute in the numerous cases where this had not already

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been done. They now consider that the levy still due is fully covered, either by these
sureties or by compulsory recovery orders.

The delay by the Greek authorities, owing to internal administrative difficulties, in
implementing the integrated management and control system for certain Community
aid schemes under Regulation (EEC) No 3508/92 prompted the Commission to refer
the matter to the Court of Justice. The Regulation is aimed at harmonising and
rationalising administration and control measures for certain Community aid schemes,
in particular for arable farming and meat production (beef and veal, sheepmeat and
goat’s meat) to boost efficiency and profitability by means of a policy of preventing and
punishing irregularities in EAGGF-financed operations. Article 2 of Regulation
3508/92 as amended requires each Member State to establish by 1 January 1997 an
integrated system comprising: a computerised database, an alphanumeric identification
system for agricultural parcels, an alphanumeric system for the identification and
registration of animals, aid applications and an integrated control system. The Greek
authorities have not fully met all these requirements, the aim of which is to ensure that
payments made by Community bodies are in accordance with the regulations. The fact
is that the identification and numbering of agricultural land parcels has not even been
commenced and the procedure for registering and identifying animals is no more than
embryonic. High-performance databases do not therefore exist.

Lastly, following the Court’s judgment of 16 July 1998 in Case C-136/96,30 the French
authorities stopped allowing the marketing and presentation, in breach of Regulation
(EEC) No 1576/89, of spirits made by adding a percentage of water to whisky and
using the word “whisky” as a generic sales description. The infringement proceeding
initiated on account of this practice was closed. The Commission had addressed a
reasoned opinion to France for authorising the marketing of spirits made in this way
and bearing the word “whisky” as a generic sales description. Regulation (EEC)
No 1576/89 provides that whisky must have an alcoholic strength of at least 40% and
no water may be added to an alcoholic drink, to prevent the nature of the product
being changed.

With regard to the transposition of directives in the agricultural sector,
the
Commission opened infringement proceedings against seven Member States for
failing to transpose on time Parliament and Council Directive 1999/4/EC of
22 February 1999 relating to coffee extracts and chicory extracts. The national
transposal measures have now been communicated and the Commission has been
able to terminate the proceedings.

In 2001 as in previous years, the Commission received notification of a great many
draft instruments pursuant to Directive 98/34/EC, which requires the Member States
and EFTA countries to give notice prior to the adoption of any draft rules containing
technical standards or regulations which might impede intra-Community trade.

In agriculture, 143 draft instruments notified by the Member States and the EFTA
countries were scrutinised during the year in the light of Article 28 of the EC Treaty
and relevant secondary legislation.

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[1998] ECR I-4571.

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2.6.

Energy and transport

A total of 230 infringement cases were handled during the year by the
Directorate-General for Energy and Transport, of which 126 involved failure to
communicate measures transposing directives and 104 concerned the faulty
transposal of directives or incorrect application of Community law. The number of
proceedings pending declined considerably, an increasing number of cases having
been closed in the report period (114, of which 62 involving the non-communication
of transposal measures). This is the direct result of the spectacular improvement in
the rate of transposal of directives in the transport field, which rose from 88.5% at
31 December 2000 to 94% at 31 December 2001. 62 new infringement proceedings
were initiated (including 48 cases of non-communication of transposal measures) and
10 complaints were investigated by the Energy and Transport DG. The Court ruled
against Member States in 10 cases.

Energy

2.6.1.

Internal market for electricity and natural gas

Parliament and Council Directive 96/92/EC of 19 December 1996 concerning
common rules for the internal market
in electricity was transposed by all the
Member States. Belgium should have transposed the directive by 19 February 1999
but had not done so entirely:
implementing decrees were still awaited and the
Commission therefore decided to refer the matter to the Court of Justice. The
infringement proceedings against France for incomplete transposal of the directive
and non-conformity of its national implementing measures were closed.

Parliament and Council Directive 98/30/EC concerning common rules for the
internal market in natural gas had to be transposed by 10 August 2000. France has
still not done so and the Commission consequently decided to bring an action against
it before the Court of Justice. The proceedings against Luxembourg and Portugal for
failure to communicate transposal measures were closed. Germany has transposed
only part of the directive, and infringement proceedings have been commenced
accordingly: a reasoned opinion was addressed to the German authorities on 13 June.

The Commission is continuing its analysis of the conformity of national measures
implementing the two directives in all the Member States.

2.6.2.

Energy efficiency

All the directives implementing Directive 92/75/EEC of 22 September 1992 on the
indication by labelling and standard product information of the consumption of
energy and other resources by household appliances31 have now been transposed by
all the Member States.

The deadline for transposing Parliament and Council Directive 2000/55/EC of
18 September 2000 on energy efficiency requirements for ballasts for fluorescent
lighting expired on 20 November and only four Member States have communicated
transposal measures.

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Directives 94/2/EC, 95/12/EC, 95/13/EC, 96/60/EC, 96/89/EC, 97/17/EC, 98/11/EC and 1999/9/EC on
the energy labelling of various household electrical appliances.

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The infringement proceedings for
incorrect application of Council Directive
93/76/EEC of 13 September 1993 to limit carbon dioxide emissions by improving
energy efficiency (Save) were closed following the receipt of reports on application
of the directive by Member States, except for Ireland and Luxembourg, to which
reasoned opinions were addressed on 23 October.

2.6.3. Oil and gas

Council Directive 98/93/EC of 14 December 1998 amending Directive 68/414/EEC
imposing an obligation on Member States to maintain minimum stocks of crude oil
and/or petroleum products, due for transposal by 31 December 1999, has been
transposed by all the Member States. Nevertheless, infringement proceedings were
commenced against Greece for incorrect application of the directive and a letter of
formal notice was sent to the Greek authorities on 23 October.

2.6.4.

External relations in the energy field

The Commission decided on 20 December to initiate infringement proceedings by
issuing a letter of formal notice to Ireland for violation of the obligation of unity in
representation within the International Energy
the Community’s international
Agency as enshrined in Article 10 of the EC Treaty.

Transport

In the field of Community transport law six new directives became due for transposal
during the year, but there was a marked improvement in the transposal rate. The
year-on-year figures for complaints received (10) by the Commission remained
stable, although the number of infringement proceedings which the Commission
referred to the Court of Justice was still high at 24 (as against 39 in 2000 and 30 in
1999), bringing to 61 the total number of cases pending that the Commission has
decided to refer to the Court. There were also a large number of Court rulings against
Member States not complied with (15, up from 9 in 2000). Six of these cases
concerned Ireland.32

2.6.5.

Road transport

The transposal of Directive 98/76/EC, which seeks to promote the exercise of the
freedom of establishment of road haulage operator in national and international
transport by amending Directive 96/26/EC on admission to the occupation of road
haulage operator and road passenger transport operator, is still worrying as four
proceedings against Belgium, France, Luxembourg and Sweden33 for failure to notify
transposition measures were still continuing before the Court of Justice. The Court
gave a ruling against Luxembourg on 13 December. The proceedings against Greece
and Italy were closed during the year. The Finnish authorities notified provisions
transposing Directive 96/26/EC in the Åland Islands, and the case against Finland
was therefore closed.

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Three cases involving non-compliance with a Court judgment could be definitively closed in the first
quarter of 2002.
The proceedings against Sweden could be closed in the first quarter of 2002.

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Regarding safety in the transport of dangerous substances by road, Ireland has still
not complied with the two Court rulings34 against it given in 2000 for failure to
communicate national measures implementing Directives 94/55/EC and 96/86/EC on
the approximation of the laws of the Member States with regard to the transport of
dangerous goods by road or Directive 95/50/EC on uniform procedures for checks on
the transport of dangerous goods by road. Directive 99/47/EC adapting for the
second time to technical progress Directive 94/55/EC on the transport of dangerous
goods by road has not been transposed by Ireland, and the Commission therefore
decided to refer the matter to the Court. It should be noted, as pointed out last year,
that Ireland has not transposed any of the directives on road or rail transport of
dangerous goods; however, three cases could be closed in the first quarter of 2002.

In the same area, the rules on the appointment and vocational qualification of safety
advisers for the transport of dangerous goods by road, rail and inland waterway
(Directives 96/35/EC and 2000/18/EC) have been transposed by all Member States.

Ireland is the only Member State which has not yet transposed Directive 1999/52/EC
adapting to technical progress Council Directive 96/96/EC on the approximation of
the laws of the Member States relating to roadworthiness tests for motor vehicles and
their trailers. The Commission decided on 20 December to bring the case before the
Court of Justice.

for

road taxation,

the infringement proceedings

As
against Belgium for
non-conformity of measures implementing Directive 93/89/EEC (taxes, tolls and
charges) were terminated. The Court’s judgment
in the case against Austria
regarding tolls at the Brenner pass35 has not been fully complied with, and the
Commission therefore issued a letter of formal notice under Article 228(2) on
20 December. Parliament and Council Directive 99/62/EC of 17 June 1999 on the
charging of heavy goods vehicles for the use of certain infrastructures has been
transposed by all the Member States except Belgium.

Concerning driving licences,
the conformity of measures transposing Directive
91/439/EEC still gives serious cause for concern. Examination of national transposal
measures reveals that in six Member States (Denmark, France, Germany, Greece,36
the Netherlands and Spain) there are many discrepancies in such matters as the
minimum age for a vehicle category, renewal of licences for EU citizens no longer
residing in the Member State of issue, criteria for test vehicles, the duration of the
practical test and minimum requirements in terms of physical and mental aptitude.
The procedures for automatic registration of licences belonging to drivers who move
from one country to another are incompatible with the principle of mutual
recognition of driving licences.

The Court’s judgment of 29 January 199837 finding against Italy for failing to
comply with Decision 93/496/EEC on state aid illegally granted to road haulage
firms in Italy has still not been complied with, and a reasoned opinion under
Article 228 of the Treaty was therefore addressed to the Italian authorities on 11 July.

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35

36

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Judgment of 26 September 2000 in Case C-408/99.
Judgment of 14 December 2000 in Case C-347/99.
Judgment of 26 September 2000 in Case C-205/98.
The proceedings against Greece could be closed in the first quarter of 2002.
Case C-280/95.

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This is the first time in the history of Community law that proceedings for failure to
recover illegal aid have reached this stage.

2.6.6. Combined transport

The Court ruled38 in proceedings against Italy for non-conformity of national
measures implementing Directive 92/106/EEC on the establishment of common rules
for certain types of combined transport of goods between Member States. This case
could, however, be closed in the first quarter of 2002 following the adoption during
the year of amending legislation by Italy.

2.6.7.

Inland waterways

The Commission started proceedings against Finland for failure to transpose five
directives in the inland waterways sector39 and decided on 21 December to issue
reasoned opinions. Transposal of Directive 96/50/EC on harmonisation of the
conditions for obtaining national boatmasters’ certificates for inland waterway
navigation, which was due for transposal in 1998, has given rise to non-notification
proceedings. The Court of Justice ruled against France on 20 September,40 while the
case against the Netherlands was finally closed.

Proceedings against Germany and Luxembourg, which have concluded bilateral
inland waterways agreements with third countries, are continuing with the
Commission’s decision to refer the two cases to the Court of Justice on the grounds
that this is exclusively a matter for the Community. The decision has, however, been
suspended until the Court gives a ruling on pending open skies cases.

2.6.8.

Rail transport

the laws of

the approximation of

In the field of carriage of dangerous goods by rail, Directive 96/49/EC as amended
by Directive 96/87/EC provides for
the
Member States with regard to the transport of goods, laying down uniform safety
rules in this sector to improve safety and facilitate movement of rolling stock and
equipment throughout the Community. These directives, which apply to transport of
dangerous goods by rail in or between Member States, have still to be transposed in
Ireland, which has furthermore not complied with the Court’s judgment41 finding that
it had failed to adopt measures transposing the two directives. Directive 1999/48/EC
adapting for the second time to technical progress Council Directive 96/49/EC on the
approximation of the laws of the Member States with regard to the transport of
dangerous goods by rail has not been transposed by Ireland or Italy, and the
Commission has accordingly decided to refer the two cases to the Court of Justice.

Directive 1999/36/EC on transportable pressure equipment and Directive 2001/2/EC
on the same topic, which were due for transposal by 1 July 2001, have not yet been
transposed by Belgium, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy or Portugal.

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39

40

41

Judgment of 10 May 2001 in Case C-444/99.
Directives 76/135/EEC, 82/714/EEC, 87/540/EEC, 91/672/EEC and 96/50/EC.
Case C-468/00.
Judgment of 20 September 2001 in Case C-370/00.

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The situation regarding Directive 96/48/EC on the interoperability of
the
the purpose of which is to promote
trans-European high-speed rail system,
interconnection and interoperability between national high-speed rail networks at
different stages of design, construction and entry into service, but also of operation
and access to networks, remains highly preoccupying despite some improvement
during the year. Four Member States (Austria, Finland, Ireland and the United
Kingdom) have still not notified transposal measures, and the Commission has had to
refer the cases against all of them to the Court of Justice. The proceedings against
France, Greece and Sweden were terminated during the year. The Court ruled against
Ireland on 13 December. It should be stressed in this connection that the directive
must be transposed even if there are no high-speed trains in Ireland and that it does
not require technical specifications for interoperability (STIs) to be drawn up prior to
transposal.

2.6.9.

Air transport

The rate of transposal of air transport directives is highly satisfactory at nearly 98%.
This is chiefly due to the fact that no new directives fell due for transposal in 2000
and 2001. The rate of transposal is actually 100% for all Member States except
Ireland and Luxembourg. Ireland has still not transposed Directives 98/20/EC and
1999/28/EC on the limitation of the operation of subsonic civil aeroplanes, despite
the undertakings it gave last year, and both cases were referred to the Court.
Directive 94/56/EC establishing the
fundamental principles governing the
investigation of civil aviation accidents and incidents had not been transposed by
Luxembourg, prompting the judgment given on 16 December 199942 and the
Commission's decision to bring an action before the Court under Article 228 of the
Treaty.

The Commission was finally able to terminate proceedings against France for
incorrect application of Directive 91/670/EEC on mutual acceptance of personnel
licences for the exercise of functions in civil aviation.

Complaints about incorrect application of Directive 96/67/EC on groundhandling at
airports have prompted infringement proceedings against Germany and Italy. A
reasoned opinion was issued to the latter on 24 July.

The infringements noted in connection with airport taxes also continued. Imposition
by Member States of varying rates of tax depending on passenger destinations
(internal flights/intra-Community and/or international routes) is incompatible with
the principle of freedom to provide services stipulated in the field of air transport by
Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92. The Court found against Italy and Portugal,43 but
those judgments were not complied with and proceedings are therefore continuing
under Article 228(2) of the Treaty. The case against the Netherlands is still pending
before the Court, while those against Greece and Spain were terminated.

The infringement proceedings against Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Finland,
Luxembourg, Austria and Sweden relating to bilateral open-skies agreements with
the United States and the proceedings against the United Kingdom relating to the

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Case C-138/99.
Judgments of 4 and 26 July 2001 in Cases C-447/99 and C-70/99 respectively.

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Bermuda II bilateral agreement are continuing in the Court of Justice. Referral
decisions were taken in the infringement proceedings against France and the
Netherlands concerning the open-skies agreements.

Lastly, proceedings are still pending against Greece for incorrect application of
Regulation 3922/1991 on the harmonisation of
requirements and
administrative procedures in the field of civil aviation.

technical

2.6.10. Transport by sea

The Commission notes that there has been considerable progress in implementing
Community sea transport law in the whole area of safety at sea, but the situation
regarding freedom to provide services is less satisfactory. The rate of transposal rose
from 88% in 2000 to 96.9% in 2001. No new directives fell due for transposal during
the year. The Netherlands has transposed none of the directives that were adopted in
1999 and whose transposition deadline expired in 2000.

Directive 99/35/EC on a system of mandatory surveys for the safe operation of
regular ro-ro ferry and high-speed passenger craft services has been transposed by all
Member States44 (except for Austria, Finland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and
Portugal) and Directive 99/97/EC on port State control has yet to be transposed in
Luxembourg and the Netherlands.

Regarding the safety of passenger transport by sea, Directives 98/18/EC and
98/41/EC have finally been transposed in all Member States.
Infringement
proceedings against Portugal will be terminated in early 2002. These directives seek
to improve safety and likelihood of rescue for passengers and crew on passenger
ships bound for or leaving Community ports and to ensure more effective action in
the event of an accident. However, proceedings for
transposal are
continuing against France and Italy, with those against Belgium still pending before
the Court.

incorrect

On the other hand, all the infringement proceedings for incorrect transposal of
Directive 94/57/EC on common rules and standards to be observed by the
Member States and ship-inspection, survey and certification organisations so as to
ensure compliance with international conventions on maritime safety and marine
pollution were terminated during the year.

Directive 95/21/EC (port State control), which harmonises ship inspection criteria,
including rules for detention and/or refusal of access to Community ports, was finally
transposed in all Member States and proceedings against Italy were terminated. Italy
has also transposed the amending Directives 98/25/EC and 98/42/EC (port State
control).

The cases commenced against France and Ireland for incorrect application of
Directive 95/21/EC requiring Member States to inspect at least 25% of all ships
flying foreign flags that land in their ports or navigate waters under their jurisdiction
are continuing.

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The proceedings against Sweden will be terminated in early 2002.

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As for the human element, Luxembourg and the Netherlands have still not yet
notified full measures transposing Directive 98/35/EC amending Directive 94/58/EC
on the minimum level of training of seafarers. The Court of Justice ruled on 3 July
against Luxembourg.45

The transposal of Directive 97/70/EC setting up a harmonised safety regime for
fishing vessels of 24 metres in length and over, as amended by Directive 1999/19/EC,
is still creating numerous difficulties in the Netherlands, which has not yet
transposed the two directives, and both cases are before the Court. Proceedings
against Belgium for failure to notify measures transposing the amending directive
will be terminated in early 2002. Proceedings are still in motion against Italy for
non-conformity.

Compliance with Community legislation on registration and flag rights continues to
be a problem. Arrangements for entering vessels in shipping registers and granting
flag rights remain discriminatory in the Netherlands, against which proceedings are
continuing before the Court.

As regards right of establishment, the Commission has decided to refer to the Court
the case against Italy for non-conformity with Articles 43 and 48 of the Treaty of its
national
legislation specifying the conditions on which shipping lines lawfully
established in another Member State may participate on the same terms as Italian
shipping lines in the Italian conference traffic quota.

regards maritime

cabotage, proceedings

As
several
Member States (Denmark, Germany, Greece, Portugal and Spain) for maintaining or
adopting national rules in breach of Regulation (EEC) No 3577/92, which provides
for maritime cabotage to be opened up to Community shipowners operating ships
registered in and flying the flag of a Member State. The case against France for
incorrect transposal of the maritime cabotage rules was closed.

in hand against

are

The principle of freedom to provide services where cargo-sharing agreements
between Member States and third countries are concerned, enshrined in Regulation
(EEC) No 4055/86, is not yet respected by all Member States. Proceedings initiated
in 2000 against Italy are still ongoing. Proceedings are continuing against Belgium.46
It was reported last year that cases might be closed in 2001, but protocols with the
relevant non-member countries have not yet entered into force and the procedure is
therefore moving forward with the issue of reasoned opinions under Article 228(2) of
the Treaty. The case concerning the cargo-sharing agreement between Portugal and
Yugoslavia47 is still being pursued, although it might be closed in the first half of
2002. The case concerning Angola was closed.

The Commission also pays special attention to the application of Regulation (EEC)
No 4055/86, given the possible forms of discrimination on grounds of nationality
between operators and types of transport and the barriers they can raise. Two
infringement proceedings are in motion concerning the discriminatory dock dues
imposed in Greece and Italy. The dues vary in accordance with the port of
the amounts are lower for shipping between two ports in national
destination:

45

46

47

Case C-297/00.
Judgments of 14 September 1999 in Cases C-170/98 and C-171/98.
Judgments of 4 July 2000 in Cases C-62/98 and C-84/98.

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territory than for international shipping. The case against Italy is currently before the
Court of Justice. Several similar cases involving other Member States are under
scrutiny.

Lastly, infringement proceedings against Finland were commenced (and will be
opened formally in early 2002) for failing to take the necessary steps to prevent
blockades of Finnish ports against certain ships from non-member countries.

2.7.

Information society

The Lisbon European Council was a key stage in the convergence of the European
electronic communication sector. The Heads of State and Government reaffirmed
their determination to see Europe evolve towards a digital, paperless economy, an
intention which has since been given substance in the eEurope Action Plan. Another
important event is now approaching: the adoption by Parliament and the Council of a
new regulatory framework.48 The aim of this is to increase competition within and
convergence of, markets, and forms part of the complete, coherent implementation of
the current European legislation.

As far as the transposal of the regulatory framework (thirteen directives, one
the Seventh Report on the
regulation and four decisions)
is concerned,
Implementation of the Telecommunications Regulatory Package49 notes that,
in
2001, at least three States (France, Italy and Luxembourg) had notified their new
legislation to the Commission, thus responding to its main concerns. In Greece, the
national legislation was consolidated following full liberalisation, thus providing
greater clarity and legal certainty.

As a result, of the cases concerning failure of national implementing measures to
comply with Community law or incorrect application of Community law, in 2001 a
significant number were closed (thirteen) or suspended (four) in view of the progress
made by the Member States in transposing Community law. Germany is the most
notable example. Proceedings had been launched pursuant
to the provisions of
Directive 97/13/EC on licences, because the level of fees set exceeded the level
necessary to cover administrative costs. However, the German administrative courts
repealed the national legislation on the level of these fees, and the action undertaken
before the EC Court of Justice was consequently suspended.

In addition, six ongoing procedures for failure to transpose have been closed on the
basis of the provisions set out by Directive 97/51/EC on leased lines (France and
Italy), Directive 98/10/EC on voice telephony (Italy) and Article 5 of Directive
97/66/EC concerning the processing of personal data and the protection of privacy in
the telecommunications sector (France, Ireland, United Kingdom). At the end of the
year, following a ruling by the EC Court of Justice (case C-319/99), France also
notified its implementing measures for Directive 95/47/EC on the use of standards
for the transmission of television signals. However, in two cases concerning France
on the one hand (C-151/00), and the Netherlands on the other (C-254/00), there has
still been no notification, even though the Court of Justice noted the failure to

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n.htm.

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transpose in 2001. Consequently, the Commission took steps pursuant to Article 228
of the Treaty and, on 21 December 2001, sent France a reasoned opinion.

The Court has ruled against Luxembourg (Case C-448/99) and France (Case
C-146/100) in other cases for non-conformity of the national legislation with, in the
first case, Directive 97/13/CE on licences and,
in the second, with Directive
97/33/CE on interconnection. The second case had particular relevance to the
requirements of the universal service fund. Thus, because of the growing body of
case law in the sector, the Information Society Directorate-General now publishes on
its website a Guide to the Case Law of the European Court of Justice in the field of
Telecommunications,50 which is regularly updated.

At the end of 2001, there were sixty-nine ongoing infringement procedures, twelve
of which had been opened on the basis of complaints
lodged by the
Directorate-General for the Information Society. There are still a considerable
failure to notify
number of ongoing actions which have been brought
implementing measures (fourteen since the entry into force of the Directive on
electronic signature51 on 18 July 2001). Furthermore, the number of cases relating to
non-conformity of Community law (nineteen) or to the incorrect application of the
latter via implementing measures (thirty-six) is constantly rising.

for

It should also be noted that, at the end of 2001, a significant number of infringement
proceedings had been closed by a judgment by the Court of Justice (three for failure
to notify, three for non-conformity, three for incorrect application) or had been the
subject of a reasoned opinion (one for failure to notify, five for non-conformity and
three for incorrect application).

The principal questions pending are now the following.

After proceedings were initiated in 2000 against nine Member States pursuant to
to the
Directive 98/61/EC on number portability, reasoned opinions were sent
Netherlands and the United Kingdom, and cases were referred to the Court of Justice
concerning Germany and Sweden, on the one hand, for failure to preselect an
operator for local calls, and France, on the other, for lack of total portability of the
number.

In 2001, in order to ensure a minimum level for the free detailed invoices provided to
consumers, thus enabling them to check the cost of calls, proceedings were initiated
against six Member States under the new Directive 98/10/EC on voice telephony.
Reasoned opinions were sent to Luxembourg and Austria on the same subject before
the end of the year.

There still remains a fairly small number of cases of incomplete transposition or
failure to notify. These mainly concern Directives 97/66/EC and 95/47/EC, as
referred to above.

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http://europa.eu.int/information_society/topics/telecoms/implementation/infringement/doc/gui

decaselaw.pdf
Directive 1999/93/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 1999 on a
Community framework for electronic signatures, OJ L 13, 19/01/2001, p. 12.

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Six infringement proceedings for failure to notify national implementing measures
were opened in 2001 pursuant to the Directive on electronic signature. Letters of
formal notice were therefore sent to Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Finland, Portugal
and the United Kingdom.

The European Commission also decided to open infringement proceedings against
Greece, Portugal and Germany for not ensuring that shared access to the local loop
was offered to competitors in conformity with the Regulation on unbundled access to
the local loop52, which has applied since 2 January 2001 (cf. IP/01/1896).

Overall, given the extent of the current legislation in telecommunications and the
relatively short time which has elapsed since it was adopted in its entirety, there has
been a remarkable degree of transposal, thanks to the efficiency of infringement
proceedings (more than two hundred cases have been closed in the last three years).

2.8.

Environment

2.8.1.

Introduction

The environment sector represented over a third of the complaints and infringement
cases concerning instances of non-compliance with Community law investigated by
the Commission in 2001. During this year, the Commission brought 71 cases against
Member States before the Court of Justice and delivered 197 reasoned opinions (on
the basis of either Article 226 or 228). This marks an increase of approximately 40%
on the corresponding figures of the previous year. In this respect, it must be borne in
mind that the Commission aims to settle suspected infringements as soon as they are
identified without it being necessary to initiate formal infringement proceedings.

The increasing number of environmental cases is due to several factors:

– The Commission’s regular monitoring of the conformity of the national
to their

implementing measures notified by the Member States pursuant
obligation to transpose Community directives.

– The public's increasing concern on environmental

issues, and its greater
awareness of Community environmental law and of the possibility to bring
instances of non-compliance to the attention of the Commission, in particular
in the framework of Commission's complaints handling53.

– The organisational difficulties

in ensuring full
law, arising from their own
compliance with Community environmental
constitutional
responsibility for
implementation often lies with more than one authority (different ministries,
central, regional or local authorities, etc).

in the Member States

administrative

structure,

and/or

since

– The wide scope and the ambition of Community environmental legislation, in
particular in key directives such as Directive 92/43/EEC on the conservation
of natural habitats and wild flora and fauna54 or Directive 85/337/EEC on the

52

53

54

Regulation No 2887/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2000 on
unbundled access to the local loop, OJ L 336, 30/12/2000, p. 4.
See standard form for complaints to the Commission, OJ C 119, 30.4.1999, p. 5.
OJ L 206, 22.7.1992, p. 7.

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assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the
environment55, as modified by Directive 97/11/EC.56 Both of them include
far-reaching environmental assessment obligations to be taken into account in
planning and authorising a
involve
decision-making across a wide range of policy sectors that are in many cases
devolved to several regional and local authorities and attract a great deal of
public attention.

specific project

therefore

and

– The non-existence or

relative inefficiency of complaint mechanisms in

Member States.

Recourse to the infringement proceedings set out in Articles 226 and 228 of the EC
Treaty is not, however,
the only, nor often the most efficient way to ensure
compliance with environmental directives. In many cases, complainants can obtain
satisfaction more quickly by using means of redress under national
law. The
possibility of creating cheaper and more efficient access to justice at Member State
level in line with the Århus Convention57, as well as the establishment of reliable
national/regional complaint mechanisms and arbitration schemes, will be the subject
of a proposal for a directive to be tabled in 2002.

The Commission, and in particular its Environment Directorate-General, has, in its
turn,
increased its efforts to take a more pro-active approach towards the
Member States to help them better transpose and apply environmental directives.
Several seminars were held in 2001 in a number of Member States where the
Commission's view on the correct
implementation of particularly complex
environmental directives was explained to the competent authorities with a view to
preventing, rather than correcting, instances of bad application.

The Article 228 procedure has continued to serve as a last
to force
Member States to comply with the judgments given by the European Court of
Justice. In 2001, the Commission brought three cases before the Court under Article
228 and sent 15 letters of formal notice and 7 reasoned opinions for failure to notify,
non-conformity or incorrect application under Article 228. Two of the three cases
in 2001 under Article 228 wee withdrawn as the
brought before the Court
Member States concerned took the necessary measures to comply with the judgment.
More details are given in Annex V to this report.

resort

The Commission is continuing the practice of using Article 10 of the Treaty, which
requires Member States to cooperate in good faith with the Community institutions,
in the event of a consistent lack of reply to Commission letters of request for
information. This lack of cooperation prevents the Commission from acting
effectively as guardian of the Treaty.

No major developments have occurred since last year's report in the notification by
Member States of measures implementing environmental legislation. Nine directives
fell due for transposition in 2001.

55

56

57

OJ L 175, 5.7.1985, p. 40.
OJ L 73, 14.3.1997, p. 5.
UN/ECE Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to
Justice in Environmental Matters.

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As before, the Commission was forced to start proceedings in several cases of failure
to notify it of transposing measures. Details are given in the sections on individual
sectors and directives and in Annex IV (Parts 1 and 2) of this report.

Proceedings are in hand in all areas of environmental legislation and against all the
Member States in connection with the conformity of national transposing measures.
Monitoring the action taken to ensure conformity of Member States' legislation with
the requirements of
the
In connection with transposition of Community provisions into
Commission.
matching national provisions, there has been some improvement as regards the
provision, along with the statutory instruments transposing the directives, of detailed
explanations and concordance tables. This is done by Germany, Finland, Sweden, the
Netherlands, France and sometimes Denmark and Ireland.

the environmental directives is a priority task for

The Commission is also responsible for checking that Community environmental law
(directives and regulations) is properly applied, and this is a major part of its work.
This means checking Member States' practical steps to fulfil certain general
obligations (designation of zones, production of programmes, management plans
etc.) and examining specific cases in which a particular administrative practice or
decision is alleged to be contrary to Community law. Complaints and petitions sent
to the European Parliament by individuals and non-governmental organisations, and
written and oral parliamentary questions and petitions, generally relate to incorrect
application.

As stated in the previous report, the Commission must, when considering individual
cases, assess factual and legal situations that are very tangible and are of direct
concern to the public. It therefore encounters certain practical difficulties. Without
abandoning the pursuit of incorrect application cases (especially those which
highlight questions of principle or general interest or administrative practices that
contravene the directives) the Commission consequently concentrates on problems of
communication and conformity.

The Commission continued work in 2001 as a follow-up to the Communication
adopted in October 1996 (“Implementing Community Environmental Law”),
in
particular with regard to environmental inspections. In this respect, the adoption of
the Recommendation of the European Parliament and the Council on Minimum
Criteria for Environmental Inspections (2001/331/EC) is particularly worth noting.
The recommendation draws heavily on the work which had been done in previous
projects under IMPEL (“Implementation and Enforcement of EU Environmental
Law” network). It includes several tasks which IMPEL is specifically invited to
undertake and it will be one the principal features of IMPEL’s work programme over
the next few years. These include establishing a scheme under which Member States
report and offer advice on inspectorates and inspection procedures in Member States;
drawing up minimum criteria concerning the qualifications of environmental
inspectors and developing training programmes; and preventing illegal cross-border
environmental practices by coordinating inspections with regard to installations
which might have significant cross-border impact.

2.8.2.

Freedom of access to information

Directive 90/313/EEC on the freedom of access to information on the environment is
a particularly important piece of general legislation: keeping the public informed

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ensures that all environmental problems are taken into account, encourages
enlightened and effective participation in collective decision-making and strengthens
democratic control. The Commission believes that, through this instrument, ordinary
citizens can make a valuable contribution to protecting the environment.

Although all Member States have notified national measures transposing the
Directive, there are several cases of non-conformity where national law still has to be
brought into line with the requirements of the Directive. An overview of the stage
reached in proceedings in these cases is given in Annex IV, Part 3.

Among the most common subjects of complaint brought to the Commission's notice
are: refusal by national authorities to provide the information requested, slowness of
response, excessively broad interpretation by national government departments of the
exceptions to the principle of disclosure, and unreasonably high charges. Directive
90/313/EEC is unusual in containing a requirement for Member States to put in place
national remedies against the improper rejection or ignoring of requests for access to
information or an unsatisfactory response by the authorities to such requests. When
the Commission receives complaints about such cases,
it normally advises the
aggrieved parties to use the national channels of appeal established to allow the
Directive’s aims to be achieved in practice.

2.8.3.

Environmental impact assessment

Directive 85/337/EEC on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private
projects on the environment, as amended by Directive 97/11/EC, is one of the prime
legal
instruments for general environmental matters. The Directive requires
environmental issues to be taken into account in many decisions which have a
general impact. The deadline for transposition of Directive 97/11/EC amending
Directive 85/337/EEC was 14 March 1999.
Infringement cases concerning
non-communication of the transposal measures are listed in Annex IV, Part 2.

Directive 2001/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council was adopted on
27 June 200158. Member States must bring into force the national rules necessary to
comply with this Directive before 21 July 2004. Where Directive 85/337/EEC, which
is a new "strategic environmental assessment" Directive of a procedural nature,
applies to projects, the aim is to ensure that an environmental assessment is carried
out for certain plans and programmes which are likely to have significant effects on
the environment.

Problems with the conformity of national measures with the Directive have persisted.
An overview of the stage reached in infringement proceedings in these cases is given
in Annex IV, Part 3.

In a judgment given on 14 June 2001 (Case C-230/00), the Court condemned
Belgium for the possibility of granting tacit approvals for many types of plans and
projects falling under the Directive and certain other directives. The Court held that
tacit authorisation cannot be compatible with the Directive 85/337 which requires
assessment procedures preceding the grant of authorisation whereby the national
authorities are required to examine individually every request for authorisation.

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As already mentioned in previous Reports on Monitoring of the Application of
Community Law, many complaints received by the Commission as well as oral and
written questions tabled by the European Parliament and a large number of petitions
presented to Parliament relate, at least incidentally, to alleged instances of incorrect
application by Member States’ authorities of Directive 85/337/EEC, in particular in
cases concerning projects of the types listed in Annex II to the Directive. These
complaints often require the examination of whether Member States have exceeded
their margin of discretion in deciding whether or not such projects should be subject
to an environmental impact assessment. As regards complaints about the quality of
impact assessments and the lack of weight given to them, it is extremely difficult for
the Commission to assess these cases. The basically formal nature of the Directive
provides only a limited basis for contesting the merits of such assessments and the
choice taken by the national authorities if they have complied with the procedure laid
down by the Directive. Most of the cases brought
to Commission’s attention
concerning incorrect application of this Directive revolve around points of fact where
the most effective evaluation should rather be ensured at a decentralised level,
particularly through the competent national administrative and judicial bodies.

In the course of 2001 the Commission took action in a small number of cases
involving incorrect application of the environmental assessment procedure in the
context of individual infrastructure projects. An overview of the stage of proceedings
reached in these infringement cases is given in Annex IV, Part 4.

2.8.4.

Air

Council Directive 96/62/EC on ambient air quality assessment and management
forms the basis for a series of Community instruments to set new limit values for
atmospheric pollutants, starting with those already covered by existing directives, lay
down information and alert thresholds, harmonise air quality assessment methods
and improve air quality management
to protect human health and
ecosystems.

in order

Article 3 of the Directive was due to be transposed by 21 May 1998. By the end of
2001, all Member States except Spain had complied with their obligation to notify
measures implementing Article 3 of the Directive. In a case brought by the
Commission the Court condemned Spain for failing to adopt within the prescribed
period the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to designate the
competent authorities and bodies referred to in the first paragraph of Article 3 of the
Directive (judgment of 13 September 2001 in Case C-417/99).

All the other articles of the Directive had to be transposed by 19 July 2001. By the
end of 2001 Belgium (Flanders), United Kingdom, Ireland, Greece, Spain and
Germany had still not notified the national implementing measures for those articles.

Five directives in the air sector were to be transposed by Member States during 2001.
Infringement cases concerning non-communication of these directives are listed in
Annex IV, Part 2.

Infringement action was taken due to problems of non-conformity in the air sector in
a small number of cases (see Annex IV, Part 3).

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2.8.5. Water

Monitoring implementation of Community legislation on water quality remains an
important part of the Commission’s work. This is due to the quantitative and
qualitative importance of the responsibilities imposed on the Member States by
Community law and by growing public concern about water quality.

There are several cases under way over infringements of Directive 75/440/EEC
concerning the quality required of surface water intended for the abstraction of
drinking water. Some of the proceedings concern the preparation of systematic action
plans (Article 4(2)) as an essential part of the effort to safeguard water quality
(nitrates, pesticides, etc.) Others are concerned with the criteria for exemptions under
Article 4(3).

In its judgment of 8 March 2001 (Case C-266/99), the Court of Justice declared that,
by failing to take the necessary measures to ensure that the quality of surface water
intended for the abstraction of drinking water conforms to the values laid down
pursuant
its
obligations under Article 4 of that directive. As France did not comply with the
judgment, the Commission decided to send a letter of formal notice on the basis of
Article 228 of the EC Treaty to France.

to Article 3 of Directive 75/440/EEC, France has failed to fulfil

With regard to Directive 76/160/EEC concerning the quality of bathing water,
monitoring of bathing areas is becoming increasingly common and water quality is
improving. Despite this progress, however, proceedings are still under way against
most Member States since implementation still falls far short of the Directive's
requirements. An overview of the stage reached in infringement proceedings in these
cases is given in Annex IV, Part 4.

More information concerning the compliance with the parameters of water quality
and sampling frequency of Directive 76/160/EEC is also provided by the annual
reports
(see
of
the
www.europa.eu.int/water/water-bathing/report).

bathing

quality

water

on

In 2001, the Court condemned three Member States for insufficient water quality
and/or sampling frequency: France (Case C-147/00, Judgment of 15 March 2001),
the United Kingdom (Case C-427/00, Judgment of 13 November 2001) and Sweden
(Case C-368/00, Judgment of 14 June 2001). The Commission continued court action
the Netherlands (Case C-268/00) and brought a similar action against
against
Portugal (Case C-272/01) and Denmark (Case C-226/01).

have

Proceedings
their
implementation of Directive 76/464/EEC on dangerous substances discharged into
the aquatic environment and of the directives setting levels for individual substances.

against most Member States

started

been

over

The Court has given several judgments against Member States who have not yet
notified sufficient measures to ensure compliance with Article 7 of the Directive. An
overview of the stage reached in proceedings in these and other infringement cases
under Directive 76/464/EEC is given in Annex IV, Part 3 (non-conformity) and Part
4 (incorrect application).

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The Commission intends to facilitate the adoption by the Member States of
programmes under Article 7 of Directive 76/464/EEC by drafting a guidance
document on this issue. With this document
the Commission aims to support
Member States in the implementation of both the existing Directive and (Article 7 of
Directive 76/464/EEC) and the new Water Framework Directive 2000/60/EC. The
document will identify eight elements to be included in the programmes on pollution
reduction.

Concerning Directive 80/778/EEC on drinking water, the Commission initiated and
continued a small number of infringement cases relating to application of the
Directive, particularly concerning poor quality of drinking water. An overview of the
stage of proceedings reached in these cases is given in Annex IV, Part 4.

Council Directive 98/83/EC of 3 November 1998 on the quality of water intended for
human consumption, which will replace Directive 80/778/EEC from 200359, was due
to be transposed into national law by 25 December 2000. Member States may have to
take steps immediately to ensure compliance with the new limit values under the new
directive. Infringement cases concerning failure to notify implementing measures for
this Directive are listed in Annex IV, Part 2.

The Community has two legislative instruments aimed specifically at combating
pollution from phosphates and nitrates and the eutrophication they cause.

concerns

91/271/EEC,

first, Directive

urban waste-water

treatment.
The
Member States are required to ensure that, from 1998, 2000 or 2005, depending on
population size, all cities have waste-water collection and treatment systems. In
addition to checking notification and conformity of the implementing measures, the
Commission must therefore now follow up cases of incorrect application. Since this
Directive plays a fundamental role in the campaign for clean water and against
eutrophication, the Commission is particularly eager to ensure that it is implemented
on time. During 2001, several infringement actions were taken due to insufficient
designation of sensitive areas or non-compliance with the requirements for urban
waste water treatment. An overview of the stage of proceedings reached in these
cases is given in Annex IV, Part 4.

The second anti-eutrophication measure is Directive 91/676/EEC concerning the
protection of waters against pollution caused by nitrates from agricultural sources.
The Commission has continued to lay great stress on enforcing this Directive. As it
has done in the past, during 2001 the Commission took several infringement actions
concerning lacking or insufficient designation of vulnerable zones as well as the
failure to establish action programmes as required by the Directive. Overview of the
stage of proceedings in these cases is given in Annex IV, Part 4.

In 8 November 2001, the Court gave its judgment in the case against Italy over
action programmes and reporting requirements (Case C-127/99). The Court
condemned Italy for having failed to establish action programmes within the
meaning of Article 5 of the Directive, carry out the monitoring operations prescribed
by Article 6, and to submit to the Commission a report under Article 10.

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In its judgment of 8 March 2001,
the Court condemned Luxembourg in Case
C-266/00 for failing to adopt the implementing measures needed to comply with
several provisions of the Directive.

2.8.6. Nature

The two main legal instruments aimed at protecting nature are Directive 79/409/EEC
on the conservation of wild birds and Directive 92/43/EEC on the conservation of
natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora.

Regarding the transposal of Directive 79/409/EEC, several conformity problems
remain unresolved. In 2001, the Commission had to continue infringement actions
against many Member States, notably concerning hunting periods and hunting
practices not in line with the Directive.

In its judgment of 17 May 2001 (Case C-159/99) the Court found that, by laying
down rules permitting the capture and keeping of the species Passer italiae, Passer
montanus and Sturnus vulgaris, contrary to the combined provisions of Articles 5
and 7 of the Directive, Italy had failed to fulfil its obligations under the Directive.

The deadline for notifying the implementing measures for Directive 92/43/EEC
expired in June 1994. In many cases the transposal is still insufficient, particularly
concerning Article 6 on the protection of habitats in the special conservation sites
which are to be set up, and Articles 12 to 16 on the protection of species.

As in the past, the main problems with the implementation of Directives 79/409/EEC
and 92/43/EEC relate to the classification of special protection areas (SPA) for birds
and the selection of the proposed sites of Community importance (SCI) for habitats
for inclusion in the Natura 2000 network, or to the protection of such sites.

Existing SPAs for birds in a number of Member States are still too few in number or
cover too small an area. The Commission's strategy revolves around initiating
general
than infringement proceedings on a
site-by-site basis. During 2001, the Commission continued infringement actions
against France (Case C-202/01), Finland (Case C-240/00), Italy (Case C-378/01),
Portugal, Spain and Luxembourg.

infringement proceedings,

rather

Member States continued to propose SCIs in accordance with Article 4(1) of
the Commission continued infringement
Directive 92/43/EEC. During 2001,
proceedings against Austria, Belgium, Portugal, Sweden and the United Kingdom.
The lists submitted by these Member States are either not satisfactory or are under
assessment subject to the results of biogeographical seminars. In its judgment of 11
September 2001, the Court condemned Ireland (Case C-67/99), Germany (Case
C-71/99) and France (Case C-220/99) for failing to transmit to the Commission,
within the prescribed period,
the list of sites mentioned in Article 4(1), first
subparagraph, of Directive 92/43/EEC.

Problems remain concerning the special protection regime under Article 4(4) of
Directive 79/409/EEC and Article 6(2) to (4) of Directive 92/43/EEC, e.g. wrongly
applying or setting aside the special protection regime in relation to various projects
affecting sites.
infringement actions against a number of
Member States had to be taken in the course of 2001.

respect,

In this

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During 2001, the Commission continued setting conditions in Structural Funds plans
and programmes and rural development programmes requiring Member States to
submit outstanding lists for the setting up of the Natura 2000 network in accordance
with their obligations under Directives 79/409/EEC and 92/43/EEC.

The Commission has maintained its strict policy with regard to the granting of
Community funding for conservation of sites under the LIFE Regulation on sites
being integrated or already integrated into the Natura 2000 network. Furthermore, it
scrutinises requests for co-financing from the Cohesion Fund very thoroughly for
compliance with environmental regulations.

Problems with the implementation of Directive 92/43/EEC may also arise with
regard to the protection, not of designated or nominated sites, but of species. Article
12 of the Directive establishes a strict protection scheme for species under Annex IV
(a), from which Member States can derogate only under the conditions laid down in
Article 16(1) and (2). By the end of 2001, court actions were pending against Greece
for threats to a species of turtle (Caretta caretta) on the island of Zakynthos (Case
C-103/00) and against the United Kingdom for its failure to ensure the proper
protection of the great crested newt (Triturus cristatus) (Case C-434/01). A reasoned
opinion was sent to Germany for failure to properly protect the habitats of an
endangered hamster (Cricetus cricetus) population at Horbacher Börde near Aachen
close to the border with the Netherlands, one of the most important sites for this
species in north-west Germany.

2.8.7. Noise

Directive 2000/14/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the
approximation of laws of the Member States relating to noise emission in the
environment by equipment for use outdoors60 was due to be transposed in 3 July
2001. This directive repeals, from 3 January 2002, nine directives concerning
different types of equipment. The Commission had to start infringement proceedings
against thirteen Member States. By the end of 2001, infringement proceedings were
still open against eleven Member States who had not yet adopted and notified their
implementing measures, or had not done so for the whole of their territory.

2.8.8. Chemicals and biotechnology

Community legislation on chemicals and biotechnology covers various groups of
directives relating to products or activities which have certain characteristics in
common: they are technically complex, require frequent changes to adapt them to
new knowledge, apply to both the scientific and industrial spheres and deal with
specific environmental risks.

One of the features of Council Directive 67/548/EEC on the approximation of the
laws,
regulations and administrative provisions relating to the classification,
packaging and labelling of dangerous substances is the frequency with which it has
to be amended to keep up with scientific and technical developments. Thus,
Commission Directive 2000/32/EC of 19 May 2000 adapting Directive 67/548/EEC
to technical progress for the 26th time, had to be transposed by 1 June 2001. In

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addition, the transposal deadline for the Commission Directive 2000/21/EC of 25
April 2000 concerning the list of Community legislation referred to in the fifth indent
of Article 13(1) of Directive 67/548/EEC was 1 April 2001.

frequently late in notifying their
In this context, Member States are still
implementing measures, but the Commission automatically commences proceedings
in order to make Member States meet their obligations.

Directive 98/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February
1998 concerning the placing on the market of biocidal products61 was due to be
transposed by the Member States by no later than 14 May 2000. At the end of 2001,
there were still many Member States who had not yet notified their implementing
measures, as demonstrated by the infringement cases listed under this Directive in
Annex IV, Part 2.

Animal experiments are covered by Directive 86/609/EEC on the approximation of
laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States regarding the
protection of animals used for experimental and other scientific purposes. In its
judgment of 18 October 2001, the Court found that Ireland has failed to adopt all the
measures necessary to ensure the correct implementation of Articles 2(d), 11 and 12
of the Directive as well as to provide for an adequate system of penalties for
non-compliance with the requirements of the Directive (Case C-354/99). A few
infringement actions were continued against Member States as regards incorrect
transposition and incorrect application of Directive 86/609/EEC (see Annex IV, Part
3 and Part 4 for the overview of the stage reached in these proceedings).

2.8.9. Waste

Infringement proceedings in relation to waste continue to abound, concerning both
formal transposition and practical application. As mentioned in the last report, the
most likely explanations for the difficulties in enforcing Community law in these
matters are as much the need for changes in the conduct of private individuals, public
services and business firms as the costs of such changes.

Regarding the framework directive on waste (Directive 75/442/EEC, as amended by
Directive 91/156/EEC), the Member States still have problems in fully and correctly
implementing its provisions into national
the stage of
proceedings reached in these cases is given in Annex IV, Part 3.

law. An overview of

Most of the implementation difficulties concern the application of the Waste
Framework Directive to specific installations. This is at the root of the large number
of complaints primarily concerned with waste dumping (uncontrolled dumps,
controversial siting of planned controlled tips, mismanagement of lawful tips, water
pollution caused by directly discharged waste). The Directive requires that prior
authorisation be obtained for waste-disposal and waste-reprocessing sites; in the case
lay down conditions to contain the
of waste-disposal,
environmental impact.

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The adoption by the Council on 26 April 1999 of Directive 1999/31/EC on the
landfill of waste62 clarifies the legal framework in which sites employing this method
of disposal are authorised in the Member States. This Directive was to be transposed
by 16 July 2001. For landfills coming into operation after, as well as those existing
on, this date, requirements have been tightened by this Directive. The transposal of
this Directive by the Member States has been very slow, as demonstrated by the list
of infringement cases concerning non-communication under this Directive in Annex
IV, Part 2.

As mentioned in previous reports, the Commission uses individual cases to detect
more general problems concerning incorrect application of Community law, such as
the absence or inadequacy of waste management plans, based on the assumption that
an illegal dump may provide evidence of an unsatisfied need for waste management.

€

In its judgment of 4 July 2000 (Case C-387/97), the Court decided to impose a
financial penalty of
20 000 per day on Greece for non-compliance with the
judgment of the Court of 7 April 1992 (Case C-45/91). The case concerns the
existence and the functioning of an illegal solid waste dump in Kouroupitos in the
region of Chania where domestic waste, limited quantities of both dangerous waste
(for example, waste oils and batteries) and different kinds of commercial and
industrial waste were illegally dumped. The Commission has periodically sent the
Greek authorities letters requesting payment of the daily penalty of
20 000 from
4 July 2000 to February 2001 included. In March 2001, the site was closed and the
the Commission
waste was treated in an appropriate installation. Therefore,
considered that Greece had complied with the judgment and closed the case. Greece
has paid all the amounts due within the deadlines set, representing a total sum of
€

€

5 400 000.

In addition,
the Commission took a number of infringement actions involving
incorrect application of the Waste Framework Directive. These cases normally
concern local problems relating to illegal landfills and/or uncontrolled treatment of
waste, sometimes involving non-existent or
impact
assessments.

insufficient environmental

Regarding Directive 91/689/EEC on hazardous waste, Member States still had
problems in transposing the national legislation correctly.

Given that planning is such an important part of waste management, the Commission
decided in October 1997 to start infringement proceedings against all Member States
except Austria, the only State to have established a planning system for waste
management. These proceedings are still continuing and cover a range of failings,
relating variously to plans as required by Article 7 of the Waste Framework
Directive, plans for management of dangerous waste as required by Article 6 of
Directive 91/689/EEC, and special plans for packaging waste, as required by Article
14 of Directive 94/62/EC.

In his Opinion of 5 July 2001, the Advocate-General held that, by failing to draft
waste management plans for the whole country for all categories of waste, and by
failing to include a chapter on packaging waste in them, France has breached Article

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7(1) of the Waste Framework Directive, Article 6(1) of Directive 91/689/EEC and
Article 14 of Directive 94/62/EC.

The Commission continued court actions brought earlier against the United Kingdom
(Case C-35/00) and against Italy (Case C-466/99) in respect of all three categories of
plans. In both cases the Advocate-General agreed with the Commission (Opinion of
Mr Mischo 20 September 2001 in Case C-466/99 and Opinion of Mr Tizzano 11
September 2001 in Case C-35/00).

In its judgment of 11 December 2001, the Court stated that, by failing to forward to
the Commission the report required for the period from 1995 to 1997 under Article
18 of Council Directive 75/439/EEC, as amended by Directive 91/692/EEC, within
the Italian Republic had failed to fulfil its
the period fixed by that provision,
obligations under that directive (Case C-376/00).

As regards Directive 91/689/EEC on hazardous waste,
the Commission had
commenced infringement proceedings in 1998 against a number of Member States
which had failed to provide the Commission with particular information required in
relation to establishments or undertakings carrying out disposal and/or recovery of
hazardous waste. In 2001, a court action against Greece (Case C-33/01) was brought
on this point.

Regarding Directive 75/439/EEC on the disposal of waste oils, the Commission
opened infringement proceedings against 11 Member States for the non-conformity
of national legislation with several Articles of the Directive, particularly regarding
the obligation to give priority to the processing of waste oils by regeneration,
provided that technical, economic and organisational constraints so allowed. The
Commission sent reasoned opinions to Austria, Ireland, Portugal and the United
Kingdom, and the replies given by the France, Finland, Netherlands, Belgium,
Sweden and Denmark to the letters of formal notice were being examined. The
Commission also sent a letter of formal notice to Greece.

2.8.10. Environment and industry

Directive 96/82/EC ("Seveso II"), replacing Directive 82/501/EEC from 3 February
2001 ("Seveso I"), was due to be transposed by no later than 3 February 1999. The
notification of implementing measures by many Member States is still incomplete,
particularly as regards Articles 11 and 12 of the Directive. Infringement cases
concerning non-communication under this Directive are listed in Annex IV, Part 2.

Directive 96/61/EC concerning integrated pollution prevention and control (IPPC),
adopted on 24 September 1996, was due to be implemented by 30 October 1999. In
the transposition
the course of 2001, proceedings for non-communication of
measures to the Commission still had to be continued, as demonstrated by the list of
infringement cases under this Directive in Annex IV, Part 2.

2.8.11. Radiation protection

In 2001, as well as in 2000, the number of submissions of national draft legislation
under Article 33 of the Euratom Treaty was high because a large number of
Member States were still working on the transposal of two main radiation protection
Directives, 96/29/Euratom and 97/43/Euratom, that should have been transposed by

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May 2000. The Commission received 13 submissions under Article 33 of the
Euratom Treaty. Some of them have been examined and commented on, although no
formal recommendation was issued during 2001. Nevertheless,
in cases of late
communication where an infringement procedure for non-communication was
pending, the Member States were immediately informed that no recommendation
would be issued, so that the national legislative procedure could be completed
without delay.

Article 35 of the Euratom Treaty provides that each Member State must establish the
facilities necessary to carry out continuous monitoring of the level of radioactivity in
the air, water and soil and to ensure compliance with the basic standards. The
Commission can verify the operation and efficiency of such facilities. During 2001,
the Commission carried out one verification under Article 35 in Austria.

Article 37 aims to forestall radioactive contamination of the environment in another
Member State, thereby protecting the general public against the dangers arising from
ionising radiation. Accordingly, Member States must provide the Commission with
general data relating to any plan for the disposal of radioactive waste. The
Commission assesses the data in order to determine whether the implementation of
the plan could cause radioactive contamination of the water, soil or airspace of
another Member State. The Commission issues an opinion on the subject, which the
Member State has to take into account prior to the authorisation for disposal of
radioactive waste. The Commission received 17 submissions from Member States
under Article 37 of the Euratom Treaty in 2001 and issued 6 opinions.

The Commission decided to send a reasoned opinion to the United Kingdom in
December 2001 for the failure to fulfil its obligations under Article 37, because it had
not submitted the general data relating to dismantling of the JASON research reactor.

As mentioned above, the deadline for transposal of the two main directives in the
area of radiation protection, Council Directive 96/29/Euratom laying down basic
safety standards for the health protection of the general public and workers against
the dangers of ionising radiation (OJ L 159, 29.6.1996, p. 1) and Council Directive
97/43/Euratom on health protection of individuals against dangers of ionising
radiation in relation to medical exposure (OJ L 180, 9.7.1997, p. 22), expired on 13
May 2000.

Directive 96/29/Euratom introduces a wider scope and a more detailed set of
provisions in order to protect the health of workers and general public soundly and
comprehensively. For this purpose, the Directive reduced the dose limits, set new
requirements for the justification of all practices involving ionising radiation and
introduced an extended ALARA-principle, according to which doses must be kept
As Low As Reasonably Achievable. The Directive covers practices, work activities
including natural radiation sources and intervention situations. It also clarifies the
concept of clearance and exemption for materials containing radioactivity. Finally,
the Directive includes new requirements for the assessment of population dose.
Infringement cases concerning failure to notify measures implementing this Directive
are listed in Annex IV, Part 2.

Directive 97/43/Euratom improves the level of radiological protection for patients
and medical staff. It takes into account the new developments in medical procedures
and equipment and the experience gained from the operational implementation of the

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former directives. It
lays down a more precise description for the justification
principle, regulates the distribution of responsibilities and sets requirements for
qualified experts in the medical area. Infringement cases concerning failure to notify
measures implementing this Directive are listed in Annex IV, Part 2.

Directive 89/618/Euratom on informing the public includes requirements on
informing the general public about health protection measures to be applied and steps
to be taken in the event of radiological emergency. The Commission decided to refer
France and Germany to the Court, since their legislation did not fully comply with
the Directive.

2.9.

Fisheries

Introduction

The Commission has continued to monitor the implementation by the Member States
legislative measures on resource conservation and management
of the national
enacted under the common fisheries policy (measures to control fishing activities,
technical conservation measures and technical measures applicable
in the
Mediterranean).

The Commission has not detected any cases of incompatibility of national measures
with the Community legislation that
could justify initiating infringement
proceedings.

Resources

On 1 February 2001, the Court of Justice ruled against France
, finding that it had
failed to meet its obligations of control and inspection of fishing activities in 1988
and 1990.

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Within the framework of proceedings for failure to comply with the control
requirement by exceeding certain quotas allocated to Sweden and Ireland in 1995
and 1996, to Belgium in 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995 and 1996 and to Portugal in
to these
1994, 1995 and 1996,
Member States on 20 February, 12 March, 31 July and 5 November respectively. The
Commission also decided, on 18 July, to refer to the Court an appeal against
Denmark based on overruns in 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995 and 1996.

the Commission sent

reasoned opinions

2.10.

Internal market

2.10.1. Free movement of goods

Application of Articles 28 et seq. EC (ex-Articles 30 et seq. of the EC Treaty)

The volume of infringement dossiers on obstacles to trade (application of Article 28
et seq.)64, remains relatively stable. However, litigation is becoming increasingly
complex in technical terms because of the aspects relating to protection of public
health, consumers or the environment. Several important cases in this area are

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64

Case C-33/99, ECR 2001, p I-1025.
See webpage http://europa.eu.int/comm/internal_market/en/goods/mutrec.htm

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pending before the Court of Justice, which should rule on them in 2002. The
Commission's departments responsible for this litigation have continued to give
priority to dialogue with the national authorities, notably in package meetings, so as
not to have to use infringement proceedings except in cases where real disagreement
persists. These package meetings have again proved their usefulness and
effectiveness as a great many cases have been raised and dealt with. Practical
seminars on the application of the principle of mutual recognition have also been
organised in several of the countries that are candidates for accession. In view of
their success and the fact that they have been recognised as being useful, other
seminars will be organised in 2002 in the other candidate countries in order to
improve the knowledge and practice of mutual recognition by their administrations.

The Commission also stepped up its activities providing information about and
promoting Decision 3052/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council65,
pursuant to which the Member States are required to notify the Commission of
national measures which constitute exceptions to the principle of the free movement
of goods. The number of notifications received still appears to be insufficient. This
finding, as well as certain proposals for improvements, had already been highlighted
in the report on the implementation of the decision in 1997 and 1998 published by
the Commission on 7 April 200066.

As for the mechanism for rapid intervention in the event of serious obstacles to the
free movement of goods, the warning system provided for in Article 3 of Council
Regulation (EC) No 2679/98 of 7 December 1998 on the functioning of the internal
market in relation to the free movement of goods67 was used 7 times in 2001, as
compared with 18 in 2000.

Liability for defective products (Directive 85/374/EEC as amended68)

All
the Member States have transposed the amendment made by Directive
1999/34/EC69, the purpose of which is to extend the rules of liability without fault to
primary agricultural products. Also, on 31 January 2001 the Commission adopted the
second report on the implementation of the directive.70

2.10.2. Free movement of services and right of establishment

With regard to the freedom to provide services (Articles 43 and 49 et seq. of the EC
Treaty) and within the framework of the implementation of its Internal Market
Strategy for Services71, the Commission has continued to process a considerable
number of complaints made by undertakings or users of services in a wide variety of
fields, such as security, accounting and audit services, bus transport, services
provided by mountain guides, flying clubs, museums, health services provided by
medical laboratories or pharmacies, aerial work, fairs, temping agencies, patent
agents, artists, etc. Furthermore, as far as health services are concerned, the Court of

65

66

67

68

69

70

71

OJ L 321, 30.12.1995, p. 1.
COM (2000) 194 final.
OJ L 337, 12.12.1998, p. 8.
OJ L 210, 7.08.1985, p. 29.
OJ L 141, 4.06.1999, p. 20.
COM (2000) 893 final (see also the site mentioned in footnote 64).
COM (2000) 888 final.

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Justice gave two judgments on 12 July 2001 (Cases C-157/99 and C-368/98)
reinforcing the rights of insured persons regarding the reimbursement of the costs
incurred for a surgical operation in another Member State. These rulings confirm the
precedent established in Kohll et Decker72 and make it clear that medical activities,
including hospital services, do indeed fall within the scope of freedom to provide
services. Furthermore, in the field of the information society and the media, on
29 November 2001 (Case C-17/00), responding to a request for a preliminary ruling,
it issued a judgment declaring that taxes on parabolic antennas as imposed by certain
communes in Belgium were not compatible with Article 49 of the EC Treaty, in line
with the position adopted by the Commission in its communication of 27 June 200173
and certain infringement proceedings on this subject74.

In the field of commercial communications, the Commission is continuing its
policy and has decided to refer to the Court of Justice the "Loi Evin" case against
France concerning restrictions on advertising and sponsorship services in the
broadcasting of sports events by French television channels. By contrast, it has
closed certain cases of infringements following the liberalisation of the German
legislation on discounts and premiums.

As for the media in the information society, in 2001 the Commission sent seven
reasoned opinions for failure to notify the national measures implementing Directive
98/84/EC of the European Council and of the Parliament on conditional access. In
three cases, it decided to refer them to the Court.

As far as financial services are concerned, the insurance sector saw the relaunch of
infringement proceedings on the no-claims bonus (France, Belgium, Finland and
Luxembourg all received reasoned opinions on this subject in 2001) within the
framework of the monitoring of the Interpretative Communication on the Freedom to
Provide Services and the General Good. Two dossiers opened against Belgium and
Finland on their legislation on insurance against accidents at work have been
resolved. Finally, the process of transposing Directive 98/78/EC (insurance groups)
is almost finished: only Greece, which is before the Court, and Portugal have still not
notified their implementing measures.

In the field of securities, on 20 December 2001 the Commission referred an action to
the Court against the UK for failure to fulfil its obligations of transposing, in the
territory of Gibraltar, Directive 97/9/EC of the European Parliament and the Council
on investor-compensation schemes75.

As for payment systems, Regulation (EC) No 2560/200176 on cross-border payments
in euro was formally adopted on 19 December 2001 by the European Parliament and
the Council on a proposal by the Commission of 25 July 200177. This regulation aims
to reduce bank charges for cross-border payments in euro, by aligning them on those
which apply at national level. It comes into force on 1 January 2002. It is binding in
its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. The transposal of Directive

72

73
74

75

76

77

Case C-158/96, ECR 1998 p I-1931.
COM (2001) 351 final.
See IP 99/281 and 00/237.
OJ L 84, 26.3.1997, p. 22.
OJ L 344, 28.12.2001.
COM (2001) 439 final.

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98/26/EC on settlement finality in payment and securities settlement systems should
be complete by 11 December 1999. All the Member States which had not notified
their implementing measures in 1999 did so in 2001. The Commission has therefore
been able to close the infringement proceedings.

2.10.3. The business environment

In the field of intellectual property, five Member States (Denmark, Finland, Greece,
Ireland, United Kingdom78) notified their national
implementing measures for
Directive 98/44/EC on the legal protection of biological inventions. The Court of
Justice issued an important ruling on 9 October 2001 (Case C-377/98) in which it
rejected the action for annulment brought by the Netherlands against this Directive.

As regards designs, the period for transposal of Directive 98/71/EC on the legal
protection of designs expired on 28 October 2001. On 31 December 2001, 3
Member States (Denmark, France, Italy) notified the Commission of the national
legal provisions which they adopted to comply with the Directive.

In the field of copyright and related rights, there are six directives in force79. All the
Member States have notified their national measures implementing all the directives.
Infringement proceedings have reached the reasoned opinion stage for Belgium,
Denmark and the United Kingdom concerning Council Directive 92/100/EEC on
rental right and lending right. Two own-initiative actions for infringements have
been brought against Sweden and Finland regarding incorrect transposal of Directive
96/9/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the legal protection of
databases. A case against Ireland was referred to the Court for its failure to ratify the
Berne Convention (1971 Paris Act). The case (C-13/2000) is still pending and
Ireland has still not notified its act of accession to the Convention.

The Commission continued to work towards a homogeneous, effective application of
it adopted two
public procurement law in the Member States. To this end,
interpretative communications aiming to clarify the possibilities of incorporating
environmental and social considerations into public procurement contracts.80 It also
adopted a directive imposing the requirement to use standard forms in the publication
of public contracts in the Official Journal, which will contribute to greater
transparency and efficiency in public contracts and facilitate electronic contracts.81

Generally speaking,
the transposal of the "public contracts" directives in the
Member States has improved. However, the number of complaints for incorrect

78

79

80

81

The UK has only partially transposed it (measures implementing Article 12 of the Directive are still
awaited).
87/54/EEC (topographies of
semi-conductor products), 91/250/EEC (computer programmes),
92/100/EEC (rental and lending rights), 93/83/EEC (cable and satellite), 93/98/EEC (term), 96/9/EC
(databases).
Interpretative communication of the Commission on the Community law applicable to public
procurement and the possibilities for integrating environmental considerations into public procurement
and Interpretative Communication of the Commission on the Community law applicable to public
integrating social considerations into public procurement,
procurement and the possibilities for
published in OJ No C 333, 28 November 2001.
Commission Directive 2001/78/CE of 13 September 2001 on the use of standard forms in the
publication of public contract notices, OJ L 285, 29.10.2001.

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application has increased. In 2001, the Commission examined 356 complaints in the
field of public contracts. A number of examples are given below.

In connection with a procedure to award a service contract for the installation of a
radio communication system for the British police forces, the Commission took the
view that, when the contracting authorities are drawing up technical specifications
with reference to a European standard, they must also accept products and services
which are equivalent in terms of their performance. Following discussions with the
Commission, the British authorities eventually accepted the reasoning behind this
position and adopted a circular in order to inform the contracting authorities
accordingly.

Similarly, in an instruction to the contracting authorities, the British authorities took
the view that
the obligation to ensure genuine competition imposed by the
Community directives for restricted invitations to tender was respected when the
contracting body set the minimum number of tenderers at three. The Commission
contested this interpretation and, on the basis of the Commission v France ruling,82
told the British authorities that the number of participants in a restricted invitation to
tender could not be less than five. Consequently, following the Commission's
intervention, the British authorities modified their instruction.

The European Commission also sent a reasoned opinion for failure to comply with a
judgment declaring France to have failed to fulfil
its obligation to completely
transpose Directive 92/13/CEE (remedies in the utilities sectors). As a result, the
French authorities finally notified their national measures implementing the
directive.

In its "Alcatel" judgment83 on the Directive on Review Procedures (89/665/EEC), the
Court ruled that the Member States are required to provide a review procedure
enabling unsuccessful tenderers or candidates to have the decision awarding the
contract set aside if it is unlawful, before the contract is signed, regardless of whether
it is possible to obtain damages once the contract has been signed. Following this
judgment, the Commission decided to refer Austria to the Court as four of its nine
Länder - Salzburg, Styria, Lower Austria and Carinthia - have not yet adopted the
measures needed to comply with the judgment.

The Commission launched infringement proceedings in connection with a public
contract to build the new La Scala theatre in Milan, since it considered that the direct
execution of infrastructure work offset against development charges due to the local
authority gives rise to contracts for pecuniary interest which fall within the scope of
the Public Procurement Directives. Moreover, the Court of Justice also confirmed the
Commission's position in its "Scala" preliminary ruling84. The Commission
subsequently decided to send Italy a reasoned opinion.

82

83

84

Case C-225/98, judgment of 26 September 2000.
Commission Directive 2001/78/CE of 13 September 2001 on the use of standard forms in the
publication of public contract notices, OJ L 285, 29.10.2001.
Case C-399/98, judgment of 12 July 2001.

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Lastly, and in accordance with the Court of Justice's case law,85 the Commission also
examined the procedures for awarding public contracts and granting concessions for
which the arrangements are not subject to the provisions of the Public Procurement
Directives, in order to establish whether they nonetheless respected the general rules
and principles of the EC Treaty and in particular the principles of equal treatment
and transparency. The Commission notes that, broadly speaking,
this kind of
examination is being carried out increasingly extensively.

For example, the Commission's departments were called on to examine whether the
modalities of awarding a motorway concession to Portugal had been in conformity
with the rules and principles of the EC Treaty and consistent with the interpretative
Communication86 on concessions under Community law published last year. No
irregularity was found in this case.

As far as company law and financial information is concerned, the Commission
opened infringement proceedings in an own-initiative case against the Dutch law
"Wet op de formeel buitenlandse vennootschappen" (WFBV). Articles 2, 3 and 4 of
this law are incompatible with the EC Treaty -
in
the sense that they impose discriminatory obligations on companies from other
Member States which want to open branches in the Netherlands. Also, Articles 2 and
4(3) of the WFBV constitute infringements of Article 2 of the Eleventh Council
Directive of 21 December 1989 concerning disclosure requirements in respect of
branches opened in a Member State by certain types of company governed by the
law of another State87, in that they specify additional obligations for companies from
other Member States.

specifically, Articles 43 and 48 -

The Commission has registered a complaint against the German law Aktiengesetz.
The complaint is that paragraphs 305 and 320b of this law are incompatible with the
EC Treaty, notably its Article 43, on the grounds that these provisions disadvantage
non-German public limited liability companies in certain transactions between public
limited liability companies. The Commission is examining this complaint.

The Commission has also registered a complaint against the Spanish law on public
limited liability companies ("LSA"). The complaint claims that Articles 158, 159 and
293 disadvantage shareholders of public limited liability companies in relation to the
acquirers or holders of convertible bonds of these companies and also that they
allegedly disadvantage minority shareholders of these companies in relation to
majority shareholders.

2.10.4. Regulated professions (qualifications)

The volume of complaint and infringement files on the qualifications required for the
regulated professions remains relatively stable. In 2001, about twenty complaints
were referred to the Commission on restrictions contrary to both Articles 43 and 49
of the EC Treaty and the directives on the mutual recognition of professional

85

86

87

See Case C-324/98, Telaustria, judgment of 7 December 2000 (regarding public service concessions),
Case C-59/00, Vestergaard, order of 3 December 2001 (regarding public contracts with a value below
the threshold values specified).
Communication published in OJ C 121, 29.4.2000, p. 2.
89/666/EEC, OJ No L 395, 30.12.1989, p. 36.

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qualifications. However, the litigation is becoming more complex. Also, in order to
achieve more rapid solutions to some of the problems detected, the Commission has
maintained regular contacts with the national authorities, in particular the experts in
the groups and committees which have competence for this area.

2.11.

Regional policy

2.11.1. Analysis of causes

Regional policy is essentially governed by regulations which are directly applicable
in the Member States. These regulations (cf. Regulation (EC) No 1260/99),
in
addition to those linked to financial control, lay down strict rules. Infringement cases
concerning the rules on regional policy therefore relate either to incorrect application
of the regulations or to irregularities (Article 1(2) of Council Regulation (EC,
Euratom) No 2988/95 on financial management).

However, the irregularities also cover infringements of the provisions of other
Community regulations. The existing link between measures relating to regional
policy and compliance with all other Community legislation is also highlighted by
the express obligation for activities receiving funding from the Structural Funds, the
EIB or another existing financial instrument to comply with the provisions of the
Treaty and acts adopted pursuant to it, as well as with Community policies (Article
8(1) of Regulation (EC) 1164/94 and Article 12 of Regulation (EEC) No1260/99).

2.11.2. Effects of infringement situations

Proceedings are brought under Article 226 of the EC Treaty, in particular in cases of
infringement of the provisions of the Structural Funds Regulations (cf. collection of
fees by the national bodies responsible for the management of aid arrangements
co-financed by the Structural Funds, contrary to the provisions of these same
regulations which require the total amount of funding to be paid to the final
beneficiaries). As regards cases of "irregularities", the Commission can open specific
proceedings with a view to suspending,
reducing or cancelling the financial
assistance from the Fund concerned in accordance with Article 24 of Regulation
(EEC) No 4253/88 (as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2082/93), as well as
Article 38(5) and Article 39 of Regulation (EC) No 1260/99. Such proceedings were
initiated, for example, against Greece in the case of the granting of Community
financial assistance under the ERDF OP, which is part of the Community Support
interventions in the zones eligible for
Framework for Community structural
Objective 1.

2.12.

Taxation and customs union

2.12.1. Customs union

In the customs field, Community legislation mainly takes the form of regulations, so
the question of how it is incorporated into national law does not arise and, in general
terms, it can be said that the provisions in this area have been well integrated at
national level.

Infringement proceedings are therefore fairly isolated. Two were launched in 2001:

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–

compelled to initiate

France: The Commission was
infringement
proceedings against France regarding legislation requiring pilots of small
aircraft on intra-Community flights to land first at an airfield with a
customs office or to give 24 or 48 hours notice before take-off. Regulation
(EEC) No 3925/9188 forbids checks and formalities on the baggage of
travellers taking intra-Community flights, while allowing exceptional
checks. Moreover, in France the pilot is sometimes charged for the travel
expenses of the service carrying out the checks, and that constitutes a
charge equivalent to a customs duty, which is illegal under Articles 23 and
25 of the EC Treaty.

Greece: Greece introduced a new tax on private pleasure craft entering
Greek territorial waters which are more than 7m in length and which have
no permanent mooring in a Greek port. The tax is levied each time a
pleasure boat enters the country and approaches a Greek port, harbour or
coast; the amount is calculated on the length of the boat and comes on top
of any harbour dues normally levied. It is paid into the special account of
the Harbour Police Fund. As this tax does not relate to a service actually
rendered to the person paying it is a tax with equivalent effect to import
duties contrary to Articles 23 and 25 of the EC Treaty. It is prohibited
irrespective of whether it is levied on Community pleasure craft or third
country pleasure craft (pursuant to Articles 23, 25 and 133 of the EC
Treaty.

2.12.2. Direct taxation

The almost total lack of harmonisation in this sector means that questions continually
arise over
the compliance of national provisions with primary Community
legislation, whether as a result of complaints to the Commission, the European
Parliament or the national courts, which are sending more and more cases to the
Court for a preliminary ruling. To help find consensual solutions to infringement
proceedings, the Commission has suggested to the Member States that they should
discuss common problems with each other.89 Systematic intervention by the
Commission in cases referred for a preliminary ruling is therefore the most important
control mechanism in this area.

Tax obstacles to the freedom to provide services in the supplementary insurance
sector prompted the Commission to adopt a communication to help persons
concerned to take advantage of their rights, which are protected under the Treaty90 (a
case has been referred by the Swedish courts for a preliminary ruling91). To ensure
that citizens and investment companies reap the benefits of the internal market, and
in line with its action plan on financial services, the Commission also reminded the
Member States of the consequences of the Verkooijen case of 6 June 200092 for
initiated infringement proceedings against
restrictions on foreign investment. It

88

89

90

91

92

OJ No L 374, 31.12.1991, p. 4
See Communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament and the Economic
and Social Committee: Tax policy in the European Union - Priorities for the years ahead (presented on
23.5.2001 - COM(2001) 260 final, OJ C 284, 10.10.2001, p. 6.
COM(2001)214, OJ C 165, 8.6.2001, p. 14.
Case C-422/2001, Ramstedt and Skandia.
Case C-35/1998.

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France and Belgium for failure to respect the freedom of capital movements (tax
advantages for pensions savings conditional on investment in national securities) and
welcomes the fact that these matters are currently being rectified by legislative
amendments in the Member States concerned, without the necessity for the Court of
Justice to become involved. Similarly, following action taken by the Commission,
Spain adopted new legislation to end its refusal to accept the depreciation of capital
gains in the case of securities purchased by non-residents, in violation of Articles 43
and 56 of the Treaty.

The judgment of 8 March 2001 in the Metallgesellschaft and Hoechst93 joined cases
illustrates the boundaries Member States should respect under the terms of the Treaty
(freedom of establishment), if they wish to treat subsidiaries of national companies
differently from those of other Member States as regards tax. However, the Court did
not rule on the question also raised by these cases of whether the EC Treaty should
be interpreted in such a way as conclude that the advantages contained in bilateral
tax conventions should be extended to all the other Member States.

Complainants most often cite the differences in the tax system applied to residents
and non-residents, which they consider to be discriminatory. However, while the
the situation of residents and
Court of Justice has accepted in principle that
non-residents is usually different and that therefore different tax systems may be
justified,94 the distinctions must be based on relevant factors.

The Commission took court action against Germany regarding a flat-rate and final
tax on foreign artists, who were not allowed to deduct professional expenditure.95

Tax treatment of inheritance for foreign nationals, which is different from that
applied to nationals, is the subject of complaints against many Member States. In a
new case before the Court, referred by a Dutch court,96 the Commission emphasised
that the free movement of persons must also be respected in this area.

2.12.3. Value added tax

The Commission has had to initiate several new proceedings concerning failure to
apply correctly the provisions of the sixth VAT Directive (77/388/CEE)97 with
regard to the uniform basis of assessment:

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Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands: Under Article 2 of the Sixth
Directive, deliveries of goods by a taxable person are taxable in the country
concerned. The four Member States concerned, however, exempt from
VAT supplies to barges engaged in international transport, even though
there is no specific provision for such an exemption in the Sixth Directive.

France: The Commission considers that French legislation allowing a pro
rata deduction to taxable persons engaged solely in taxed operations, while
maintaining a special rule limiting deductibility of VAT in respect of the

93

94

95

96

97

Cases C-397/1998 and 410/1998.
Judgment of 14.2.1995 in Case C-279/93, Schumacker.
Case C-234/01, Gerritse.
Case C-364/01, Barbier.
OJ L 145, 13.6.1977, p. 1.

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purchase of goods or services because they were financed through grants,
contravenes Articles 17(2), 17(5) and 19 of the Directive.

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Greece: Greek legislation does not comply with Article 13(1) of the
Directive in that it excludes from the exemption the provision of services
directly relating to teaching activities, such as school transport, carried out
by bodies governed by public law or recognised by the state as having a
comparable status.

The Commission also made referrals to the Court in several proceedings already
initiated:

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Finland, Italy: Non-taxation of Community aid for dried fodder, even
though it should be considered as being directly linked to the price and,
consequently, included in the taxable VAT base.98

France: Application of two VAT rates (one on the subscription and another
on the kilowatts of power consumed) to gas and electricity.99

Spain: Application of a reduced rate of VAT on supplies of bottled gas and
deliveries of mopeds.100

Finally, a significant number of proceedings were closed after the Member States
concerned modified their legislation as a result of the Commission's action:

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France: As requested by the Court in its judgment of 29 March 2001,101
France now includes compulsory service charges in the VAT assessment
base. Moreover, pursuant to the Court's judgment of 11 January 2001,102
the fees charged for sending the results of medical analyses between
laboratories are now exempt from VAT.

Ireland, France: National measures have been taken by the two
Member States concerned to make tolls on motorways subject to VAT, in
line with the Court's ruling of 12 September 2000.103

Spain: Spain now includes in the VAT assessment base Community aid to
processing firms manufacturing dried animal feed.

Netherlands: The Netherlands now applies a single tax rate to water
supplies, as the Sixth Directive stipulates that an individual product may
not attract several different rates of tax.

Finally, the proceedings initiated against France for violation of the provisions of the
eighth VAT Directive (79/1072/CE)104 regarding the arrangements for the refund of
VAT to taxable persons not registered in the territory of the country, were closed

98

99

100

101

102

103

104

Cases C-381/2001 and C-495/2001.
Case C-384/2001.
Cases C-143/2001 and C-144/2001.
Case C-404/1999.
Case C-76/1999.
Cases C-276/1997 and C-358/1997.
OJ L 331, 27.12.1979, p. 11.

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after national legislation in the field was amended. The Court found against France
on 25 January 2001 because of its refusal to refund VAT to taxable persons not
established in France, in cases where those taxable persons had subcontracted part of
their work, relating to the disposal of waste, to a taxable person established in
France.105

2.12.4. Other indirect taxes

taxation,
There are now quite a number of Community provisions on indirect
concerning all categories of European citizens, who can take direct advantage of
these provisions before national courts when confronted by cases of infringement of
Community law in a Member State. Moreover, the Commission noted a fourfold
increase in the number of complaints in this area in 2001, many of them concerning
the United Kingdom, which applies to travellers returning from other Member States
where they have bought alcohol or tobacco for their own personal use, sanctions
which may be incompatible with the provisions of Directive 92/12/EC106 on the
general arrangements for products subject to excise duty.

Also in the sector of excise duty on alcohol and tobacco, the following points should
be mentioned:

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–

initiation of proceedings against Sweden, which applies different rates of
tax, in violation of Article 90(2) of the Treaty, to wine and beer, since the
current system protects a nationally produced product (beer) rather than
similar products from other Member States (wine).

referral to the Court of the Greek arrangements for preferential taxation of
ouzo.107

closure of the proceedings initiated against Greece and Belgium concerning
excise duty on tobacco products, following amendments to the legislation
to bring it into line with the directives concerned.

In the sector of harmonised excise duty on mineral oils, one case was referred to the
Court concerning incorrect application by Germany of Directive 92/81/EC108 as
regards taxation of heating oil, and another concerning incorrect application by Italy
of Directive 92/82/EC109, which applied a tax on lubricants when such products
should be exempt from duty.110

The number of complaints registered in the vehicle tax sector also soared in the
reference year, this being a very sensitive area in the eyes of European citizens,
particularly where problems relating to a change of residence are concerned. The
Commission is aware of these difficulties and will soon present a report on vehicle
taxation in the Community, while continuing to ensure that the Treaty provisions are
strictly observed and that case law in the field is reinforced. In this connection, the

105

106

107

108

109

110

Case 429/1997.
OJ L 76, 23.3.1992, p. 1.
Case C-475/2001.
OJ L 316, 31.10.1992, p. 12.
OJ 316, 31.10.92, p. 19.
Case C-437/2001.

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Commission also reminded all the Member States of the consequences of the Gomes
Valente judgment of 22 February 2001 on the taxation of second-hand cars.111 The
proceedings initiated against France for applying discriminatory taxation, within the
meaning of Article 90 of the EC Treaty, to cars equipped with 5-gear automatic
gearboxes or 6-gear manual gearboxes, were closed after France took steps to
comply with the Court's judgment of 15 March 2001.112

2.13.

Education, audiovisual media and culture

2.13.1. Education

In the field of education, Article 12 of
the
Member States must refrain from direct or indirect discrimination on the grounds of
nationality, as regards access to education. Infringement proceedings dealt with by
the Directorate-General for Education and Culture in 2001 were in the following
areas:

the EC Treaty stipulates that

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higher enrolment fees in public educational establishments for nationals of
other Member States than for nationals of the host country;

different conditions of access to education for holders of diplomas from
other Member States and holders of national diplomas (e.g.: aptitude tests,
etc.);

numerus clausus systems for access to higher education imposed on holders
of foreign diplomas only, or in such a way as to discriminate against
holders of foreign diplomas by comparison with holders of national
diplomas;

failure to take into account professional experience acquired in other
Member States or diplomas conferred in other Member States as a result of
professional examinations giving access to a particular profession or at the
time of access to education.

Reasoned opinions were addressed to Belgium and Austria regarding the imposition
of different access criteria for holders of national diplomas and holders of diplomas
from other Member States. In their reply, the Belgian authorities agreed to amend the
relevant national legislation.

Some of the reasons why Member States fail
interpreted by Court of Justice case law, are as follows:

to comply with Article 12, as

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Member States which do not operate a numerus clausus system for national
students are faced with financial difficulties when they have to accept
students from other Member States on the same terms as their own. For this
reason, they try to apply stricter selection systems to nationals of other
Member States. National systems of financing higher education are often at
the root of the financial difficulties encountered by public institutions;

111

112

Case C-393/1998.
Case C-265/1999.

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–

The field of academic recognition of diplomas is also one which is often
misinterpreted. According to the Treaty, the Member States are responsible
for the educational content and organisation of their education systems.
Some Member States consider
is
that
inextricably linked to that autonomy. Policies or administrative practices
which protect national diplomas and do not respect
the principle of
non-discrimination are therefore applied. In these cases, the Commission
insists that the relevant national legislation be amended to conform with the
fundamental principle of Article 12 of the Treaty.

the recognition of diplomas

The Directorate-General for Education and Culture receives many letters from
citizens relating to the recognition of diplomas, an area in which - as explained above
- Community competence is limited. The Commission informs the parties concerned
in these cases of their rights under Community law and suggests, for cases which are
not within the Community's remit,
the use of national appeal systems. Other
obstacles to student mobility reported to the Commission include administrative
hurdles such as slowness, cost of procedures etc.

2.13.2. Audiovisual media

Directives 97/36/EC of 30 June 1997 and 89/552/EEC of 3 October 1989 (Television
without frontiers)

2.13.2.1.Progress in transposing the revised Directive

The Commission’s first priority as guardian of the Treaties is to ensure that Directive
97/36/EC of 30 June 1997, amending the 1989 Directive, is properly transposed. The
date for transposal of the directive was 30 December 1998. At the time of writing
fourteen Member States had correctly notified national measures implementing
Directive 97/36/EC. In 2001 the Court of Justice in two cases decided that the
Member State had not implemented the Directive in time. The Court stated that
Luxembourg113 and Italy114 had failed to fulfil their obligations under the Directive.
In both Member State the provisions of the Directive have been duly implemented in
the meantime. A case against the Netherlands115 was withdrawn as the Netherlands
has now transposed the Directive in substance.

2.13.2.2.Application of the Directive

The revised Directive establishes a solid legal framework for television broadcasters
to develop their activities in the European Union. The main objective is to create the
conditions for the free movement of television programmes. The revised Directive

113

114

115

Judgement of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 21 June 2001.
Commission of the European Communities v Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. Failure by a Member State
to fulfil its obligations - Failure to implement Directive 97/36/EC amending Directive 89/552/EEC -
Coordination of certain provisions laid down by law,
regulation or administrative action in
Member States concerning the pursuit of television broadcasting activities. Case C-119/00.
Judgement of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 14 June 2001. Commission of the European Communities
v Italian Republic. Failure by a Member State to fulfil its obligations - Failure to implement Directive
97/36/EC amending Directive 89/552/EEC - Coordination of certain provisions laid down by law,
regulation or administrative action in Member States concerning the pursuit of television broadcasting
activities. Case C-207/00.
Case C-145/00.

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clarifies a number of provisions,
including the principle of regulation by the
broadcaster’s country of origin and the criteria for connecting broadcasters to a
particular country’s jurisdiction. The Commission enforced these principles during
the report period. The Commission has been informed of a new decision by the
Dutch authorities (Commissariaat voor de Media) to require RTL 4 and RTL 5 to
apply for a Dutch licence. This decision confirms their previous decision of
20 November 1997. The Contact Committee on the “Television without Frontiers”
directive discussed the case in its meeting of 20 September 2001 following the first
decision of the Commissariaat voor de Media and the successive court proceedings
in the Netherlands. The Commission argued at that meeting that the Dutch position
was incompatible with Community law.

Article 3a(1) of the Directive provides the Member States with a legal basis for
taking national measures to protect a number of events regarded as being of major
importance to society. Measures based on Article 3a(1) were taken by Denmark (OJ
C 14, 19.1.1999), Italy (OJ C 277, 30.9.1999), Germany (OJ C 277, 29.9.2000), the
United Kingdom (OJ C 328, 18.11.2000) and Austria (OJ C 16, 19.1.2002). Belgium,
the Netherlands and France have stated that
they are planning to notify the
Commission of draft measures in the near future. Denmark revoked its list at the end
of the report period. Article 3a has been the subject of a judgment by the House of
Lords,116 which found that "the result which Article 3a(3) requires Member States to
achieve is perfectly clear. It is to prevent the exercise by broadcasters of exclusive
rights in such a way that a substantial proportion of the public in another
Member State is deprived of the possibility of following a designated event."
Another case is pending before the European Court of First Instance.117

The Directive also lays down rules on the quantity of advertising authorised. The
Commission received several complaints about alleged failures to comply with the
advertising and sponsorship rules in the Member States. Problems arose in particular
with the practices of certain broadcasters in Greece, Spain, Italy and Portugal. The
Commission is analysing the situation in this countries to find out whether the
alleged excesses might constitute infringements by the relevant Member. As a result
the Commission decided to send a reasoned opinion to Spain (21 December 2000). In
the Commission
the preliminary ruling procedure C-245/01, RTL Television,
interpretation of
delivered a written observation on 12 November on the
Article 11(3) of the Directive.

By way of exception from the general rule of freedom to receive and retransmit,
Article 2a(2) of the Directive allows the Member States, subject
to a specific
procedure, to take measures against broadcasters under the jurisdiction of another
Member State who “manifestly, seriously and gravely” infringe Article 22. The aim
is to protect minors against programmes “likely to impair [their] physical, mental or
moral development” and to “ensure that broadcasts do not contain any incitement to

116

117

Regina v ITC, 25 July 2001, UKHL 42.
Case T-33/01, Kirch Media and KirchMedia WM v Commission. The application requests the
annulment of the "decision" of the Commission of 18 November 2000 under Article 3a of the Directive.
The Commission found compatible with Community Law UK measures prohibiting broadcasters from
broadcasting certain listed sporting events in a way that deprived a substantial proportion of the UK
from viewing them and communicated the UK measures to the other Member State in order to ensure
that broadcasters within their respective jurisdictions comply with the UK measures.

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hatred on grounds of race, sex, religion or nationality”. The Commission considers
that Article 2a(2) was satisfactorily applied during the report period.

2.13.2.3.Enlargement-related questions

Since 2000, applicant countries have made further progress in aligning their
legislation on the Directive. Nine applicant countries have now reached a high level
of alignment with the Community acquis (Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic,
Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Slovak Republic and Slovenia). Good progress has
also been made in Poland, where a complementary legislative process is under way.
New legislation still has to be enacted in Hungary, Romania and Turkey.

2.14. Health and consumer protection

2.14.1. Veterinary legislation

implementing measures, only Directive
Regarding the notification of national
2001/10/EC as regards scrapie fell due for transposal in 2001. Greece, France, Italy,
Portugal and Sweden still have to transpose this Directive.

Most Member States have no further procedures for non-communication outstanding
in this sector. Greece and France have made an effort to reduce delays in transposal;
however, procedures initiated in previous years still have to be completed.

In matters other than the failure to notify of transposal measures, the most important
event was the judgment adopted on 13 December 2001 in case C-1/00 in which the
Court concluded that France had failed to fulfil its obligations under Decisions
98/256/EC and 1999/514/EC by its refusal to permit the marketing on its territory of
products subject to the Date Based Export Scheme which were correctly marked or
labelled. The DBES had been set up to ensure that beef products exported from the
United Kingdom had not been infected with BSE. The DBES scheme and the
possibility of applying traceability arrangements on its territory were considered by
the Court to be sufficient to provide France with the guarantees it needed to allow the
import of British beef which met the requirements of the DBES.

In the light of this judgment, France must now regularise the infringement.

failure to fulfil

In another highly sensitive matter, namely the infringement proceedings initiated in
its obligations under Directives
1999 against Belgium for
89/662/EEC and 90/425/EEC to notify the Commission immediately of any
circumstances likely to constitute a serious hazard to animals or humans,
the
Commission, having received confirmation from the Belgian Government that it
the provisions concerned and an
shared the Commission's interpretation of
undertaking that there would be no recurrence of such an infringement, decided that
the infringement proceedings had had the desired effect. It consequently closed the
proceedings in question.

Two infringement proceedings initiated against the United Kingdom seem to be
moving towards a satisfactory conclusion. On the question of inadequate veterinary
supervision of abattoirs due to a shortage of veterinary officers, the Commission
established that the British authorities had made an effort to ensure that Community
requirements in this matter were properly applied. The Commission is currently

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verifying whether the United Kingdom is now, as it claims, in a position to provide
adequate veterinary inspections in all abattoirs, cutting plants and cold stores.

The Commission has been informed that the United Kingdom has put an end to the
infringement whereby abattoirs were authorised to use hyperchlorinated water to
disinfect poultry carcasses. As soon as the Commission has had proof that this
infringement has been corrected this case can also be closed.

In the case of France, the Commission has sent a supplementary letter of formal
notice extending the infringement proceedings initiated for dispensation from health
approval for certain establishments selling meat or meat products.

Based on an inspection report by the Food and Veterinary Office, the Commission
decided to refer to the Court the fact that France had not withdrawn health approval
from an abattoir which did not meet the requirements of Directive 64/433/EEC.

Still in the veterinary sector, the Commission continued, with a reasoned opinion, the
infringement proceedings it had initiated against Sweden for continuing to obstruct
intra-Community trade in meat and meat products by requiring prior notification of
arrivals of the products concerned from the other Member States.

2.14.2. Plant health legislation

implementing measures,
Regarding Member States’ notification of national
Denmark, Spain and Ireland notified measures transposing all the directives in this
area which were due for transposal in 2001.

On the other hand, there are many transposal delays in Germany, Austria and France.

In the United Kingdom the devolution of legislative powers is a particular cause of
transposal delays in this area.

The only infringement case for failure to transpose legislation properly has been
closed, Italy having complied with the Commission's reasoned opinion.

2.14.3. Legislation on seeds and plants

No directives fell due for transposal in 2001. The infringement procedures relate to
earlier years.

The Commission took Germany to court for failure to transpose Directive 98/56/EC
on the marketing of propagating material of ornamental plants (Case C-2001/135);
the German authorities must enact a law and implementing measures in order to
reduce the delays in transposal of the other directives in this sector.

The Commission also took Greece to court for failure to transpose Directive
1999/8/EC on the marketing of cereal seed (Case C-2001/450).

2.14.4. Food legislation

Relatively few problems remain in this area as regards notification by Member States
of national implementing measures.

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2.14.5. Animal feedingstuffs legislation

Regarding the notification of national measures implementing directives, the only
directive falling due for transposal
in 2001 was Directive 2000/16/EC of the
European Parliament and the Council of 10 April 2000 amending Council Directive
79/373/EEC on the marketing of compound feedingstuffs and Council Directive
96/25/EC on the circulation of feed materials. Most Member States have not yet
notified their transposal measures.

Greece has the largest transposal backlog. The Court ruled against Greece for failing
to fulfil its obligation to transpose five directives on animal feedstuffs. Greece
complied with two Court rulings, enabling the Commission to close the Article 228
infringement case concerning the failure to adopt Directive 96/25/EC on the
circulation of feed materials. The three judgments on Directives 95/69/EC and
98/51/EC on the registration of certain establishments in the animal feed sector, and
Directive 96/24/EC on the marketing of compound feedingstuffs still have to be
implemented, however.

Italy complied with two Court judgments that it had failed to fulfil its obligation to
transpose Directives 96/51/EC and 98/51/EC; the Commission was able to close
these cases.

2.14.6. Consumer protection

In this sector, the Commission's departments noted an improvement in transposal
rates. France, Luxembourg and the Netherlands have not transposed all the directives
which fell due. Cases have been brought before the Court for non-transposal by
97/55/EC (misleading
Spain
advertising) and 98/7/EC (consumer credit).

97/7/EC (distance

of Directives

contracts) ,

In the following four judgments the Court clarified Community legislation in the
field of consumers' legal and economic interests:

In Case C-144/99 Commission v the Netherlands, the Court, in on the action brought
by the Commission, found that the Netherlands, by failing to adopt the provisions
necessary for the full transposition into Dutch law of Articles 4(2) and 5 of Council
Directive 93/13/EEC on unfair terms in consumer contracts, had failed to fulfil its
obligations under the said Directive: whilst legislative action on the part of each
Member State was not necessarily required in order to implement a directive, it was
essential for national law to guarantee that the national authorities would effectively
apply the directive in full, that the legal position under national law should be
sufficiently precise and clear and that individuals were made fully aware of their
rights and, where appropriate, might rely on them before the national courts.

In Case C-481/99 Heininger v Bayerische Hypo- und Vereinsbank AG, it was ruled
that Council Directive 85/577/EEC to protect the consumer in respect of contracts
negotiated away from business premises should be interpreted as applying to a
secured-credit agreement, with the result that a consumer who has entered into an
agreement of that type in one of the cases specified in Article 1 has the right to
cancel that agreement, as provided for in Article 5. According to this decision, a loan
taken out to finance the purchase of a flat and secured by means of a Grundschuld
(charge on the property) in the same amount did not constitute a "contract for the

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construction, sale and rental of immovable property or contract concerning other
rights relating to immovable property" and hence was excluded from the scope of the
Directive.

the indication,

The Court's judgment in Case C-112/99 Toshiba Europe GmbH v Katun Germany
GmbH contains initial clarification on Community legislation on comparative
advertising:
in the catalogue of a supplier of spare parts and
consumable items suitable for the products of an equipment manufacturer, of product
numbers (OEM numbers) by which the equipment manufacturer designates the spare
parts and consumable items which he himself sells may constitute comparative
advertising which objectively compares one or more material, relevant, verifiable
and representative features of goods. Article 3a(1)(g) of Directive 84/450 as
amended by Directive 97/55/EC, should be interpreted to mean that where product
numbers (OEM numbers) of an equipment manufacturer are, as such, distinguishing
marks within the meaning of that provision,
their use in the catalogues of a
competing supplier enables him to take unfair advantage of the reputation attached to
those marks only if the effect of the reference to them is to create, in the mind of the
persons at whom the advertising is directed, an association between the manufacturer
whose products are identified and the competing supplier, in that those persons
associate the reputation of the manufacturer's products with the products of the
competing supplier. In order to determine whether that condition is satisfied, account
should be taken of the overall presentation of the advertising at issue and the type of
persons for whom the advertising is intended.

In joined Cases C-541/99 and C-542/99 Cape Snc v Idealservice Srl and Idealservice
MN RE Sas v OMAI Srl, it was made clear that the term "consumer" as defined in
Article 2(b) of Directive 93/13/EEC on unfair terms in consumer contracts must be
interpreted as referring solely to natural persons.

2.14.7. Notification of technical rules

Directive 98/34/EC requires the Member States and the EFTA countries to notify
each other and the Commission prior to the adoption of all drafts of instruments
laying down technical standards or rules so as to avoid new barriers being raised in
the internal market. Health (including food) was the area in which the Commission
received the largest number of notifications in 2001.

(For more details see the specific chapter on the application of Directive 98/34/EC).

2.15.

Justice and home affairs

2.15.1. Establishment of an area of freedom, security and justice

The Treaty of Amsterdam incorporated in the Treaties the new objective of
establishing the Union as an area of freedom, security and justice. Since 1 May 1999,
and in accordance with the conclusions of the Tampere European Council, work has
begun on legislation to create the instruments required for the implementation of this
objective.118 A number of instruments have already been approved on the basis of
Title IV of the EC Treaty, which covers those areas brought within the Community's

118

See the Commission's scoreboard to review progress on the creation of an area of "freedom, security
and justice" in the European Union, as last updated on 30 May 2002 (COM(2002) 261 final).

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area of competence by the Treaty of Amsterdam, such as visas, internal and external
borders, asylum and immigration, and judicial cooperation in civil matters. The
application of these instruments is monitored within the Community institutional
framework. Some of these instruments replaced acts adopted before the entry into
force of the Amsterdam Treaty under Title VI of the Treaty on European Union or
within an intergovernmental
framework and which consequently eluded the
Community mechanisms for monitoring application.

The Commission had already pointed out in its 18th Report on the monitoring of the
application of Community law119 that provisions of the Schengen acquis allocated to
the first pillar120 were monitored in accordance with the principles of Community
law and that
these provisions could lead to infringement
proceedings.

failure to respect

2.15.2. Monitoring the application of instruments based on Title VI of the EU Treaty

Measures in the field of police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters required
for the establishment of an area of freedom, security and justice are adopted under
Title VI of the EU Treaty. Articles 226 and 227 of the EC Treaty do not apply to the
the Council retained responsibility for monitoring
third pillar, so in the past
transposal into national law and the application of the instruments in question.
However, most recent instruments based on Title VI of the EU Treaty included the
provision that
the Commission should also ensure the proper transposal and
application of the measure in question and table a report.121 This represents a definite
improvement, as the report can be used to impose political penalties for failure to
comply with the instrument concerned.

2.15.3. The Charter of Fundamental Rights

The Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union122 reaffirms, with due
regard for the powers and tasks of the Community and the Union the rights as they
result, in particular, from the constitutional traditions and international obligations
common to the Member States. The status of the Charter and the question of its
integration in the treaties will be examined by the Convention on the future of
Europe.

The Charter is not at the moment a legally binding instrument and cannot therefore
be used as the basis for an infringement procedure.

It should be pointed out, however, that the mechanisms for penalising failure to
comply with Community law, such as the infringement procedure, can be initiated in

119

120

121

122

See point 2.15.1.
See Council Decision of 20 May 1999 determining, in conformity with the relevant provisions of the
Treaty establishing the European Community and the Treaty on European Union, the legal basis for
each of the provisions or decisions which constitute the Schengen acquis, OJ L 176, 10.7.1999, p. 17.
For example Council Framework Decision of 15 March 2001 on the standing of victims in criminal
proceedings (OJ L 82, 22.3.2001). A provision of this type is now systematically included in framework
decisions proposed on the basis of Title VI of the EU Treaty. On 13 December 2001 the Commission
presented a first report on the Council framework Decision of 29 May 2000 on increasing protection by
criminal penalties and other sanctions against counterfeiting in connection with the introduction of the
euro (COM(2001) 771 final).
OJ C 364, 18.12.2000, p. 1.

70

respect of an infringement of a fundamental right under the EC Treaty as a general
principle of Community law.

2.15.4. The right of citizens of the Union to move freely

The right of citizens of the Union (and members of their family) to move freely
within the territory of the Member States derives directly from the EC Treaty and is
governed by twelve instruments of secondary legislation applicable to different
categories of citizens of the Union. A large number of complaints have been received
concerning the application of this secondary legislation. In order to ensure that all
Union citizens enjoy the same rights of entry and residence whatever their status
(student, worker in gainful employment, pensioner, etc.), to make it easier to exercise
the right to move freely, to simplify Community legislation and to close certain
loopholes, the Commission has tabled a proposal for a European Parliament and
Council Directive on the right of citizens of the Union and their family members to
move and reside freely within the territory of the Member States.123

In this area, one particular infringement procedure merits special attention: on
19 September 2001 the Commission decided to refer to the Court of Justice a case
involving the expulsion by Germany of Union citizens on public policy grounds.

The Court of Justice has on several occasions been asked to give preliminary rulings
on restrictions on the free movement of persons on public policy grounds, but this is
the first time an infringement procedure has been brought before it on this matter.

Following careful examination of the expulsion decisions and analysis of Germany's
replies to the letter of formal notice and the reasoned opinion, the Commission felt
that these expulsions revealed a variety of infringements by Germany of the EC
Treaty and secondary legislation on the free movement of persons. The infringement,
which affected both legislation and administrative practice, related in particular to
the conditions of substance and form which Directive 64/221 requires Member States
to observe when expelling a person who enjoys the protection of Community law.

The Commission decision follows on from its Communication of 19 July 1999124 in
interest regarding the
which it drew attention to a number of points of vital
interpretation of the provisions of Directive 64/221, such as respect for the principle
of proportionality, the need to take account of all relevant factors in assessing the
threat to public policy, the problem of the link under some legislative systems
between a criminal conviction and expulsion, and the special situation of long-term
residents.

2.16.

Budget

The upward trend in infringement cases seen in earlier years has not continued, but
the total number of disputes remains virtually unchanged.

123

124

OJ C 270E, 25.9.2001, p. 150.
Cf. Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on the special
measures concerning the movement and residence of citizens of the Union which are justified on
grounds of public policy, public security or public health, COM(1999)372 final.

71

2.16.1. Previously initiated proceedings

The Commission referred to the Court the case against the Netherlands (refusal to
pay interest on late payment due under Article 11 of Council Regulation No
1552/89).

Since the correct application of the Community transit customs arrangements is a
constant source of disputes with the Member States, the Commission decided to refer
to the Court the case involving the incorrect clearance by the German authorities of
Community transit documents.

2.16.2. New proceedings

The Commission decided to refer to the Court a test case which could be used as an
example for resolving other cases involving the financial responsibility of the
Member States for errors made during their management of own resources. In this
case, the Danish authorities refused to accept financial responsibility for the loss of
own resources resulting from an administrative error.

A reasoned opinion was sent to the French authorities following their refusal to
reimburse VAT in connection with the application of the Protocol on Privileges and
Immunities of the European Communities. The French authorities subsequently
declared their
request. The
intention of complying with the Commission's
Commission is waiting for the amounts requested to be actually paid before closing
the infringement proceedings.

2.17.

Personnel and administration

The infringement procedures initiated by the Commission as regards the application
of Community law to the Communities' staff concern the Member States' failure to
comply with the Protocol on Privileges and Immunities of
the European
the correct
Communities and to implement national provisions required for
application of the Staff Regulations of Officials and the Conditions of Employment
of Other Servants of the European Communities.

There are currently no ongoing infringement proceedings.

2.18.

Community statistics

The reliability of Community statistics depends on Member States supplying the
Commission with data relating to specific matters at predetermined intervals and by
predetermined procedures.

No problems have been identified with the application of Community statistical
legislation which would require the opening of an infringement procedure.

It should be noted that a complaint was received in 2000 about a Member State's
alleged infringement of Community law, in particular Council Regulation (EC) No
3330/91 on the statistics relating to the trading of goods between Member States
(Intrastat) and Council Decision 96/715/EC on inter-administration telematic
networks for statistics relating to the trading of goods between Member States
(Edicom). Following an analysis of the content the case was able to be shelved in
2001.

72

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Year Complaints ¹

Cases detected by the Commission

Non communication  ²

Total

1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001

819
957
1128
1305
1225
1300

Total
257
261
396
288
313
272

Parlementary questions
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13
18
16
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4
4
7
10
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1079
760
610
677
896
607

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1978
2134
2270
2434
2179

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57

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Directives: non conformity (Nco)

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Treaties, Regulations and Decisions (TRD)

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FIN

P

A

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L

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IRL

F

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5

32

1

12

24

26

15

31

23

21

16

4

7

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11

6

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25

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54

1

8

3

22

25

4

9

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7

7

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3

4

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Treaties, Regulations and Decisions (TRD)

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B
DK
D
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F
IRL
I
L
NL
A
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7RWDO
(cid:22)(cid:22)(cid:25)(cid:19)
189
82
385
295
487
355
199
380
81
136
188
144
101
118
220

5,63%
2,44%
11,46%
8,78%
14,49%
10,57%
5,92%
11,31%
2,41%
4,05%
5,60%
4,29%
3,01%
3,51%
6,55%

(cid:11)(cid:20)(cid:12)
(cid:20)(cid:25)(cid:25)(cid:28)
136
40
146
140
132
191
94
182
70
80
129
98
58
57
116

(cid:11)(cid:21)(cid:12)
(cid:23)(cid:28)(cid:15)(cid:25)(cid:26)(cid:8)
(cid:26)(cid:20)(cid:15)(cid:28)(cid:25)(cid:8)
8,15%
(cid:23)(cid:27)(cid:15)(cid:26)(cid:27)(cid:8)
2,40%
(cid:22)(cid:26)(cid:15)(cid:28)(cid:21)(cid:8)
8,75%
(cid:23)(cid:26)(cid:15)(cid:23)(cid:25)(cid:8)
8,39%
(cid:21)(cid:26)(cid:15)(cid:20)(cid:19)(cid:8)
7,91%
11,44% (cid:24)(cid:22)(cid:15)(cid:27)(cid:19)(cid:8)
(cid:23)(cid:26)(cid:15)(cid:21)(cid:23)(cid:8)
5,63%
10,90% (cid:23)(cid:26)(cid:15)(cid:27)(cid:28)(cid:8)
(cid:27)(cid:25)(cid:15)(cid:23)(cid:21)(cid:8)
4,19%
(cid:24)(cid:27)(cid:15)(cid:27)(cid:21)(cid:8)
4,79%
(cid:25)(cid:27)(cid:15)(cid:25)(cid:21)(cid:8)
7,73%
(cid:25)(cid:27)(cid:15)(cid:19)(cid:25)(cid:8)
5,87%
(cid:24)(cid:26)(cid:15)(cid:23)(cid:22)(cid:8)
3,48%
(cid:23)(cid:27)(cid:15)(cid:22)(cid:20)(cid:8)
3,42%
(cid:24)(cid:21)(cid:15)(cid:26)(cid:22)(cid:8)
6,95%

(cid:11)(cid:22)(cid:12)
(cid:28)(cid:22)(cid:23)
68
18
80
81
70
125
52
106
47
43
69
60
23
23
69

(cid:11)(cid:23)(cid:12)
(cid:21)(cid:26)(cid:15)(cid:27)(cid:19)(cid:8)
(cid:22)(cid:24)(cid:15)(cid:28)(cid:27)(cid:8)
7,28%
(cid:21)(cid:20)(cid:15)(cid:28)(cid:24)(cid:8)
1,93%
(cid:21)(cid:19)(cid:15)(cid:26)(cid:27)(cid:8)
8,57%
(cid:21)(cid:26)(cid:15)(cid:23)(cid:25)(cid:8)
8,67%
(cid:20)(cid:23)(cid:15)(cid:22)(cid:26)(cid:8)
7,49%
13,38% (cid:22)(cid:24)(cid:15)(cid:21)(cid:20)(cid:8)
(cid:21)(cid:25)(cid:15)(cid:20)(cid:22)(cid:8)
5,57%
11,35% (cid:21)(cid:26)(cid:15)(cid:27)(cid:28)(cid:8)
(cid:24)(cid:27)(cid:15)(cid:19)(cid:21)(cid:8)
5,03%
(cid:22)(cid:20)(cid:15)(cid:25)(cid:21)(cid:8)
4,60%
(cid:22)(cid:25)(cid:15)(cid:26)(cid:19)(cid:8)
7,39%
(cid:23)(cid:20)(cid:15)(cid:25)(cid:26)(cid:8)
6,42%
(cid:21)(cid:21)(cid:15)(cid:26)(cid:26)(cid:8)
2,46%
(cid:20)(cid:28)(cid:15)(cid:23)(cid:28)(cid:8)
2,46%
(cid:22)(cid:20)(cid:15)(cid:22)(cid:25)(cid:8)
7,39%

(cid:11)(cid:24)(cid:12)
(cid:22)(cid:23)(cid:26)
23
4
28
34
26
53
27
57
17
15
15
14
6
6
22

(cid:11)(cid:25)(cid:12)
(cid:20)(cid:19)(cid:15)(cid:22)(cid:22)(cid:8)
(cid:20)(cid:21)(cid:15)(cid:20)(cid:26)(cid:8)
6,63%
(cid:23)(cid:15)(cid:27)(cid:27)(cid:8)
1,15%
(cid:26)(cid:15)(cid:21)(cid:26)(cid:8)
8,07%
(cid:20)(cid:20)(cid:15)(cid:24)(cid:22)(cid:8)
9,80%
(cid:24)(cid:15)(cid:22)(cid:23)(cid:8)
7,49%
15,27% (cid:20)(cid:23)(cid:15)(cid:28)(cid:22)(cid:8)
(cid:20)(cid:22)(cid:15)(cid:24)(cid:26)(cid:8)
7,78%
16,43% (cid:20)(cid:24)(cid:15)(cid:19)(cid:19)(cid:8)
(cid:21)(cid:19)(cid:15)(cid:28)(cid:28)(cid:8)
4,90%
(cid:20)(cid:20)(cid:15)(cid:19)(cid:22)(cid:8)
4,32%
(cid:26)(cid:15)(cid:28)(cid:27)(cid:8)
4,32%
(cid:28)(cid:15)(cid:26)(cid:21)(cid:8)
4,03%
(cid:24)(cid:15)(cid:28)(cid:23)(cid:8)
1,73%
(cid:24)(cid:15)(cid:19)(cid:27)(cid:8)
1,73%
(cid:20)(cid:19)(cid:15)(cid:19)(cid:19)(cid:8)
6,34%

(cid:11)(cid:26)(cid:12)
(cid:23)(cid:26)
6
0
2
5
2
13
5
7
2
1
1
2
0
0
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(1) Cases under examination as of 31/12/2001 for which the infringement procedure has been opened and percentages with regard to all the cases. 

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(3) Cases for which a reasoned opinion has been sent and percentages with regard to all the cases.

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(5) Cases brought to the ECJ and percentages with regard to all cases.

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(7) Cases for which the procedure under article 228 of the Treaty has been opened.

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250

200

150

136

146

140

132

100

50

0

40

191

182

94

80

70

129

98

116

58

57

B

DK

D

EL

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F

IRL

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NL

A

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FIN

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UK

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125

106

80

81

68

70

69

60

69

52

47

43

18

23

23

B

DK

D

EL

E

F

IRL

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NL

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FIN

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UK

140

120

100

80

60

40

20

0

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28

26

27

60

50

40

30

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10

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23

4

17

15

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14

22

6

6

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0

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14

12

10

8

6

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2

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Environment
Internal Market
Agriculture
Enterprise
Social Affairs
Customs and Taxation
Energy and Transport
Competition
Information society
Health, Consumer protection
Fisheries
Financial affairs
Budget
Education,Culture, Audiovisual
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1302
763
71
137
178
217
128
59
69
249
47
29
20
31
2
2
14
40
2

38,75%
22,71%
2,11%
4,08%
5,30%
6,46%
3,81%
1,76%
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7,41%
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0,86%
0,60%
0,92%
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488
368
28
110
116
113
111
22
53
152
44
15
19
13
0
0
1
16
0

29,24% (cid:22)(cid:26)(cid:15)(cid:23)(cid:27)(cid:8)
22,05% (cid:23)(cid:27)(cid:15)(cid:21)(cid:22)(cid:8)
(cid:22)(cid:28)(cid:15)(cid:23)(cid:23)(cid:8)
1,68%
(cid:27)(cid:19)(cid:15)(cid:21)(cid:28)(cid:8)
6,59%
(cid:25)(cid:24)(cid:15)(cid:20)(cid:26)(cid:8)
6,95%
(cid:24)(cid:21)(cid:15)(cid:19)(cid:26)(cid:8)
6,77%
(cid:27)(cid:25)(cid:15)(cid:26)(cid:21)(cid:8)
6,65%
(cid:22)(cid:26)(cid:15)(cid:21)(cid:28)(cid:8)
1,32%
(cid:26)(cid:25)(cid:15)(cid:27)(cid:20)(cid:8)
3,18%
(cid:25)(cid:20)(cid:15)(cid:19)(cid:23)(cid:8)
9,11%
(cid:28)(cid:22)(cid:15)(cid:25)(cid:21)(cid:8)
2,64%
(cid:24)(cid:20)(cid:15)(cid:26)(cid:21)(cid:8)
0,90%
(cid:28)(cid:24)(cid:15)(cid:19)(cid:19)(cid:8)
1,14%
(cid:23)(cid:20)(cid:15)(cid:28)(cid:23)(cid:8)
0,78%
(cid:19)(cid:15)(cid:19)(cid:19)(cid:8)
0,00%
(cid:19)(cid:15)(cid:19)(cid:19)(cid:8)
0,00%
(cid:26)(cid:15)(cid:20)(cid:23)(cid:8)
0,06%
(cid:23)(cid:19)(cid:15)(cid:19)(cid:19)(cid:8)
0,96%
(cid:19)(cid:15)(cid:19)(cid:19)(cid:8)
0,00%

293
192
20
52
56
63
86
9
25
95
18
9
8
5
0
0
0
3
0

31,37% (cid:21)(cid:21)(cid:15)(cid:24)(cid:19)(cid:8)
20,56% (cid:21)(cid:24)(cid:15)(cid:20)(cid:25)(cid:8)
(cid:21)(cid:27)(cid:15)(cid:20)(cid:26)(cid:8)
2,14%
(cid:22)(cid:26)(cid:15)(cid:28)(cid:25)(cid:8)
5,57%
(cid:22)(cid:20)(cid:15)(cid:23)(cid:25)(cid:8)
6,00%
(cid:21)(cid:28)(cid:15)(cid:19)(cid:22)(cid:8)
6,75%
(cid:25)(cid:26)(cid:15)(cid:20)(cid:28)(cid:8)
9,21%
(cid:20)(cid:24)(cid:15)(cid:21)(cid:24)(cid:8)
0,96%
(cid:22)(cid:25)(cid:15)(cid:21)(cid:22)(cid:8)
2,68%
10,17% (cid:22)(cid:27)(cid:15)(cid:20)(cid:24)(cid:8)
(cid:22)(cid:27)(cid:15)(cid:22)(cid:19)(cid:8)
1,93%
(cid:22)(cid:20)(cid:15)(cid:19)(cid:22)(cid:8)
0,96%
(cid:23)(cid:19)(cid:15)(cid:19)(cid:19)(cid:8)
0,86%
(cid:20)(cid:25)(cid:15)(cid:20)(cid:22)(cid:8)
0,54%
(cid:19)(cid:15)(cid:19)(cid:19)(cid:8)
0,00%
(cid:19)(cid:15)(cid:19)(cid:19)(cid:8)
0,00%
(cid:19)(cid:15)(cid:19)(cid:19)(cid:8)
0,00%
(cid:26)(cid:15)(cid:24)(cid:19)(cid:8)
0,32%
(cid:19)(cid:15)(cid:19)(cid:19)(cid:8)
0,00%

127
63
2
11
23
23
43
4
6
27
6
6
3
2
0
0
0
1
0

(cid:28)(cid:15)(cid:26)(cid:24)(cid:8)
36,60%
(cid:27)(cid:15)(cid:21)(cid:25)(cid:8)
18,16%
(cid:21)(cid:15)(cid:27)(cid:21)(cid:8)
0,58%
(cid:27)(cid:15)(cid:19)(cid:22)(cid:8)
3,17%
(cid:20)(cid:21)(cid:15)(cid:28)(cid:21)(cid:8)
6,63%
(cid:20)(cid:19)(cid:15)(cid:25)(cid:19)(cid:8)
6,63%
12,39% (cid:22)(cid:22)(cid:15)(cid:24)(cid:28)(cid:8)
(cid:25)(cid:15)(cid:26)(cid:27)(cid:8)
1,15%
(cid:27)(cid:15)(cid:26)(cid:19)(cid:8)
1,73%
(cid:20)(cid:19)(cid:15)(cid:27)(cid:23)(cid:8)
7,78%
(cid:20)(cid:21)(cid:15)(cid:26)(cid:26)(cid:8)
1,73%
(cid:21)(cid:19)(cid:15)(cid:25)(cid:28)(cid:8)
1,73%
(cid:20)(cid:24)(cid:15)(cid:19)(cid:19)(cid:8)
0,86%
(cid:25)(cid:15)(cid:23)(cid:24)(cid:8)
0,58%
(cid:19)(cid:15)(cid:19)(cid:19)(cid:8)
0,00%
(cid:19)(cid:15)(cid:19)(cid:19)(cid:8)
0,00%
(cid:19)(cid:15)(cid:19)(cid:19)(cid:8)
0,00%
(cid:21)(cid:15)(cid:24)(cid:19)(cid:8)
0,29%
(cid:19)(cid:15)(cid:19)(cid:19)(cid:8)
0,00%

(1) Cases under examination as of 31/12/2001 for which the infringement procedure has been opened and percentages with regard to all the cases. 

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RSHQHG(cid:15)(cid:3)E\(cid:3)VHFWRU(cid:3)(cid:11)JUDSKLF(cid:12)

368

600

500

488

400

300

200

100

0

110

116

113

111

152

28

53

22

44

15

19

13

0

0

1

16

0

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Internal Market

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Information society
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293

192

350

300

250

200

150

100

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86

95

52

56

63

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9

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8

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0

0

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63

140

120

100

80

60

40

20

0

43

23

23

27

11

2

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6

6

6

3

2

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0

0

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Internal Market

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25

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4

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decisions

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(cid:21)(cid:19)(cid:19)(cid:20)
(cid:21)(cid:19)(cid:19)(cid:19)
(cid:20)(cid:28)(cid:28)(cid:28)
(cid:20)(cid:28)(cid:28)(cid:27)
(cid:20)(cid:28)(cid:28)(cid:26)
(cid:20)(cid:28)(cid:28)(cid:25)

1915
1899
1900
1961
2112
1483

(cid:20)(cid:20)(cid:22)(cid:22)
(cid:20)(cid:20)(cid:25)(cid:24)
(cid:20)(cid:20)(cid:22)(cid:27)
(cid:20)(cid:21)(cid:27)(cid:21)
(cid:20)(cid:23)(cid:28)(cid:23)
(cid:25)(cid:26)(cid:19)

ANNEX III

Infringements
of Treaties, Regulations and Decisions

1

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:
Referral Case

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:
Terminated in 2001

AGRICULTURE

1994/4466
FRANCE
BARRIERS TO IMPORTS OF SPANISH STRAWBERRIES
EC Treaty 157E030
C-1995/265 - Judgment given on 9/12/1997

1995/4430
FRANCE
SALE OF SPIRITS CONTAINING THE WORD "WHISKY"
Regulation 31989R1576

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:
Reasoned opinion sent:

1997/2227
SPAIN
INCORRECT APPLICATION OF MILK QUOTAS SCHEME
Regulation 31992R3950;Regulation 31993R536
07/05/1998 SG(1998)D/03614

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:
Supplementary reasoned opinion sent:

1997/2228
ITALY
INCORRECT APPLICATION OF MILK QUOTAS SCHEME
Regulation 31992R3950;Regulation 31993R0536

21/12/2001 SG(2001)D/260568

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:

Legal basis:
Referral:

1999/2073
GREECE
FAILURE TO INTRODUCE THE INTEGRATED ADMINISTRATION AND
CONTROL SYSTEM
Regulation 31992R3508
Decision of 20/12/2001

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:
Reasoned opinion sent:

2001/2169
FRANCE
REFERENCE QUANTITIES FOR BANANA IMPORTS
Regulation 32001R896
22/11/2001 SG(2001)D/260498

BUDGET

1995/2126
GERMANY
DUTCH BUTTER
Regulation 31990R2252;Regulation 32000R1150

1998/2323
NETHERLANDS
COMMUNITY TRANSIT - FAILURE TO OBSERVE STATUTORY DEADLINE
Regulation 31989R1552;Decision 31994D0728;Regulation 32000R1150

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:
Terminated in 2001

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:
Referral Case C-2001/460:

2

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:

Legal basis:
Referral:

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:
Referral:

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:
Referral:

1999/2226
SPAIN
POST-CLEARANCE RECOVERY, LATE ESTABLISHMENT OF
ENTITLEMENTS (REGULATION 1552/89)
Regulation 31989R1552;Regulation 32000R1150
Decision of 20/12/2001

1999/2227
GERMANY
TIR - LATE ESTABLISHMENT OF ENTITLEMENTS
Regulation 31989R1552;Regulation 31993R2454;Regulation 32000R1150
Decision of 20/12/2001

1999/2228
GERMANY
ACCOUNTING TREATMENT OF TIR GUARANTEES
Regulation 31989R1552;Regulation 32000R1150
Decision of 20/12/2001

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:
Reasoned opinion sent:

2000/2115
DENMARK
ADMINISTRATIVE ERROR; FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY
Regulation 31989R1552;Decision 31994D728;Regulation 32000R1150
06/04/2001 SG(2001)D/287555

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:

2000/2204
FRANCE
REFUSAL TO REIMBURSE VAT PAID BY THE COMMISSION ON
PURCHASES FOR OFFICIAL PURPOSES

Legal basis:
Reasoned opinion sent:

20/04/2001 SG(2001)D/288006

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:
Terminated in 2001

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:

Legal basis:
Referral:

COMPETITION

1989/0030
BELGIUM
AID FOR IDEALSPUN/BEAULIEU
EC Treaty 197A228;Decision 31984D0508

1999/2129
PORTUGAL
DISCOUNTS ON LANDING CHARGES AT PORTUGUESE AIRPORTS -
DECISION UNDER ARTICLE 86(3)
EC Treaty 197A249;Decision 31999D0199
Decision of 20/12/2001

Education and Culture

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:

Legal basis:
Reasoned opinion sent:

1998/2308
AUSTRIA
DISCRIMINATION IN ACCESS TO AUSTRIAN UNIVERSITIES FOR
COMMUNITY STUDENTS
EC Treaty 197A012;EC Treaty 197A149;EC Treaty 197A150
17/01/2002 SG(2002)D/260409

3

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:

Legal basis:
Reasoned opinion sent:

1999/4020
BELGIUM
DISCRIMINATION IN ACCESS TO UNIVERSITY STUDIES FOR STUDENTS
HOLDING A BACCALAURÉAT
EC Treaty 197A012;EC Treaty 197A149;EC Treaty 197A150
23/10/2001 SG(2001)260407

ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL AFFAIRS

1994/2210
ITALY
RESTRICTIONS CONCERNING FOREIGN INVESTMENTS IN PRIVATISED
COMPANIES
EC Treaty 157E052; EC Treaty 157E073; EC Treaty 197A043; EC Treaty
197A056

1994/5075
BELGIUM
FREE MOVEMENT OF CAPITAL - SUBSCRIPTION TO A LOAN
DENOMINATED IN DEM
EC Treaty 157E073;EC Treaty 197A056;EC Treaty 197A058

1995/4372
AUSTRIA
FREE MOVEMENT OF CAPITAL - RIGHT OF RESIDENCE
EC Treaty 157E073; EC Treaty 197A039; EC Treaty 197A043; EC Treaty
197A048; EC Treaty 197A049; EC Treaty 197A056
29/05/1998 SG(1998)D/04257

1995/4535
GREECE
RESTRICTIONS ON ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY
EC Treaty 157E073;EC Treaty 197A049;EC Treaty 197A056

1998/2288
UNITED KINGDOM
PRIVATISATION - SPECIAL SHARE IN BRITISH AIRPORTS' AUTHORITY
PLC.
EC Treaty 157E052; EC Treaty 157E073; EC Treaty 197A043; EC Treaty
197A056

1998/2289
SPAIN
PRIVATISATION - SPECIAL POWERS IN PRIVATISED COMPANIES
EC Treaty 157E052; EC Treaty 157E073; EC Treaty 197A043; EC Treaty
197A056

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:

Legal basis:

Terminated in 2001

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:

Legal basis:
Terminated in 2001

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:

Reasoned opinion sent:

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:
Terminated in 2001

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:

Legal basis:

Referral Case C-2001/098:

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:

Referral Case C-2000/463:

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:

Legal basis:
Reasoned opinion sent:

1998/4083
FRANCE
BREACH OF PROPORTIONALITY PRINCIPLE IN APPLICATION OF A
CUSTOMS PENALTY
EC Treaty 157E073;EC Treaty 197A056
27/07/2001 SG(2001)D/290494

4

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:

Legal basis:
Reasoned opinion sent:

2000/2064
BELGIUM
RESTRICTIONS ON INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES BY RETIREMENT PENSION
SCHEMES
EC Treaty 197A056
31/05/2001 SG(2001)D/288850

EMPLOYMENT AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS

1989/0457
BELGIUM
STUDY GRANTS - DISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF NATIONALITY
EC Treaty 197A039;EC Treaty 197A151

1993/4738
UNITED KINGDOM
EXPULSION OF NON-COMMUNITY SPOUSE OF A COMMUNITY WORKER
EC Treaty 197A039

1993/4947
FRANCE
APPLICATION OF GENERAL SOCIAL INSURANCE CONTRIBUTION TO
FRONTIER WORKERS
EC Treaty 157E048;EC Treaty 157E051;Regulation 31971R1408
09/02/2001 SG(2001)D/286053

1995/4831
BELGIUM
SOCIAL SECURITY CHARGES ON BELGIAN PENSIONS
EC Treaty 157E051; EC Treaty 157E235; Regulation 31971R1408; Judgment
61983J0275

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:
Terminated in 2001

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:
Terminated in 2001

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:

Legal basis:
Article 228 letter sent:

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:

Terminated in 2001

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:
Referral - Case C-1999/212 - Judgment given on 26/06/2001

1996/2208
ITALY
DISCRIMINATION AGAINST FOREIGN LANGUAGE ASSISTANTS
EC Treaty 197A010;EC Treaty 197A039;Regulation 31968R1612

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Title:
Legal basis:

Referral:

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:

Legal basis:
Article 228 letter sent:

1996/4516
DENMARK
FRONTIER WORKERS - RESTRICTION ON USE OF CAR, INTER ALIA FOR
BUSINESS PURPOSES
EC Treaty 197A039; EC Treaty 197A049; Judgment 61986J0127; Judgment
61993J0415
Decision of 20/12/2001

1996/4558
FRANCE
SOCIAL CONTRIBUTION TO REIMBURSEMENT OF SOCIAL DEBT AND
FRONTIER WORKERS
EC Treaty 157E051;Regulation 31971R1408
09/02/2001 SG(2001)D/286051

5

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:

Terminated in 2001

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:

Legal basis:

Reasoned opinion sent:

1997/4182
GERMANY
CONTRIBUTION TO KÜNSTLERSOZIALVERSICHERUNG
EC Treaty 157E051;EC Treaty 157E052;EC Treaty 157E059;Regulation
31971R1408

1996/4627
FRANCE
PUBLIC SERVICE-TEACHING-RECOGNITION OF PRACTICAL
EXPERIENCE.-NATIONALITY DISCRIMINATION
EC Treaty 197A039; Regulation 31968R1612; Judgment 61996J0015;
Judgment 61996J0187
23/04/2001 SG(2001)D/288037

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:

Reasoned opinion sent:

1997/4378
FRANCE
AGGREGATION OF RETIREMENT PENSION
EC Treaty 197A039; EC Treaty 197A042; Judgment 61992J0031; Judgment
61993J0443
28/01/1999 SG(1999)D/708

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:
Reasoned opinion sent

1997/4962
NETHERLANDS
CALCULATION OF PENSIONS BASED ON VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS
EC Treaty 197A042;Regulation 31971R1408
03/04/2000 SG(2000)D/102765

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:

Legal basis:

Reasoned opinion sent:

1998/2281
AUSTRIA
FAILURE TO RECOGNISE SENIORITY IN THE PUBLIC SERVICE IN
ANOTHER MEMBER STATE
EC Treaty 197A039; Regulation 31968R1612; Judgment 61996J0015;
Judgment 61996J0187
02/05/2000 SG(2000)A/05607

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:

Legal basis:

Reasoned opinion sent:

1998/2301
GERMANY
FAILURE TO RECOGNISE SENIORITY IN THE PUBLIC SERVICE IN
ANOTHER MEMBER STATE
EC Treaty 197A039; Regulation 31968R1612; Judgment 61996J0015;
Judgment 61996J0187
10/08/1999 SG(1999)D/6515

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:

Legal basis:

Reasoned opinion sent:

1998/2302
BELGIUM
FAILURE TO RECOGNISE SENIORITY IN THE PUBLIC SERVICE IN
ANOTHER MEMBER STATE
EC Treaty 197A039; Regulation 31968R1612; Judgment 61996J0015;
Judgment 61996J0187
28/02/2000 SG(2000)D/101871

6

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:

Legal basis:

Last Commission Decision:
Referral:

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:
Referral Case C-2001/311:

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:
Terminated in 2001

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:
Referral Case C-2001/299:

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:

Reasoned opinion sent:

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:

Legal basis:
Referral Case C-2001/465:

1998/2303
IRELAND
FAILURE TO RECOGNISE SENIORITY IN THE PUBLIC SERVICE IN
ANOTHER MEMBER STATE
EC Treaty 197A039; Regulation 31968R1612; Judgment 61996J0015;
Judgment 61996J0187

20/12/2001 PV(2001)1549 REFERRAL - Immediate execution

Decision of 20/12/2001

1998/4014
NETHERLANDS
EXPORT OF UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS
EC Treaty 197A042;Regulation 31971R1408

1998/4499
NETHERLANDS
COST OF RESIDENCE CARD AND NEED FOR WORK PERMIT

1998/4579
LUXEMBOURG
STATUTORY ENTITLEMENT TO A GUARANTEED MINIMUM INCOME
EC Treaty 157E052;Regulation 31968R1612

1998/4846
BELGIUM
PAYMENT OF FAMILY BENEFIT SUBJECT TO RESIDENCE REQUIREMENT
EC Treaty 157E048;EC Treaty 157E051;Regulation 31968R1612;Regulation
31971R1408
05/11/2001 SG(2001)D/260453

1999/4115
AUSTRIA
RIGHT OF NON-COMMUNITY NATIONALS TO BE ELECTED TO WORKS
COUNCILS
Regulation 31968R1612;Decision 31980D0001

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:
Reasoned opinion sent:

1999/4399
FRANCE
REIMBURSEMENT OF MEDICAL EXPENSES
EC Treaty 197A028;EC Treaty 197A030;Jurisprudence 61995J0120
16/10/2000 SG(2000)D/107557

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:
Reasoned opinion sent:

1999/4968
IRELAND
ACCESS TO EMPLOYMENT - PUBLIC SERVICE
EC Treaty 197E039
21/12/2001 SG(2001)D/260688

7

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:
Reasoned opinion sent:

1999/5307
GERMANY
MINIMUM WAGE

02/04/2001 SG(2001)D/287358

ENTERPRISE

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:
Reasoned opinion sent:

1995/4580
GREECE
PRICE OF MEDICINES
EC Treaty 197A028
23/09/1997 SG(1997)D/07834

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:

Referral Case C-2001/388:

1998/4675
ITALY
MUSEUM IN VENICE (DOGES’ PALACE) - NATIONALITY DISCRIMINATION
EC Treaty 157E006; EC Treaty 157E059; EC Treaty 197A012; EC Treaty
197A046

Environment

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:
Terminated in 2001

1994/4734
FRANCE
SHIPMENT OF HOUSEHOLD WASTE
Regulation 31993R0259

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:
Reasoned opinion sent:

1997/4878
ITALY
AIR - REG. 2037/2000, SUBSTANCES THAT DEPLETE THE OZONE LAYER
Regulation 31994R3093;Regulation 32000R2037
26/07/2001 SG(2001)D/290450

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:

Legal basis:
Referral:

1998/4423
FRANCE
NATURE - DEC. 83/101, PROTOCOL ON PROTECTION OF
MEDITERRANEAN, POLLUTION ETANG DE BERRE
Decision 31983D0101
Decision of 20/12/2001

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:
Reasoned opinion sent:

2000/2105
UNITED KINGDOM
RADIATION - DISPOSAL OF RADIOACTIVE WASTE - JASON REACTOR
EC Treaty A 157A37
21/12/2001 SG(2001)D/260718

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:

Legal basis:
Terminated in 2001

2000/2316
LUXEMBOURG
IMPACT - WECKER/POTACHBERG HIGH-TENSION CABLES (ART. 10 OF
TREATY)
EC Treaty 197A010

8

FISHERIES

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:
2nd Referral:

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:

Terminated in 2001

1984/0445
FRANCE
FISHERIES; inadequate enforcement of technical conservation measures
EC Treaty 157E171;Regulation 31982R2057;Regulation 31983R0171
Decision of 20/12/2001:

1989/2109
PORTUGAL
FISHING VESSELS - LICENSING AND FLAG RIGHTS
EC Treaty 157E007; EC Treaty 157E030; EC Treaty 157E034; EC Treaty
157E052; EC Treaty 197A012; EC Treaty 197A043

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:
Reasoned opinion sent:

1990/0384
SPAIN
CONDITIONS IMPOSED ON FISHING VESSELS
EC Treaty 197A028;EC Treaty 197A029
05/04/2000 SG(2000)D/102880

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:
Referral - Case C-1999/333 - Judgment given on 01/02/2001

1990/0418
FRANCE
FAILURE TO INSPECT - OVERFISHING 1988
Regulation 31983R0170;Regulation 31987R2241;Regulation 31987R3977

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:
Reasoned opinion sent:

1992/2256
SPAIN
FAILURE TO INSPECT
Regulation 31983R0170;Regulation 31987R2241;Regulation 31989R4047
08/07/1997 SG(1997)D/05307

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:

Terminated in 2001

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:
Referral:

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:

Reasoned opinion sent:

1992/4211
UNITED KINGDOM
GRANT OF FISHING QUOTAS IN 1992
EC Treaty 157E007; EC Treaty 157E052; EC Treaty 197A012; EC Treaty
197A043; EC Treaty 197A228; Regulation 31983R0173

1993/2219
DENMARK
FAILURE TO INSPECT (1990)
Regulation 31983R0170;Regulation 31987R2241;Regulation 31989R4047
Decision of 20/12/2001

1998/2255
BELGIUM
FAILURE TO INSPECT - OVERFISHING 1995 AND 1996
Regulation 31983R2807; Regulation 31993R2847; Regulation 31994R3364;
Regulation 31995R3074
31/07/2001 SG(2001)D/290613

9

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:

Reasoned opinion sent:

1998/2258
PORTUGAL
FAILURE TO INSPECT - OVERFISHING 1995 AND 1996
Regulation 31983R2807; Regulation 31993R2847; Regulation 31994R3364;
Regulation 31995R3074
05/11/2001 SG(2001)D/260455

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:

Reasoned opinion sent:

1998/2260
FINLAND
FAILURE TO INSPECT - OVERFISHING 1995 AND 1996
Regulation 31983R2807; Regulation 31993R2847; Regulation 31994R3362;
Regulation 31994R3366; Regulation 31994R3370; Regulation 31995R3074
29/12/2000 SG(2000)D/109694

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:

Reasoned opinion sent:

1998/2261
IRELAND
FAILURE TO INSPECT - OVERFISHING 1995 AND 1996
Regulation 31983R2807; Regulation 31993R2847; Regulation 31994R3362;
Regulation 31995R3074
12/03/2001 SG(2001)D/286715

Year/Number:
Member State
Title:
Legal basis:

Reasoned opinion sent:

1998/2262
SWEDEN
FAILURE TO INSPECT - OVERFISHING 1995 AND 1996
Regulation 31983R2807; Regulation 31993R2847; Regulation 31994R3364;
Regulation 31995R3074
20/02/2001 SG(2001)D/286311

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:

Referral:

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:

Legal basis:
Terminated in 2001

1998/2264
DENMARK
FAILURE TO INSPECT - OVERFISHING 1995 AND 1996
Regulation 31983R2807; Regulation 31993R2847; Regulation 31994R3362;
Regulation 31995R3074
Decision of 20/12/2001

1999/2279
IRELAND
FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH DEADLINES FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF
SATELLITE-BASED VESSEL MONITORING SYSTEM (VMS)
Regulation 31993R2847

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:
Reasoned opinion sent:

1999/2284
SPAIN
FAILURE TO INSPECT - OVERFISHING 1997
Regulation 31992R3760;Regulation 31993R2847;Regulation 31997R406
13/11/2001 SG(2001)D/260473

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:
Reasoned opinion sent:

2000/2048
ITALY
FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH DEADLINES FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF VMS
Regulation 32847R1993
05/02/2001 SG(2001)D/285887

10

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:
Reasoned opinion sent:

2000/2049
GREECE
FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH DEADLINES FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF VMS
Regulation 32847R1993
05/02/2001 SG(2001)D/285889

JUSTICE AND HOME AFFAIRS

1996/2033
FINLAND
ACCESS TO CERTAIN AREAS OF FINNISH TERRITORY - AUTHORISATION
REQUIRED FOR FOREIGNERS
EC Treaty 197A012;EC Treaty 197A018

Internal market

2000/4366
GREECE
DEH - FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT DEP 490
EC Treaty 197A012;EC Treaty 197A049

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:

Legal basis:
Terminated in 2001

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:
Terminated in 2001

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:

1991/0555
FRANCE
REQUIREMENT OF A HALLMARK ON IMPORTED OBJECTS OF PRECIOUS
METALS
EC Treaty 197A028

Legal basis:
Referral - Case C-2000/084 - Judgment given on 14/06/2001

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:
Referral - Case C-1999/030 - Judgment given on 21/06/2001

1992/2085
IRELAND
IMPORTS OF OBJECTS OF PRECIOUS METALS
EC Treaty 197A028

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:
Referral - Case C-1998/398 - Judgment given on 25/10/2001

1992/2222
GREECE
STORAGE AND MARKETING OF PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
EC Treaty 197A028

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:
Terminated in 2001

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:

Legal basis:
Reasoned opinion sent:

1993/2222
FRANCE
PREPARATIONS BASED ON FOIE GRAS
EC Treaty 197A028;EC Treaty 197A030

1994/2150
FRANCE
ENZYMATIC PREPARATIONS IN CERTAIN FOODSTUFFS AND
BEVERAGES FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION
EC Treaty 197A028;EC Treaty 197A030
15/05/1998 SG(1998)D/03853

11

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:
Terminated in 2001

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:

Legal basis:
Referral:

1994/2201
FRANCE
PUBLIC HEALTH - REGISTRATION OF REACTIVE AGENTS
EC Treaty 197A028;EC Treaty 197A030

1994/4075
NETHERLANDS
REFUSAL OF AUTHORISATION TO IMPORT FOODSTUFFS ENRICHED
WITH VITAMINS AND IRON
EC Treaty 197A028;EC Treaty 197A030
Decision of 20/12/2001

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:
Referral Case C-2001/420:

1994/4883
ITALY
BARRIERS TO IMPORT OF NON-ALCOHOLIC DRINKS
EC Treaty 197A028;EC Treaty 197A030

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:
Referral:

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:
Terminated in 2001

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:
Terminated in 2001

1994/5125
NETHERLANDS
BARRIERS TO IMPORT OF FOODSTUFFS CONTAINING VITAMINS
EC Treaty 197A028;EC Treaty 197A030
Decision of 20/12/2001

1995/2037
BELGIUM
LABELLING OF FOODSTUFFS
EC Treaty 197A028

1995/2175
FRANCE
RUBBER MATERIALS AND OBJECTS IN CONTACT WITH FOODSTUFFS
EC Treaty 197A028

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:
Reasoned opinion sent:

1995/2176
FRANCE
TECHNOLOGICAL AUXILIARIES USED IN PREPARING FOODSTUFFS
EC Treaty 197A028
27/03/1998 SG(1998)D/02456

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:
Terminated in 2001

1995/2283
SPAIN
LEGISLATION ON FAIRS AND EXHIBITIONS - EXTREMADURA
EC Treaty 197A028;EC Treaty 197A049

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:
Reasoned opinion sent:

1996/4208
FRANCE
ENERGY DRINKS
EC Treaty 197A028
26/10/1998 SG(1998)D/8993

12

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:
Supplementary reasoned opinion sent: 26/07/2001 SG(2001)D/290372

1996/4609
GREECE
BARRIERS TO THE MARKETING OF DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS
EC Treaty 197A028

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:
Terminated in 2001

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:
Referral:

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:

Legal basis:
Reasoned opinion sent:

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:

Legal basis:
Terminated in 2001

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:

Legal basis::
Article 228 letter sent:

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:
Referral Case C-2001/455:

1996/4808
BELGIUM
PARALLEL IMPORTS OF PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS
EC Treaty 197A028

1997/2060
NETHERLANDS
RULES ON THE ADDITION OF MICRO-FOODS TO FOODSTUFFS
EC Treaty 197A028
Decision of 20/12/2001

1997/2261
GREECE
LABELLING OF NON-ALCOHOLIC DRINKS (RECOMMENDED RETAIL
PRICE)
EC Treaty 197A028
28/04/1999 SG(1999)D/02845

1997/4118
BELGIUM
BARRIERS TO MARKETING OF MEDICAL APPLIANCES FOR THE
DISABLED
EC Treaty 197A028

1997/4239
FRANCE
SEIZURE OF SPARE PARTS IN TRANSIT - PROTECTION OF DESIGNS -
COUNTERFEITING
EC Treaty 197A028
21/12/2001 SG(2001)D/260502

1997/4418
ITALY
BARRIERS TO THE IMPORT OF SHIPPING EQUIPMENT
EC Treaty 157E030;EC Treaty 197A028

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:

Legal basis:
Reasoned opinion sent:

1997/4419
FRANCE
BARRIERS TO MARKETING OF SWIMMING-POOL TREATMENT
PRODUCTS
EC Treaty 197A028
23/11/1998 SG598)D/10966

13

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:
Referral (Decision)

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:
Terminated in 2001

1997/4579
ITALY
BARRIERS TO IMPORTS OF SPECIAL FOODSTUFFS FOR SPORTSMEN
EC Treaty 197A028;EC Treaty 197A030

1998/2199
GERMANY
AUTHORISATION PROCEDURE FOR FOOD SUPPLEMENTS
EC Treaty 197A028

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:
Reasoned opinion sent:

1998/4032
FRANCE
BARRIERS TO IMPORTS OF PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS
EC Treaty 197A028
26/01/2000 SG(2000)D/100918

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:

Reasoned opinion sent:

1998/4387
SPAIN
BAN ON REGISTERING AND DRIVING A MOTORCYCLE WITH TRAILER
EC Treaty 157E030;EC Treaty 197A018;EC Treaty 197A028;EC Treaty
197A049
17/02/2000 SG(2000)D/101586

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:
Terminated in 2001

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:
Terminated in 2001

1998/4977
NETHERLANDS
PARALLEL IMPORTS OF PLANT-HEALTH PRODUCTS ART.30 TO 36 EEC
EC Treaty 197A028

1998/4978
FRANCE
IMPORTS OF PLANT PROTECTION PRODUCTS
EC Treaty 197A028

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:
Reasoned opinion sent:

1998/5023
UNITED KINGDOM
DEADLINE FOR PARALLEL IMPORTS OF PESTICIDES
EC Treaty 197A028
23/10/2001 SG(2001)260341

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:

Legal basis:
Terminated in 2001

1998/5024
GREECE
BAN ON MARKETING OF HEMP PRODUCTS (CLOTHING, SHOES,
JEWELLERY)
EC Treaty 197A028

14

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:
Reasoned opinion sent:

1998/5043
FRANCE
IMPORTS OF HOMEOPATHIC MEDICINES FOR PERSONAL USE
EC Treaty 197A028
23/10/2001 SG(2001)260325

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:
Reasoned opinion sent:

1998/5128
AUSTRIA
IMPORTS OF MEDICINES
EC Treaty 197A028
22/10/1999 SG(99)D/08409

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:
Reasoned opinion sent:

1998/5130
AUSTRIA
RULES CONCERNING ROAD SIGNS
EC Treaty 197A028
24/01/2000 SG(2000)D/100732

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:
Referral Case C-2001/192:

1999/4016
DENMARK
BARRIERS TO MARKETING OF A VITAMIN-ENRICHED DRINK
EC Treaty 157E030

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:
Reasoned opinion sent:

1999/4017
IRELAND
PARALLEL IMPORTS OF MEDICINES
EC Treaty 197A028
24/01/2001 SG(2001)D/285417

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:
Reasoned opinion sent:

1999/4056
FRANCE
IMPORT OF MEDICINES - COPY OF MARKETING AUTHORISATION
EC Treaty 197A028
29/12/2000 SG(2000)D/109668

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:
Terminated in 2001

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:
Referral Case C-2001/358:

1999/4060
FRANCE
IMPORT OF CAMPER VAN - CERTIFICATE OF CONFORMITY
EC Treaty 197A028

1999/4134
SPAIN
BARRIERS TO TRADE - SPANISH LEGISLATION ON LIQUID BLEACH
EC Treaty 197A028

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:
Reasoned opinion sent:

1999/4321
AUSTRIA
IMPORTS OF MEDICINES
EC Treaty 197A028
13/06/2000 SG(2000)D/104140

15

Year/Number:
Member State/
Title:
Legal basis:
Reasoned opinion sent:

1999/4426
SWEDEN
PARALLEL IMPORTS OF MEDICINES
EC Treaty 197A028
30/01/2001 SG(2001)D/285590

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:
Reasoned opinion sent:

1999/4515
FRANCE
MARKETING OF OBJECTS OF PRECIOUS METALS
EC Treaty 197A028
19/09/2001 SG(2001)D/291489

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:
Reasoned opinion sent:

1999/4675
BELGIUM
REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES ON MEDICAL APPLIANCES
EC Treaty 197A028
08/11/2000 SG(2000)D/108185

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:
Reasoned opinion sent:

1999/4826
FINLAND
"PLUS TABS" VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTS
EC Treaty 197A028
08/11/2000 SG(2000)D/108187

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:
Reasoned opinion sent::

1999/5021
GREECE
MEDICAL DEVICES
EC Treaty 197A028
07/03/2001 SG(2001)D/286633

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:
Reasoned opinion sent:

1999/5257
FRANCE
REGISTRATION - RECOGNITION OF EC CERTIFICATE OF CONFORMITY
EC Treaty 197A028
21/12/2001 SG(2001)D/260500

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:
Reasoned opinion sent:

2000/2016
ITALY
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS OF CASH REGISTERS
EC Treaty 197A028
23/10/2001 SG(2001)260356

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:
Reasoned opinion sent:

2000/2230
SPAIN
"LIGHT TUNA" - NO MUTUAL RECOGNITION CLAUSE
EC Treaty A 157A028
16/05/2001 SG(2001)D/288563

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:
Reasoned opinion sent:

2000/4091
LUXEMBOURG
GENERAL PRICE REGULATIONS
EC Treaty 197A028
21/12/2001 SG(2001)D/260698

16

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:

Legal basis:
Reasoned opinion sent:

2000/4397
PORTUGAL
TYPE-APPROVAL OF DOMESTIC WATER WASTE PIPES - FAILURE TO
RECOGNISE CERTIFICATES ISSUED IN D
EC Treaty A 157A028
16/05/2001 SG(2001)D/288565

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:

Legal basis:

1990/0388
SPAIN
RESTRICTIONS ON FREEDOM TO PROVIDE SERVICES AS TOURIST
GUIDES
EC Treaty 197A010; EC Treaty 197A039; EC Treaty 197A043; EC Treaty
197A049

Referral - Case C-1992/375, Judgment given on 22/03/1994

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:
Terminated in 2001

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:

Reasoned opinion sent:

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:
Referral:

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:

Legal basis:
Reasoned opinion sent:

1993/4448
FRANCE
AUCTION SALES - MONOPOLY OF AUCTIONEERS
EC Treaty 197A049

1993/4893
GERMANY
RECOGNITION OF A BRITISH QUALIFICATION IN BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERG
EC Treaty 197A010; EC Treaty 197A039; EC Treaty 197A043; EC Treaty
197A049
30/01/2001 SG(2001)D/285586

1995/4302
BELGIUM
REFUSED ENTRY TO THE ORDER OF ARCHITECTS AT LIEGE
EC Treaty 197A043;EC Treaty 197A047
Decision of 20/12/2001

1996/4407
GERMANY
AUTHORISATION FOR USE OF ACADEMIC TITLES OBTAINED IN OTHER
MEMBER STATES
EC Treaty 197A039;EC Treaty 197A043
29/12/2000 SG(2000)D/109658

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:
Reasoned opinion sent:

1997/4569
GREECE
BAN ON OWNERSHIP OF OPTICIANS’ SUPPLIES SHOPS BY COMPANIES
EC Treaty 197A043
24/01/2001 SG(2001)D/285378

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:
Reasoned opinion sent:

1998/4293
AUSTRIA
FREEDOM OF ESTABLISHMENT FOR MEDICAL SPECIALISTS
EC Treaty 197A039;EC Treaty 197A043
27/12/1999 SG(1999)D/10867

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:

Legal basis:
Reasoned opinion sent:

1998/5041
FRANCE
APPLICATION FOR RECOGNITION OF AN ITALIAN PHARMACOLOGICAL
QUALIFICATION
EC Treaty 197A043
24/01/2001 SG(2001)D/285366

17

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:
Reasoned opinion sent:

1999/4512
GERMANY
SOCIAL SECURITY SCHEME/MEDICAL PROFESSION
EC Treaty 197A043
21/12/2001 SG52001)D/260700

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:

Legal basis:
Terminated in 2001

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:

Terminated in 2001

1994/2146
ITALY
LEGISLATIVE BARRIERS TO FREEDOM TO PROVIDE CLEANING
SERVICES
EC Treaty 197A049

1994/4441
FRANCE
ANTI-COMPETITIVE PRACTICES - UNDERWATER WORKS
EC Treaty 197A010; EC Treaty 197A039; EC Treaty 197A043; EC Treaty
197A049

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:
Reasoned opinion sent:

1992/4643
GERMANY
REQUIREMENT TO SET UP BRANCH IN GERMANY
EC Treaty 197A049
12/11/1997 SG(1997)D/09388

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:

Legal basis:

1993/2300
ITALY
RESTRICTIONS ON EXERCISE OF ACTIVITY OF ROAD TRAFFIC
CONSULTANTS
EC Treaty 197A010; EC Treaty 197A039; EC Treaty 197A043; EC Treaty
197A049

Referral - Case C-1999/263, Judgment given on 29/05/2001

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:
Terminated in 2001

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:
Referral:

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:

Legal basis:
Reasoned opinion sent:

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:

1994/4337
GERMANY
PROHIBITION OF ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN FOR CDs
EC Treaty 197A028;EC Treaty 197A030;EC Treaty 197A049

1994/4855
FRANCE
INCORRECT APPLICATION OF EVIN ACT
EC Treaty 197A049
Decision of 20/12/2001

1994/4903
BELGIUM
OBLIGATION TO PAY ANNUITIES ON BELGIAN PATENTS VIA A BELGIAN
AGENT
EC Treaty 197A043;EC Treaty 197A049
29/11/2000 SG(2000)D/108823

1995/2068
ITALY
RESTRICTIONS IN THE FIELD OF PRIVATE SECURITY FIRMS
EC Treaty 197A010; EC Treaty 197A039; EC Treaty 197A043; EC Treaty
197A049

Referral - Case C-1999/283, Judgment given on 31/05/2001

18

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:

1995/2105
BELGIUM
RESTRICTIONS IN THE FIELD OF PRIVATE SECURITY FIRMS
EC Treaty 197A010; EC Treaty 197A039; EC Treaty 197A043; EC Treaty
197A049

Article 228 letter sent: 15/09/2000 SG(2000)D/106741

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:

Legal basis:
Reasoned opinion sent:

1995/4563
GERMANY
NON-COMMUNITY NATIONALS - RESTRICTIONS ON FREEDOM TO
PROVIDE SERVICES
EC Treaty 197A049
07/08/1998 SG(1998)D/06915

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:
Reasoned opinion sent:

1995/4687
BELGIUM
NON-COMMUNITY WORKERS - REGISTRATION AS A FIRM
EC Treaty 197A049
09/09/1998 SG(1998)D/07562

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:
Article 228 letter sent: 21/12/2001 SG(2001)D/260665

1996/2246
ITALY
LEGISLATIVE BARRIERS TO BUSINESS AS CUSTOMS AGENTS
EC Treaty 197A049

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:
Reasoned opinion sent:

1997/4388
BELGIUM
CUSTOMER LOYALTY SCHEME
EC Treaty 197A049
01/08/2000 SG(2000)D/105662

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:
Referral Case C-2001/478:

1997/4533
LUXEMBOURG
RESIDENCE REQUIREMENT FOR PATENT AGENTS
EC Treaty 197A43;EC Treaty 197A49

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:
Reasoned opinion sent:

1997/4642
GERMANY
PROVISION OF SERVICES AND POSTING OF WORKERS
EC Treaty 197A049
25/07/2001 SG(2001)D/290290

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:

Legal basis:
Reasoned opinion sent:

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:

Legal basis:
Referral Case C-2001/150:

1998/2002
AUSTRIA
OBSTACLES TO THE FREEDOM TO PROVIDE SERVICES AND FREEDOM
OF ESTABLISHMENT - FOREIGN PATENT AGENTS
EC Treaty 197A043;EC Treaty 197A049
29/12/2000 SG(2000)D/109660

1998/2003
FRANCE
OBSTACLES TO THE FREEDOM TO PROVIDE SERVICES - FOREIGN
PATENT AGENTS
EC Treaty 197049

19

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:

Legal basis:
Referral:

1998/2006
GERMANY
OBSTACLES TO FREEDOM TO PROVIDE SERVICES AND FREEDOM OF
ESTABLISHMENT - FOREIGN PATENT AGENTS
EC Treaty 197043;EC Treaty 197049
Decision of 20/12/2001

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:
Reasoned opinion sent:

1998/2011
FRANCE
ACTIVITIES OF PERFORMERS' AGENTS
EC Treaty 197A043;EC Treaty 197A049
26/01/2000 SG(2000)D/100908

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:

Legal basis:
Terminated in 2001

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:

Legal basis:
Referral:

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:

Legal basis:
Referral Case C-2001/131:

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:
Terminated in 2001

1998/2038
PORTUGAL
OBSTACLES TO FREEDOM TO PROVIDE SERVICES - FOREIGN PATENT
AGENTS
EC Treaty 197A049

1998/2040
IRELAND
OBSTACLES TO FREEDOM TO PROVIDE SERVICES - FOREIGN PATENT
AGENTS
EC Treaty 197A049
Decision of 20/12/2001

1998/2055
ITALY
OBSTACLES TO FREEDOM TO PROVIDE SERVICES - FOREIGN PATENT
AGENTS
Article 1970049 A

1998/4047
FRANCE
OBSTACLE TO MARKETING OF CATALOGUES FOR PUBLIC AUCTIONS
EC Treaty 197A028

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:
Reasoned opinion sent:

1998/4137
BELGIUM
LOCAL TAX ON SATELLITE DISHES
EC Treaty 197A049
26/05/1999 SG(1999)D/03803

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:

Legal basis:
Referral Case C-2001/496:

1998/5097
FRANCE
CONDITIONS OF ESTABLISHMENT FOR CROSS-BORDER ACTIVITIES OF
A LABORATORY
EC Treaty 197A043;EC Treaty 197A049;EC Treaty 197A10

20

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:

Referral:

1999/4064
AUSTRIA
PRINCIPLE OF EQUALITY IN HOSPITAL TREATMENT
EC Treaty 197A039; EC Treaty 197A049; EC Treaty 197A050; EC Treaty
197A06
Decision of 20/12/2001

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:
Reasoned opinion sent:

1999/4511
FRANCE
COAL MINING CONCESSION
EC Treaty 197A043
03/10/2001 SG(2001)D/260280

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:

Legal basis:
Reasoned opinion sent:

1999/4615
ITALY
PARTICIPATION OF ENGINEERING CONSULTANCY FIRMS IN CERTAIN
CATEGORIES OF TENDERING PROCEDURE
EC Treaty 197049
30/04/2001 SG(2001)D/288216

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:
Reasoned opinion sent:

1998/4114
GERMANY
FREEDOM OF ESTABLISHMENT AND FREEDOM TO PROVIDE SERVICES
EC Treaty 197A043;EC Treaty 197A049
12/09/2000 SG(2000)D/106692

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:
Reasoned opinion sent:

1999/4238
AUSTRIA
COLLECTIVE INVESTMENT UNDERTAKINGS - SECURITIES
EC Treaty 197A049;EC Treaty 197A056
08/11/2000 SG(2000)D/108191

HEALTH AND CONSUMER PROTECTION

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:

Terminated in 2001

1997/2117
SPAIN
ESB REGULATION
EC Treaty 157E005; Decision 31992D0562; Decision 31994D0381; Decision
31994D0382; Decision 31996D0449

TAXATION AND CUSTOMS UNION DG

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:
Reasoned opinion sent:

1984/0342
BELGIUM
DUTY-FREE IMPORTS OF NON-MILITARY EQUIPMENT
EC Treaty 197A026;Regulation 31987R2658;Regulation 31992R2913
25/07/1985 SG(1985)D/9543

21

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:
Reasoned opinion sent:

1984/0343
DENMARK
DUTY-FREE IMPORTS OF NON-MILITARY EQUIPMENT
EC Treaty 197A026;Regulation 31987R2658;Regulation 31992R2913
25/07/1985 SG(1985)D/9545

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:
Reasoned opinion sent:

1984/0344
UNITED KINGDOM
DUTY-FREE IMPORTS OF NON-MILITARY EQUIPMENT
EC Treaty 197A026;Regulation 31987R2658;Regulation 31992R2913
25/07/1985 SG(1985)D/9547

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:
Reasoned opinion sent:

1984/0345
ITALY
DUTY-FREE IMPORTS OF NON-MILITARY EQUIPMENT
EC Treaty 197A026;Regulation 31987R2658;Regulation 31992R2913
25/07/1985 SG(1985)D/9549

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:
Reasoned opinion sent:

1984/0346
LUXEMBOURG
DUTY-FREE IMPORTS OF NON-MILITARY EQUIPMENT
EC Treaty 197A026;Regulation 31987R2658;Regulation 31992R2913
25/07/1985 SG(1985)D/9551

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:
Reasoned opinion sent:

1984/0347
NETHERLANDS
DUTY-FREE IMPORTS OF NON-MILITARY EQUIPMENT
EC Treaty 197A026;Regulation 31987R2658;Regulation 31992R2913
25/07/1985 SG(1985)D/9553

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:
Reasoned opinion sent:

1986/0126
GREECE
DUTY-FREE IMPORTS OF NON-MILITARY EQUIPMENT
EC Treaty 197A026;Regulation 31987R2658;Regulation 31992R2913
02/05/1990 SG(1990)D/21649

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:
Reasoned opinion sent:

1990/0078
SPAIN
DUTY-FREE IMPORTS OF NON-MILITARY EQUIPMENT
EC Treaty 197A026;Regulation 31987R2658;Regulation 31992R2913
31/12/1992 SG(1992)D/19475

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:
Reasoned opinion sent:

1990/0079
PORTUGAL
DUTY-FREE IMPORTS OF NON-MILITARY EQUIPMENT
EC Treaty 197A026;Regulation 31987R2658;Regulation 31992R2913
20/01/1993 SG(1993)D/00940

22

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:
Terminated in 2001

1995/2238
FRANCE
CUSTOMS AGENCIES
Regulation 31992R2913

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:

Legal basis:
Referral - sursis:

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:
Referral:

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:

Legal basis:
Reasoned opinion sent:

1998/4667
GREECE
CHARGE FOR AUTHENTICATING INVOICES FOR THE IMPORT OF EC
PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS
EC Treaty 197A025
Decision of 20/12/2001

1999/2025
SPAIN
CUSTOMS - TIME-LIMITS FOR RECOVERING DEBTS
Regulation 31992R2913
Decision of 20/12/2001

2000/2009
FRANCE
PILOTS OF LIGHT AIRCRAFT - OBLIGATION TO LAND AT AN AIRPORT
WITH A CUSTOMS OFFICE
EC Treaty 197A023;EC Treaty 197A025;Regulation 31991R3925
26/07/2001 SG(2001)D/290382

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:

Reasoned opinion sent:

2000/4421
GREECE
TAXES ON ENTRY OF PLEASURE VESSELS IN GREEK WATERS
EC Treaty 197A023;EC Treaty 197A025;EC Treaty 197A090;EC Treaty
197A133
26/07/2001 SG(2001)D/290376

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:
Reasoned opinion 228 sent: 18/09/2000 SG(2000)D/106783

1991/0779
GREECE
TAXES ON SECOND-HAND CARS
EC Treaty 197A090

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:
Terminated in 2001

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:

Legal basis:
Referral:

1992/5125
FRANCE
DISCRIMINATORY TAXATION OF VEHICLES
EC Treaty 197A090

1995/4988
AUSTRIA
CAR REGISTRATION TAX - DIFFERENTIAL TREATMENT OF CARS FROM
OTHER MEMBER STATES
EC Treaty 197A090
Decision of 20/12/2001

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:
Reasoned opinion sent:

1996/2244
PORTUGAL
TAXATION OF SECOND-HAND VEHICLES
EC Treaty 197A028
09/11/1999 SG(1999)D/08917

23

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:
Referral - sursis:

1996/4748
PORTUGAL
MOTOR VEHICLE TAX DISCRIMINATION
EC Treaty 197A090
Decision of 20/12/2001

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:
Reasoned opinion sent:

1997/4309
FRANCE
TAX ON RENDERING AND COLLECTION OF ABATTOIR WASTE
EC Treaty 197A090
18/09/2000 SG(2000)D/106791

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:
Terminated in 2001

1997/4487
FRANCE
TAXES ON IMPORTED HIGH-POWER CARS
EC Treaty 197A090

Year/Number:
Member State
Title:
Legal basis:
Reasoned opinion sent:

1999/4452
SWEDEN
DISCRIMINATORY TAXATION OF WINE IN COMPARISON WITH BEER
EC Treaty 197A090
19/06/2001 SG(2001)D/289253

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:

Legal basis:
Reasoned opinion sent:

1997/4237
BELGIUM
WITHHOLDING TAX AND JOINT LIABILITY FOR FOREIGN SERVICE
PROVIDERS
EC Treaty 197A049
23/10/2001 SG(2001)260408

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:

Legal basis:
Terminated in 2001

1997/4448
SPAIN
DEPRECIATION OF PROFITS FROM SHARES ACQUIRED FOLLOWING
COMPANY MERGERS
EC Treaty 197A043;EC Treaty 197A056

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:
Reasoned opinion sent:

1999/4835
FRANCE
FREEDOM TO PROVIDE SERVICES - COMMUNITY INSURERS
EC Treaty 197A049
26/07/2001 SG(2001)D/290383

ENERGY AND TRANSPORT

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:

1999/2219
ITALY
Non-execution of judgment of 29 January 1998 (Case C-280/95) as regards
state aid
EC Treaty 197228

Legal basis:
Reasoned opinion 228 sent: 24/07/2001 SG(2001)D/290113

24

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:

Legal basis:
Referral - sursis:

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:
Referral - sursis:

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:
Terminated in 2001

1992/2219
GERMANY
BILATERAL AGREEMENTS WITH NON-COMMUNITY COUNTRIES - INLAND
WATERWAY TRANSPORT
EC Treaty 197A10;EC Treaty 197A133;EC Treaty 197A71
Decision of 18/07/2001

1994/2267
LUXEMBOURG
BILATERAL AGREEMENTS ON INLAND WATERWAY TRANSPORT
EC Treaty 197A10
Decision of 18/07/20011

1993/4037
GREECE
AIRPORT TAXES
EC Treaty 197A49;Regulation 31992R2408

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:
Referral - Case C-1999/447, Judgment given on 4/07/2001

1996/2162
ITALY
DISCRIMINATORY AIR DEPARTURE TAXES
Regulation 31992R2408

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:
Terminated in 2001

1996/2163
SPAIN
DISCRIMINATORY AIR DEPARTURE TAXES
Regulation 31992R2408

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:
Referral - Case C-1999/070, Judgment given on 26/06/2001

1996/2164
PORTUGAL
DISCRIMINATORY AIR DEPARTURE TAXES
Regulation 31992R2408

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:
Referral Case C-2001/246:

1996/2165
NETHERLANDS
DISCRIMINATORY AIR DEPARTURE TAXES
Regulation 31992R2408

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:

Referral:

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:

Referral:

1998/2094
NETHERLANDS
CONCLUSION OF OPEN SKIES AGREEMENT WITH THE UNITED STATES
EC Treaty 197A43; Regulation 31992R2407; Regulation 31992R2408;
Regulation 31992R2409
Decision of 20/12/2001

1998/2325
FRANCE
CONCLUSION OF OPEN SKIES AGREEMENT WITH THE UNITED STATES
EC Treaty 197A43; Regulation 31992R2407; Regulation 31992R2408;
Regulation 31992R2409
Decision of 20/12/2001

25

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:
Referral:

1990/0358
NETHERLANDS
MERCHANT VESSELS - FLAG RIGHTS
EC Treaty 197A48
Decision of 20/12/2001

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:
Reasoned opinion 228 sent: 21/12/2001 SG(2001)D/260695

1991/0600
BELGIUM
CARGO-SHARING ARRANGEMENTS IN BLEU-TOGO AGREEMENT
Regulation 31986R4055

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:
Reasoned opinion 228 sent: 21/12/2001 SG(2001)D/260697

1991/0601
BELGIUM
CARGO-SHARING ARRANGEMENTS IN AGREEMENT WITH ZAIRE
Regulation 31986R4055

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:
Reasoned opinion 228 sent: 21/12/2001 SG(2001)D/260695

1995/2161
BELGIUM
AGREEMENTS WITH MCWCS COUNTRIES
Regulation 31986R4055

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:
Terminated in 2001

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:
Terminated in 2001

1995/2162
LUXEMBOURG
AGREEMENTS WITH MCWCS COUNTRIES
Regulation 31986R4055

1995/2163
PORTUGAL
AGREEMENTS WITH MCWCS COUNTRIES
Regulation 31986R4055

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:
Article 228 letter sent: 25/07/2001 SG(2001)D/290251

1995/2164
PORTUGAL
CARGO-SHARING AGREEMENTS WITH NON-MEMBER COUNTRIES
Regulation 31986R4055

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:
Terminated in 2001

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:
Referral:

1995/2198
FRANCE
MARITIME CABOTAGE
Regulation 31992R3577

1995/4624
ITALY
FREEDOM TO PROVIDE SERVICES - MARITIME TRANSPORT
EC Treaty 197A48;Regulation 31986R4055
Decision of 20/12/2001

26

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:
Terminated in 2001

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:

Legal basis:
Referral - sursis:

1996/2168
FRANCE
GRANT OF FLAG RIGHTS
EC Treaty 197A43

1998/4654
GREECE
MARITIME TRANSPORT - RESTRICTED FREEDOM TO PROVIDE
SERVICES (REGULATION (EEC) No 4055/86)
Regulation 31986R4055;Regulation 31992R3577
Decision of 20/12/2001

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:
Reasoned opinion sent:

1999/2001
PORTUGAL
MARITIME CABOTAGE
Regulation 31992R3577
26/07/2001 SG(2001)D/290461

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:

Legal basis:
Reasoned opinion sent:

1999/4133
GREECE
DISCRIMINATION BETWEEN COMMUNITY NATIONALS AS REGARDS
PORT CHARGES AND TAXES
Regulation 31996R4055
02/02/2001 SG(2001)D/285833

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:
Reasoned opinion sent:

2000/2062
GREECE
MARITIME CABOTAGE
Regulation 31992R3577
26/07/2001 SG(2001)D/290375

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:
Legal basis:
Reasoned opinion sent:

2000/2239
ITALY
CARGO CONFERENCES – ITALY/CHINA
Regulation 31996R4055
26/07/2001 SG(2001)D/290455

Year/Number:
Member State:
Title:

Legal basis:
Reasoned opinion sent:

2000/4372
SPAIN
FREEDOM TO PROVIDE MARITIME TRANSPORT SERVICES IN THE VIGO
ESTUARY - MARITIME CABOTAGE
Regulation 33577R92
07/05/2001 SG(2001)D/288359

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ANNEX IV

PROGRESS IN IMPLEMENTING DIRECTIVES

This Annex lists all directives with a deadline for transposal in 2001 (part 1) and all directives in respect of
which there were problems of non-notification (part 2), non-conformity (part 3) or incorrect application (part 4)
during 2001 and shows the state of infringement proceedings started by the Commission against Member States
as at 31 December 2001.

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PART 1: DIRECTIVES WITH A DEADLINE FOR TRANSPOSAL IN 2001

Sector

Celex code

Title

OJ reference

Deadline(s)

for transposal

COMPETITION

32000L0052

Commission Directive 2000/52/EC of 26 July 2000 amending
Directive 80/723/EEC on the transparency of financial relations
between Member States and public undertakings

L 193, 29/07/2000

31/07/2001

EMPLOYMENT
AND
SOCIAL AFFAIRS

31997L0080

Council Directive 97/80/EC of 15 December 1997 on the burden of
proof in cases of discrimination based on sex

L 14, 20/01/1998

01/01/2001

31998L0024

Council Directive 98/24/EC of 7 April 1998 on the protection of the
health and safety of workers from the risks related to chemical
agents at work (fourteenth individual Directive within the meaning
of Article 16(1) of Directive 89/391/EEC)

L 131, 05/05/1998

05/05/2001

31998L0049

Council Directive 98/49/EC of 29 June 1998 on safeguarding the
supplementary pension rights of employed and self-employed
persons moving within the Community

L 209, 25/07/1998

25/07/2001

(deadline for
notification:
25/01/2002)

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Sector

Celex code

Title

OJ reference

Deadline(s)

for transposal

EMPLOYMENT
AND
SOCIAL AFFAIRS

31998L0050

Council Directive 98/50/EC of 29 June 1998 amending Directive
77/187/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States
relating to the safeguarding of employees' rights in the event of
transfers of undertakings, businesses or parts of businesses

L 201, 17/07/1998

17/07/2001

31998L0052

Council Directive 98/52/EC of 13 July 1998 on the extension of
Directive 97/80/EC on the burden of proof
in cases of
discrimination based on sex to the United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Northern Ireland

31999L0070

Council Directive 1999/70/EC of 28 June 1999 concerning the
framework agreement on fixed-term work concluded by ETUC,
UNICE and CEEP

L 205, 22/07/1998

31/12/2001

L 175, 10/07/1999

10/07/2001

32000L0039

list of

Commission Directive 2000/39/EC of 8 June 2000 establishing a
indicative occupational exposure limit values in
first
implementation of Council Directive 98/24/EC on the protection of
the health and safety of workers from the risks related to chemical
agents at work (Text with EEA relevance)

L 142, 16/06/2000

31/12/2001

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Sector

Celex code

Title

OJ reference

Deadline(s)

for transposal

ENTERPRISE

31999L0086

Council Directive 1999/86/EC of 11 November 1999 adapting to
technical progress Directive 76/763/EEC on the approximation of
the Member States relating to passenger seats for
the laws of
wheeled agricultural or forestry tractors

L 297, 18/11/1999

01/01/2001

31999L0103 Directive 1999/103/EC of

the
Council of 24 January 2000 amending Council Directive
80/181/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States
relating to units of measurement

the European Parliament and of

32000L0004 Directive 2000/4/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council
of 28 February 2000 amending Council Directive 74/60/EEC on the
approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the
interior fittings of motor vehicles (interior parts of the passenger
compartment other than the interior rear-view mirrors, layout of
controls, the roof or sliding roof, the backrest and rear part of the
seats)

32000L0008 Directive 2000/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council
of 20 March 2000 amending Council Directive 70/221/EEC on the
approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to liquid
fuel tanks and rear underrun protection of motor vehicles and their
trailers

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L 34, 09/02/2000

09/02/2001

L 87, 08/04/2000

08/04/2001

L 106, 03/05/2000

03/05/2001

Sector

Celex code

Title

OJ reference

Deadline(s)

for transposal

ENTERPRISE

32000L0019

Commission Directive 2000/19/EC of 13 April 2000 adapting to
technical progress Council Directive 86/298/EEC on rear-mounted
roll-over protection structures of narrow-track wheeled agricultural
and forestry tractors (Text with EEA relevance)

L 94, 14/04/2000

30/06/2001

32000L0022

32000L0037

32000L0038

Commission Directive 2000/22/EC of 28 April 2000 adapting to
technical progress Council Directive 87/402/EEC on roll-over
protection structures mounted in front of
the driver's seat on
narrow-track wheeled agricultural and forestry tractors (Text with
EEA relevance)

Commission Directive 2000/37/EC of 5 June 2000 amending
Chapter VIa 'Pharmacovigilance' of Council Directive 81/851/EEC
on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to
veterinary medicinal products (Text with EEA relevance)

Commission Directive 2000/38/EC of 5 June 2000 amending
Chapter Va (Pharmacovigilance) of Council Directive 75/319/EEC
on the approximation of provisions laid down by law, regulation or
administrative action relating to medicinal products (Text with EEA
relevance)

L 107, 04/05/2000

30/06/2001

L 139, 10/06/2000

05/12/2001

L 139, 10/06/2000

05/12/2001

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Sector

Celex code

Title

OJ reference

Deadline(s)

for transposal

ENTERPRISE

32000L0040 Directive 2000/40/EC of

the
Council of 26 June 2000 on the approximation of the laws of the
Member States relating to the front underrun protection of motor
vehicles and amending Council Directive 70/156/EEC

the European Parliament and of

32000L0070 Directive 2000/70/EC of

the
Council of 16 November 2000 amending Council Directive
93/42/EEC as
incorporating stable
regards medical devices
derivatives of human blood or human plasma

the European Parliament and of

L 203, 10/08/2000

10/08/2001

L 313, 13/12/2000

13/12/2001

32000L0072

Commission Directive 2000/72/EC of 22 November 2000 adapting
to technical progress Council Directive 93/31/EEC on stands for
two-wheel motor vehicles (Text with EEA relevance)

L 300, 29/11/2000

31/12/2001

32000L0073

Commission Directive 2000/73/EC of 22 November 2000 adapting
to technical progress Council Directive 93/92/EEC on the
installation of lighting and light-signalling devices on two- or three-
wheel motor vehicles (Text with EEA relevance)

L 300, 29/11/2000

31/12/2001

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Sector

Celex code

Title

OJ reference

Deadline(s)

for transposal

ENTERPRISE

32000L0074

Commission Directive 2000/74/EC of 22 November 2000 adapting
to technical progress Council Directive 93/29/EEC on the
identification of controls, tell-tales and indicators for two- or three-
wheel motor vehicles (Text with EEA relevance)

L 300, 29/11/2000

31/12/2001

32001L0008

Commission Directive 2001/8/EC of 8 February 2001 replacing
Annex I to Council Directive 92/109/EEC on the manufacture and
placing on the market of certain substances used in the illicit
manufacture of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances

L 39, 09/02/2001

01/03/2001

32001L0027

Commission Directive 2001/27/EC of 10 April 2001 adapting to
progress Council Directive
the
technical
the Member States relating to
approximation of
the laws of
measures to be taken against
the emission of gaseous and
particulate pollutants from compression-ignition engines for use in
vehicles, and the emission of gaseous pollutants from positive-
ignition engines fuelled with natural gas or liquefied petroleum gas
for use in vehicles (Text with EEA relevance)

88/77/EEC on

L 107, 18/04/2001

01/10/2001

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Sector

Celex code

Title

OJ reference

Deadline(s)

for transposal

ENTERPRISE

32001L0031

Commission Directive 2001/31/EC of 8 May 2001 adapting to
technical progress Council Directive 70/387/EEC relating to the
doors of motor vehicles and their trailers (Text with EEA relevance)

L 130, 12/05/2001

30/09/2001

ENVIRONMENT

31999L0013

Council Directive 1999/13/EC of 11 March 1999 on the limitation
of emissions of volatile organic compounds due to the use of
organic solvents in certain activities and installations

L 85, 29/03/1999

01/04/2001

31999L0030

Council Directive 1999/30/EC of 22 April 1999 relating to limit
values for sulphur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide and oxides of nitrogen,
particulate matter and lead in ambient air

L 163, 29/06/1999

19/07/2001

31999L0031

Council Directive 1999/31/EC of 26 April 1999 on the landfill of
waste

L 182, 16/07/1999

17/07/2001

31999L0094 Directive 1999/94/EC of

the
Council of 13 December 1999 relating to the availability of
consumer information on fuel economy and CO2 emissions in
respect of the marketing of new passenger cars

the European Parliament and of

L 12, 18/01/2000

18/01/2001

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Sector

Celex code

Title

OJ reference

Deadline(s)

for transposal

ENVIRONMENT

32000L0014 Directive 2000/14/EC of

the
Council of 8 May 2000 on the approximation of the laws of the
Member States relating to the noise emission in the environment by
equipment for use outdoors

the European Parliament and of

L 162, 03/07/2000

03/07/2001

32000L0021

Commission Directive 2000/21/EC of 25 April 2000 concerning the
list of Community legislation referred to in the fifth indent of Article
13(1) of Council Directive 67/548/EEC (Text with EEA relevance)

L 103, 28/04/2000

01/04/2001

32000L0032

Commission Directive 2000/32/EC of 19 May 2000 adapting to
technical progress for the 26th time Council Directive 67/548/EEC
on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative
provisions relating to the classification, packaging and labelling of
dangerous substances (Text with EEA relevance.)

L 136, 08/06/2000

01/06/2001

32000L0033

Commission Directive 2000/33/EC of 25 April 2000 adapting to
technical progress for the 27th time Council Directive 67/548/EEC
laws, regulations and administrative
on the approximation of
provisions relating to the classification, packaging and labelling of
dangerous substances (Text with EEA relevance.)

L 136, 08/06/2000

01/10/2001

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Sector

Celex code

Title

OJ reference

Deadline(s)

for transposal

ENVIRONMENT

32000L0071

Commission Directive 2000/71/EC of 7 November 2000 to adapt the
measuring methods as laid down in Annexes I, II, III and IV to
Directive 98/70/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council
to technical progress as foreseen in Article 10 of that Directive
(Text with EEA relevance)

L 287, 14/11/2000

01/01/2001

INFORMATION

SOCIETY

INTERNAL

MARKET

31999L0093 Directive 1999/93/EC of

the
Council of 13 December 1999 on a Community framework for
electronic signatures

the European Parliament and of

L 13, 19/01/2000

19/07/2001

31998L0071 Directive 98/71/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council
of 13 October 1998 on the legal protection of designs

L 289, 28/10/1998

28/10/2001

31999L0042 Directive 1999/42/EC of

the European Parliament and of

the
Council of 7 June 1999 establishing a mechanism for the
recognition of qualifications in respect of the professional activities
covered by the Directives on liberalisation and transitional
measures and supplementing the general systems for the recognition
of qualifications

L 201, 31/07/1999

31/07/2001

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Sector

Celex code

Title

OJ reference

Deadline(s)

for transposal

INTERNAL
MARKET

32000L0005

Commission Directive 2000/5/EC of 25 February 2000 amending
Annexes C and D to Council Directive 92/51/EEC on a second
general system for the recognition of professional education and
training to supplement Directive 89/48/EEC (Text with EEA
relevance)

L 54, 26/02/2000

27/02/2001

32001L0038 Directive 2001/38/EC of

the
Council of 5 June 2001 amending Council Directive 93/7/EEC on
the return of cultural objects unlawfully removed from the territory
of a Member State (Text with EEA relevance)

the European Parliament and of

L 187, 10/07/2001

31/12/2001

HEALTH AND

CONSUMER

PROTECTION

31998L0027 Directive 98/27/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council
of 19 May 1998 on injunctions for the protection of consumers'
interests

L 166, 11/06/1998

01/01/2001

31999L0002 Directive 1999/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council
of 22 February 1999 on the approximation of
the
Member States concerning foods and food ingredients treated with
ionising radiation

the laws of

L 66, 13/03/1999

(20/09/2000)

20/03/2001

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Sector

Celex code

Title

OJ reference

Deadline(s)

for transposal

HEALTH AND

CONSUMER

PROTECTION

31999L0072 Directive 1999/72/EC of

the European Parliament and of

the
Council of 29 July 1999 amending Directive 92/117/EEC of the
Council concerning measures for protection against specified
zoonoses and specific zoonotic agents in animals and products of
animal origin in order to prevent outbreaks of food-borne infections
and intoxications

L 210, 10/08/1999

31/05/2001

32000L0010

Commission Directive 2000/10/EC of 1 March 2000 including an
active substance (fluroxypyr) in Annex I to Council Directive
91/414/EEC concerning the placing of plant protection products on
the market (Text with EEA relevance)

32000L0016 Directive 2000/16/EC of the European Parliament and the Council
of 10 April 2000 amending Council Directive 79/373/EEC on the
marketing of compound feedingstuffs and Council Directive
96/25/EC on the circulation of feed materials

L 57, 02/03/2000

01/06/2001

L 105, 03/05/2000

03/05/2001

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Sector

Celex code

Title

OJ reference

Deadline(s)

for transposal

HEALTH AND

32000L0042

CONSUMER

PROTECTION

Commission Directive 2000/42/EC of 22 June 2000 amending the
Annexes to Council Directives 86/362/EEC, 86/363/EEC and
90/642/EEC on the fixing of maximum levels for pesticide residues
in and on cereals, foodstuffs of animal origin and certain products
of plant origin, including fruit and vegetables, respectively (Text
with EEA relevance)

L 158, 30/06/2000

28/02/2001

32000L0048

Commission Directive 2000/48/EC of 25 July 2000 amending the
Annexes to Council Directives 86/362/EEC and 90/642/EEC on the
fixing of maximum levels for pesticide residues in and on cereals
and certain products of plant origin, including fruit and vegetables
respectively (Text with EEA relevance)

L 197, 03/08/2000

31/03/2001

32000L0049

Commission Directive 2000/49/EC of 26 July 2000 including an
active substance (metsulfuron-methyl)
to Council
Directive 91/414/EEC concerning the placing of plant protection
products on the market

in Annex I

L 197, 03/08/2000

31/12/2001

32000L0050

Commission Directive 2000/50/EC of 26 July 2000 including an
active substance (prohexadione-calcium) in Annex I to Council
Directive 91/414/EEC concerning the placing of plant protection
products on the market

L 198, 04/08/2000

01/01/2001

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Sector

Celex code

Title

OJ reference

Deadline(s)

for transposal

HEALTH AND

32000L0051

CONSUMER

PROTECTION

Commission Directive 2000/51/EC of 26 July 2000 amending
Directive 95/31/EC laying down specific criteria of purity
concerning sweeteners for use in foodstuffs (Text with EEA
relevance)

L 198, 04/08/2000

30/06/2001

32000L0057

Commission Directive 2000/57/EC of 22 September 2000 amending
the Annexes to Council Directives 76/895/EEC and 90/642/EEC on
the fixing of maximum levels for pesticide residues in and on fruit
and vegetables and certain products of plant origin, including fruit
and vegetables respectively (Text with EEA relevance)

32000L0058

Commission Directive 2000/58/EC of 22 September 2000 amending
the Annexes to Council Directives 86/362/EEC, 86/363/EEC and
90/642/EEC on the fixing of maximum levels for pesticide residues
in and on cereals, foodstuffs of animal origin and certain products
of plant origin, including fruit and vegetables, respectively (Text
with EEA relevance)

L 244, 29/09/2000

31/03/2001

L 244, 29/09/2000

31/03/2001

32000L0063

Commission Directive 2000/63/EC of 5 October 2000 amending
Directive 96/77/EC laying down specific purity criteria on food
additives other than colours and sweeteners (Text with EEA
relevance.)

L 277, 30/10/2000

31/03/2001

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Sector

Celex code

Title

OJ reference

Deadline(s)

for transposal

HEALTH AND

CONSUMER

PROTECTION

32000L0077 Directive 2000/77/EC of

the
Council of 14 December 2000 amending Council Directive
95/53/EC fixing the principles governing the organisation of official
inspections in the field of animal nutrition

the European Parliament and of

32000L0081

32000L0082

Commission Directive 2000/81/EC of 18 December 2000 amending
the Annexes to Council Directives 86/362/EEC, 86/363/EEC and
90/642/EEC on the fixing of maximum levels for pesticide residues
in and on cereals, foodstuffs of animal origin and certain products
of plant origin, including fruit and vegetables, respectively (Text
with EEA relevance)

Commission Directive 2000/82/EC of 20 December 2000 amending
the Annexes to Council Directives 76/895/EEC, 86/362/EEC,
86/363/EEC and 90/642/EEC on the fixing of maximum levels for
pesticide residues in and on fruit and vegetables, cereals, foodstuffs
of animal origin and certain products of plant origin, including fruit
and vegetables respectively (Text with EEA relevance)

32000L0010 Directive 2001/10/EC of

the
Council of 22 May 2001 amending Council Directive 91/68/EEC as
regards scrapie

the European Parliament and of

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L 333, 29/12/2000

29/12/2001

L 326, 22/12/2000

01/07/2001

L 3, 06/01/2001

01/07/2001

L 147, 31/05/2001

30/06/2001

Sector

Celex code

Title

OJ reference

Deadline(s)

for transposal

HEALTH AND

32001L0032

CONSUMER

PROTECTION

Commission Directive 2001/32/EC of 8 May 2001 recognising
protected zones exposed to particular plant health risks in the
Community and repealing Directive 92/76/EEC

L 127, 09/05/2001

21/05/2001

32001L0033

Commission Directive 2001/33/EC of 8 May 2001 amending certain
annexes to Council Directive 2000/29/EC on protective measures
against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful
to plants or plant products and against their spread within the
Community

L 127, 09/05/2001

21/05/2001

32001L0035

Commission Directive 2001/35/EC of 11 May 2001 amending the
Annexes to Council Directive 90/642/EEC on the fixing of maximum
levels for pesticide residues in and on certain products of plant
origin, including fruit and vegetables

L 136, 18/05/2001

01/07/2001

32001L0039

Commission Directive 2001/39/EC of 23 May 2001 amending the
Annexes to Council Directives 86/362/EEC, 86/363/EEC and
90/642/EEC on the fixing of maximum levels for pesticide residues
in and on cereals, foodstuffs of animal origin and certain products
of plant origin, including fruit and vegetables respectively

L 148, 01/06/2001

31/12/2001

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Sector

Celex code

Title

OJ reference

Deadline(s)

for transposal

HEALTH AND

32001L0047

CONSUMER

PROTECTION

Commission Directive 2001/47/EC of 25 June 2001 amending
Annex I to Council Directive 91/414/EEC concerning the placing of
plant protection products on the market to include Paecilomyces
fumosoroseus (Apopka strain 97, PFR 97 or CG 170, ATCC20874)
as an active substance

TAXATION AND

32000L0065

CUSTOMS UNION

Council Directive 2000/65/EC of 17 October 2000 amending
Directive 77/388/EEC as regards the determination of the person
liable for payment of value added tax

32001L0004

Council Directive 2001/4/EC of 19 January 2001 amending the
sixth Directive (77/388/EEC) on the common system of value added
tax, with regard to the length of time during which the minimum
standard rate is to be applied (See corrigendum, OJ L 26,
27.01.2001, p.40)

ENERGY AND

TRANSPORT

32000L0055 Directive 2000/55/EC of

the
Council of 18 September 2000 on energy efficiency requirements for
ballasts for fluorescent lighting

the European Parliament and of

32000L0061 Directive 2000/61/EC of

the
Council of 10 October 2000 amending Council Directive 94/55/EC
on the approximation of the laws of the Member States with regard
to the transport of dangerous goods by road

the European Parliament and of

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L 175, 28/06/2001

31/12/2001

L 269, 21/10/2000

31/12/2001

L 22, 24/01/2001

01/01/2001

L 279, 01/11/2000

20/11/2001

L 279, 01/11/2000

01/05/2001

Sector

Celex code

Title

OJ reference

Deadline(s)

for transposal

ENERGY AND

TRANSPORT

32000L0062 Directive 2000/62/EC of

the
Council of 10 October 2000 amending Council Directive 96/49/EC
on the approximation of the laws of the Member States with regard
to the transport of dangerous goods by rail

the European Parliament and of

L 279, 01/11/2000

01/05/2001

32000L0084 Directive 2000/84/EC of

the European Parliament and of

the

L 31, 02/02/2001

31/12/2001

Council of 19 January 2001 on summer-time arrangements

32001L0002

Commission Directive 2001/2/EC of 4 January 2001 adapting to
technical progress Council Directive 1999/36/EC on transportable
pressure equipment (Text with EEA relevance)

L 5, 10/01/2001

01/07/2001

32001L0026 Directive 2001/26/EC of

the
Council of 7 May 2001 amending Council Directive 95/50/EC on
uniform procedures for checks on the transport of dangerous goods
by road (Text with EEA relevance)

the European Parliament and of

L 168, 23/06/2001

24/12/2001

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PART 2: NOTIFICATION AND NON-NOTIFICATION OF NATIONAL MEASURES
IMPLEMENTING DIRECTIVES

"Non-notification" includes both a complete absence of any notification of national implementing measures and cases
of incomplete notification of such measures.

N.B. The date given is the date of notification to the Member State or the date when the action was filed at the
European Court of Justice.

Abbreviations used in this part:

LET: letter of formal notice; SLET: supplementary letter of formal notice;

RO: reasoned opinion; SRO: supplementary reasoned opinion;

LET 228 and RO 228: letter of formal notice or reasoned opinion for failure to comply with a judgment of the Court of
Justice.

The numbering of the directives follows the CELEX code.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

AGRICULTURE ................................................................................................................. 22

COMPETITION.................................................................................................................. 22

EDUCATION AND CULTURE.......................................................................................... 23

EMPLOYMENT AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS ........................................................................ 23

ENTERPRISE .................................................................................................................... 27

Technicalrules................................................................................................................... 27

Equipment.......................................................................................................................... 27

Chemicals........................................................................................................................... 28

PharmaceuticalsandCosmetics...................................................................................... 30

Motorvehicles.................................................................................................................... 32

ENVIRONMENT ................................................................................................................ 38

General............................................................................................................................... 38

Water ............................................................................................................................... 39

Air

............................................................................................................................... 39

Waste ............................................................................................................................... 42

Nature ............................................................................................................................... 43

Noise ............................................................................................................................... 43

Chemicalsandbiotechnology.......................................................................................... 43

Radiationprotection.......................................................................................................... 46

INFORMATION SOCIETY................................................................................................ 47

INTERNAL MARKET......................................................................................................... 48

Culturalgoods.................................................................................................................... 48

Liabilityfordefectiveproducts.......................................................................................... 48

Banks ............................................................................................................................... 49

Insurance............................................................................................................................ 50

Investments........................................................................................................................ 50

Paymentsystems.............................................................................................................. 50

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Postalservices................................................................................................................... 50

MediaintheInformationSociety...................................................................................... 51

Publicprocurement........................................................................................................... 51

Dataprotection................................................................................................................... 52

Industrialproperty.............................................................................................................. 52

Copyrightandrelatedrights............................................................................................. 53

HEALTH AND CONSUMER PROTECTION .................................................................. 55

Veterinarymatters............................................................................................................. 55

Planthealth........................................................................................................................ 59

Seedsandseedlings......................................................................................................... 63

Feedingstuffs..................................................................................................................... 65

Food ............................................................................................................................... 69

ConsumerProtection........................................................................................................ 72

TAXATION ......................................................................................................................... 74

VAT ............................................................................................................................... 74

Exciseduties...................................................................................................................... 74

ENERGY ............................................................................................................................ 74

Gas

............................................................................................................................... 74

Coalandoil........................................................................................................................ 75

Renewableenergyandenergyefficiency....................................................................... 75

TRANSPORT ..................................................................................................................... 75

Land,roadandinlandwaterwaytransport...................................................................... 75

Railtransport...................................................................................................................... 77

Landtransport,safetyandtechnology............................................................................ 78

Airtransport........................................................................................................................ 79

Transportbysea................................................................................................................ 80

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AGRICULTURE

31999L0004
relating to coffee extracts and chicory extracts

Directive 1999/4/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 February 1999

Deadline for transposal: 13/09/2000

Member States which have notified:

all

BELGIUM
GERMANY
SPAIN
FRANCE
NETHERLANDS
PORTUGAL
UNITED KINGDOM

2001/0157, LET: 06/04/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0168, LET: 06/04/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0210, LET: 06/04/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0142, LET: 06/04/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0164, LET: 06/04/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0216, LET: 06/04/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0183, LET: 06/04/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001

COMPETITION

Commission Directive 1999/64/EC of 23 June 1999 amending Directive 90/388/EEC in
31999L0064
order to ensure that telecommunications networks and cable TV networks owned by a single operator are
separate legal entities

Deadline for transposal: 10/04/2000

Member States which have notified:

all except I

ITALY
GREECE

2000/0578, RO: 26/07/2001
2000/0664, Termination: 28/03/2001

32000L0052
transparency of financial relations between Member States and public undertakings

Commission Directive 2000/52/EC of 26 July 2000 amending Directive 80/723/EEC on the

Deadline for transposal: 31/07/2001

Member States which have notified:

DK, D, A, UK

BELGIUM
DENMARK
GERMANY
GREECE
SPAIN
FRANCE
IRELAND
ITALY
LUXEMBOURG
NETHERLANDS
AUSTRIA
PORTUGAL
FINLAND
SWEDEN
UNITED KINGDOM

2001/0473, LET: 19/10/2001
2001/0534, LET: 19/10/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0495, LET: 19/10/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0542, LET: 19/10/2001
2001/0548, LET: 19/10/2001
2001/0451, LET: 19/10/2001
2001/0529, LET: 19/10/2001
2001/0507, LET: 19/10/2001
2001/0464, LET: 19/10/2001
2001/0487, LET: 19/10/2001
2001/0568, LET: 19/10/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0560, LET: 19/10/2001
2001/0590, LET: 19/10/2001
2001/0581, LET: 19/10/2001
2001/0517, LET: 19/10/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001

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EDUCATION AND CULTURE

Directive 97/36/EC of

the Council of 30 June 1997
31997L0036
amending Council Directive 89/552/EEC on the coordination of certain provisions laid down by law,
regulation or administrative action in Member States concerning the pursuit of
television broadcasting
activities

the European Parliament and of

Member States which have notified:

all except NL

ITALY
LUXEMBOURG
NETHERLANDS

1999/0068, Judgment: 14/06/2001, Case C-2000/207, Termination: 20/12/2001
1999/0013, Judgment: 21/06/2001, Case C-2000/119, Termination: 18/07/2001
1999/039, Referral - date sent: 17/04/2000, Case C-2000/145

Deadline for transposal: 30/12/1998

EMPLOYMENT AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS

31993L0104
organisation of working time

Council Directive 93/104/EC of 23 November 1993 concerning certain aspects of

the

Deadline for transposal: 23/11/1996

Member States which have notified:

all except IT

ITALY
FRANCE

1997/0095, Judgment: 09/03/2000, Case C-1998/386, LET: 228: 09/02/2001
1997/0074, Judgment: 08/06/2000, Case C-1999/046, LET: 228: 09/02/2001
Termination: 20/12/2001

31994L0033

Council Directive 94/33/EC of 22 June 1994 on the protection of young people at work

Deadline for transposal: 22/06/1996

Member States which have notified:

all

FRANCE
LUXEMBOURG

1996/0952, Judgment 18/05/2000, Case C-1999/045, Termination: 23/05/2001
1996/1011, Judgment: 16/12/1999, Case C-1999/047, Termination: 23/05/2001

31994L0045
Council Directive 94/45/EC of 22 September 1994 on the establishment of a European
Works Council or a procedure in Community-scale undertakings and Community-scale groups of
undertakings for the purposes of informing and consulting employees

Deadline for transposal: 22/09/1996

Member States which have notified:

all

LUXEMBOURG

1996/1012, Judgment: 21/10/1999, Case C-1998/430, Termination: 18/07/2001

23

Commission Directive 95/30/EC of 30 June 1995 adapting to technical progress Council
31995L0030
Directive 90/679/EEC on the protection of workers from risks related to exposure to biological agents at work
(seventh individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16(1) of Directive 89/391/EEC)

Deadline for transposal: 30/11/1996

Member States which have notified:

all except A

AUSTRIA

1997/0139, Judgment: 14/06/2001, Case C-1999/473

31995L0063
Council Directive 95/63/EC of 5 December 1995 amending Directive 89/655/EEC
concerning the minimum safety and health requirements for the use of work equipment by workers at work
(second individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16(1) of Directive 89/391/EEC)

Deadline for transposal: 04/12/1998

Member States which have notified:

all except IR

IRELAND

1999/0100, Referral: 06/02/2001, Case C-2001/48

31996L0071
concerning the posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services

Directive 96/71/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 1996

Deadline for transposal: 16/12/1999

Member States which have notified:

all except B and L

31996L0097
Council Directive 96/97/EC of 20 December 1996 amending Directive 86/378/EEC on the
implementation of the principle of equal treatment for men and women in occupational social security
schemes

Deadline for transposal: 01/07/1997 and 09/03/1999

Member States which have notified:

all except EL

GREECE
FRANCE

1997/0320, Judgment: 14/12/2000, Case C-1998/457
1997/0354, Termination: 18/07/2001

31997L0042
time Directive
90/394/EEC on the protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to carcinogens at work (Sixth
individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16(1) of Directive 89/391/EEC)

Council Directive 97/42/EC of 27 June 1997 amending for

the first

Member States which have notified:

all

FRANCE
PORTUGAL
SWEDEN
IRELAND

2000/0496, RO: 02/02/2001, Termination: 18/07/2001
2000/0729, Termination: 18/07/2001
2000/0766, Termination: 18/07/2001
2000/0632, RO: 31/01/2001, Termination: 18/07/2001

Deadline for transposal: 27/06/2000

31997L0059
Commission Directive 97/59/EC of 7 October 1997 adapting to technical progress Council
Directive 90/679/EEC on the protection of workers from risks related to exposure to biological agents at work
(seventh individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16(1) of Directive 89/391/EEC) (Text with EEA
relevance)

Deadline for transposal: 31/03/1998

Member States which have notified:

all except A

AUSTRIA

1998/0244, Judgment: 11/10/2001, Case C-2000/110

24

31997L0065
to
technical progress Council Directive 90/679/EEC on the protection of workers from risks related to exposure
to biological agents at work (Text with EEA relevance)

Commission Directive 97/65/EC of 26 November 1997 adapting,

for the third time,

Member States which have notified:

all except A

AUSTRIA

1998/0433, Judgment: 11/10/2001, Case C-2000/111

Deadline for transposal: 30/06/1998

31997L0074
Council Directive 97/74/EC of 15 December 1997 extending, to the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Northern Ireland, Directive 94/45/EC on the establishment of a European Works Council or a
procedure in Community-scale undertakings and Community-scale groups of undertakings for the purposes
of informing and consulting employees

Deadline for transposal: 15/12/1999

Member States which have notified:

all

31997L0080
discrimination based on sex (Directive not applying to the United Kingdom)

Council Directive 97/80/EC of 15 December 1997 on the burden of proof

in cases of

Deadline for transposal: 01/01/2001

Member States which have notified:

DK, E, F, IR, I, L, NL, A, P, FI, S

DENMARK
GREECE
FRANCE
IRELAND
LUXEMBOURG
NETHERLANDS
SWEDEN

2001/0291, LET: 06/06/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0296, LET: 06/06/2001
2001/0238, LET: 06/06/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0284, LET: 06/06/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0244, LET: 06/06/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0252, LET: 06/06/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0325, LET: 06/06/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001

31997L0081
working concluded by UNICE, CEEP and the ETUC

Council Directive 97/81/EC of 15 December 1997 on the framework agreement on part-time

Deadline for transposal: 20/01/2000

Member States which have notified:

B, EL, E, I, L, NL, A, P, FI (Directive not addressed to UK)

Council Directive 98/24/EC of 7 April 1998 on the protection of the health and safety of
31998L0024
workers from the risks related to chemical agents at work (fourteenth individual Directive within the meaning
of Article 16(1) of Directive 89/391/EEC)

Deadline for transposal: 05/05/2001

Member States which have notified:

EL, P, FI, S

BELGIUM
DENMARK
GERMANY
GREECE
FRANCE
IRELAND
ITALY
LUXEMBOURG

2001/0347, LET: 20/07/2001, RO: 21/12/2001
2001/0392, LET: 20/07/2001
2001/0 364, LET: 20/07/2001
2001/0399, LET: 20/07/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0334, LET: 20/07/2001, RO: 21/12/2001
2001/0386, LET: 20/07/2001, RO: 21/12/2001
2001/0371, LET: 20/07/2001, RO: 21/12/2001
2001/0341, LET: 20/07/2001, RO: 21/12/2001

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NETHERLANDS
AUSTRIA
PORTUGAL
FINLAND
SWEDEN
UNITED KINGDOM

2001/0357, LET: 20/07/2001, RO: 21/12/2001
2001/0422, LET: 20/07/2001, RO: 21/12/2001
2001/0412, LET: 20/07/2001, RO: 21/12/2001
2001/0438, LET: 20/07/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0432, LET: 20/07/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0380, LET: 20/07/2001

31998L0049
rights of employed and self-employed persons moving within the Community

Council Directive 98/49/EC of 29 June 1998 on safeguarding the supplementary pension

Deadline for transposal: 25/07/2001
(Deadline for notification: 25/01/2002)

Member States which have notified:

DK, D, E, F, IR, I, NL, A, FI, S, UK

31998L0050
Council Directive 98/50/EC of 29 June 1998 amending Directive 77/187/EEC on the
approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the safeguarding of employees' rights in the
event of transfers of undertakings, businesses or parts of businesses

Deadline for transposal: 17/07/2001

Member States which have notified:

E, I, FI

BELGIUM
DENMARK
GERMANY
GREECE
FRANCE
IRELAND
LUXEMBOURG
NETHERLANDS
AUSTRIA
PORTUGAL
SWEDEN
UNITED KINGDOM

2001/0466, LET: 19/10/2001
2001/0531, LET: 19/10/2001
2001/0488, LET: 19/10/2001
2001/0535, LET: 19/10/2001
2001/0448, LET: 19/10/2001
2001/0521, LET: 19/10/2001
2001/0459, LET: 19/10/2001
2001/0479, LET: 19/10/2001
2001/0562, LET: 19/10/2001
2001/0552, LET: 19/10/2001
2001/0574, LET: 19/10/2001
2001/0512, LET: 19/10/2001

31999L0070
fixed-term work concluded by ETUC, UNICE and CEEP

Council Directive 1999/70/EC of 28 June 1999 concerning the framework agreement on

Deadline for transposal: 10/07/2001

Member States which have notified:

D, E, L, FI

BELGIUM
FRANCE
IRELAND
NETHERLANDS
AUSTRIA
SWEDEN

2001/0470, LET: 19/10/2001
2001/0450, LET: 19/10/2001
2001/0526, LET: 19/10/2001
2001/0483, LET: 19/10/2001
2001/0565, LET: 19/10/2001
2001/0578, LET: 19/10/2001

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ENTERPRISE

Technicalrules

31998L0048
amending Directive 98/34/EC laying down a procedure for the provision of
technical standards and regulations

the European Parliament and of

Directive 98/48/EC of

the Council of 20 July 1998
information in the field of

Deadline for transposal: 05/08/1999

Member States which have notified:

all

GREECE
ITALY

1999/0645, Termination: 18/07/2001
1999/0624, Termination: 18/07/2001

Equipment

31997L0023
approximation of the laws of the Member States concerning pressure equipment

Directive 97/23/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 May 1997 on the

Deadline for transposal: 28/05/1999

Member States which have notified:

B, DK, EL, E, F, IR, I, L, NL, A, P, FI, S, UK

GERMANY

1999/0479, RO: 18/02/2000, Referral (decision): 20/12/2001

31998L0079
vitro diagnostic medical devices

Directive 98/79/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 October 1998 on in

Deadline for transposal: 07/12/1999

Member States which have notified:

DK, EL, E, IR, I, L, NL, A, P, FI, S, UK

BELGIUM
GERMANY
GREECE
FRANCE
IRELAND
LUXEMBOURG
NETHERLANDS
AUSTRIA
FINLAND

2000/0212, RO: 21/12/2001
2000/0230, LET: 13/07/2000
2000/0301, Termination: 20/12/2001
2000/0178, LET: 13/07/2000
2000/0269, RO: 02/02/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2000/0196, RO: 26/07/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2000/0221, RO: 26/07/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2000/0348, Termination: 20/12/2001
2000/0370, RO: 25/07/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001

31999L0005
radio equipment and telecommunications terminal equipment and the mutual recognition of their conformity

Directive 1999/5/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 1999 on

Deadline for transposal: 07/04/2000

Member States which have notified:

all except EL

GERMANY
GREECE
SPAIN
FRANCE
IRELAND
ITALY

2000/0563, Termination: 18/07/2001
2000/0673, RO: 14/03/2001, Referral - date sent: 24/09/2001, Case C 2001/367
2000/0692, Termination: 18/07/2001
2000/0487, Termination: 23/12/2001
2000/0625, RO: 14/03/2001, Termination: 23/10/2001
2000/0587, RO: 26/07/2001, Termination: 23/10/2001

27

Directive 1999/103/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 January 2000
31999L0103
amending Council Directive 80/181/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to
units of measurement

Deadline for transposal: 09/02/2001

Member States which have notified: B, DK, D, E, IR, I, L, NL, FI, S, UK

BELGIUM
DENMARK
GREECE
FRANCE
IRELAND
LUXEMBOURG
AUSTRIA
PORTUGAL
FINLAND

Chemicals

2001/0159, LET: 06/04/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0197, LET: 06/04/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0204, LET: 06/04/2001, RO: 21/12/2001
2001/0144, LET: 06/04/2001
2001/0190, LET: 06/04/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0152, LET: 06/04/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0226, LET: 06/04/2001
2001/0218, LET: 06/04/2001, RO: 21/12/2001
2001/0233, LET: 06/04/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001

31993L0015
to the placing on the market and supervision of explosives for civil uses

Council Directive 93/15/EEC of 5 April 1993 on the harmonisation of the provisions relating

Deadline for transposal: 29/09/1993 and 29/09/1994

Member States which have notified:

all except F

FRANCE

1994/0449, Judgment of the Court: 23/03/2000, Case C-1998/327, LET: 228:
23/10/2001

31994L0027
European Parliament and Council Directive 94/27/EC of 30 June 1994 amending for the
12th time Directive 76/769/EEC on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions
of the Member States relating to restrictions on the marketing and use of certain dangerous substances and
preparations

Deadline for transposal: 01/01/1996

Member States which have notified:

all

ITALY

2000/0414, RO: 09/02/2001, Termination: 18/07/2001

Commission Directive 1999/11/EC of 8 March 1999 adapting to technical progress the
31999L0011
principles of good laboratory practice as specified in Council Directive 87/18/EEC on the harmonisation of
laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to the application of the principles of good laboratory
practice and the verification of their applications for tests on chemical substances

Deadline for transposal: 30/09/1999

Member States which have notified:

all except B

BELGIUM
GERMANY
GREECE
NETHERLANDS

2000/0036, RO: 25/07/2001
2000/0047, Termination: 18/07/2001
2000/0100, Termination: 18/07/2001
2000/0042, Termination: 18/07/2001

28

Commission Directive 1999/12/EC of 8 March 1999 adapting to technical progress for the
31999L0012
second time the Annex to Council Directive 88/320/EEC on the inspection and verification of good laboratory
practice (GLP)

Deadline for transposal: 30/09/1999

Member States which have notified:

all except B

BELGIUM
GREECE
NETHERLANDS

2000/0035, RO: 25/07/2001
2000/0099, Termination: 18/07/2001
2000/0041, Termination: 18/07/2001

Directive 1999/43/EC of

the Council of 25 May 1999
31999L0043
the laws, regulations and
amending for the 17th time Directive 76/769/EEC on the approximation of
administrative provisions of the Member States relating to restrictions on the marketing and use of certain
dangerous substances and preparations

the European Parliament and of

Deadline for transposal: 01/07/2000

Member States which have notified:

all except A

DENMARK
GERMANY
GREECE
FRANCE
AUSTRIA
PORTUGAL
UNITED KINGDOM

2000/0841, Termination: 18/07/2001
2000/0813, Termination: 18/07/2001
2000/0847, Termination: 18/07/2001
2000/0787, Termination: 18/07/2001
2000/0877, RO: 5/07/2001
2000/0866, Termination: 18/07/2001
2000/0827, Termination: 18/07/2001

31999L0051
Commission Directive 1999/51/EC of 26 May 1999 adapting to technical progress for the
fifth time Annex I to Council Directive 76/769/EEC on the approximations of the laws, regulations, and
administrative provisions of the Member States relating to restrictions on the marketing and use of certain
dangerous substances and preparations (tin, PCP and cadmium) (Text with EEA relevance)

Deadline for transposal: 29/02/2000

Member States which have notified:

all except F

GREECE
FRANCE

LUXEMBOURG
NETHERLANDS
UNITED KINGDOM

2001/0093, LET: 15/02/2001, Termination: 18/07/2001
2001/0001, LET: 15/02/2001, RO: 26/07/2001,
Referral (decision): 20/12/2001
2001/0008, LET: 15/02/2001, Termination: 18/07/2001
2001/0033, LET: 23/03/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0062, LET: 23/03/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001

32001L0008
Commission Directive 2001/8/EC of 8 February 2001 replacing Annex I to Council Directive
92/109/EEC on the manufacture and placing on the market of certain substances used in the illicit
manufacture of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances

Deadline for transposal: 01/03/2001

Member States which have notified: B, DK, D, EL, E, F, I, L, NL, FI, S

DENMARK
GERMANY
GREECE
SPAIN
FRANCE
ITALY
IRELAND

2001/0295, LET: 06/06/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0269, LET: 06/06/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0304, LET: 06/06/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0308, LET: 06/06/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0243, LET: 06/06/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0276, LET: 06/06/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0290, LET: 06/06/2001

29

NETHERLANDS
AUSTRIA
PORTUGAL
FINLAND
UNITED KINGDOM

2001/0260, LET: 06/06/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0323, LET: 06/06/2001
2001/0317, LET: 06/06/2001
2001/0333, LET: 06/06/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0283, LET: 06/06/2001

PharmaceuticalsandCosmetics

31993L0040
Council Directive 93/40/EEC of 14 June 1993 amending Directives 81/851/EEC and
81/852/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to veterinary medicinal products
Deadline for transposal: 31/12/1994 and 31/12/1997

Member States which have notified:

all

FRANCE

1995/0293, Termination: 18/07/2001

31997L0018
Commission Directive 97/18/EC of 17 April 1997 postponing the date after which animal
tests are prohibited for ingredients or combinations of ingredients of cosmetic products (Text with EEA
relevance)

Deadline for transposal: 31/12/1997

Member States which have notified:

B, DK, EL, E, IR, I, L, NL, A, P, FI, UK

GERMANY
FRANCE
SWEDEN

1998/0017, RO: 04/09/1998
1998/0040, RO: 04/09/1998
1998/0092, RO: 24/06/1998

31998L0062
Commission Directive 98/62/EC of 3 September 1998 adapting to technical progress
Annexes II, III, VI and VII to Council Directive 76/768/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member
States relating to cosmetic products (Text with EEA relevance)

Deadline for transposal: 30/06/1999

Member States which have notified:

all

FRANCE

1999/0441, Termination: 18/07/2001

Commission Directive 1999/82/EC of 8 September 1999 amending the Annex to Council
31999L0082
the Member States relating to analytical,
Directive 75/318/EEC on the approximation of
pharmacotoxicological and clinical standards and protocols in respect of the testing of medicinal products
(Text with EEA relevance)

the laws of

Deadline for transposal: 01/01/2000

Member States which have notified:

all

ITALY

2000/0235, Termination: 28/03/2001

30

Commission Directive 1999/83/EC of 8 September 1999 amending the Annex to Council
31999L0083
Directive 75/318/EEC on the approximation of
the Member States relating to analytical,
pharmacotoxicological and clinical standards and protocols in respect of the testing of medicinal products
(Text with EEA relevance)

the laws of

Deadline for transposal: 01/03/2000

Member States which have notified:

all

ITALY

2000/0577, Termination: 18/07/2001

Commission Directive 1999/104/EC of 22 December 1999 amending the Annex to Council
31999L0104
the Member States relating to analytical,
Directive 81/852/EEC on the approximation of
pharmacotoxicological and clinical standards and protocols in respect of the testing of veterinary medicinal
products (Text with EEA relevance)

the laws of

Deadline for transposal: 01/01/2000

Member States which have notified:

all

BELGIUM
PORTUGAL

2000/0200, Termination: 28/03/2001
2000/0313, Termination: 28/03/2001

32000L0006
Commission Directive 2000/6/EC of 29 February 2000 adapting to technical progress
Annexes II, III, VI and VII to Council Directive 76/768/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member
States relating to cosmetic products (Text with EEA relevance)

Deadline for transposal: 01/07/2000

Member States which have notified:

all

GREECE
FRANCE
ITALY
LUXEMBOURG
PORTUGAL
UNITED KINGDOM

2000/0845, Termination: 18/07/2001
2000/0825, Termination: 18/07/2001
2000/0820, Termination: 18/07/2001
2000/0794, Termination: 18/07/2001
2000/0863, Termination: 18/07/2001
2000/0825, Termination: 18/07/2001

32000L0011
II to Council Directive 76/768/EEC on the approximation of the laws of
cosmetic products (Text with EEA relevance)

Commission Directive 2000/11/EC of 10 March 2000 adapting to technical progress Annex
the Member States relating to

Deadline for transposal: 01/06/2000

Member States which have notified:

all

GERMANY
GREECE
FRANCE
PORTUGAL

2000/0557, Termination: 18/07/2001
2000/0658, Termination: 28/03/2001
2000/0475, Termination: 18/07/2001
2000/0703, Termination: 18/07/2001

31

Commission Directive 2000/41/EC of 19 June 2000 postponing for a second time the date
32000L0041
after which animal tests are prohibited for ingredients or combinations of ingredients of cosmetic products
(Text with EEA relevance)

Deadline for transposal: 29/06/2000

Member States which have notified:

B, DK, EL, E, IR, I, L, NL, A, P, FI, UK

Motorvehicles

31998L0069
Directive 98/69/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 1998
relating to measures to be taken against air pollution by emissions from motor vehicles and amending
Council Directive 70/220/EEC

Deadline for transposal: 28/09/1999

Member States which have notified: all

GREECE

2000/0102, Termination: 18/07/2001

31998L0089
Commission Directive 98/89/EC of 20 November 1998 adapting to technical progress
Council Directive 74/152/EEC relating to the maximum design speed and load platforms of wheeled
agricultural or forestry tractors (Text with EEA relevance)

Deadline for transposal: 31/12/1999

Member States which have notified: all

GREECE
PORTUGAL

2000/0302, RO: 25/07/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2000/0332, Termination: 28/03/2001

31998L0091
Directive 98/91/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 December 1998
relating to motor vehicles and their trailers intended for the transport of dangerous goods by road and
amending Directive 70/156/EEC relating to the type approval of motor vehicles and their trailers

Deadline for transposal: 16/01/2000

Member States which have notified:

all

AUSTRIA
GREECE
PORTUGAL
IRELAND
NETHERLANDS
UNITED KINGDOM

2000/0461, RO: 29/05/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2000/0440, RO: 29/05/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2000/0454, Termination: 18/07/2001
2000/0428, Termination: 18/07/2001
2000/0398, Termination: 18/07/2001
2000/0421, Termination: 18/07/2001

31999L0026
Commission Directive 1999/26/EC of 20 April 1999 adapting to technical progress Council
Directive 93/94/EEC relating to the space for mounting the rear registration plate of two or three-wheel motor
vehicles (Text with EEA relevance)

Deadline for transposal: 31/12/1999

Member States which have notified: B, D, DK, E, EL, F, IR, I, L, NL, P, Fl, S, UK

AUSTRIA

2000/0346, RO: 29/05/2001

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Commission Directive 1999/40/EC of 6 May 1999 adapting to technical progress Council
31999L0040
Directive 79/622/EEC relating to the roll-over protection structures of wheeled agricultural or forestry tractors
(static testing) (Text with EEA relevance)

Deadline for transposal: 30/06/2000

Member States which have notified:

all except NL and A

GREECE
NETHERLANDS
AUSTRIA
PORTUGAL
FINLAND

2000/0670, RO: 29/05/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2000/0547, LET: 08/08/2000
2000/0739, RO: 26/07/2001
2000/0715, Termination: 28/03/2001
2000/0775, Termination: 18/07/2001

31999L0055
Commission Directive 1999/55/EC of 1 June 1999 adapting to technical progress Council
Directive 77/536/EEC relating to the roll-over protection structures of wheeled agricultural or forestry tractors
(Text with EEA relevance)

Deadline for transposal: 30/06/2000

Member States which have notified:

all except NL

GREECE
NETHERLANDS
PORTUGAL

2000/0668, RO: 29/05/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2000/0546, LET: 08/08/2000
2000/0714, Termination: 28/03/2001

31999L0056
Directive 78/933/EEC relating to the installation of
agricultural and forestry tractors (Text with EEA relevance)

Commission Directive 1999/56/EC of 3 June 1999 adapting to technical progress Council
lighting and light-signalling devices on wheeled

Deadline for transposal: 30/06/2000

Member States which have notified: all

DENMARK
GREECE
PORTUGAL

2000/0644, Termination: 18/07/2001
2000/0667, RO: 29/05/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2000/0713, Termination: 28/03/2001

31999L0057
Commission Directive 1999/57/EC of 7 June 1999 adapting to technical progress Council
Directive 78/764/EEC relating to the driver's seat on wheeled agricultural or forestry tractors (Text with EEA
relevance)

Deadline for transposal: 30/06/2000

Member States which have notified:

all

GREECE
PORTUGAL

2000/0666, RO: 29/05/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2000/0712, Termination: 28/03/2001

Commission Directive 1999/58/EC of 7 June 1999 adapting to technical progress Council
31999L0058
Directive 79/533/EEC relating to coupling and reversing devices for wheeled agricultural or forestry tractors
(Text with EEA relevance)

Deadline for transposal: 30/06/2000

Member States which have notified:

all

GREECE
PORTUGAL

2000/0665, RO: 29/05/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2000/0711, Termination: 28/03/2001

33

Council Directive 1999/86/EC of 11 November 1999 adapting to technical progress Directive
31999L0086
76/763/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to passenger seats for wheeled
agricultural or forestry tractors

Deadline for transposal: 01/01/2001

Member States which have notified: B, DK, D, E, F, IR, I, L, FI, S, UK

BELGIUM
GREECE
ITALY
NETHERLANDS
AUSTRIA
PORTUGAL
UNITED KINGDOM

2001/0020, LET: 15/02/2001, Termination: 18/07/2001
2001/0091, LET: 15/02/2001, RO: 25/07/2001, Referral (decision): 20/12/2001
2001/0050, LET: 15/02/2001, Termination: 18/07/2001
2001/0031, LET: 23/03/2001
2001/0117, LET: 15/02/2001, RO: 26/07/2001
2001/0107, LET: 15/02/2001, RO: 26/07/2001
2001/0061, LET: 23/03/2001, Termination: 18/07/2001

31999L0096
Directive 1999/96/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 1999
on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to measures to be taken against the
emission of gaseous and particulate pollutants from compression ignition engines for use in vehicles, and
the emission of gaseous pollutants from positive ignition engines fuelled with natural gas or liquefied
petroleum gas for use in vehicles and amending Council Directive 88/77/EEC

Deadline for transposal: 01/07/2000

Member States which have notified:

all except A and P

BELGIUM
ITALY
GREECE
PORTUGAL
AUSTRIA
FRANCE
NETHERLANDS

2000/0521, Termination: 28/03/2001
2000/0574, RO: 29/05/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2000/0661, RO: 29/05/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2000/0706, RO: 29/05/2001, Referral (decision): 20/12/2001
2000/0734, RO: 26/07/2001
2000/0477, Termination: 18/07/2001
2000/0540, Termination: 18/07/2001

31999L0099
Commission Directive 1999/99/EC of 15 December 1999 adapting to technical progress
Council Directive 80/1269/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the engine
power of motor vehicles (Text with EEA relevance)

Deadline for transposal: 01/01/2000

Member States which have notified:

all except A

BELGIUM
AUSTRIA
PORTUGAL

2000/0203, Termination: 28/03/2001
2000/0340, RO: 25/07/2001
2000/0316, Termination: 18/07/2001

31999L0100
Commission Directive 1999/100/EC of 15 December 1999 adapting to technical progress
Council Directive 80/1268/EEC relating to the carbon dioxide emissions and the fuel consumption of motor
vehicles (Text with EEA relevance)

Deadline for transposal: 31/12/1999

Member States which have notified:

all except A

BELGIUM
AUSTRIA

2000/0202, Termination: 28/03/2001
2000/0339, RO: 26/07/2001

34

Commission Directive 1999/101/EC of 15 December 1999 adapting to technical progress
31999L0101
Council Directive 70/157/EEC relating to the permissible sound level and the exhaust system of motor
vehicles (Text with EEA relevance)

Deadline for transposal: 31/03/2000

Member States which have notified:

all except A

BELGIUM
FRANCE
AUSTRIA
PORTUGAL

2000/0520, Termination: 28/03/2001
2000/0476, Termination: 18/07/2001
2000/0733, RO: 26/07/2001
2000/0705, Termination: 18/07/2001

Commission Directive 1999/102/EC of 15 December 1999 adapting to technical progress
31999L0102
Council Directive 70/220/EEC relating to measures to be taken against air pollution by emissions from motor
vehicles (Text with EEA relevance)

Deadline for transposal: 31/12/1999

Member States which have notified:

all except A

BELGIUM
GREECE
FRANCE
AUSTRIA

2000/0201, Termination: 28/03/2001
2000/0285, Termination: 28/03/2001
2000/0168, Termination: 18/07/2001
2000/0338, RO: 29/05/2001

Commission Directive 2000/1/EC of 14 January 2000 adapting to technical progress Council
32000L0001
Directive 89/173/EEC as regards certain components and characteristics of wheeled agricultural or forestry
tractors (Text with EEA relevance)

Deadline for transposal: 30/06/2000

Member States which have notified:

all except A and P

BELGIUM
DENMARK
GREECE
ITALY
AUSTRIA
PORTUGAL
UNITED KINGDOM

2000/0519, Termination: 28/03/2001
2000/0638, Termination: 18/07/2001
2000/0659, RO: 29/05/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2000/0572, Termination: 18/07/2001
2000/0732, RO: 26/07/2001
2000/0704, RO: 29/05/2001, Referral (decision): 20/12/2001
2000/0594, Termination: 20/12/2001

32000L0002
Commission Directive 2000/2/EC of 14 January 2000 adapting to technical progress Council
Directive 75/322/EEC relating to the suppression of radio interference produced by spark-ignition engines
fitted to wheeled agricultural or forestry tractors and Council Directive 74/150/EEC relating to the type-
approval of wheeled agricultural or forestry tractors (Text with EEA relevance)

Deadline for transposal: 31/12/2000

Member States which have notified: B, DK, D, EL, E, F, IR, I, L, FI, S, UK

BELGIUM
DENMARK
GREECE
ITALY
NETHERLANDS
AUSTRIA
PORTUGAL
UNITED KINGDOM

2001/0017, LET: 15/02/2001, Termination: 18/07/2001
2001/0080, LET: 15/02/2001, Termination: 18/07/2001
2001/0088, LET: 15/02/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0048, LET: 15/02/2001, Termination: 18/07/2001
2001/0028, LET: 23/03/2001
2001/0115, LET: 15/02/2001, RO: 26/07/2001
2001/0105, LET: 15/02/2001, RO: 26/07/2001, Referral (decision): 20/12/2001
2001/0058, LET: 23/03/2001, Termination: 18/07/2001

35

Commission Directive 2000/3/EC of 22 February 2000 adapting to technical progress
32000L0003
Council Directive 77/541/EEC relating to safety belts and restraint systems of motor vehicles (Text with EEA
relevance)

Deadline for transposal: 30/09/2000

Member States which have notified:

all except A

BELGIUM
FRANCE
NETHERLANDS
AUSTRIA
PORTUGAL

2000/0909, Termination: 18/07/2001
2000/0901, Termination: 18/07/2001
2000/0912, Termination: 18/07/2001
2000/0940, RO: 25/07/2001
2000/0937, RO: 26/07/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001

32000L0004
Directive 2000/4/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 February 2000
amending Council Directive 74/60/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to
the interior fittings of motor vehicles (interior parts of the passenger compartment other than the interior rear-
view mirrors, layout of controls, the roof or sliding roof, the backrest and rear part of the seats)

Deadline for transposal: 08/04/2001

Member States which have notified: all

GREECE
NETHERLANDS
PORTUGAL

2001/0299, LET: 06/06/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0255, LET: 06/06/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0311, LET: 06/06/2001, RO: 26/07/2001
Termination: 20/12/2001

32000L0007
Directive 2000/7/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 March 2000 on
speedometers for two- or three-wheel motor vehicles and amending Council Directive 92/61/EEC on the
type-approval of two- or three-wheel motor vehicles

Deadline for transposal: 31/12/2000

Member States which have notified: all except A and P

BELGIUM

GERMANY
GREECE
ITALY
NETHERLANDS
AUSTRIA
PORTUGAL

FINLAND
SWEDEN
UNITED KINGDOM

2001/0016, LET: 15/02/2001, RO: 26/07/2001
Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0040, LET: 15/02/2001, Termination: 18/07/2001
2001/0087, LET: 15/02/2001, Termination: 18/07/2001
2001/0047, LET: 15/02/2001, Termination: 18/07/2001
2001/0027, LET: 23/03/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0114, LET: 15/02/2001, RO: 26/07/2001
2001/0104, LET: 15/02/2001, RO: 26/07/2001
Referral (decision): 20/12/2001
2001/0132, LET: 23/03/2001, Termination: 18/07/2001
2001/0124, LET: 15/02/2001, Termination: 18/07/2001
2001/0057, LET: 23/03/2001, Termination: 18/07/2001

32000L0008
the Council of 20 March 2000
amending Council Directive 70/221/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to
liquid fuel tanks and rear underrun protection of motor vehicles and their trailers

Directive 2000/8/EC of the European Parliament and of

Deadline for transposal: 03/05/2001

Member States which have notified: all except A and P

BELGIUM
GREECE
FRANCE
NETHERLANDS
AUSTRIA

2001/0348, LET: 20/07/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0400, LET: 20/07/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0243, LET: 06/06/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0358, LET: 20/07/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0423, LET: 20/07/2001

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PORTUGAL

2001/0413, LET: 20/07/2001, RO: 21/12/2001

32000L0019
Commission Directive 2000/19/EC of 13 April 2000 adapting to technical progress Council
Directive 86/298/EEC on rear-mounted roll-over protection structures of narrow-track wheeled agricultural
and forestry tractors (Text with EEA relevance)

Deadline for transposal: 30/06/2001

Member States which have notified: B, DK, D, E, F, IR, I, L, FI, S, UK

BELGIUM
DENMARK
GREECE
ITALY
NETHERLANDS
AUSTRIA
PORTUGAL
FINLAND

2001/0350, LET: 20/07/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0393, LET: 20/07/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0402, LET: 20/07/2001, RO: 21/12/2001
2001/0373, LET: 20/07/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0359, LET: 20/07/2001
2001/0425, LET: 20/07/2001
2001/0415, LET: 20/07/2001, RO: 21/12/2001
2001/0440, LET: 20/07/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001

32000L0022
Commission Directive 2000/22/EC of 28 April 2000 adapting to technical progress Council
Directive 87/402/EEC on roll-over protection structures mounted in front of the driver's seat on narrow-track
wheeled agricultural and forestry tractors (Text with EEA relevance)

Deadline for transposal: 30/06/2001

Member States which have notified: B, DK, D, E, F, IR, I, L, NL, FI, S, UK

BELGIUM
DENMARK
GREECE
ITALY
AUSTRIA
PORTUGAL

2001/0351, LET: 20/07/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0394, LET: 20/07/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0403, LET: 20/07/2001, RO: 21/12/2001
2001/0374, LET: 20/07/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0426, LET: 20/07/2001
2001/0416, LET: 20/07/2001, RO: 21/12/2001

32000L0025
Directive 2000/25/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2000 on
action to be taken against the emission of gaseous and particulate pollutants by engines intended to power
agricultural or forestry tractors and amending Council Directive 74/150/EEC

Deadline for transposal: 29/09/2000

Member States which have notified:

B, DK, D, EL, E, F, IR, I, L, NL, FI, S, UK

BELGIUM
DENMARK
GERMANY
GREECE
FRANCE
ITALY
LUXEMBOURG
NETHERLANDS
AUSTRIA
PORTUGAL
SWEDEN
UNITED KINGDOM

2000/0908, RO: 25/07/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2000/0926, Termination: 18/07/2001
2000/0914, Termination: 18/07/2001
2000/0929, RO: 26/07/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2000/0900, Termination: 18/07/2001
2000/0916, RO: 26/07/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2000/0904, RO: 26/07/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2000/0911, Termination: 20/12/2001
2000/0939, RO: 25/07/2001
2000/0935, RO: 26/07/2001, Referral (decision): 20/12/2001
2000/0942, Termination: 20/12/2001
2000/0918, Termination: 18/07/2001

37

Directive 2000/40/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2000 on the
32000L0040
approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the front underrun protection of motor vehicles
and amending Council Directive 70/156/EEC

Deadline for transposal: 10/08/2001
(postponed to 2002)

Member States which have notified: all (exceptions)

BELGIUM
GERMANY
GREECE
ITALY
NETHERLANDS
AUSTRIA
PORTUGAL
SWEDEN

2001/0472, LET: 19/10/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0494, LET: 19/10/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0541, LET: 19/10/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0506, LET: 19/10/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0486, LET: 19/10/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0567, LET: 19/10/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0559, LET: 19/10/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0580, LET: 19/10/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001

ENVIRONMENT

General

31996L0082
involving dangerous substances

Council Directive 1996/82/EC of 9 December 1996 on the control of major-accident hazards

Deadline for transposal: 03/02/1999

Member States which have notified: DK, E, EL, FI, I, L, NL, A, P, S, UK

BELGIUM
GERMANY
IRELAND
FRANCE
AUSTRIA
PORTUGAL

1999/0457, Referral: 16/11/2000, Case C-2000/423
1999/0240, Referral: 18/10/2000, Case C-2000/383
1999/0270, Referral: 25/10/2000, Case C-2000/394
1999/0208, RO: 27/10/1999, Referral, suspended (decision): 20/12/2001
1999/0313, Action withdrawn: 20/12/2001
1999/0302, Action withdrawn: 18/07/2001

31997L0011
assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment

Council Directive 1997/11/EC of 3 March 1997 amending Directive 85/337/EEC on the

Deadline for transposal: 14/03/1999

Member States which have notified: DK, D, E, IR, I, NL, A, P, FI, S, UK

1999/0350, Referral: 14/08/2001, Case C-2001/319
BELGIUM
1999/2090, Action withdrawn: 13/11/2001
GERMANY
1999/0399, Referral: 11/10/2000, Case C-2000/374
GREECE
1999/0406, Termination: 18/07/2001
SPAIN
FRANCE
1999/0338, Referral: 17/09/2001, Case C-2001/348
LUXEMBOURG 1999/0343, Referral: 03/10/2000, Case C-2000/366

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Water

31998L0083
human consumption

Council Directive 98/83/EEC of 3 November 1998 relating to the quality of water intended for

Deadline for transposal: 24/12/2000

Member States which have notified: D, EL, IR, I, A, P, FI, S, UK

2001/0160, LET: 06/04/2001, RO: 26/07/2001
Referral (decision): 20/12/2001
2001/0198, LET: 06/04/2001, RO: 26/07/2001
2001/0170, LET: 06/04/2001, Termination: 18/07/2001
2001/0205, LET: 06/04/2001, RO: 26/07/2001
Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0212, LET: 06/04/2001, RO: 26/07/2001
Referral (decision): 20/12/2001
2001/0145, LET: 06/04/2001, RO: 26/07/2001
Referral (decision): 20/12/2001
2001/0191, LET: 06/04/2001, Termination: 18/07/2001
2001/0153, LET: 06/04/2001, RO: 26/07/2001
Referral (decision): 20/12/2001
2001/0227, LET: 06/04/2001, RO: 26/07/2001
Termination: 23/10/2001
2001/0219, LET: 06/04/2001, RO: 25/07/2001
Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0136, LET: 15/02/2001, Termination: 11/04/2001
2001/0231, LET: 06/04/2001, RO: 06/08/2001
Referral (decision): 20/12/2001
2001/0065, LET: 15/02/2001, Termination: 11/04/2001

BELGIUM

DENMARK
GERMANY
GREECE

SPAIN

FRANCE

IRELAND
LUXEMBOURG

AUSTRIA

PORTUGAL

FINLAND
SWEDEN

UNITED KINGDOM

Air

31996L0061
prevention and control

Council Directive 1996/61/EC of 24 September 1996 concerning integrated pollution

Deadline for transposal: 30/10/1999

Member States which have notified: DK, D, F, IR, I, NL, A , P, FI, S

LUXEMBOURG
GERMANY
UNITED KINGDOM
GREECE
SPAIN
FINLAND
BELGIUM

2000/0026, RO: 02/02/2001, Referral, implementation (decision): 20/12/2001
2000/0050, RO: 19/01/2001, Termination: 23/10/2001
2000/0070, Referral: 29/01/2001, Case C-2001/039
2000/0105, Referral: 13/02/2001, Case C-2001/064
2000/0113, Referral: 24/01/2001, Case C-2001/029
2000/0165, Termination: 20/12/2001
2000/2029, Referral: 12/11/2001, Case C-2001/435

31996L0062
management

Council Directive 96/62/EC of 27 September 1996 on ambient air quality assessment and

Deadline for transposal: 21/05/1998

Member States which have notified: all except E

SPAIN

1998/0342, Judgement: 13/09/2001, Case C-1999/417

39

Directive 97/68/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 1997 on
31997L0068
the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to measures against the emission of gaseous
and particulate pollutants from internal combustion engines to be installed in non-road mobile machinery

Deadline for transposal: 30/06/1998

Member States which have notified: all

FRANCE

1998/0362, Termination: 18/07/2001

31998L0070
relating to the quality of petrol and diesel fuels and amending Council Directive 93/12/EEC

Directive 1998/70/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 1998

Member States which have notified: all except UK

Deadline for transposal: 01/07/1999

ITALY
UNITED KINGDOM

1999/0627, Termination: 28/03/2001

1999/0633, Referral: 24/01/2001, Case C-2001/030

31999L0013
organic compounds due to the use of organic solvents in certain activities and installations

Council Directive 1999/13/EC of 11 March 1999 on the limitation of emissions of volatile

Deadline for transposal: 01/04/2001

Member States which have notified: L, NL, P, S

BELGIUM
DENMARK
GERMANY
GREECE
SPAIN
FRANCE
IRELAND
ITALY
LUXEMBOURG
NETHERLANDS
AUSTRIA
PORTUGAL
FINLAND
SWEDEN
UNITED KINGDOM

2001/0249, LET: 06/06/2001
2001/0292, LET: 06/06/2001, RO: 21/12/2001
2001/0263, LET: 06/06/2001, RO: 21/12/2001
2001/0298, LET: 06/06/2001, RO: 21/12/2001
2001/0305, LET: 06/06/2001, RO: 21/12/2001
2001/0240, LET: 06/06/2001
2001/0285, LET: 06/06/2001, RO: 21/12/2001
2001/0270, LET: 06/06/2001, RO: 21/12/2001
2001/0246, LET: 06/06/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0254, LET: 06/06/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/2111, LET: 23/10/2001
2001/0310, LET: 06/06/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0328, LET: 06/06/2001, RO: 21/12/2001
2001/0326, LET: 06/06/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0277, LET: 06/06/2001, RO: 21/12/2001

31999L0030
nitrogen dioxide and oxides of nitrogen, particulate matter and lead in ambient air

Council Directive 1999/30/EC of 22 April 1999 relating to limit values for sulphur dioxide,

Deadline for transposal: 19/07/2001

Member States which have notified: L, A, FI, S

DENMARK
GERMANY
GREECE
SPAIN
FRANCE
IRELAND
ITALY
NETHERLANDS
AUSTRIA
PORTUGAL
FINLAND

2001/0532, LET: 19/10/2001
2001/0489, LET: 19/10/2001
2001/0536, LET: 19/10/2001
2001/0544, LET: 19/10/2001
2001/0449, LET: 19/10/2001
2001/0522, LET: 19/10/2001
2001/0500, LET: 19/10/2001
2001/0480, LET: 19/10/2001
2001/0563, LET: 19/10/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0553, LET: 19/10/2001
2001/0585, LET: 19/10/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001

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SWEDEN
UNITED KINGDOM

2001/0575, LET: 19/10/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0513, LET: 19/10/2001

31999L0032
content of certain liquid fuels and amending Directive 1993/12/EEC

Council Directive 1999/32/EC of 26 April 1999 relating to a reduction in the sulphur

Deadline for transposal: 01/07/2000

Member States which have notified: B, DK, EL, E, F, L, IR, NL, A, P, FI, S

BELGIUM
GERMANY
GREECE
SPAIN
IRELAND
ITALY
AUSTRIA
UNITED KINGDOM

2000/0800, Termination: 28/03/2001
2000/0814, RO: 25/07/2001, Referral (decision): 20/12/2001
2000/0849, RO: 10/04/2001, Termination: 18/07/2001
2000/0856, RO: 19/04/2001, Termination: 18/07/2001
2000/0835, Termination: 28/03/2001
2000/0822, RO: 11/04/2001, Referral: 18/09/2001, Case C-2001/350
2000/0879, Termination: 28/03/2001
2000/2272, RO: 21/12/2001

31999L0094
Directive 1999/94/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 1999
relating to the availability of consumer information on fuel economy and CO2 emissions in respect of the
marketing of new passenger cars

Member States which have notified: B, IR, L, NL, A, P, FI, S

Deadline for transposal: 18/01/2001

BELGIUM

GERMANY

GREECE

SPAIN

FRANCE

IRELAND

ITALY

LUXEMBOURG
AUSTRIA
PORTUGAL
SWEDEN
UNITED KINGDOM

2001/0158, LET: 06/04/2001, RO: 25/07/2001
Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0169, LET: 06/04/2001, RO: 25/07/2001
Referral (decision): 20/12/2001
2001/0203, LET: 06/04/2001, RO: 26/07/2001
Referral (decision): 20/12/2001
2001/0211, LET: 06/04/2001, RO: 26/07/2001
Referral (decision): 20/12/2001
2001/0143, LET: 06/04/2001, RO: 26/07/2001
Referral (decision): 20/12/2001
2001/0189, LET: 06/04/2001, RO: 25/07/2001
Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0176, LET: 06/04/2001, RO: 26/07/2001
Referral (decision): 20/12/2001
2001/0151, LET: 06/04/2001, Termination: 18/07/2001
2001/0225, LET: 06/04/2001, Termination: 18/07/2001
2001/0217, LET: 06/04/2001, RO: 25/07/2001
2001/0230, LET: 06/04/2001, Termination: 18/07/2001
2001/0184, LET: 06/04/2001, RO: 24/07/2001
Referral (decision): 20/12/2001

32000L0071
Commission Directive 2000/71/EC of 7 November 2000 to adapt the measuring methods as
laid down in Annexes I, II, III and IV to Directive 98/70/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council to
technical progress as foreseen in Article 10 of that Directive (Text with EEA relevance)

Deadline for transposal: 01/01/2001

Member States which have notified: B, DK, D, EL, E, F, IR, L, NL, P, FI, S

DENMARK
GERMANY

2001/0196, LET: 06/04/2001, Termination: 18/07/2001
2001/0167, LET: 06/04/2001, RO: 26/07/2001
Termination: 20/12/2001

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GREECE
SPAIN

IRELAND
ITALY

LUXEMBOURG
AUSTRIA

FINLAND
UNITED KINGDOM

2001/0202, LET: 06/04/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0209, LET: 06/04/2001, RO: 26/07/2001
Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0188, LET: 06/04/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0175, LET: 06/04/2001, RO: 26/07/2001
Referral (decision): 20/12/2001
2001/0150, LET: 06/04/2001, Termination: 18/07/2001
2001/0224, LET: 06/04/2001, RO: 26/07/2001
Referral (decision): 20/12/2001
2001/2144, LET: 24/07/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0182, LET: 15/02/2001, RO: 24/07/2001
Referral (decision): 20/12/2001

Waste

31994L0062
and packaging waste

European Parliament and Council Directive 1994/62/EC of 20 December 1994 on packaging

Deadline for transposal: 29/06/1996

Member States which have notified: all

GREECE

1996/0911, RO 228: 10/04/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001

31998L0101
Council Directive 1991/157/EEC on batteries and accumulators containing certain dangerous substances.

Commission Directive 1998/101/EC of 22 December 1998 adapting to technical progress

Deadline for transposal: 01/01/2000

Member States which have notified: all except I and UK

NETHERLANDS
GERMANY
ITALY
UNITED KINGDOM
IRELAND
GREECE
PORTUGAL

2000/0220, Termination: 28/03/2001
2000/0229, RO: 25/07/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2000/0240, Referral: 24/08/2001, Case C-2001/323
2000/0252, Referral: 27/09/2001, Case C-2001/373
2000/0267, RO: 31/01/2001, Termination: 18/07/2001
2000/0299, Termination: 18/07/2001
2000/0329, RO: 18/01/2001, Termination: 18/07/2001

31999L0031

Council Directive 1999/31/EC of 26 April 1999 on the landfill of waste

Deadline for transposal: 17/07/2001

Member States which have notified: DK, F, A, S

BELGIUM
GERMANY
GREECE
SPAIN
IRELAND
ITALY
LUXEMBOURG
NETHERLANDS
PORTUGAL
FINLAND
SWEDEN
UNITED KINGDOM

2001/0467, LET: 19/10/2001
2001/0490, LET: 19/10/2001
2001/0537, LET: 19/10/2001
2001/0545, LET: 19/10/2001
2001/0523, LET: 19/10/2001
2001/0501, LET: 19/10/2001
2001/0460, LET: 19/10/2001
2001/0481, LET: 19/10/2001
2001/0554, LET: 19/10/2001
2001/0586, LET: 19/10/2001
2001/0563, LET: 19/10/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0514, LET: 19/10/2001

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Nature

31992L0043
of wild fauna and flora

Council Directive 1992/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and

Deadline for transposal: 10/06/1994

Member States which have notified: all

FRANCE

1994/0673,

RO 228: 09/02/2001 (now being terminated)

Noise

32000L0014
approximation of the laws of
equipment for use outdoors

Directive 2000/14/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 May 2000 on the
the Member States relating to the noise emission in the environment by

Deadline for transposal: 19/07/2001

Member States which have notified: A

BELGIUM
DENMARK
GERMANY
GREECE
SPAIN
IRELAND
ITALY
LUXEMBOURG
NETHERLANDS
AUSTRIA
PORTUGAL
FINLAND
SWEDEN

2001/0471, LET: 19/10/2001
2001/0533, LET: 19/10/2001
2001/0493, LET: 19/10/2001
2001/0540, LET: 19/10/2001
2001/0547, LET: 19/10/2001
2001/0528, LET: 19/10/2001
2001/0505, LET: 19/10/2001
2001/0463, LET: 19/10/2001
2001/0485, LET: 19/10/2001
2001/0566, LET: 19/10/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0558, LET: 19/10/2001
2001/0589, LET: 19/10/2001
2001/0579, LET: 19/10/2001

Chemicalsandbiotechnology

31993L0090
referred to in Article 13(1) (5th indent) of Council Directive 1967/548/EEC

Commission Directive 1993/90/EEC of 29 October 1993 concerning the list of substances

Member States which have notified: all except UK

UNITED KINGDOM

1993/1095, Referral: 24/01/2001, Case C-2001/030

Deadline for transposal: 31/10/1993

31996L0054
Commission Directive 1996/54/EC of 30 July 1996 adapting to technical progress for the
twenty-second time Council Directive 1967/548/EEC on the approximation of the laws, regulations and
administrative provisions relating to the classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous substances
(Text with EEA relevance)

Deadline for transposal: 31/10/1997 and 31/05/1998

Member States which have notified: all except UK

UNITED KINGDOM

1998/0486, Referral: 24/01/2001, Case C-2001/030

43

Commission Directive 1997/35/EC of 18 June 1997 adapting to technical progress for the
31997L0035
second time Council Directive 1990/220/EEC on the deliberate release into the environment of genetically
modified organisms

Deadline for transposal: 30/07/1997

Member States which have notified: all except UK

UNITED KINGDOM

1997/0538, Referral: 24/01/2001, Case C-2001/030

31997L0069
the twenty-third time Council Directive 1967/548/EEC on the approximation of
administrative provisions relating to the classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous substances

Commission Directive 1997/69/EC of 5 December 1997 adapting to technical progress for
laws, regulations and

Deadline for transposal: 16/12/1998

Member States which have notified: all except UK

UNITED KINGDOM

1999/0089, Referral: 24/01/2001, Case C-2001/030

31998L0008
concerning the placing of biocidal products on the market

Directive 1998/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 1998

Deadline for transposal: 13/05/2000

Member States which have notified: B, DK, EL, I, NL, A, FI, S

BELGIUM
GERMANY
GREECE
SPAIN
FRANCE
IRELAND
LUXEMBOURG
NETHERLANDS
PORTUGAL
FINLAND
UNITED KINGDOM

2000/0535, RO: 25/01/2001, Termination: 13/11/2000
2000/0568, RO: 19/01/2001, Referral: 13/09/2001, Case C-2001/347
2000/0677, RO: 17/01/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2000/0696, RO: 17/01/2001, Referral: 19/09/2001, Case C-2001/352
2000/0491, RO: 02/02/2001, Referral (decision): 20/12/2001
2000/0628, RO: 31/01/2001, Referral: 28/09/2001, Case C-2001/376
2000/0512, Referral: 16/09/2001, Case C-2001/372
2000/0551, RO: 31/01/2001, Termination: 18/07/2000
2000/0725, Referral: 09/10/2001, Case C-2001/391
2000/0781, RO: 17/01/2001, Termination: 18/07/2001
2000/0607, RO: 02/02/2001, Referral: 27/09/2001, Case C-2001/374

31998L0081
contained use of genetically modified micro-organisms

Council Directive 98/81/EC of 26 October 1998 amending Directive 90/219/EEC on the

Deadline for transposal: 05/06/2000

Member States which have notified: DK , IR, I, NL, P, FI, S, UK

BELGIUM
GERMANY
GREECE
SPAIN
FRANCE
IRELAND
ITALY
LUXEMBOURG

NETHERLANDS
AUSTRIA
PORTUGAL
UNITED KINGDOM

2000/0533, RO: 17/01/2001, Referral: 12/11/2001, Case C-2001/436
2000/0565, RO: 19/01/2001, Referral: 13/09/2001, Case C-2001/346
2000/0675, RO: 17/01/2001, Referral: 26/09/2001, Case C-2001/371
2000/0694, RO: 17/01/2001, Referral: 06/09/2001, Case C-2001/333
2000/0489, RO: 02/02/2001, SLET: 25/07/2001
2000/0627, RO: 31/01/2001, Termination: 18/07/2001
2000/0589, RO: 17/01/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2000/0509, RO: 24/01/2001, SLET: 25/07/2001
SRO: 21/12/2001
2000/0550, Termination: 28/03/2001
2000/0744, Referral: 13/09/2001, Case C-2001/345
2000/0722, RO: 30/01/2001, Termination: 18/07/2001
2000/0605, RO: 15/02/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001

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31998L0098
for the twenty-fifth time Council Directive 67/548/EEC on the approximation of
administrative provisions relating to the classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous substances

Commission Directive 1998/98/EC of 15 December 1998 adapting to technical progress
laws, regulations and

Deadline for transposal: 01/07/2000

Member States which have notified: all except UK

BELGIUM
DENMARK
GREECE
IRELAND
PORTUGAL
SWEDEN
UNITED KINGDOM

2000/0801, Termination: 18/07/2001
2000/0843, Termination: 18/07/2001
2000/0850, Termination: 18/07/2001
2000/0836, Termination: 18/07/2001
2000/0869, Termination: 18/07/2001
2000/0890, Termination: 18/07/2001
2000/2273, LET: 02/02/2001, RO: 21/12/2001

32000L0021
legislation referred to in the fifth indent of Article 13(1) of Council Directive 67/548/EEC)

Commission Directive 2000/21/EEC of 25 April 2000 concerning the list of Community

Deadline for transposal: 01/04/2001

Member States which have notified: B, DK, D, IR, I, NL, A, P, FI, S

BELGIUM
DENMARK
GERMANY
GREECE
SPAIN
FRANCE
ITALY
LUXEMBOURG
AUSTRIA
PORTUGAL
FINLAND
SWEDEN
UNITED KINGDOM

2001/0249, LET: 06/06/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0293, LET: 06/06/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0261, LET: 06/06/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0300, LET: 06/06/2001, RO: 21/12/2001
2001/0306, LET: 06/06/2001
2001/0241, LET: 06/06/2001, RO: 21/12/2001
2001/0271, LET: 06/06/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0247, LET: 06/06/2001, RO: 21/12/2001
2001/0319, LET: 06/06/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0312, LET: 06/06/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/2145, LET: 24/07/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0327, LET: 06/06/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0278, LET: 06/06/2001, RO: 21/12/2001

32000L0032
Commission Directive 2000/32/EC of 19 May 2000 adapting to technical progress for the
26th time Council Directive 67/548/EEC on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative
provisions relating to the classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous substances

Deadline for transposal: 01/06/2001

Member States which have notified: B, DK, D, E, F, IR, I, L, NL, P, S

BELGIUM
GERMANY
GREECE
FRANCE
ITALY
LUXEMBOURG
AUSTRIA
PORTUGAL
FINLAND
SWEDEN
UNITED KINGDOM

2001/0352, LET: 20/07/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0366, LET: 20/07/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0404, LET: 20/07/2001, RO: 21/12/2001
2001/0337, LET: 20/07/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0375, LET: 20/07/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0343, LET: 20/07/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0427, LET: 20/07/2001, RO: 21/12/2001
2001/0417, LET: 20/07/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/2209, LET: 23/10/2001
2001/0433, LET: 20/07/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/2159, LET: 23/10/2001

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Commission Directive 2000/33/EC of 25 April 2000 adapting to technical progress for the
32000L0033
27th time Council Directive 67/548/EEC on the approximation of
laws, regulations and administrative
provisions relating to the classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous substances (*) (Text with EEA
relevance)

Deadline for transposal: 01/10/2001

Member States which have notified: B, D, E, F, I, L, NL, A, P, UK

DENMARK
GREECE
IRELAND
FINLAND
SWEDEN

2001/0611, LET: 05/12/2001
2001/0613, LET: 05/12/2001
2001/0609, LET: 05/12/2001
2001/0628, LET: 05/12/2001
2001/0624, LET: 05/12/2001

Radiationprotection

31996L0029
Council Directive 1996/29/Euratom of 13 May 1996 laying down basic safety standards for
the protection of the health of workers and the general public against the dangers arising from ionising
radiation

Deadline for transposal: 13/05/2000

Member States which have notified: B, EL, E, IR, I, L, A, FI, S

BELGIUM
DENMARK
GERMANY
GREECE
SPAIN
FRANCE
LUXEMBOURG
NETHERLANDS
PORTUGAL
UNITED KINGDOM

2000/2129, RO: 01/02/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2000/2131, RO: 26/07/2001
2000/2130, RO: 19/01/2001, Referral (decision): 20/12/2001
2000/2132, RO: 10/04/2001, Termination: 18/07/2001
2000/2126, RO: 31/01/2001, Termination: 23/10/2001
2000/2133, RO: 17/01/2001, Referral: 13/12/2001, Case C-2001/483
2000/2135, RO: 19/01/2001, Termination: 18/07/2001
2000/2136, RO: 09/02/2001, Referral (decision): 20/12/2001
2000/2137, RO: 18/01/2001, Referral: 09/10/2001, Case C-2001/389
2000/2139, RO: 09/02/2001, Referral (decision): 20/12/2001

31997L0043
against
1984/466/Euratom

Council Directive 1997/43/Euratom of 30 June 1997 on health protection of

individuals
ionising radiation in relation to medical exposure, and repealing Directive

the dangers of

Deadline for transposal: 13/05/2000

Member States which have notified: B, DK, EL, E, L, I, A, FI, S

BELGIUM
DENMARK
GERMANY
GREECE
SPAIN
FRANCE
IRELAND
LUXEMBOURG
NETHERLANDS
PORTUGAL
UNITED KINGDOM

2000/2142, RO: 01/02/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2000/2144, Termination: 18/07/2001
2000/2143, RO: 19/01/2001, Referral (decision): 20/12/2001
2000/2145, RO: 10/04/2001, Termination: 18/07/2001
2000/2140, RO: 31/01/2001, Termination: 23/10/2001
2000/2147, RO: 17/01/2001, Referral: 13/12/2001, Case C-2001/484
2000/2148, RO: 31/01/2001, Referral: 27/09/2001, Case C-2001/375
2000/2150, RO: 19/01/2001, Termination: 18/07/2001
2000/2151, RO: 31/01/2001, Referral (decision): 20/12/2001
2000/2152, RO: 18/01/2001, Referral: 09/10/2001, Case C-2001/390
2000/2154, RO: 13/02/2001, Referral (decision): 20/12/2001

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INFORMATION SOCIETY

31995L0047
the use of standards for the transmission of television signals

Directive 95/47/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 October 1995 on

Deadline for transposal: 23/08/1996

Member States which have notified: B, DK, D, EL, E, IR, I, F, L, A, P, FI, S, UK

FRANCE
NETHERLANDS

1996/0966, Judgment: 23/11/2000, Case C-319/99
1996/1034, Judgment: 11/10/2001, Case C-254/00

31997L0051
the Council of 6 October 1997
amending Council Directives 90/387/EEC and 92/44/EEC for the purpose of adaptation to a competitive
environment in telecommunications

the European Parliament and of

Directive 97/51/EC of

Member States which have notified: all

FRANCE
ITALY

1998/0359, Referral: 19/07/2001, Case C-2001/287, Termination: 20/12/2001
1998/0394, Termination: 28/03/2001

Deadline for transposal: 31/12/1997

31997L0066
concerning the processing of personal data and the protection of privacy in the telecommunications sector

Directive 97/66/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 December 1997

Deadline for transposal: 24/10/1998 and 24/10/2000 (Article 5)

Member States which have notified: B, DK, D, EL, E, NL, A, P, FI, S, UK

FRANCE

1998/2336, Judgment: 18/01/2001, Case C-2000/151, LET: 228:

25/07/2001, RO 228: 21/12/2001

FRANCE (Article 5)
IRELAND
IRELAND (Article 5)
ITALY (Article 5)
LUXEMBOURG
LUXEMBOURG (Article 5)
UNITED KINGDOM (Article 5) 2000/0920, Termination: 28/03/2001

2000/0903, Termination: 18/07/2001
1998/2337, Referral: 29/11/2001, Case C-2001/459
2000/0925, Termination: 18/07/2001
2000/0917, RO: 23/10/2001
1998/2338, RO: 23/07/1999; Referral (decision): 22/12/1999
2000/0907, RO: 25/07/2001

31998L0010
the application of open network provision (ONP)
telecommunications in a competitive environment

Directive 98/10/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 1998 on
to voice telephony and on universal service for

Deadline for transposal: 30/06/1998

Member States which have notified: all except F

FRANCE
ITALY

1998/0363, Referral: 19/07/2001, Case C-2001/286
1998/0399, Termination: 28/03/2001

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31999L0093
on a Community framework for electronic signatures

Directive 1999/93/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 1999

Deadline for transposal: 19/07/2001

Member States which have notified: B, DK, D, EL, E, F, L, A, S

IRELAND
ITALY
NETHERLANDS
PORTUGAL
FINLAND
UNITED KINGDOM

2001/0527, LET: 19/10/2001
2001/0504, LET: 19/10/2001
2001/0484, LET: 19/10/2001
2001/0557, LET: 19/10/2001
2001/0588, LET: 19/10/2001
2001/0516, LET: 19/10/2001

INTERNAL MARKET

FREEMOVEMENTOFGOODS

Culturalgoods

32001L0038
the Council of 5 June 2001
amending Council Directive 93/7/EEC on the return of cultural objects unlawfully removed from the territory
of a Member State (Text with EEA relevance)

the European Parliament and of

Directive 2001/38/EC of

Member States which have notified: P

Liabilityfordefectiveproducts

Deadline for transposal: 31/12/2001

31999L0034
the Council of 10 May 1999
amending Council Directive 85/374/EEC on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative
provisions of the Member States concerning liability for defective products

the European Parliament and of

Directive 1999/34/EC of

Deadline for transposal: 04/12/2000

Member States which have notified: all

GERMANY
SPAIN
IRELAND

ITALY
PORTUGAL
UNITED KINGDOM

2001/0043, LET: 15/02/2001, Termination: 18/07/2001
2001/0099, LET: 15/02/2001, Termination: 18/07/2001
2001/0074, LET: 15/02/2001, RO: 26/07/2001
Termination: 19/09/2001
2001/0052, LET: 15/02/2001, Termination: 18/07/2001
2001/0109, LET: 15/02/2001, Termination: 18/07/2001
2001/0064, LET: 23/03/2001, Termination: 23/10/2001

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FREEMOVEMENTOFSERVICES

Banks

31998L0031
amending Council Directive 93/6/EEC on the capital adequacy of investment firms and credit institutions

the European Parliament and of

Directive 98/31/EC of

the Council of 22 June 1998

Deadline for transposal: 21/07/2000

Member States which have notified: all

BELGIUM
GERMANY
GREECE
SPAIN
IRELAND
NETHERLANDS
AUSTRIA
PORTUGAL
FINLAND
SWEDEN

2000/0805, Termination: 18/07/2001
2000/0817, Termination: 18/07/2001
2000/0854, Termination: 20/12/2001
2000/0860, LET: 30/11/2000 (now being terminated)
2000/0840, Termination: 18/07/2001
2000/0810, Termination: 18/07/2001
2000/0883, Termination: 18/07/2001
2000/0873, Termination: 20/12/2001
2000/0899, Termination: 18/07/2001
2000/0894, Termination: 18/07/2001

31998L0032
the Council of 22 June 1998
amending, as regards in particular mortgages, Council Directive 89/647/EEC on a solvency ratio for credit
institutions

the European Parliament and of

Directive 98/32/EC of

Deadline for transposal: 21/07/2000

Member States which have notified: all

BELGIUM
GREECE
FRANCE
IRELAND
NETHERLANDS
AUSTRIA
PORTUGAL
FINLAND
SWEDEN

2000/0804, Termination: 18/07/2001
2000/0853, Termination: 18/07/2001
2000/0790, Termination: 18/07/2001
2000/0839, Termination: 18/07/2001
2000/0809, Termination: 18/07/2001
2000/0882, Termination: 18/07/2001
2000/0872, Termination: 18/07/2001
2000/0898, Termination: 18/07/2001
2000/0893, Termination: 18/07/2001

Directive 98/33/EC of

31998L0033
the Council of 22 June 1998
amending Article 12 of Council Directive 77/780/EEC on the taking up and pursuit of the business of credit
institutions, Articles 2, 5, 6, 7, 8 of and Annexes II and III to Council Directive 89/647/EEC on a solvency
ratio for credit institutions and Article 2 of and Annex II to Council Directive 93/6/EEC on the capital
adequacy of investment firms and credit institutions

the European Parliament and of

Deadline for transposal: 21/07/2000

Member States which have notified: all

BELGIUM
GERMANY
GREECE
SPAIN
IRELAND
NETHERLANDS
AUSTRIA
PORTUGAL
FINLAND
SWEDEN

2000/0803, Termination: 18/07/2001
2000/0816, Termination: 18/07/2001
2000/0852, Termination: 18/07/2001
2000/0859, LET: 30/11/2000 (now being terminated)
2000/0838, Termination: 18/07/2001
2000/0808, Termination: 18/07/2001
2000/0881, Termination: 18/07/2001
2000/0871, Termination: 18/07/2001
2000/0897, Termination: 18/07/2001
2000/0892, Termination: 18/07/2001

49

Insurance

31998L0078
the supplementary supervision of insurance undertakings in an insurance group

Directive 98/78/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 October 1998 on

Member States which have notified: all except EL and P

Deadline for transposal: 05/06/2000

BELGIUM
GERMANY
GREECE
FRANCE
ITALY
LUXEMBOURG
AUSTRIA
PORTUGAL
FINLAND
UNITED KINGDOM

2000/0534, RO: 29/01/2001, Termination: 18/07/2001
2000/0566, Termination: 28/03/2001
2000/0676, Referral: 07/08/2001, Case C-2001/312
2000/0490, Termination: 20/12/2001
2000/0590, Termination: 20/12/2001
2000/0510, Termination: 28/03/2001
2000/0745, Termination: 28/03/2001
2000/0723, Referral: 20/12/2001 (ongoing)
2000/0780, Termination: 28/03/2001
2000/0606, RO: 02/02/2001, Referral: 04/10/2001, Case C-2001/382
Action withdrawn: 20/12/2001

Investments

31997L0009
investor-compensation schemes

Directive 1997/9/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 3 March 1997 on

Deadline for transposal: 26/09/1998

Member States which have notified: all except UK (Gibraltar)

LUXEMBOURG
UNITED KINGDOM

1998/0536, Termination: 18/07/2001
2000/2035, RO: 02/02/2001, Referral: 17/12/2001, Case C-2001/489
(Gibraltar)

Paymentsystems

31998L0026
settlement finality in payment and securities settlement systems

Directive 98/26/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 May 1998 on

Deadline for transposal: 11/12/1999

Member States which have notified: all

FRANCE
ITALY
LUXEMBOURG

2000/0180, RO: 24/01/2001 (now being terminated)
2000/0243, Termination: 18/07/2001
2000/0198, RO: 24/01/2001, Termination: 18/07/2001

Postalservices

31997L0067
common rules for
improvement of quality of service

Directive 97/67/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 December 1997 on
the internal market of Community postal services and the

the development of

Member States which have notified: all

Deadline for transposal: 14/02/1999

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IRELAND
LUXEMBOURG

1999/0272, Termination: 18/07/2001
1999/0218, Termination: 18/07/2001

MediaintheInformationSociety

31998L0084
the legal protection of services based on, or consisting of, conditional access

Directive 98/84/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 November 1998 on

Deadline for transposal: 28/05/2000

Member States which have notified: DK, F, IR, I, NL, A, P, FI, S, UK

BELGIUM
GERMANY
GREECE
SPAIN
ITALY
LUXEMBOURG
PORTUGAL
FINLAND
SWEDEN

2000/0532, RO: 26/07/2001
2000/0564, RO: 25/07/2001
2000/0674, RO: 26/07/2001
2000/0693, RO: 26/07/2001
2000/0588, Termination: 18/07/2001
2000/0508, RO: 26/07/2001
2000/0721, RO: 26/07/2001 (now being terminated)
2000/0778, RO: 26/07/2001 (now being terminated)
2000/0762, Termination: 18/07/2001

31993L0083
Council Directive 93/83/EEC of 27 September 1993 on the coordination of certain rules
concerning copyright and rights related to copyright applicable to satellite broadcasting and cable
retransmission

Deadline for transposal: 01/01/1995

Member States which have notified: all

IRELAND

1995/0114, Termination: 18/07/2001

THEBUSINESSENVIRONMENT

Publicprocurement

31992L0013
Council Directive 92/13/EEC of 25 February 1992 coordinating the laws, regulations and
administrative provisions relating to the application of Community rules on the procurement procedures of
entities operating in the water, energy, transport and telecommunications sectors

Deadline for transposal: 01/01/1993

Member States which have notified: all

GREECE
PORTUGAL

1998/0185, Case C-2000/098, Action withdrawn: 23/05/2001

1998/0437, Termination: 20/12/2001

31993L0038
entities operating in the water, energy, transport and telecommunications sectors

Council Directive 93/38/EEC of 14 June 1993 coordinating the procurement procedures of

Deadline for transposal: 01/07/1994

Member States which have notified: all

PORTUGAL

1998/0438, Termination: 20/12/2001

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European Parliament and Council Directive 97/52/EC of 13 October 1997 amending
31997L0052
Directives 92/50/EEC, 93/36/EEC and 93/37/EEC concerning the coordination of procedures for the award
of public service contracts, public supply contracts and public works contracts respectively

Deadline for transposal: 13/10/1998

Member States which have notified: all

GERMANY
GREECE
FRANCE
AUSTRIA

1998/0553, Case C-2000/130, Action withdrawn: 03/05/2001
1998/0585, Case C-2000/216, Action withdrawn: 23/05/2001
1998/0530, judgment: 08/03/2001, Case C-2000/097, Termination: 20/12/2001
1998/0601, Case C-2000/461, Action withdrawn: 23/11/2001

31998L0004
Directive 98/4/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 1998
amending Directive 93/38/EEC coordinating the procurement procedures of entities operating in the water,
energy, transport and telecommunications sectors

Member States which have notified: all except EL

Deadline for transposal: 16/02/1999 and 16/02/2000

GERMANY
GREECE
FRANCE
AUSTRIA

UNITED KINGDOM

1999/0243, Termination: 18/07/2001
2001/0297, LET: 06/06/2001, RO: 21/12/2001
1999/0210, Judgment: 21/06/2001, Case C-2000/439, Termination: 20/12/2001
1999/0315, Case C-2000/462, Action withdrawn: 23/11/2001
2001/0318, LET: 06/06/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
1999/0263, Referral: 24/01/2001, Case C-2001/031, Action withdrawn: 19/11/2001

Dataprotection

Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 October 1995 on
31995L0046
the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of
such data

Deadline for transposal: 24/10/1998

Member States which have notified: all except IR and L

DENMARK
GERMANY
FRANCE
IRELAND
LUXEMBOURG 1998/0535, Judgment: 04/10/2001, Case C-2000/450

1998/0576, Termination: 18/07/2001
1998/0552, Case C-2000/443, Action withdrawn: 31/07/2001
1998/0528, Case C-2000/449, Action withdrawn: 25/10/2001
1998/0571, Referral: 29/11/2001, Case C-2001/459

Industrialproperty

31998L0044
legal protection of biotechnological inventions

Directive 98/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 July 1998 on the

Deadline for transposal: 30/07/2000

Member States which have notified: DK, EL, IR, FI, UK

BELGIUM
GERMANY
GREECE
SPAIN
FRANCE
IRELAND
ITALY
LUXEMBOURG
NETHERLANDS

2000/0802, LET: 30/11/2000
2000/0815, LET: 30/11/2000
2000/0851, Termination: 20/12/2001
2000/0858, LET: 30/11/2000
2000/0789, LET: 30/11/2000
2000/0837, Termination: 18/07/2001
2000/0823, LET: 30/11/2000
2000/0797, LET: 30/11/2000
2000/0807, LET: 30/11/2000

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AUSTRIA
PORTUGAL
SWEDEN
UNITED KINGDOM

2000/0880, LET: 30/11/2000
2000/0870, LET: 30/11/2000
2000/0891, LET: 30/11/2000
2000/0829, Termination: 18/07/2001

31998L0071
the legal protection of designs

Directive 98/71/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 1998 on

Deadline for transposal: 28/10/2001

Member States which have notified: DK, F, I

BELGIUM
GERMANY
GREECE
SPAIN
IRELAND
LUXEMBOURG
NETHERLANDS
AUSTRIA
PORTUGAL
FINLAND
SWEDEN
UNITED KINGDOM

2001/0599, LET: 05/12/2001
2001/0603, LET: 05/12/2001
2001/0612, LET: 05/12/2001
2001/0616, LET: 05/12/2001
2001/0608, LET: 05/12/2001
2001/0596, LET; 05/12/2001
2001/0602, LET: 05/12/2001
2001/0620, LET: 05/12/2001
2001/0617, LET: 05/12/2001
2001/0627, LET: 05/12/2001
2001/0623, LET: 05/12/2001
2001/0607, LET: 05/12/2001

Copyrightandrelatedrights

31992L0100
certain rights related to copyright in the field of intellectual property

Council Directive 92/100/EEC of 19 November 1992 on rental right and lending right and on

Deadline for transposal: 01/07/1994

Member States which have notified: all

IRELAND

1994/0855, Termination: 28/03/2001

31996L0009
legal protection of databases

Directive 96/9/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 1996 on the

Deadline for transposal: 31/12/1997

Member States which have notified: all

IRELAND
LUXEMBOURG

1998/0043, Termination: 18/07/2001
1998/0058, Termination: 18/07/2001

REGULATEDPROFESSIONS(QUALIFICATIONS)

31998L0005
Directive 98/5/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 1998 to
facilitate practice of the profession of lawyer on a permanent basis in a Member State other than that in
which the qualification was obtained

Deadline for transposal: 14/03/2000

Member States which have notified: DK, D, EL, E,

I, A, P, FI, S, UK

BELGIUM
SPAIN
FRANCE

2000/0537, RO: 30/01/2001
2000/0699, RO: 24/01/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2000/0494, RO: 24/01/2001, Referral: 18/09/2001, Case C-2001/351

53

IRELAND
ITALY
LUXEMBOURG
NETHERLANDS
PORTUGAL

2000/0631, RO: 24/01/2001, Referral: 24/09/2001, Case C-2001/362
2000/0592, Termination: 18/07/2001
2000/0515, RO: 02/02/2001
2000/0552, RO: 24/01/2001
2000/0728, Termination: 20/12/2001

Directive 1999/42/EC of

31999L0042
the Council of 7 June 1999
establishing a mechanism for the recognition of qualifications in respect of the professional activities covered
by the Directives on liberalisation and transitional measures and supplementing the general systems for the
recognition of qualifications

the European Parliament and of

Deadline for transposal: 31/07/2001

Member States which have notified: DK, F

BELGIUM
GERMANY
GREECE
SPAIN
IRELAND
ITALY
LUXEMBOURG
NETHERLANDS
AUSTRIA
PORTUGAL
FINLAND
SWEDEN
UNITED KINGDOM

2001/0469, LET: 19/10/2001
2001/0492, LET: 19/10/2001
2001/0539, LET: 19/10/2001
2001/0546, LET: 19/10/2001
2001/0525, LET: 19/10/2001
2001/0503, LET: 19/10/2001
2001/0462, LET: 19/10/2001
2001/0482, LET: 19/10/2001
2001/0564, LET: 19/10/2001
2001/0556, LET: 19/10/2001
2001/0587, LET: 19/10/2001
2001/0577, LET: 19/10/2001
2001/0515, LET: 19/10/2001

31999L0046
Commission Directive 1999/46/EC of 21 May 1999 amending Council Directive 93/16/EEC
to facilitate the free movement of doctors and the mutual recognition of their diplomas, certificates and other
evidence of formal qualifications (Text with EEA relevance)

Deadline for transposal: 31/12/1999

Member States which have notified: all

PORTUGAL

2000/0324, RO: 15/02/2001, Termination: 18/07/2001

32000L0005
Commission Directive 2000/5/EC of 25 February 2000 amending Annexes C and D to
Council Directive 92/51/EEC on a second general system for the recognition of professional education and
training to supplement Directive 89/48/EEC (Text with EEA relevance)

Deadline for transposal: 27/02/2001

Member States which have notified: all except B, EL and IR

BELGIUM
GERMANY
GREECE
SPAIN
FRANCE
IRELAND
ITALY
LUXEMBOURG
NETHERLANDS
AUSTRIA
UNITED KINGDOM

2001/0155, LET: 06/04/2001, RO: 21/12/2001
2001/0165, LET: 06/04/2001, Termination: 13/11/2001
2001/0199, LET: 06/04/2001, RO: 21/12/2001
2001/0207, LET: 06/04/2001, Termination: 23/10/2001
2001/0140, LET: 06/04/2001, Termination: 23/10/2001
2001/0186, LET: 06/04/2001, RO: 21/12/2001
2001/0172, LET: 06/04/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0147, LET: 06/04/2001, Termination: 23/10/2001
2001/0162, LET: 06/04/2001, Termination: 23/10/2001
2001/0221, LET: 06/04/2001, Termination: 23/10/2001
2001/0179, LET: 06/04/2001, Termination: 23/10/2001

54

HEALTH AND CONSUMER PROTECTION

Veterinarymatters

31993L0118
financing of health inspections and controls of fresh meat and poultrymeat

Council Directive 93/118/EEC of 22 December 1993 amending Directive 85/73/EEC on the

Deadline for transposal: 31/12/1993 and 31/12/1994

Member States which have notified implementing measures: all except EL

GREECE

1995/0069, RO 228: 24/02/2000

31996L0022
Council Directive 96/22/EC of 29 April 1996 concerning the prohibition on the use in
stockfarming of certain substances having a hormonal or thyrostatic action and of ß-agonists, and repealing
Directives 81/602/EEC, 88/146/EEC and 88/299/EEC

Deadline for transposal: 01/07/1997

Member States which have notified implementing measures: all except F

FRANCE

1997/0342, Referral, suspended: 20/12/2001

31996L0023
Council Directive 96/23/EC of 29 April 1996 on measures to monitor certain substances and
residues thereof in live animals and animal products and repealing Directives 85/358/EEC and 86/469/EEC
and Decisions 89/187/EEC and 91/664/EEC

Deadline for transposal: 30/06/1997

Member States which have notified implementing measures: all except F

FRANCE

1997/0343, Referral, suspended: 20/12/2001

Council Directive 96/43/EC of 26 June 1996 amending and consolidating Directive
31996L0043
85/73/EEC in order to ensure financing of veterinary inspections and controls on live animals and certain
animal products and amending Directives 90/675/EEC and 91/496/EEC

Deadline for transposal: 01/01/1997, 01/07/1997 and 01/07/1999

Member States which have notified implementing measures: B, DK, E, F, I, L, NL, A, P, FI, S, UK

(Deadline for transposal: 01/07/1997)
GERMANY
GREECE
IRELAND

1997/0491, Judgment: 08/03/2001, Case C-1999/316
1997/0495, RO 228: 15/01/2001
1997/0509, Termination: 18/07/2001

(Deadline for transposal: 01/07/1999)
IRELAND
GREECE

2000/0634, RO: 25/07/2001
2000/0682, RO: 15/01/2001

55

31997L0012
on health problems affecting intra-Community trade in bovine animals and swine

Council Directive 97/12/EC of 17 March 1997 amending and updating Directive 64/432/EEC

Deadline for transposal: 01/07/1999

Member States which have notified implementing measures: all

FRANCE
IRELAND

2000/0181, Termination: 20/12/2001
2000/0271, RO: 25/07/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001

31997L0078
organisation of veterinary checks on products entering the Community from third countries

Council Directive 97/78/EC of 18 December 1997 laying down the principles governing the

Deadline for transposal: 30/06/1999

Member States which have notified implementing measures: all except UK

UNITED KINGDOM

1999/0501, RO: 28/02/2000

31997L0079
Council Directive 97/79/EC of 18 December 1997 amending Directives 71/118/EEC,
72/462/EEC, 85/73/EEC, 91/67/EEC, 91/492/EEC, 91/493/EEC, 92/45/EEC and 92/118/EEC as regards the
organisation of veterinary checks on products entering the Community from third countries

Deadline for transposal: 30/06/1999 and 01/07/1999

Member States which have notified implementing measures: all except UK

GREECE
UNITED KINGDOM

1999/0532, Case C-2000/393, Action withdrawn: 20/12/2001
1999/0502, RO: 25/07/2001

31998L0045
animal health conditions governing the placing on the market of aquaculture animals and products

Council Directive 98/45/EC of 24 June 1998 amending Directive 91/67/EEC concerning the

Deadline for transposal: 30/06/1999

Member States which have notified implementing measures: all

IRELAND

1999/0513, Termination: 18/07/2001

31998L0046
Directive 64/432/EEC on health problems affecting intra-Community trade in bovine animals and swine

Council Directive 98/46/EC of 24 June 1998 amending Annexes A, D (Chapter I) and F to

Deadline for transposal: 30/06/1999

Member States which have notified implementing measures: all

GREECE
FRANCE

1999/0535, Case C-2000/393, Action withdrawn: 18/07/2001
1999/0440, Termination: 20/12/2001

31998L0058
farming purposes

Council Directive 98/58/EC of 20 July 1998 concerning the protection of animals kept for

Deadline for transposal: 31/12/1999

Member States which have notified: all except D and A

GERMANY
GREECE
ITALY

2000/0406, LET: 04/08/2000
2000/0441, Referral: 22/11/2001, Case C-2001/452, Termination: 20/12/2001
2000/0413, RO: 15/01/2001, Termination: 18/07/2001

56

AUSTRIA
UNITED KINGDOM

2000/0462, RO: 29/01/2001
2000/0422, RO: 15/01/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001

31998L0099
Council Directive 98/99/EC of 14 December 1998 amending Directive 97/12/EC amending
and updating Directive 64/432/EEC on health problems affecting intra-Community trade in bovine animals
and swine

Deadline for transposal: 01/01/1999 and 01/07/1999

Member States which have notified implementing measures: all
(deadline for transposal: 01/01/1999)

IRELAND

1999/0277, Termination: 18/07/2001

Member States which have notified implementing measures: all
( deadline for transposal: 01/07/1999)

1999/0598, Termination: 20/12/2001
FRANCE
IRELAND
1999/0637, Termination: 18/07/2001
NETHERLANDS 1999/0614, Termination: 18/07/2001

31999L0089
Council Directive 1999/89/EC of 15 November 1999 amending Directive 91/494/EEC on
animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in and imports from third countries of fresh
poultrymeat

Deadline for transposal: 01/07/2000

Member States which have notified: all except EL

BELGIUM
GREECE
SPAIN
IRELAND
ITALY
PORTUGAL
SWEDEN

2000/0522, Termination: 18/07/2001
2000/0663, Referral: 04/12/2001, Case C-2001/466
2000/0688, Termination: 20/12/2001
2000/0614, RO: 31/01/2001, Termination: 18/07/2001
2000/0576, RO: 15/01/2001, Termination: 18/07/2001
2000/0708, Termination: 18/07/2001
2000/0754, Termination: 18/07/2001

31999L0090
Council Directive 1999/90/EC of 15 November 1999 amending Directive 90/539/EEC on
animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in and imports from third countries of poultry and
hatching eggs

Deadline for transposal: 01/07/2000

Member States which have notified: all except I

GREECE
SPAIN
IRELAND
ITALY
SWEDEN

2000/0662, RO: 15/01/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2000/0687, Termination: 18/07/2001
2000/0613, RO: 31/01/2001, Termination: 18/07/2001
2000/0575, Referral: 29/11/2001, Case C-2001/458
2000/0753, Termination: 18/07/2001

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the European Parliament and the Council of 10 April 2000
32000L0015
amending Council Directive 64/432/EEC on health problems affecting intra-Community trade in bovine
animals and swine

Directive 2000/15/EC of

Deadline for transposal: 31/12/2000

Member States which have notified: all except EL and IR

DENMARK
GERMANY
GREECE
FRANCE
IRELAND
ITALY
LUXEMBOURG
NETHERLANDS
AUSTRIA
PORTUGAL
SWEDEN
UNITED KINGDOM

2001/0078, LET: 15/02/2001, Termination: 18/07/2001
2001/0039, LET: 15/02/2001, Termination: 18/07/2001
2001/0086, LET: 15/02/2001
2001/0006, LET: 15/02/2001, Termination: 18/07/2001
2001/0069, LET: 15/02/2001
2001/0046, LET: 15/02/2001, Termination: 18/07/2001
2001/0014, LET: 15/02/2001, Termination: 18/07/2001
2001/0026, LET: 23/03/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0113, LET: 15/02/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0103, LET: 15/02/2001, Termination: 18/07/2001
2001/0123, LET: 15/02/2001, Termination: 18/07/2001
2001/0056, LET: 23/03/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001

32000L0020
the Council of 16 May 2000
amending Council Directive 64/432/EEC on animal health problems affecting intra-Community trade in
bovine animals and swine

the European Parliament and of

Directive 2000/20/EC of

Member States which have notified: B, DK, D, E, L, NL, P, FI, S

Deadline for transposal: 01/12/1999

32000L0027
minimum Community measures for the control of certain fish diseases

Council Directive 2000/27/EC of 2 May 2000 amending Directive 93/53/EEC introducing

Deadline for transposal: 31/12/2000

Member States which have notified: all

DENMARK
GERMANY
SPAIN
IRELAND
ITALY
NETHERLANDS
AUSTRIA
PORTUGAL
FINLAND
SWEDEN
UNITED KINGDOM

2001/0076, LET: 15/02/2001, Termination: 18/07/2001
2001/0038, LET: 15/02/2001, Termination: 18/07/2001
2001/0096, LET: 15/02/2001, Termination: 18/07/2001
2001/0067, LET: 15/02/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0045, RO: 26/07/2001
2001/0024, LET: 23/03/2001, Termination: 18/07/2001
2001/0111, LET: 15/02/2001, Termination: 18/07/2001
2001/0101, LET: 15/02/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0130, LET: 23/03/2001, Termination: 18/07/2001
2001/0121, LET: 15/02/2001, Termination: 18/07/2001
2001/0054, LET: 23/03/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001

32000L0042
Commission Directive 2000/42/EC of 22 June 2000 amending the Annexes to Council
Directives 86/362/EEC, 86/363/EEC and 90/642/EEC on the fixing of maximum levels for pesticide residues
in and on cereals, foodstuffs of animal origin and certain products of plant origin,
including fruit and
vegetables, respectively (Text with EEA relevance)

Deadline for transposal: 28/02/2001

Member States which have notified: B, DK, EL, E, F, IR, I, NL, P, FI, S

BELGIUM
GERMANY
GREECE
SPAIN
FRANCE
IRELAND
ITALY

2001/0156, LET: 06/04/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0166, LET: 06/04/2001
2001/0200, LET: 06/04/2001, Termination: 18/07/2001
2001/0208, LET: 06/04/2001, Termination: 18/07/2001
2001/0141, LET: 06/04/2001, Termination: 18/07/2001
2001/0187, LET: 06/04/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0173, LET: 06/04/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001

58

LUXEMBOURG
NETHERLANDS
AUSTRIA
PORTUGAL
FINLAND
SWEDEN
UNITED KINGDOM

2001/0148, RO: 21/12/2001
2001/0163, LET: 06/04/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0222, RO: 21/12/2001
2001/0214, LET: 06/04/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0232, LET: 06/04/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0229, LET: 06/04/2001, Termination: 18/07/2001
2001/0180, RO: 21/12/2001

Directive 2001/10/EC of
32000L0010
amending Council Directive 91/68/EEC as regards scrapie

the European Parliament and of

the Council of 22 May 2001

Deadline for transposal: 30/06/2001

Member States which have notified: B, DK, D, E, IR, L, NL, A, FI, UK

2001/0354, LET: 20/07/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0396, LET: 20/07/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0368, LET: 20/07/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0405, RO: 21/12/2001
2001/0409, LET: 20/07/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0338, LET: 20/07/2001
2001/0389, LET: 20/07/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0377, RO: 21/12/2001
2001/0344, LET: 20/07/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0361, LET: 20/07/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0429, LET: 20/07/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0419, RO: 21/12/2001
2001/0441, LET: 20/07/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0435, RO: 21/12/2001
2001/0383, LET: 20/07/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001

BELGIUM
DENMARK
GERMANY
GREECE
SPAIN
FRANCE
IRELAND
ITALY
LUXEMBOURG
NETHERLANDS
AUSTRIA
PORTUGAL
FINLAND
SWEDEN
UNITED KINGDOM

Planthealth

31997L0041
Council Directive 97/41/EC of 25 June 1997 amending Directives 76/895/EEC, 86/362/EEC,
86/363/EEC and 90/642/EEC relating to the fixing of maximum levels for pesticide residues in and on,
respectively, fruit and vegetables, cereals, foodstuffs of animal origin, and certain products of plant origin,
including fruit and vegetables

Member States which have notified implementing measures: all

Deadline for transposal: 31/12/1998

GREECE
AUSTRIA

1999/0124, Case C-2000/166, Action withdrawn: 18/07/2001
1999/0171, Referral: 22/03/2001, Case C-2001/132, Action withdrawn: 18/07/2001

31998L0057
(Smith) Yabuuchi et al.

Council Directive 98/57/EC of 20 July 1998 on the control of Ralstonia solanacearum

Deadline for transposal: 21/08/1999

Member States which have notified implementing measures: all

GERMANY
FINLAND

1999/0619, Referral: 22/03/2001, Case C-2001/134, Action withdrawn: 18/07/2001
1999/0680, Termination: 18/07/2001

59

Commission Directive 98/82/EC of 27 October 1998 amending the Annexes to Council
31998L0082
Directives 86/362/EEC, 86/363/EEC and 90/642/EEC on the fixing of maximum levels for pesticide residues
in and on cereals, foodstuffs of animal origin and certain products of plant origin,
including fruit and
vegetables respectively

Deadline for transposal: 30/04/1999

Member States which have notified implementing measures: all

GERMANY
AUSTRIA

1999/0366, Termination: 18/07/2001
1999/0423, Referral: 22/03/2001, Case C-2001/133, Action withdrawn: 18/07/2001

31998L0100
recognising protected zones exposed to particular plant health risks in the Community

Commission Directive 98/100/EC of 21 December 1998 amending Directive 92/76/EC

Deadline for transposal: 01/01/1999

Member States which have notified implementing measures: all

GREECE

1999/0290, Case C-2000/406, Action withdrawn: 18/07/2001

31999L0071
Commission Directive 1999/71/EC of 14 July 1999 amending the Annexes to Council
Directives 86/362/EEC, 86/363/EEC and 90/642/EEC on the fixing of maximum levels for pesticide residues
in and on cereals, foodstuffs of animal origin and certain products of plant origin,
including fruit and
vegetables respectively (Text with EEA relevance)

Deadline for transposal: 31/01/2000

Member States which have notified: all

GREECE
AUSTRIA
FINLAND

2000/0437, RO: 15/01/2001, Termination: 18/07/2001
2000/0457, RO: 29/01/2001, Termination: 18/07/2001
2000/0470, Termination: 20/12/2001

32000L0024
Commission Directive 2000/24/EC of 28 April 2000 amending the Annexes to Council
Directives 76/895/EEC, 86/362/EEC, 86/363/EEC and 90/642/EEC on the fixing of maximum levels for
pesticide residues in and on cereals, foodstuffs of animal origin and certain products of plant origin, including
fruit and vegetables respectively

Deadline for transposal: 31/12/2000

Member States which have notified: all except A and UK

DENMARK
GERMANY
GREECE
SPAIN
FRANCE
IRELAND
NETHERLANDS
AUSTRIA
PORTUGAL
SWEDEN
UNITED KINGDOM

2001/0007, LET: 15/02/2001, Termination: 18/07/2001
2001/0264, LET: 06/06/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0085, LET: 15/02/2001, Termination: 18/07/2001
2001/0097, LET: 15/02/2001, Termination: 18/07/2001
2001/0004, LET: 15/02/2001, Termination: 18/07/2001
2001/0068, LET: 15/02/2001, Termination: 18/07/2001
2001/0025, LET: 23/03/2001, Termination: 18/07/2001
2001/0112, RO: 24/07/2001
2001/0102, LET: 15/02/2001, Termination: 18/07/2001
2001/0122, LET: 15/02/2001, Termination: 18/07/2001
2001/0055, RO: 21/12/2001

60

Commission Directive 2000/48/EC of 25 July 2000 amending the Annexes to Council
32000L0048
Directives 86/362/EEC and 90/642/EEC on the fixing of maximum levels for pesticide residues in and on
cereals and certain products of plant origin, including fruit and vegetables respectively (Text with EEA
relevance)

Deadline for transposal: 31/03/2001

Member States which have notified: B, DK, EL, E, F, IR, I, L, NL, A, P, S

GERMANY
GREECE
IRELAND
ITALY
NETHERLANDS
PORTUGAL
FINLAND
UNITED KINGDOM

2001/0265, RO: 21/12/2001
2001/0301, LET: 06/06/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0286, LET: 06/06/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0272, LET: 06/06/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0256, LET: 06/06/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0313, LET: 06/06/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0329, LET: 06/06/2001
2001/0279, RO: 21/12/2001

Commission Directive 2000/57/EC of 22 September 2000 amending the Annexes to Council
32000L0057
Directives 76/895/EEC and 90/642/EEC on the fixing of maximum levels for pesticide residues in and on fruit
and vegetables and certain products of plant origin, including fruit and vegetables respectively (Text with
EEA relevance)

Deadline for transposal: 31/03/2001

Member States which have notified: B, DK, EL, E, F, IR, I, L, NL, P, S

GERMANY
GREECE
IRELAND
ITALY
NETHERLANDS
AUSTRIA
PORTUGAL
FINLAND
UNITED KINGDOM

2001/0266, RO: 21/12/2001
2001/0302, LET: 06/06/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0287, LET: 06/06/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0273, LET: 06/06/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0257, LET: 06/06/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0320, RO: 21/12/2001
2001/0314, LET: 06/06/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0330, LET: 06/06/2001
2001/0280, RO: 21/12/2001

32000L0058
Commission Directive 2000/58/EC of 22 September 2000 amending the Annexes to Council
Directives 86/362/EEC, 86/363/EEC and 90/642/EEC on the fixing of maximum levels for pesticide residues
in and on cereals, foodstuffs of animal origin and certain products of plant origin,
including fruit and
vegetables, respectively (Text with EEA relevance)

Deadline for transposal: 31/03/2001

Member States which have notified: B, DK, EL, E, F, IR, I, L, NL, P, FI, S

GERMANY
GREECE
IRELAND
ITALY
NETHERLANDS
AUSTRIA
PORTUGAL
FINLAND
UNITED KINGDOM

2001/0267, RO: 21/12/2001
2001/0303, LET: 06/06/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0288, LET: 06/06/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0274, LET: 06/06/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0258, LET: 06/06/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0321, RO: 21/12/2001
2001/0315, LET: 06/06/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0331, LET: 06/06/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0281, RO: 21/12/2001

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Commission Directive 2000/81/EC of 18 December 2000 amending the Annexes to Council
32000L0081
Directives 86/362/EEC, 86/363/EEC and 90/642/EEC on the fixing of maximum levels for pesticide residues
in and on cereals, foodstuffs of animal origin and certain products of plant origin,
including fruit and
vegetables, respectively (Text with EEA relevance)

Deadline for transposal: 01/07/2001

Member States which have notified: B, DK, EL, E, IR, I, L, NL, P, S

BELGIUM
GERMANY
SPAIN
FRANCE
ITALY
AUSTRIA
FINLAND
SWEDEN
UNITED KINGDOM

2001/0474, LET: 19/10/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0496, LET: 19/10/2001
2001/0549, LET: 19/10/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0452, LET: 19/10/2001
2001/0508, LET: 19/10/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0569, LET: 19/10/2001
2001/0591, LET: 19/10/2001
2001/0582, LET: 19/10/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0518, LET: 19/10/2001

Commission Directive 2000/82/EC of 20 December 2000 amending the Annexes to Council
32000L0082
Directives 76/895/EEC, 86/362/EEC, 86/363/EEC and 90/642/EEC on the fixing of maximum levels for
pesticide residues in and on fruit and vegetables, cereals, foodstuffs of animal origin and certain products of
plant origin, including fruit and vegetables respectively (Text with EEA relevance)

Deadline for transposal: 01/07/2001

Member States which have notified: B, DK, EL, E, IR, I, L, NL, P, S

BELGIUM
GERMANY
SPAIN
FRANCE
ITALY
AUSTRIA
FINLAND
SWEDEN
UNITED KINGDOM

2001/0475, LET: 19/10/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0497, LET: 19/10/2001
2001/0550, LET: 19/10/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0453, LET: 19/10/2001
2001/0509, LET: 19/10/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0570, LET: 19/10/2001
2001/0592, LET: 19/10/2001
2001/0583, LET: 19/10/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0519, LET: 19/10/2001

32001L0032
particular plant health risks in the Community and repealing Directive 92/76/EEC

Commission Directive 2001/32/EC of 8 May 2001 recognising protected zones exposed to

Deadline for transposal: 21/05/2001

Member States which have notified: B, DK, D, E, IR, I, NL, A, P, FI, S

BELGIUM
DENMARK
GERMANY
GREECE
SPAIN
FRANCE
IRELAND
ITALY
LUXEMBOURG
NETHERLANDS
AUSTRIA
PORTUGAL
FINLAND
SWEDEN
UNITED KINGDOM

2001/0355, LET: 20/07/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0397, LET: 20/07/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0369, LET: 20/07/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0406, RO: 21/12/2001
2001/0410, LET: 20/07/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0339, LET: 20/07/2001
2001/0390, LET: 20/07/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0378, LET: 20/07/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0345, RO: 21/12/2001
2001/0362, LET: 20/07/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0430, LET: 20/07/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0420, LET: 20/07/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0442, LET: 20/07/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0436, LET: 20/07/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0384, RO: 21/12/2001

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Commission Directive 2001/33/EC of 8 May 2001 amending certain annexes to Council
32001L0033
Directive 2000/29/EC on protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms
harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community

Deadline for transposal: 21/05/2001

Member States which have notified: B, DK, D, E, IR, I, NL, A, P, FI

BELGIUM
DENMARK
GERMANY
GREECE
SPAIN
FRANCE
IRELAND
ITALY
LUXEMBOURG
NETHERLANDS
AUSTRIA
PORTUGAL
FINLAND
SWEDEN
UNITED KINGDOM

2001/0356, LET: 20/07/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0398, LET: 20/07/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0370, LET: 20/07/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0407, RO: 21/12/2001
2001/0411, LET: 20/07/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0340, LET: 20/07/2001
2001/0391, LET: 20/07/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0379, LET: 20/07/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0346, RO: 21/12/2001
2001/0363, LET: 20/07/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0431, LET: 20/07/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0421, LET: 20/07/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0443, LET: 20/07/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0437, LET: 20/07/2001
2001/0385, RO: 21/12/2001

32001L0035
Commission Directive 2001/35/EC of 11 May 2001 amending the Annexes to Council
Directive 90/642/EEC on the fixing of maximum levels for pesticide residues in and on certain products of
plant origin, including fruit and vegetables

Deadline for transposal: 01/07/2001

Member States which have notified: B, DK, EL, E, IR, I, L, NL, P, S

BELGIUM
GERMANY
SPAIN
FRANCE
ITALY
AUSTRIA
SWEDEN
FINLAND
UNITED KINGDOM

2001/0477, LET: 19/10/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0499, LET: 19/10/2001
2001/0551, LET: 19/10/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0454, LET: 19/10/2001
2001/0511, LET: 19/10/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0571, LET: 19/10/2001
2001/0584, LET: 19/10/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0593, LET: 19/10/2001
2001/0520, LET: 19/10/2001

Seedsandseedlings

31998L0056
ornamental plants

Council Directive 98/56/EC of 20 July 1998 on the marketing of propagating material of

Deadline for transposal: 31/12/2000

Member States which have notified implementing measures: all except D

1999/0618, Referral: 22/03/2001, Case C-2001/135
GERMANY
FRANCE
1999/0597, Referral: 23/01/2001, Case C-2001/026, Action withdrawn: 18/07/2001
LUXEMBOURG 1999/0601, Referral: 23/01/2001, Case C-2001/027, Action withdrawn: 18/07/2001
AUSTRIA

1999/0669, Termination: 18/07/2001

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Council Directive 98/95/EC of 14 December 1998 amending, in respect of the consolidation
31998L0095
of
the internal market, genetically modified plant varieties and plant genetic resources, Directives
66/400/EEC, 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC, 66/403/EEC, 69/208/EEC, 70/457/EEC and 70/458/EEC on the
marketing of beet seed, fodder plant seed, cereal seed, seed potatoes, seed of oil and fibre plants and
vegetable seed and on the common catalogue of varieties of agricultural plant species

Deadline for transposal: 01/02/2000

Member States which have notified: all except D, F and UK

BELGIUM
GERMANY
FRANCE
ITALY
NETHERLANDS
FINLAND
SWEDEN
UNITED KINGDOM

2000/0392, RO: 30/01/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2000/0404, RO: 15/01/2001
2000/0377, RO: 17/01/2001
2000/0412, RO: 15/01/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2000/0397, RO: 24/01/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2000/0473, Termination: 20/12/2001
2000/0465, RO: 30/01/2001, Termination: 18/07/2001
2000/0420, RO: 15/01/2001

31998L0096
Council Directive 98/96/EC of 14 December 1998 amending, inter alia, as regards unofficial
field inspections under Directives 66/400/EEC, 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC, 66/403/EEC, 69/208/EEC,
70/457/EEC and 70/458/EEC on the marketing of beet seed, fodder plant seed, cereal seed, seed potatoes,
seed of oil and fibre plants and vegetable seed and on the common catalogue of varieties of agricultural
plant species

Deadline for transposal: 01/02/2000

Member States which have notified: all except D and UK

BELGIUM
GERMANY
FRANCE
ITALY
NETHERLANDS
FINLAND
SWEDEN
UNITED KINGDOM

2000/0391, RO: 01/02/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2000/0403, RO: 15/01/2001
2000/0376, RO: 16/01/2001, Termination: 18/07/2001
2000/0411, RO: 15/01/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2000/0396, RO: 15/01/2001, Termination: 18/07/2001
2000/0472, Termination: 18/07/2001
2000/0464, RO: 15/01/2001, Termination: 18/07/2001
2000/0419, RO: 15/01/2001

31999L0008
66/402/EEC on the marketing of cereal seed

Commission Directive 1999/8/EC of 18 February 1999 amending Council Directive

Member States which have notified: all except EL and IR

Deadline for transposal: 01/02/2000

GREECE
IRELAND
NETHERLANDS 2000/0395, RO: 24/01/2001, Termination: 18/07/2001
2000/0471, Termination: 20/12/2001
FINLAND

2000/0438, RO: 15/01/2001, Referral: 20/11/2001, Case C-2001/450
2000/0426, RO: 24/01/2001

31999L0054
on the marketing of cereal seed

Commission Directive 1999/54/EC of 26 May 1999 amending Council Directive 66/402/EEC

Deadline for transposal: 01/07/2000

Member States which have notified: all except D, EL and IR

GERMANY
GREECE
IRELAND
NETHERLANDS 2000/0806, Termination: 18/07/2001
2000/0876, Termination: 18/07/2001
AUSTRIA

2000/0812, RO: 25/07/2001
2000/0846, RO: 26/07/2001
2000/0834, RO: 25/07/2001

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PORTUGAL
FINLAND
SWEDEN

2000/0865, Termination: 20/12/2001
2000/0895, Termination: 20/12/2001
2000/0888, Termination: 18/07/2001

31999L0066
or other document made out by the supplier pursuant to Council Directive 98/56/EC

Commission Directive 1999/66/EC of 28 June 1999 setting out requirements as to the label

Deadline for transposal: 31/12/1999

Member States which have notified implementing measures: all except D

2000/0227, RO: 25/07/2001
2000/0175, RO: 24/01/2001, Termination: 18/07/2001

GERMANY
FRANCE
LUXEMBOURG 2000/0190, Termination: 18/07/2001
NETHERLANDS 2000/0218, RO: 24/01/2001, Termination: 18/07/2001
2000/0321, Termination: 18/07/2001
PORTUGAL
2000/0369, Termination: 18/07/2001
FINLAND

31999L0068
of varieties of ornamental plants as kept by suppliers under Council Directive 98/56/EC

Commission Directive 1999/68/EC of 28 June 1999 setting out additional provisions for lists

Deadline for transposal: 31/12/1999

Member States which have notified implementing measures: all except D

2000/0226, RO: 25/07/2001
2000/0174, RO: 17/01/2001, Termination: 18/07/2001

GERMANY
FRANCE
LUXEMBOURG 2000/0189, Termination: 18/07/2001
2000/0320, Termination: 18/07/2001
PORTUGAL
2000/0368, Termination: 18/07/2001
FINLAND

Feedingstuffs

Council Directive 95/69/EC of 22 December 1995 laying down the conditions and
31995L0069
arrangements for approving and registering certain establishments and intermediaries operating in the
animal feed sector and amending Directives 70/524/EEC, 74/63/EEC, 79/373/EEC and 82/471/EEC

Deadline for transposal: 01/04/1998

Member States which have notified implementing measures: all except EL

GREECE

1998/0188, Judgment: 11/10/2001, Case C-1999/457

31996L0024
marketing of compound feedingstuffs

Council Directive 96/24/EC of 29 April 1996 amending Directive 79/373/EEC on the

Deadline for transposal: 30/06/1998

Member States which have notified implementing measures: all except EL

GREECE
UNITED KINGDOM

1998/0323, LET: 228: 24/07/2001, Judgment: 08/03/2001, Case C-2000/176

1998/0484, Termination: 20/12/2001

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31996L0025
Directives 70/524/EEC, 74/63/EEC, 82/471/EEC and 93/74/EEC and repealing Directive 77/101/EEC

Council Directive 96/25/EC of 29 April 1996 on the circulation of feed materials, amending

Deadline for transposal: 30/06/1998

Member States which have notified implementing measures: all

GREECE
UNITED KINGDOM 1998/0485, Termination: 20/12/2001

1998/0324, LET: 228: 24/07/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001

31996L0051
additives in feedingstuffs

Council Directive 96/51/EC of 23 July 1996 amending Directive 70/524/EC concerning

Deadline for transposal: 01/04/1998 and 01/10/1999

Member States which have notified implementing measures: all except I
(deadline for transposal: 01/04/1998)

GREECE
FRANCE
ITALY

1998/0189, Referral: 27/04/2001, Case C-2001/183
1998/0203, Referral: 16/03/2001, Case C-2001/118
1998/0218, Judgment: 07/12/2000, Case C-1999/395

Member States which have notified implementing measures: all except I
(deadline for transposal: 01/10/1999)

FRANCE
GREECE
ITALY
UNITED KINGDOM

2000/0011, Referral: 16/03/2001, Case C-2001/118
2000/0106, Referral: 27/04/2001, Case C-2001/183
2000/0063, Referral: 21/03/2001, Case C-2001/128
2000/0071, Termination: 20/12/2001

Commission Directive 97/8/EC of 7 February 1997 amending Council Directive 74/63/EEC
31997L0008
on the fixing of maximum permitted levels for undesirable substances and products in feedingstuffs (Text
with EEA relevance)

Deadline for transposal: 30/06/1998

Member States which have notified implementing measures: all

FRANCE

1998/0356, Case C-2000/403, Action withdrawn: 18/07/2001

31998L0051
Commission Directive 98/51/EC of 9 July 1998 laying down certain measures for
implementing Council Directive 95/69/EC laying down the conditions and arrangements for approving and
registering certain establishments and intermediaries operating in the animal feed sector (Text with EEA
relevance)

Deadline for transposal: 01/01/1999

Member States which have notified implementing measures: all except EL and I

GREECE
ITALY

1999/0133, Judgment 06/12/2001, Case C-2000/166
1999/0077, Judgment: 06/12/2001, Case C-2000/148

31998L0067
82/475/EEC, 91/357/EEC and Council Directive 96/25/EC and repealing Directive 92/87/EEC

Commission Directive 98/67/EC of 7 September 1998 amending Directives 80/511/EEC,

Deadline for transposal: 31/12/1998

Member States which have notified implementing measures: all

GREECE

1999/0137, Judgment: 06/12/2001, Case C-2000/166, Action withdrawn: 20/12/2001

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UNITED KINGDOM

1999/0097, Termination: 20/12/2001

31998L0068
Commission Directive 98/68/EC of 10 September 1998 laying down the standard document
referred to in Article 9(1) of Council Directive 95/53/EC and certain rules for checks at the introduction into
the Community of feedingstuffs from third countries
Deadline for transposal: 31/03/1999

Member States which have notified implementing measures: all

GREECE
1999/0402, Case C-2000/397, Action withdrawn: 18/07/2001
LUXEMBOURG 1999/0346, Case C-2000/335, Action withdrawn: 18/07/2001
PORTUGAL

1999/0415, Termination: 18/07/2001

31998L0087
the marketing of compound feedingstuffs

Commission Directive 98/87/EC of 13 November 1998 amending Directive 79/373/EEC on

Deadline for transposal: 30/06/1999

Member States which have notified implementing measures: all

UNITED KINGDOM

1999/0507, Termination: 20/12/2001

31999L0020
Council Directive 1999/20/EC of 22 March 1999 amending Directives 70/524/EEC
concerning additives in feedingstuffs, 82/471/EEC concerning certain products used in animal nutrition,
95/53/EC fixing the principles governing the organisation of official inspections in the field of animal nutrition
and 95/69/EC laying down the conditions and arrangements for approving and registering certain
establishments and intermediaries operating in the animal feed sector

Deadline for transposal: 30/09/1999

Member States which have notified implementing measures: all except EL

GREECE
FRANCE
10/10/2001
UNITED KINGDOM

2000/0098, Referral: 20/04/2001, Case C-2001/173
2000/0005, Referral: 16/03/2001, Case C-2001/118, Action withdrawn:

2000/0066, Termination: 18/07/2001

31999L0076
analysis for the determination of lasalocid sodium in feedingstuffs (Text with EEA relevance)

Commission Directive 1999/76/EC of 23 July 1999 establishing a Community method of

Deadline for transposal: 31/10/1999 and 01/02/2000

Member States which have notified implementing measures: all

UNITED KINGDOM

2000/0664, LET: - Termination: 18/07/2001

31999L0078
95/10/EC (Text with EEA relevance)

Commission Directive 1999/78/EC of 27 July 1999 amending Commission Directive

Deadline for transposal: 30/11/1999

Member States which have notified implementing measures: all except EL

GREECE
UNITED KINGDOM

2000/0290, Referral: 21/11/2001, Case C-2001/451
2000/0251, RO: 09/02/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001

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31999L0079
Commission Directive 1999/79/EC of 27 July 1999 amending the third Commission Directive
72/199/EEC of 27 April 1972 establishing Community methods of analysis for the official control of
feedingstuffs (Text with EEA relevance)

Deadline for transposal: 31/12/1999

Member States which have notified implementing measures: all

GREECE
UNITED KINGDOM

2000/0289, RO: 15/01/2001, Termination: 18/07/2001
2000/0251, RO: 09/02/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001

32000L0016
the European Parliament and the Council of 10 April 2000
amending Council Directive 79/373/EEC on the marketing of compound feedingstuffs and Council Directive
96/25/EC on the circulation of feed materials

Directive 2000/16/EC of

Deadline for transposal: 03/05/2001

Member States which have notified: B, DK, D, IR, NL, A, FI, S

BELGIUM
GERMANY
GREECE
SPAIN
FRANCE
IRELAND
ITALY
LUXEMBOURG
AUSTRIA
PORTUGAL
FINLAND
UNITED KINGDOM

2001/0349, LET: 20/07/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0365, LET: 20/07/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0401, RO: 21/12/2001
2001/0408, LET: 20/07/2001
2001/0335, RO: 21/12/2001
2001/0387, LET: 20/07/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0372, LET: 20/07/2001
2001/0342, RO: 21/12/2001
2001/0424, LET: 20/07/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0414, RO: 21/12/2001
2001/0439, LET: 20/07/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0381, RO: 21/12/2001

32000L0045
Commission Directive 2000/45/EC of 6 July 2000 establishing Community methods of
analysis for the determination of vitamin A, vitamin E and tryptophan in feedingstuffs (Text with EEA
relevance)

Deadline for transposal: 31/08/2000

Member States which have notified: all except A

DENMARK
GERMANY
GREECE
ITALY
LUXEMBOURG
AUSTRIA
PORTUGAL
UNITED KINGDOM

2001/0195, LET: 06/04/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0171, LET: 06/04/2001, Termination: 18/07/2001
2001/0201, LET: 06/04/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0174, LET: 06/04/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0149, LET: 06/04/2001, Termination: 18/07/2001
2001/0223, LET: 06/04/2001
2001/0215, LET: 06/04/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0181, LET: 06/04/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001

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FOOD

31993L0099
official control of foodstuffs

Council Directive 93/99/EEC of 29 October 1993 on additional measures concerning the

Deadline for transposal: 01/11/1998

Member States which have notified: all except L

LUXEMBOURG

2001/0458, LET: 19/10/2001

31998L0053
Commission Directive 98/53/EC of 16 July 1998 laying down the sampling methods and the
methods of analysis for the official control of the levels for certain contaminants in foodstuffs (Text with EEA
relevance)

Deadline for transposal: 31/12/2000

Member States which have notified: all

BELGIUM
DENMARK
GERMANY
GREECE
SPAIN
FRANCE
IRELAND
ITALY
NETHERLANDS
AUSTRIA
PORTUGAL
FINLAND
SWEDEN
UNITED KINGDOM

2001/0023, LET: 15/02/2001, Termination: 18/07/2001
2001/0084, LET: 15/02/2001, Termination: 18/07/2001
2001/0044, LET: 15/02/2001, Termination: 18/07/2001
2001/0095, LET: 15/02/2001, Termination: 18/07/2001
2001/0100, LET: 15/02/2001, Termination: 18/07/2001
2001/0005, LET: 15/02/2001, Termination: 18/07/2001
2001/0075, RO: 25/07/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0053, LET: 15/02/2001, Termination: 18/07/2001
2001/0037, LET: 23/03/2001, Termination: 18/07/2001
2001/0120, LET: 15/02/2001, Termination: 18/07/2001
2001/0110, LET: 15/02/2001, Termination: 18/07/2001
2001/0137, LET: 15/02/2001, Termination: 18/07/2001
2001/0129, LET: 15/02/2001, Termination: 18/07/2001
2001/0066, LET: 23/03/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001

31998L0066
down specific criteria of purity concerning sweeteners for use in foodstuffs

Commission Directive 98/66/EC of 4 September 1998 amending Directive 95/31/EC laying

Deadline for transposal: 01/07/1999

Member States which have notified: all

GERMANY
IRELAND

1999/0487, Termination: 18/07/2001
1999/0517, Termination: 18/07/2001

31998L0072
amending Directive 95/2/EC on food additives other than colours and sweeteners

Directive 98/72/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 October 1998

Deadline for transposal: 04/05/2000

Member States which have notified: all

GERMANY
2000/0567, Termination: 18/07/2001
LUXEMBOURG 2000/0511, Termination: 18/07/2001
2000/0724, Termination: 18/07/2001
PORTUGAL

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31998L0086
96/77/EC laying down specific purity criteria on food additives other than colours and sweeteners

Commission Directive 98/86/EC of 11 November 1998 amending Commission Directive

Deadline for transposal: 01/07/1999

Member States which have notified: all

GERMANY
IRELAND

1999/0488, Termination: 18/07/2001
1999/0518, Termination: 18/07/2001

31999L0002
Directive 1999/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 February 1999 on
the approximation of the laws of the Member States concerning foods and food ingredients treated with
ionising radiation

Deadline for transposal: 20/03/2001

Member States which have notified: all except B, F, and P

BELGIUM
FRANCE
PORTUGAL

2001/0248, RO: 21/12/2001
2001/0239, LET: 06/06/2001
2001/0309, LET: 06/06/2001

31999L0003
the establishment of a Community list of foods and food ingredients treated with ionising radiation

Directive 1999/3/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 February 1999 on

Deadline for transposal: 20/09/2000

Member States which have notified: DK, D, EL, E, F, IR, I, L, A, P, FI, S, UK

31999L0021
purposes

Commission Directive 1999/21/EC of 25 March 1999 on dietary foods for special medical

Member States which have notified: all except D and I

Deadline for transposal: 30/04/2000

GERMANY
IRELAND
ITALY
AUSTRIA

2000/0562, RO: 25/07/2001
2000/0623, RO: 05/02/2001, Termination: 18/07/2001
2000/0586, RO: 02/02/2001, Referral: 26/09/2001, Case C-2001/370
2000/0741, Termination: 18/07/2001

31999L0039
cereal-based foods and baby foods for infants and young children (Text with EEA relevance)

Commission Directive 1999/39/EC of 6 May 1999 amending Directive 96/5/EC on processed

Deadline for transposal: 30/06/2000 and 01/07/2002

Member States which have notified: all except UK

AUSTRIA
PORTUGAL
UNITED KINGDOM

2000/0740, Termination: 18/07/2001
2000/0717, Termination: 18/07/2001
2000/0603, RO: 25/07/2001

31999L0041
amending Directive 89/398/EEC on the approximation of
foodstuffs intended for particular nutritional uses

Directive 1999/41/EC of

the European Parliament and of

the laws of

the Council of 7 June 1999
the Member States relating to

Member States which have notified: all except F and UK

Deadline for transposal: 08/07/2000 and 08/07/2001

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DENMARK
GREECE
FRANCE
ITALY
LUXEMBOURG
AUSTRIA
PORTUGAL
SWEDEN
UNITED KINGDOM

2000/0799, Termination: 18/07/2001
2000/0842, Termination: 18/07/2001
2000/0848, Termination: 18/07/2001
2000/0788, RO: 27/07/2001
2000/0821, RO: 27/07/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2000/0796, Termination: 18/07/2001
2000/0878, Termination: 18/07/2001
2000/0867, Termination: 18/07/2001
2000/0889, Termination: 18/07/2001
2000/0828, RO: 25/07/2001

31999L0050
infant formulae and follow-on formulae (Text with EEA relevance)

Commission Directive 1999/50/EC of 25 May 1999 amending Directive 91/321/EEC on

Deadline for transposal: 30/06/2000

Member States which have notified: all

IRELAND
ITALY
AUSTRIA
PORTUGAL
UNITED KINGDOM

2000/0620, RO: 05/02/2001, Termination: 18/07/2001
2000/0583, Referral: 26/09/2001, Case C-2001/370, Action withdrawn: 20/12/2001
2000/0738, Termination: 18/07/2001
2000/0715, Termination: 18/07/2001
2000/0601, RO: 25/07/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001

31999L0075
Commission Directive 1999/75/EC of 22 July 1999 amending Commission Directive
95/45/EC laying down specific purity criteria concerning colours for use in foodstuffs (Text with EEA
relevance)

Deadline for transposal: 01/07/2000

Member States which have notified: all

GERMANY
IRELAND
LUXEMBOURG
AUSTRIA
PORTUGAL
SWEDEN
UNITED KINGDOM

2000/0811, Termination: 18/07/2001
2000/0833, Termination: 18/07/2001
2000/0795, Termination: 18/07/2001
2000/0875, Termination: 18/07/2001
2000/0864, Termination: 18/07/2001
2000/0887, Termination: 18/07/2001
2000/0826, Termination: 18/07/2001

Commission Directive 1999/91/EC of 23 November 1999 amending Directive 90/128/EEC
31999L0091
relating to plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with foodstuffs (Text with EEA
relevance)

Deadline for transposal: 31/12/2000

Member States which have notified: all

BELGIUM
DENMARK
GERMANY
GREECE
SPAIN
FRANCE
IRELAND
LUXEMBOURG
NETHERLANDS
AUSTRIA
PORTUGAL
FINLAND
SWEDEN
UNITED KINGDOM

2001/0019, LET: 15/02/2001, Termination: 18/07/2001
2001/0082, LET: 15/02/2001, Termination: 18/07/2001
2001/0042, LET: 15/02/2001, Termination: 18/07/2001
2001/0090, LET: 15/02/2001, Termination: 18/07/2001
2001/0098, LET: 15/02/2001, Termination: 18/07/2001
2001/0007, LET: 15/02/2001, Termination: 18/07/2001
2001/0071, LET: 15/02/2001, Termination: 18/07/2001
2001/0015, LET: 15/02/2001, Termination: 18/07/2001
2001/0030, LET: 23/03/2001, Termination: 18/07/2001
2001/0116, LET: 15/02/2001, Termination: 18/07/2001
2001/0106, LET: 15/02/2001, Termination: 18/07/2001
2001/0134, LET: 23/03/2001, Termination: 18/07/2001
2001/0126, LET: 15/02/2001, Termination: 18/07/2001
2001/0060, LET: 23/03/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001

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32000L0051
down specific criteria of purity concerning sweeteners for use in foodstuffs (Text with EEA relevance)

Commission Directive 2000/51/EC of 26 July 2000 amending Directive 95/31/EC laying

Deadline for transposal: 30/06/2001

Member States which have notified: DK, D, EL, E, F, IR, L, P, FI

BELGIUM
DENMARK
GERMANY
IRELAND
ITALY
NETHERLANDS
AUSTRIA
PORTUGAL
SWEDEN
UNITED KINGDOM

2001/0353, LET: 20/07/2001
2001/0395, LET: 20/07/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0367, LET: 20/07/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0388, LET: 20/07/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0376, LET: 20/07/2001
2001/0360, LET: 20/07/2001
2001/0428, LET: 20/07/2001
2001/0418, LET: 20/07/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0434, LET: 20/07/2001
2001/0382, LET: 20/07/2001

32000L0063
Commission Directive 2000/63/EC of 5 October 2000 amending Directive 96/77/EC laying
down specific purity criteria on food additives other than colours and sweeteners (Text with EEA relevance.)

Deadline for transposal: 31/03/2001

Member States which have notified: all

BELGIUM
DENMARK
GERMANY
SPAIN
FRANCE
IRELAND
ITALY
NETHERLANDS
AUSTRIA
PORTUGAL
FINLAND
UNITED KINGDOM

2001/0251, LET: 06/06/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0294, LET: 06/06/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0268, LET: 06/06/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0307, LET: 06/06/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0242, LET: 06/06/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0289, LET: 06/06/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0275, LET: 06/06/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0259, LET: 06/06/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0322, LET: 06/06/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0309, LET: 06/06/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0332, LET: 06/06/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0282, LET: 06/06/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001

ConsumerProtection

Directive 97/7/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 1997 on the
31997L0007
protection of consumers in respect of distance contracts - Statement by the Council and the Parliament re
Article 6(1) - Statement by the Commission re Article 3(1), first indent

Deadline for transposal: 04/06/2000

Member States which have notified: all except E and L

2000/0702, RO: 09/03/2001, Referral: 17/10/2001, Case C-2001/414
2000/0681, RO: 09/03/2001, Termination: 18/07/2001
2000/0497, RO: 13/02/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2000/0633, RO: 12/03/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001

SPAIN
GREECE
FRANCE
IRELAND
LUXEMBOURG 2000/0517, RO: 13/02/2001
NETHERLANDS 2000/0554, Termination: 18/07/2001
PORTUGAL
FINLAND

2000/0730, RO: 09/03/2001, Termination: 18/07/2001
2000/0785, RO: 14/03/2001, Termination: 18/07/2001

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31997L0055
Directive 84/450/EEC concerning misleading advertising so as to include comparative advertising

Directive 97/55/EC of European Parliament and of the Council of 6 October 1997 amending

Member States which have notified: all except E, L and NL

Deadline for transposal: 23/04/2000

2000/0680, RO: 09/03/2001, Termination: 18/07/2001
2000/0700, RO: 09/03/2001, Referral: 09/10/2001, Case C-2001/392
2000/0495, RO: 13/02/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001

GREECE
SPAIN
FRANCE
LUXEMBOURG 2000/0516, RO: 13/02/2001
NETHERLANDS 2000/0553, RO: 26/07/2001
FINLAND

2000/0783, RO: 14/03/2001, Termination: 18/07/2001

31998L0006
consumer protection in the indication of the prices of products offered to consumers

Directive 98/6/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 1998 on

Deadline for transposal: 18/03/2000

Member States which have notified: all

2000/0679, RO: 09/03/2001, Termination: 18/07/2001
GREECE
2000/0698, RO: 09/03/2001, Termination: 18/07/2001
SPAIN
2000/0630, RO: 12/03/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
IRELAND
LUXEMBOURG 2000/0514, RO: 13/02/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001

Directive 98/7/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 1998
31998L0007
amending Directive 87/102/EEC for the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions
of the Member States concerning consumer credit

Member States which have notified: all except E and F

Deadline for transposal: 21/04/2000

2000/0678, RO: 09/03/2001, Termination: 18/07/2001
GREECE
2000/0697, RO: 09/03/2001, Referral: 08/10/2001, Case C-2001/386
SPAIN
2000/0492, RO: 09/03/2001
FRANCE
IRELAND
2000/0629, RO: 12/03/2001, Termination: 18/07/2001
LUXEMBOURG 2000/0513, RO: 09/03/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001

31998L0027
injunctions for the protection of consumers' interests

Directive 98/27/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 May 1998 on

Deadline for transposal: 01/01/2001

Member States which have notified: DK, D, F, IR, I, NL, A, P, FI, S, UK

BELGIUM
GERMANY
GREECE
SPAIN
FRANCE
IRELAND
ITALY
LUXEMBOURG
PORTUGAL
UNITED KINGDOM

2001/0161, RO: 21/12/2001
2001/0171, LET: – Sent: 06/04/2001, Termination: 18/07/2001
2001/0206, RO: 21/12/2001
2001/0213, RO: 21/12/2001
2001/0146, LET: - Sent: 06/04/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0192, LET: - Sent: 06/04/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0177, LET: - Sent: 06/04/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0154, LET: - Sent: 06/04/2001
2001/0220, LET: - Sent: 06/04/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0185, LET: - Sent: 06/04/2001, Termination: 18/07/2001

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VAT

32000L0017
Council Directive 2000/17/EC of 30 March 2000 amending Directive 77/388/EEC on the
common system of value added tax — transitional provisions granted to the Republic of Austria and the
Portuguese Republic

Deadline for transposal: 01/01/1999

Member States which have notified: all (concerns only A and P)

AUSTRIA
PORTUGAL

2000/0874, Termination: 18/07/2001
2000/0862, Termination: 18/07/2001

Exciseduties

32000L0044
Council Directive 2000/44/EC of 30 June 2000 amending Directive 92/12/EEC as regards
temporary quantitative restrictions for products subject to excise duties brought into Sweden from other
Member States (addressed to Sweden)

Deadline for transposal: 01/07/2000

Member States which have notified: all (concerns only S)

SWEDEN

2000/0886, Termination: 18/07/2001

ENERGY

Gas

31998L0030
concerning common rules for the internal market in natural gas

Directive 98/30/EC of

the European Parliament and of

the Council of 22 June 1998

Member States which have notified: all except F

Deadline for transposal: 01/08/2000

FRANCE
LUXEMBOURG
PORTUGAL

2000/2215, RO: 05/02/2001, Referral: 03/07/2001, Case C-2001/259
2000/2216, RO: 19/01/2001, Termination: 18/07/2001
2000/2217, Termination: 28/03/2001

74

Coalandoil

31998L0093
Council Directive 98/93/EC of 14 December 1998 amending Directive 68/414/EEC imposing
an obligation on Member States of the EEC to maintain minimum stocks of crude oil and/or petroleum
products

Deadline for transposal: 01/01/2000

Member States which have notified: all

ITALY
PORTUGAL

2000/0241, Termination: 11/04/2001
2000/0330, Termination: 11/04/2001

Renewableenergyandenergyefficiency

31998L0011
92/75/EEC with regard to energy labelling of household lamps (Text with EEA relevance)

Commission Directive 98/11/EC of 27 January 1998 implementing Council Directive

Deadline for transposal: 14/06/1999

Member States which have notified: all

ITALY

1999/0492, Referral: 23/05/2001, Case C-2001/210, Action withdrawn: 20/12/2001

TRANSPORT

Land,roadandinlandwaterwaytransport

31976L0135
licences for inland waterway vessels

Council Directive 76/135/EEC of 20 January 1976 on reciprocal recognition of navigability

Member States which have notified: B, DK, D, EL, E, F, IR, I, L, NL, A, P, UK

FINLAND

2001/2025, LET: 23/04/2001, RO: 21/12/2001

31982L0714
inland waterway vessels

Council Directive 82/714/EEC of 4 October 1982 laying down technical requirements for

Member States which have notified: B, DK, D, EL, E, F, IR, I, L, NL, A, P, UK

FINLAND

2001/2024, LET: 23/04/2001, RO: 21/12/2001

31987L0540
Council Directive 87/540/EEC of 9 November 1987 on access to the occupation of carrier of
goods by waterway in national and international transport and on the mutual recognition of diplomas,
certificates and other evidence of formal qualifications for this occupation

Member States which have notified: B, DK, D, EL, E, F, IR, I, L, NL, A, P, UK

FINLAND

2001/2023, LET: 23/04/2001, RO: 21/12/2001

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31991L0672
boatmasters' certificates for the carriage of goods and passengers by inland waterway

Council Directive 91/672/EEC of 16 December 1991 on the reciprocal recognition of national

Member States which have notified: B, DK, D, EL, E, F, IR, I, L, NL, A, P, UK

FINLAND

2001/2022, LET: 23/04/2001, RO: 21/12/2001

31996L0050
Council Directive 96/50/EC of 23 July 1996 on the harmonisation of the conditions for
obtaining national boatmasters' certificates for the carriage of goods and passengers by inland waterway in
the Community

Deadline for transposal: 07/04/1998

Member States which have notified: all except F

FRANCE
NETHERLANDS

1999/2003, Judgment: 20/09/2001, Case C-2000/468
1998/0236, Termination: 11/04/2001

31998L0076
Council Directive 98/76/EC of 1 October 1998 amending Directive 96/26/EC on admission to
the occupation of road haulage operator and road passenger transport operator and mutual recognition of
diplomas, certificates and other evidence of formal qualifications intended to facilitate for these operators the
right to freedom of establishment in national and international transport operations

Deadline for transposal: 01/10/1999

Member States which have notified: DK, D, EL, E, IR, I, NL, A, P, FI, UK

BELGIUM
GREECE
FRANCE
ITALY
LUXEMBOURG
AUSTRIA
SWEDEN

2000/0038, Referral: 12/07/2001, Case C-2001/274
2000/0104, Referral: 19/03/2001, Case C-2001/127, Action withdrawn: 13/11/2001
2000/0010, Referral: 07/09/2001, Case C-2001/335
2000/0062, Termination: 18/07/2001
2000/0025, Judgment: 13/12/2001, Case C-2001/107
2000/0138, Termination: 18/07/2001
2000/0151, Referral: 17/12/2001, Case C-2001/490

31999L0036

Council Directive 1999/36/EC of 29 April 1999 on transportable pressure equipment

Deadline for transposal: 01/12/2000

Member States which have notified: DK, E, F, L, NL, A, FI, S, UK

BELGIUM
GERMANY
GREECE
IRELAND
ITALY
LUXEMBOURG
PORTUGAL

2001/0468, LET: 19/10/2001
2001/0491, LET: 19/10/2001
2001/0538, LET: 19/10/2001
2001/0524, LET: 19/10/2001
2001/0502, LET: 19/10/2001
2001/0461, LET: 19/10/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0555, LET: 19/10/2001

31999L0052
Commission Directive 1999/52/EC of 26 May 1999 adapting to technical progress Council
Directive 96/96/EC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to roadworthiness tests
for motor vehicles and their trailers (Text with EEA relevance)

Deadline for transposal: 01/10/2000

Member States which have notified: B, DK, D, EL, E, F, I, L, NL, A, P, FI, S, UK

GREECE
IRELAND

2001/0092, LET: 15/02/2001, Termination: 18/07/2001
2001/0072, LET: 15/02/2001, RO: 26/07/2001

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LUXEMBOURG
NETHERLANDS
AUSTRIA

2001/0011, LET: 15/02/2001, Termination: 11/04/2001
2001/0032, LET: 23/03/2001, Termination: 18/07/2001
2001/0118, LET: 15/02/2001, RO: 26/07/2001

Termination: 20/12/2001

31999L0062
charging of heavy goods vehicles for the use of certain infrastructures

Directive 1999/62/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 June 1999 on the

Deadline for transposal: 01/07/2000

Member States which have notified: all except B

BELGIUM
DENMARK
GERMANY
GREECE
SPAIN
FRANCE
IRELAND
LUXEMBOURG
NETHERLANDS
AUSTRIA
PORTUGAL
FINLAND
SWEDEN

2000/0910, RO: 25/07/2001, SRO: 21/12/2001
2000/0927, Termination: 18/07/2001
2000/0915, RO: 25/07/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2000/0931, RO: 26/07/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2000/0934, RO: 26/07/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2000/0902, Termination: 18/07/2001
2000/0924, RO: 25/07/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2000/0906, Termination: 18/07/2001
2000/0913, Termination: 18/07/2001
2000/0941, Termination: 18/07/2001
2000/0938, RO: 26/07/2001, Termination: 23/10/2001
2000/0947, Termination: 18/07/2001
2000/0944, Termination: 19/09/2001

32001L0002
Directive 1999/36/EC on transportable pressure equipment

Commission Directive 2001/2/EC of 4 January 2001 adapting to technical progress Council

Deadline for transposal: 01/07/2001

Member States which have notified: DK, E, F, I, L, NL, FI, S, UK

BELGIUM
GERMANY
GREECE
IRELAND
ITALY
LUXEMBOURG
PORTUGAL

2001/0476, LET: 19/10/2001
2001/0498, LET: 19/10/2001
2001/0543, LET: 19/10/2001
2001/0530, LET: 19/10/2001
2001/0510, LET: 19/10/2001
2001/0465, LET: 19/10/2001, Termination: 20/12/2001
2001/0561, LET: 19/10/2001

Railtransport

31996L0048
high-speed rail system

Council Directive 96/48/EC of 23 July 1996 on the interoperability of the trans-European

Deadline for transposal: 08/04/1999

Member States which have notified: all except IR, A, FI, UK

FRANCE
IRELAND
GREECE
AUSTRIA
FINLAND
SWEDEN
UNITED KINGDOM

1999/0337, Termination: 18/07/2001
1999/0383, Judgment: 13/12/2001, Case C-2000/372
1999/0396, Judgment: 25/10/2000, Case C-2000/460, Termination: 13/11/2001
1999/0418, RO: 24/01/2000
1999/0428, Referral: 03/07/2001, Case C-2001/254
1999/0424, Case C-2000/410, Action withdrawn: 18/07/2001
1999/0377, Referral: 29/11/2000, Case C-2000/441

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Landtransport,safetyandtechnology

31994L0055
Member States with regard to the transport of dangerous goods by road

Council Directive 94/55/EC of 21 November 1994 on the approximation of the laws of the

Deadline for transposal: 31/12/1996

Member States which have notified: all except IR

IRELAND

1998/0042, LET: 228: 25/07/2001

31995L0050
transport of dangerous goods by road

Council Directive 95/50/EC of 6 October 1995 on uniform procedures for checks on the

Deadline for transposal: 01/01/1997

Member States which have notified: all except IR

IRELAND

1997/0506, LET: 228: 25/07/2001

31996L0035
of safety advisers for the transport of dangerous goods by road, rail and inland waterway

Council Directive 96/35/EC of 3 June 1996 on the appointment and vocational qualification

Deadline for transposal: 31/12/1999

Member States which have notified: all

GREECE
IRELAND

2000/0306, RO: 02/02/2001, Termination: 28/03/2001
2000/0272, RO: 31/01/2001, Termination: 28/03/2001

31996L0049
States with regard to the transport of dangerous goods by rail

Council Directive 96/49/EC of 23 July 1996 on the approximation of the laws of the Member

Deadline for transposal: 31/12/1996

Member States which have notified: all except IR

GREECE
IRELAND

1999/0397, Termination: 19/09/2001
1999/0384, Judgment: 20/09/2001, Case C-2000/370

Commission Directive 96/86/EC of 13 December 1996 adapting to technical progress
31996L0086
Council Directive 94/55/EC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States with regard to the
transport of dangerous goods by road (Text with EEA relevance)

Deadline for transposal: 31/12/1996

Member States which have notified: all except IR

IRELAND

1998/0045, LET: 228: 25/07/2001

31996L0087
Commission Directive 96/87/EC of 13 December 1996 adapting to technical progress
Council Directive 96/49/EC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States with regard to the
transport of dangerous goods by rail (Text with EEA relevance)

Deadline for transposal: 31/12/1996

Member States which have notified: all except IR

GREECE
IRELAND

1999/0398, Termination: 19/09/2001
1999/0385, Judgment: 20/09/2001, Case C-2000/370

78

Commission Directive 1999/47/EC of 21 May 1999 adapting for the second time to technical
31999L0047
progress Council Directive 94/55/EC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States with regard to
the transport of dangerous goods by road

Member States which have notified: all except IR

Deadline for transposal: 01/07/1999

GREECE
IRELAND

2000/0294, RO: 24/01/2001, Termination: 13/11/2001
2000/0265, RO: 31/01/2001, Referral: 24/09/2001, Case C-2001/365

31999L0048
Commission Directive 1999/48/EC of 21 May 1999 adapting for the second time to technical
progress Council Directive 96/49/EC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States with regard to
the transport of dangerous goods by rail

Member States which have notified: all except IR, I

Deadline for transposal: 01/07/1999

GREECE
IRELAND
ITALY

2000/0293, RO: 24/01/2001, Termination: 19/09/2001
2000/0264, RO: 31/01/2001, Referral: 24/09/2001, Case C-2001/366
2000/0239, RO: 29/12/2000

32000L0018
Directive 2000/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2000 on
minimum examination requirements for safety advisers for the transport of dangerous goods by road, rail or
inland waterway

Deadline for transposal: 19/08/2000

Member States which have notified: all

ITALY
IRELAND
GREECE
PORTUGAL

2000/0819, Termination: 28/03/2001
2000/0832, Termination: 28/03/2001
2000/0844, Termination: 28/03/2001
2000/0861, Termination: 28/03/2001

Airtransport

31994L0056
governing the investigation of civil aviation accidents and incidents

Council Directive 94/56/EC of 21 November 1994 establishing the fundamental principles

Member States which have notified: all except L

Deadline for transposal: 21/11/1996

GREECE
LUXEMBOURG

1997/0047, Judgment: 05/04/2001, Case C-1999/494, Termination: 13/11/2001
1997/0107, RO 228: 10/04/2001; Second referral (decision): 20/12/2001

31998L0020
Council Directive 98/20/EC of 30 March 1998 amending Directive 92/14/EEC on the
limitation of the operation of aeroplanes covered by Part II, Chapter 2, Volume 1 of Annex 16 to the
Convention on International Civil Aviation, second edition (1988)

Member States which have notified: all except IR

IRELAND

1999/0274, Referral: 31/08/2001, Case C-2001/327

Deadline for transposal: 28/02/1999 and 31/03/2002

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Commission Directive 1999/28/EC of 21 April 1999 amending the Annex to Council
31999L0028
Directive 92/14/EEC on the limitation of the operation of aeroplanes covered by Part II, Chapter 2, Volume 1
of Annex 16 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation, second edition (1988)

Deadline for transposal: 01/09/1999

Member States which have notified: all except IR

IRELAND

2000/0073, Referral: 31/08/2001, Case C-2001/328

Transportbysea

31995L0021
Council Directive 95/21/EC of 19 June 1995 concerning the enforcement, in respect of
shipping using Community ports and sailing in the waters under the jurisdiction of the Member States, of
international standards for ship safety, pollution prevention and shipboard living and working conditions (port
State control)

Deadline for transposal: 30/06/1996

Member States which have notified: all

ITALY

1996/0997, Termination: 28/03/2001

31997L0070
fishing vessels of 24 metres in length and over

Council Directive 97/70/EC of 11 December 1997 setting up a harmonised safety regime for

Member States which have notified: all except NL

NETHERLANDS

1999/0044, Referral: 03/10/2000, Case C-2000/364

Deadline for transposal: 01/01/1999

31998L0018
ships

Council Directive 98/18/EC of 17 March 1998 on safety rules and standards for passenger

Deadline for transposal: 01/07/1998

Member States which have notified: all except P

LUXEMBOURG
PORTUGAL
UNITED KINGDOM

1999/0220, Termination: 18/07/2001
1999/0306, Referral: 24/07/2001, Case C-2001/281
1999/0264, Termination: 17/01/2001

31998L0025
Commission Directive 98/25/EC of 27 April 1998 amending Council Directive 95/21/EC
concerning the enforcement, in respect of shipping using Community ports and sailing in the waters under
the jurisdiction of the Member States, of international standards for ship safety, pollution prevention and
shipboard living and working conditions (port State control)

Deadline for transposal: 01/07/1998

Member States which have notified: all

ITALY

1999/0369, Termination: 28/03/2001

31998L0035
level of training of seafarers

Council Directive 98/35/EC of 25 May 1998 amending Directive 94/58/EC on the minimum

Deadline for transposal: 25/05/1999

Member States which have notified: all except L and NL

ITALY

1999/0493, Referral: 19/06/2001, Case C-2001/235
Action withdrawn: 13/11/2001

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LUXEMBOURG
NETHERLANDS
PORTUGAL
AUSTRIA

1999/0452, Judgment: 03/07/2001, Case C-2000/297
1999/0474, RO: 05/04/2000
1999/0555, Termination: 20/12/2001
1999/0565, Termination: 19/09/2001

31998L0041
passenger ships operating to or from ports of the Member States of the Community

Council Directive 98/41/EC of 18 June 1998 on the registration of persons sailing on board

Deadline for transposal: 31/12/1998

Member States which have notified: all

NETHERLANDS
AUSTRIA

1999/0237, Termination: 18/07/2001
1999/0319, Termination: 18/07/2001

31998L0042
Commission Directive 98/42/EC of 19 June 1998 amending Council Directive 95/21/EC
concerning the enforcement, in respect of shipping using Community ports and sailing in the waters under
the jurisdiction of the Member States, of international standards for ship safety, pollution prevention and
shipboard living and working conditions (port State control) (Text with EEA relevance)

Deadline for transposal: 30/09/1998

Member States which have notified: all

ITALY

1999/0373, Termination: 28/03/2001

31999L0019
setting up a harmonised safety regime for fishing vessels of 24 metres in length and over

Commission Directive 1999/19/EC of 18 March 1999 amending Council Directive 97/70/EC

Deadline for transposal: 31/05/2000

Member States which have notified: all except B and NL

BELGIUM
NETHERLANDS

2000/0530, RO: 29/01/2001, Referral: 11/12/2001, Case C-2001/479
2000/0548, RO: 07/05/2001

31999L0035
safe operation of regular ro-ro ferry and high-speed passenger craft services

Council Directive 1999/35/EC of 29 April 1999 on a system of mandatory surveys for the

Deadline for transposal: 01/12/2000

Member States which have notified: B, DK, D, EL, E, F, IR, I, UK

BELGIUM

GREECE

FRANCE
IRELAND

ITALY
NETHERLANDS
AUSTRIA
PORTUGAL
FINLAND
SWEDEN
UNITED KINGDOM

2001/0021, LET: 15/02/2001, RO: 26/07/2001
Termination: 13/11/2001
2001/0094, LET: 15/02/2001, RO: 25/07/2001
Termination: 13/11/2001
2001/0002, LET: 15/02/2001, Termination: 19/09/2001
2001/0073, LET: 15/02/2001, RO: 26/07/2001
Termination: 13/11/2001
2001/0051, LET: 15/02/2001, Termination: 11/04/2001
2001/0032, LET: 23/03/2001, RO: 25/07/2001
2001/0119, LET: 15/02/2001, RO: 24/07/2001
2001/0108, LET: 15/02/2001, RO: 26/07/2001
2001/0135, LET: 23/03/2001, RO: 26/07/2001
2001/0128, LET: 15/02/2001, RO: 24/07/2001
2001/0063, LET: 23/03/2001, Termination: 18/07/2001

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Commission Directive 1999/97/EC of 13 December 1999 amending Council Directive
31999L0097
95/21/EC concerning the enforcement, in respect of shipping using Community ports and sailing in the
waters under the jurisdiction of the Member States, of international standards for ship safety, pollution
prevention and shipboard living and working conditions (port State control) (Text with EEA relevance)
Deadline for transposal: 14/12/2000

Member States which have notified: B, DK, D, EL, E, F, IR, I, A, P, FI, S, UK

BELGIUM

DENMARK
GERMANY

GREECE

FRANCE
IRELAND
LUXEMBOURG
NETHERLANDS
FINLAND
SWEDEN
UNITED KINGDOM

2001/0018, LET: 15/02/2001, RO: 26/07/2001
Termination: 23/10/2001
2001/0081, LET: 15/02/2001, Termination: 18/07/2001
2001/0041, LET: 15/02/2001, RO: 25/07/2001
Termination: 20/10/2001
2001/0089, LET: 15/02/2001, RO: 26/07/2001
Termination: 13/11/2001
2001/0003, LET: 15/02/2001, Termination: 18/07/2001
2001/0070, LET: 15/02/2001, Termination: 18/07/2001
2001/0012, LET: 15/02/2001, RO: 26/07/2001
2001/0029, LET: 23/03/2001, RO: 25/07/2001
2001/0133, LET: 23/03/2001, Termination: 18/07/2001
2001/0125, LET: 15/02/2001, Termination: 18/07/2001
2001/0059, LET: 23/03/2001, RO: 24/07/2001
Termination: 20/12/2001

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WHOHFRPPXQLFDWLRQV(cid:3)PDUNHWV

21/12/2001 C-2001/500

4/05/1999

1998/2071

1998/2072

1998/2077

1998/2240

B

P

F

E

9/03/1999 judgment 30/11/2000 C-1999/384

4/05/1999 judgment 16/10/2001 C-1999/429

8/07/1999 judgment 6/12/2001 C-2000/146

4/05/1999

21/12/2001 C-2001/500

Termination

Ongoing

Ongoing

Ongoing

Termination

Ongoing

Ongoing

Ongoing

’LUHFWLYH(cid:3)(cid:28)(cid:26)(cid:18)(cid:22)(cid:22)(cid:18)(&(cid:3)RI(cid:3)WKH(cid:3)(XURSHDQ(cid:3)3DUOLDPHQW(cid:3)DQG(cid:3)RI(cid:3)WKH(cid:3)&RXQFLO(cid:3)RI(cid:3)(cid:22)(cid:19)(cid:3)-XQH(cid:3)(cid:20)(cid:28)(cid:28)(cid:26)(cid:3)RQ(cid:3)LQWHUFRQQHFWLRQ(cid:3)LQ(cid:3)7HOHFRPPXQLFDWLRQV(cid:3)ZLWK(cid:3)UHJDUG(cid:3)WR(cid:3)HQVXULQJ(cid:3)
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1998/2071

1998/2077

B

F

9/03/1999 judgment 30/11/2000 C-1999/384

8/07/1999 judgment 6/12/2001 C-2000/146

(GXFDWLRQ(cid:3)DQG(cid:3)&XOWXUH

Termination

Ongoing

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6WDWHV(cid:3)FRQFHUQLQJ(cid:3)WKH(cid:3)SXUVXLW(cid:3)RI(cid:3)WHOHYLVLRQ(cid:3)EURDGFDVWLQJ(cid:3)DFWLYLWLHV
4/01/1994;
11/03/1997

action withdrawn C-1999/140

1992/2164

Termination

F

3

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1990/2109

F 

8/11/1994 judgment 13/03/1997 C-1996/197

30/01/1997

29/07/1998

10/06/1999 C-1999/224

Termination

F

1998/4904
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WKH(cid:3)HYHQW(cid:3)RI(cid:3)WUDQVIHUV(cid:3)RI(cid:3)XQGHUWDNLQJV(cid:15)(cid:3)EXVLQHVVHV(cid:3)RU(cid:3)SDUWV(cid:3)RI(cid:3)EXVLQHVVHV

15/06/2001

Ongoing

1990/2144

I

4/08/1999

30/03/2001 C-2001/145

Ongoing

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1995/2134

1995/2136

1995/2137

1995/2139

1997/2173

1997/2193

1998/2015

DK

IR

I

NL

FI 

D

B

16/10/2000

26/07/2001

19/10/1998 judgment 15/11/2001 C-2000/049

30/12/1998

15/11/2001 C-2001/441

26/07/2001

19/10/1998

6/01/2000 C-2000/005

9/07/1999

Termination

Ongoing

Ongoing

Ongoing

Ongoing

Ongoing

Termination

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ZLWKLQ(cid:3)WKH(cid:3)PHDQLQJ(cid:3)RI(cid:3)$UWLFOH(cid:3)(cid:20)(cid:25)(cid:3)(cid:11)(cid:20)(cid:12)(cid:3)RI(cid:3)’LUHFWLYH(cid:3)(cid:27)(cid:28)(cid:18)(cid:22)(cid:28)(cid:20)(cid:18)((&(cid:12)

1998/2219

DK

29/12/2000

Termination

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1998/2222

I

4/08/1999

14/02/2001 C-2001/065

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4

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1998/2224

I

9/07/1999

13/12/2000 C-2000/455

Ongoing

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(cid:27)(cid:28)(cid:18)(cid:22)(cid:28)(cid:20)(cid:18)((&(cid:12)

1998/2354

1998/2359

F

S

6/08/1999;
11/10/2001

6/08/1999

Ongoing

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&RXQFLO(cid:3)’LUHFWLYH(cid:3)(cid:28)(cid:22)(cid:18)(cid:20)(cid:19)(cid:23)(cid:18)(&(cid:3)RI(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:22)(cid:3)1RYHPEHU(cid:3)(cid:20)(cid:28)(cid:28)(cid:22)(cid:3)FRQFHUQLQJ(cid:3)FHUWDLQ(cid:3)DVSHFWV(cid:3)RI(cid:3)WKH(cid:3)RUJDQL]DWLRQ(cid:3)RI(cid:3)ZRUNLQJ(cid:3)WLPH

DK

1997/4778
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ZRPHQ(cid:3)LQ(cid:3)RFFXSDWLRQDO(cid:3)VRFLDO(cid:3)VHFXULW\(cid:3)VFKHPHV

27/09/2001

Ongoing

1999/2244

L

21/12/2001

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1998/2327

EL

1998/4346

1999/2028

I

P

(QWHUSULVH

16/08/1999

20/04/2001

29/12/2000

decision
20/12/2001

Ongoing

Termination

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Ongoing

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SURSULHWDU\(cid:3)PHGLFLQDO(cid:3)SURGXFWV

1996/2094

B

20/01/1998;
26/07/2001

Ongoing

5

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1998/2239

I

14/07/1999

3/10/2000 C-2000/365

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1996/4294

D

16/01/2001

Ongoing

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1995/4580

1998/4052

EL

A

23/09/1997;
13/03/2000

30/12/1998

suspended
judgment 
27/11/2001
(decision)
21/12/2001

C-1999/424

Ongoing

Ongoing

B

1999/5305
&RXQFLO(cid:3)’LUHFWLYH(cid:3)(cid:27)(cid:28)(cid:18)(cid:22)(cid:27)(cid:20)(cid:18)((&(cid:3)RI(cid:3)(cid:20)(cid:23)(cid:3)-XQH(cid:3)(cid:20)(cid:28)(cid:27)(cid:28)(cid:3)H[WHQGLQJ(cid:3)WKH(cid:3)VFRSH(cid:3)RI(cid:3)’LUHFWLYHV(cid:3)(cid:25)(cid:24)(cid:18)(cid:25)(cid:24)(cid:18)((&(cid:3)DQG(cid:3)(cid:26)(cid:24)(cid:18)(cid:22)(cid:20)(cid:28)(cid:18)((&(cid:3)RQ(cid:3)WKH(cid:3)DSSUR[LPDWLRQ(cid:3)RI(cid:3)SURYLVLRQV(cid:3)ODLG(cid:3)GRZQ(cid:3)E\(cid:3)
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KXPDQ(cid:3)EORRG(cid:3)RU(cid:3)KXPDQ(cid:3)SODVPD

16/05/2001

Ongoing

1996/2094

B

20/01/1998;
26/07/2001

Ongoing

&RXQFLO(cid:3)’LUHFWLYH(cid:3)(cid:27)(cid:28)(cid:18)(cid:25)(cid:27)(cid:25)(cid:18)((&(cid:3)RI(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:20)(cid:3)’HFHPEHU(cid:3)(cid:20)(cid:28)(cid:27)(cid:28)(cid:3)RQ(cid:3)WKH(cid:3)DSSUR[LPDWLRQ(cid:3)RI(cid:3)WKH(cid:3)ODZV(cid:3)RI(cid:3)WKH(cid:3)0HPEHU(cid:3)6WDWHV(cid:3)UHODWLQJ(cid:3)WR(cid:3)SHUVRQDO(cid:3)SURWHFWLYH(cid:3)HTXLSPHQW

1997/4213

D

21/10/1998

2/03/2001 C-2001/103

Ongoing

&RXQFLO(cid:3)’LUHFWLYH(cid:3)(cid:28)(cid:19)(cid:18)(cid:22)(cid:28)(cid:25)(cid:18)((&(cid:3)RI(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:28)(cid:3)-XQH(cid:3)(cid:20)(cid:28)(cid:28)(cid:19)(cid:3)RQ(cid:3)WKH(cid:3)DSSUR[LPDWLRQ(cid:3)RI(cid:3)WKH(cid:3)ODZV(cid:3)RI(cid:3)WKH(cid:3)0HPEHU(cid:3)6WDWHV(cid:3)UHODWLQJ(cid:3)WR(cid:3)DSSOLDQFHV(cid:3)EXUQLQJ(cid:3)JDVHRXV(cid:3)IXHOV

1993/2294

1996/4294

I

D

28/11/1995 judgment 25/03/1999 C-1997/112

2/02/2000

23/10/2001

16/01/2001

Ongoing

Ongoing

6

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06

52(cid:3)RU(cid:3)
68352(cid:3)VHQW

5HIHUUDO(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:21)(cid:25)(cid:3)
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/(7(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:21)(cid:27)(cid:3)VHQW 52(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:21)(cid:27)(cid:3)VHQW

5HIHUUDO(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:21)(cid:27)(cid:3)
(&

&DVH

6WDWXV(cid:3)RQ(cid:3)
(cid:22)(cid:20)(cid:18)(cid:20)(cid:21)(cid:18)(cid:21)(cid:19)(cid:19)(cid:20)

(QYLURQPHQW

&RXQFLO(cid:3)’LUHFWLYH(cid:3)(cid:26)(cid:24)(cid:18)(cid:23)(cid:22)(cid:28)(cid:18)((&(cid:3)RI(cid:3)(cid:20)(cid:25)(cid:3)-XQH(cid:3)(cid:20)(cid:28)(cid:26)(cid:24)(cid:3)RQ(cid:3)WKH(cid:3)GLVSRVDO(cid:3)RI(cid:3)ZDVWH(cid:3)RLOV

1990/5097

1993/2115

2000/2165

D

P 

A

14/03/1995 judgment 09/09/1999 C-1997/102

18/09/2000

26/07/2001

27/11/1997

13/10/1999 C-1999/392

21/12/2001

Ongoing

Ongoing

Ongoing

&RXQFLO(cid:3)’LUHFWLYH(cid:3)(cid:26)(cid:24)(cid:18)(cid:23)(cid:23)(cid:19)(cid:18)((&(cid:3)RI(cid:3)(cid:20)(cid:25)(cid:3)-XQH(cid:3)(cid:20)(cid:28)(cid:26)(cid:24)(cid:3)FRQFHUQLQJ(cid:3)WKH(cid:3)TXDOLW\(cid:3)UHTXLUHG(cid:3)RI(cid:3)VXUIDFH(cid:3)ZDWHU(cid:3)LQWHQGHG(cid:3)IRU(cid:3)WKH(cid:3)DEVWUDFWLRQ(cid:3)RI(cid:3)GULQNLQJ(cid:3)ZDWHU(cid:3)LQ(cid:3)WKH(cid:3)0HPEHU(cid:3)
6WDWHV

1989/0206

I

12/02/1991 action withdrawn C-2000/375

Termination

&RXQFLO(cid:3)’LUHFWLYH(cid:3)(cid:26)(cid:24)(cid:18)(cid:23)(cid:23)(cid:21)(cid:18)((&(cid:3)RI(cid:3)(cid:20)(cid:24)(cid:3)-XO\(cid:3)(cid:20)(cid:28)(cid:26)(cid:24)(cid:3)RQ(cid:3)ZDVWH

1989/0138

1998/2024

1998/2391

1998/5056

1999/4401

2000/2034

2000/2166

EL

I

UK

D

A

B

A

5/03/1990 judgment 07/04/1992 C-1991/045

21/09/1995

6/08/1996 judgment 04/07/2000  C-1997/387

Termination

11/04/2001

24/07/2001

27/07/2000

(decision)
20/12/2001

27/07/2000

4/05/2001 C-2001/194

7/05/2001

24/07/2001

Ongoing

Ongoing

Ongoing

Ongoing

Ongoing

Ongoing

&RXQFLO(cid:3)’LUHFWLYH(cid:3)(cid:26)(cid:25)(cid:18)(cid:23)(cid:25)(cid:23)(cid:18)((&(cid:3)RI(cid:3)(cid:23)(cid:3)0D\(cid:3)(cid:20)(cid:28)(cid:26)(cid:25)(cid:3)RQ(cid:3)SROOXWLRQ(cid:3)FDXVHG(cid:3)E\(cid:3)FHUWDLQ(cid:3)GDQJHURXV(cid:3)VXEVWDQFHV(cid:3)GLVFKDUJHG(cid:3)LQWR(cid:3)WKH(cid:3)DTXDWLF(cid:3)HQYLURQPHQW(cid:3)RI(cid:3)WKH(cid:3)
&RPPXQLW\

1997/4357

B

1990/5220

IR 

18/12/1998

12/06/1992; 
28/07/2000

judgment 
14/06/2001

C-2000/230

(decision)
20/12/2001

7

Ongoing

Ongoing

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5HIHUUDO(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:21)(cid:27)(cid:3)
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&DVH

6WDWXV(cid:3)RQ(cid:3)
(cid:22)(cid:20)(cid:18)(cid:20)(cid:21)(cid:18)(cid:21)(cid:19)(cid:19)(cid:20)

&RXQFLO(cid:3)’LUHFWLYH(cid:3)(cid:26)(cid:27)(cid:18)(cid:22)(cid:20)(cid:28)(cid:18)((&(cid:3)RI(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:19)(cid:3)0DUFK(cid:3)(cid:20)(cid:28)(cid:26)(cid:27)(cid:3)RQ(cid:3)WR[LF(cid:3)DQG(cid:3)GDQJHURXV(cid:3)ZDVWH

1989/0138

EL

5/03/1990

judgment 
07/04/1992

C-1991/045

21/09/1995

6/08/1996

judgment 
04/07/2000 

C-1997/387

Termination

&RXQFLO(cid:3)’LUHFWLYH(cid:3)(cid:26)(cid:28)(cid:18)(cid:23)(cid:19)(cid:28)(cid:18)((&(cid:3)RI(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:3)$SULO(cid:3)(cid:20)(cid:28)(cid:26)(cid:28)(cid:3)RQ(cid:3)WKH(cid:3)FRQVHUYDWLRQ(cid:3)RI(cid:3)ZLOG(cid:3)ELUGV

1992/4279

1995/4543

1996/4016

1998/4993

1999/4095

I 

FI 

S

D

D

2000/2059

NL

7/08/1997 judgment 17/05/2001 C-1999/159

21/12/2001

28/04/1999;
25/07/2001

4/11/1999

25/06/2001 C-2001/247

25/07/2001

25/07/2001

26/07/2001

&RXQFLO(cid:3)’LUHFWLYH(cid:3)(cid:27)(cid:19)(cid:18)(cid:25)(cid:27)(cid:18)((&(cid:3)RI(cid:3)(cid:20)(cid:26)(cid:3)’HFHPEHU(cid:3)(cid:20)(cid:28)(cid:26)(cid:28)(cid:3)RQ(cid:3)WKH(cid:3)SURWHFWLRQ(cid:3)RI(cid:3)JURXQGZDWHU(cid:3)DJDLQVW(cid:3)SROOXWLRQ(cid:3)FDXVHG(cid:3)E\(cid:3)FHUWDLQ(cid:3)GDQJHURXV(cid:3)VXEVWDQFH

1997/4357

B

18/12/1998 judgment 14/06/2001 C-2000/230

&RXQFLO(cid:3)’LUHFWLYH(cid:3)(cid:27)(cid:19)(cid:18)(cid:26)(cid:26)(cid:28)(cid:18)((&(cid:3)RI(cid:3)(cid:20)(cid:24)(cid:3)-XO\(cid:3)(cid:20)(cid:28)(cid:27)(cid:19)(cid:3)RQ(cid:3)DLU(cid:3)TXDOLW\(cid:3)OLPLW(cid:3)YDOXHV(cid:3)DQG(cid:3)JXLGH(cid:3)YDOXHV(cid:3)IRU(cid:3)VXOSKXU(cid:3)GLR[LGH(cid:3)DQG(cid:3)VXVSHQGHG(cid:3)SDUWLFXODWHV

1998/4303

B

28/07/2000

(decision)
20/12/2001

&RXQFLO(cid:3)’LUHFWLYH(cid:3)(cid:27)(cid:23)(cid:18)(cid:22)(cid:25)(cid:19)(cid:18)((&(cid:3)RI(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:27)(cid:3)-XQH(cid:3)(cid:20)(cid:28)(cid:27)(cid:23)(cid:3)RQ(cid:3)WKH(cid:3)FRPEDWLQJ(cid:3)RI(cid:3)DLU(cid:3)SROOXWLRQ(cid:3)IURP(cid:3)LQGXVWULDO(cid:3)SODQWV

1997/4357

B

18/12/1998 judgment 14/06/2001 C-2000/230

&RXQFLO(cid:3)’LUHFWLYH(cid:3)(cid:27)(cid:24)(cid:18)(cid:22)(cid:22)(cid:26)(cid:18)((&(cid:3)RI(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:26)(cid:3)-XQH(cid:3)(cid:20)(cid:28)(cid:27)(cid:24)(cid:3)RQ(cid:3)WKH(cid:3)DVVHVVPHQW(cid:3)RI(cid:3)WKH(cid:3)HIIHFWV(cid:3)RI(cid:3)FHUWDLQ(cid:3)SXEOLF(cid:3)DQG(cid:3)SULYDWH(cid:3)SURMHFWV(cid:3)RQ(cid:3)WKH(cid:3)HQYLURQPHQW

1989/0425

1990/0129

IR

E  

28/04/1993 judgment 21/09/1999 C-1996/392

25/07/2000

26/07/2001

23/12/1992

14/12/1999 C-1999/474

8

Ongoing

Ongoing

Ongoing

Ongoing

Ongoing

Ongoing

Ongoing

Ongoing

Ongoing

Ongoing

Ongoing

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52(cid:3)RU(cid:3)
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5HIHUUDO(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:21)(cid:25)(cid:3)
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/(7(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:21)(cid:27)(cid:3)VHQW 52(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:21)(cid:27)(cid:3)VHQW

5HIHUUDO(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:21)(cid:27)(cid:3)
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&DVH

6WDWXV(cid:3)RQ(cid:3)
(cid:22)(cid:20)(cid:18)(cid:20)(cid:21)(cid:18)(cid:21)(cid:19)(cid:19)(cid:20)

1990/4710

1991/2036

1991/2168

1993/2003

1998/4303

1999/2181

D

EL

P 

D 

B

I

1999/4323

UK

4/07/1994 judgment 22/10/1998 C-1995/301

14/07/1999

1/02/2000

12/02/2001 C-2001/041

Termination

1/08/2000

27/07/2001 C-2001/301

6/08/1996 judgment 21/01/1999 C-1997/150

14/07/1999

1/02/1999 C-1999/024
(decision)
20/12/2001

6/07/1998

28/07/2000

3/08/2000

26/07/2001

Ongoing

Termination

Termination

Ongoing

Termination

Ongoing

&RXQFLO(cid:3)’LUHFWLYH(cid:3)(cid:27)(cid:25)(cid:18)(cid:21)(cid:26)(cid:27)(cid:18)((&(cid:3)RI(cid:3)(cid:20)(cid:21)(cid:3)-XQH(cid:3)(cid:20)(cid:28)(cid:27)(cid:25)(cid:3)RQ(cid:3)WKH(cid:3)SURWHFWLRQ(cid:3)RI(cid:3)WKH(cid:3)HQYLURQPHQW(cid:15)(cid:3)DQG(cid:3)LQ(cid:3)SDUWLFXODU(cid:3)RI(cid:3)WKH(cid:3)VRLO(cid:15)(cid:3)ZKHQ(cid:3)VHZDJH(cid:3)VOXGJH(cid:3)LV(cid:3)XVHG(cid:3)LQ(cid:3)DJULFXOWXUH

1999/2066

1999/2176

B

A

4/04/2000

17/04/2001

Termination

Ongoing

B

2000/2034
(cid:3)(cid:3)
&RXQFLO(cid:3)’LUHFWLYH(cid:3)(cid:27)(cid:25)(cid:18)(cid:25)(cid:19)(cid:28)(cid:18)((&(cid:3)RI(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:23)(cid:3)1RYHPEHU(cid:3)(cid:20)(cid:28)(cid:27)(cid:25)(cid:3)RQ(cid:3)WKH(cid:3)DSSUR[LPDWLRQ(cid:3)RI(cid:3)ODZV(cid:15)(cid:3)UHJXODWLRQV(cid:3)DQG(cid:3)DGPLQLVWUDWLYH(cid:3)SURYLVLRQV(cid:3)RI(cid:3)WKH(cid:3)0HPEHU(cid:3)6WDWHV(cid:3)UHJDUGLQJ(cid:3)
WKH(cid:3)SURWHFWLRQ(cid:3)RI(cid:3)DQLPDOV(cid:3)XVHG(cid:3)IRU(cid:3)H[SHULPHQWDO(cid:3)DQG(cid:3)RWKHU(cid:3)VFLHQWLILF(cid:3)SXUSRVHV

7/05/2001

Ongoing

1991/2216

1997/2229

1998/2031

IR 

NL

F

25/05/1993 judgment 18/10/2001 C-1999/354

1/08/2000

18/05/2001 C-2001/205

18/12/1998

19/04/2000 C-2000/152

&RXQFLO(cid:3)’LUHFWLYH(cid:3)(cid:27)(cid:26)(cid:18)(cid:20)(cid:19)(cid:20)(cid:18)((&(cid:3)RI(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:21)(cid:3)’HFHPEHU(cid:3)(cid:20)(cid:28)(cid:27)(cid:25)(cid:3)DPHQGLQJ(cid:3)’LUHFWLYH(cid:3)(cid:26)(cid:24)(cid:18)(cid:23)(cid:22)(cid:28)(cid:18)((&(cid:3)RQ(cid:3)WKH(cid:3)GLVSRVDO(cid:3)RI(cid:3)ZDVWH(cid:3)RLOV

1990/5097

1993/2115

D

P 

14/03/1995 judgment 09/09/1999 C-1997/102

18/09/2000

26/07/2001

27/11/1997

13/10/1999 C-1999/392

Ongoing

Ongoing

Ongoing

Ongoing

Ongoing

9

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/(7(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:21)(cid:27)(cid:3)VHQW 52(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:21)(cid:27)(cid:3)VHQW

5HIHUUDO(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:21)(cid:27)(cid:3)
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6WDWXV(cid:3)RQ(cid:3)
(cid:22)(cid:20)(cid:18)(cid:20)(cid:21)(cid:18)(cid:21)(cid:19)(cid:19)(cid:20)

&RXQFLO(cid:3)’LUHFWLYH(cid:3)(cid:27)(cid:28)(cid:18)(cid:22)(cid:25)(cid:28)(cid:18)((&(cid:3)RI(cid:3)(cid:27)(cid:3)-XQH(cid:3)(cid:20)(cid:28)(cid:27)(cid:28)(cid:3)RQ(cid:3)WKH(cid:3)SUHYHQWLRQ(cid:3)RI(cid:3)DLU(cid:3)SROOXWLRQ(cid:3)IURP(cid:3)QHZ(cid:3)PXQLFLSDO(cid:3)ZDVWH(cid:3)LQFLQHUDWLRQ(cid:3)SODQWV

1993/2121

2000/2299

B 

A

24/04/1998 action withdrawn C-1999/287

26/07/2001

Termination

Ongoing

&RXQFLO(cid:3)’LUHFWLYH(cid:3)(cid:27)(cid:28)(cid:18)(cid:23)(cid:21)(cid:28)(cid:18)((&(cid:3)RI(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:20)(cid:3)-XQH(cid:3)(cid:20)(cid:28)(cid:27)(cid:28)(cid:3)RQ(cid:3)WKH(cid:3)UHGXFWLRQ(cid:3)RI(cid:3)DLU(cid:3)SROOXWLRQ(cid:3)IURP(cid:3)H[LVWLQJ(cid:3)PXQLFLSDO(cid:3)ZDVWH(cid:16)LQFLQHUDWLRQ(cid:3)SODQWV

A

2000/2299
&RXQFLO(cid:3)’LUHFWLYH(cid:3)(cid:27)(cid:28)(cid:18)(cid:25)(cid:20)(cid:27)(cid:18)(XUDWRP(cid:3)RI(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:26)(cid:3)1RYHPEHU(cid:3)(cid:20)(cid:28)(cid:27)(cid:28)(cid:3)RQ(cid:3)LQIRUPLQJ(cid:3)WKH(cid:3)JHQHUDO(cid:3)SXEOLF(cid:3)DERXW(cid:3)KHDOWK(cid:3)SURWHFWLRQ(cid:3)PHDVXUHV(cid:3)WR(cid:3)EH(cid:3)DSSOLHG(cid:3)DQG(cid:3)VWHSV(cid:3)WR(cid:3)EH(cid:3)
WDNHQ(cid:3)LQ(cid:3)WKH(cid:3)HYHQW(cid:3)RI(cid:3)D(cid:3)UDGLRORJLFDO(cid:3)HPHUJHQF\

26/07/2001

Ongoing

1993/2276

1993/2277

D 

F

25/03/1997; 
08/02/2000

27/07/2000

22/05/2001 C-2001/214

(decision)
20/12/2001

&RXQFLO(cid:3)’LUHFWLYH(cid:3)(cid:28)(cid:19)(cid:18)(cid:21)(cid:20)(cid:28)(cid:18)((&(cid:3)RI(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:22)(cid:3)$SULO(cid:3)(cid:20)(cid:28)(cid:28)(cid:19)(cid:3)RQ(cid:3)WKH(cid:3)FRQWDLQHG(cid:3)XVH(cid:3)RI(cid:3)JHQHWLFDOO\(cid:3)PRGLILHG(cid:3)PLFUR(cid:16)RUJDQLVPV

1992/2248

F

19/05/2000

5/11/2001 C-2001/429

&RXQFLO(cid:3)’LUHFWLYH(cid:3)(cid:28)(cid:19)(cid:18)(cid:21)(cid:21)(cid:19)(cid:18)((&(cid:3)RI(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:22)(cid:3)$SULO(cid:3)(cid:20)(cid:28)(cid:28)(cid:19)(cid:3)RQ(cid:3)WKH(cid:3)GHOLEHUDWH(cid:3)UHOHDVH(cid:3)LQWR(cid:3)WKH(cid:3)HQYLURQPHQW(cid:3)RI(cid:3)JHQHWLFDOO\(cid:3)PRGLILHG(cid:3)RUJDQLVPV

1992/2304

F

5/04/2000

25/07/2001 C-2001/296

&RXQFLO(cid:3)’LUHFWLYH(cid:3)(cid:28)(cid:19)(cid:18)(cid:22)(cid:20)(cid:22)(cid:18)((&(cid:3)RI(cid:3)(cid:26)(cid:3)-XQH(cid:3)(cid:20)(cid:28)(cid:28)(cid:19)(cid:3)RQ(cid:3)WKH(cid:3)IUHHGRP(cid:3)RI(cid:3)DFFHVV(cid:3)WR(cid:3)LQIRUPDWLRQ(cid:3)RQ(cid:3)WKH(cid:3)HQYLURQPHQW

1993/2058

1994/2196

F

D

8/02/1999

26/09/1996

judgment 
09/09/1999

13/06/2000 C-2000/233

C-1997/217

28/07/2000

2/02/2001

Termination

Ongoing

Ongoing

Ongoing

Ongoing

Termination

A

1999/2123
&RXQFLO(cid:3)’LUHFWLYH(cid:3)(cid:28)(cid:19)(cid:18)(cid:25)(cid:23)(cid:20)(cid:18)(XUDWRP(cid:3)RI(cid:3)(cid:23)(cid:3)’HFHPEHU(cid:3)(cid:20)(cid:28)(cid:28)(cid:19)(cid:3)RQ(cid:3)WKH(cid:3)RSHUDWLRQDO(cid:3)SURWHFWLRQ(cid:3)RI(cid:3)RXWVLGH(cid:3)ZRUNHUV(cid:3)H[SRVHG(cid:3)WR(cid:3)WKH(cid:3)ULVN(cid:3)RI(cid:3)LRQL]LQJ(cid:3)UDGLDWLRQ(cid:3)GXULQJ(cid:3)WKHLU(cid:3)
DFWLYLWLHV(cid:3)LQ(cid:3)FRQWUROOHG(cid:3)DUHDV

21/02/2001 C-2001/086

27/07/2000

Ongoing

1998/2307

B

1/08/2000

30/03/2001 C-2001/146

Ongoing

10

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5HIHUUDO(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:21)(cid:27)(cid:3)
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6WDWXV(cid:3)RQ(cid:3)
(cid:22)(cid:20)(cid:18)(cid:20)(cid:21)(cid:18)(cid:21)(cid:19)(cid:19)(cid:20)

&RXQFLO(cid:3)’LUHFWLYH(cid:3)(cid:28)(cid:20)(cid:18)(cid:20)(cid:24)(cid:25)(cid:18)((&(cid:3)RI(cid:3)(cid:20)(cid:27)(cid:3)0DUFK(cid:3)(cid:20)(cid:28)(cid:28)(cid:20)(cid:3)DPHQGLQJ(cid:3)’LUHFWLYH(cid:3)(cid:26)(cid:24)(cid:18)(cid:23)(cid:23)(cid:21)(cid:18)((&(cid:3)RQ(cid:3)ZDVWH

1998/2024

1998/2329

1998/2391

2000/2034

I

I

UK

B

11/04/2001

14/07/1999

28/02/2000 C-2000/065

24/04/2001

7/05/2001

&RXQFLO(cid:3)’LUHFWLYH(cid:3)(cid:28)(cid:20)(cid:18)(cid:20)(cid:24)(cid:26)(cid:18)((&(cid:3)RI(cid:3)(cid:20)(cid:27)(cid:3)0DUFK(cid:3)(cid:20)(cid:28)(cid:28)(cid:20)(cid:3)RQ(cid:3)EDWWHULHV(cid:3)DQG(cid:3)DFFXPXODWRUV(cid:3)FRQWDLQLQJ(cid:3)FHUWDLQ(cid:3)GDQJHURXV(cid:3)VXEVWDQFHV

1998/4916

I

24/07/2001

&RXQFLO(cid:3)’LUHFWLYH(cid:3)(cid:28)(cid:20)(cid:18)(cid:21)(cid:26)(cid:20)(cid:18)((&(cid:3)RI(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:20)(cid:3)0D\(cid:3)(cid:20)(cid:28)(cid:28)(cid:20)(cid:3)FRQFHUQLQJ(cid:3)XUEDQ(cid:3)ZDVWH(cid:16)ZDWHU(cid:3)WUHDWPHQW

1997/2037

A

26/01/2000

Ongoing

Ongoing

Ongoing

Ongoing

Ongoing

Termination

&RXQFLO(cid:3)’LUHFWLYH(cid:3)(cid:28)(cid:20)(cid:18)(cid:25)(cid:26)(cid:25)(cid:18)((&(cid:3)RI(cid:3)(cid:20)(cid:21)(cid:3)’HFHPEHU(cid:3)(cid:20)(cid:28)(cid:28)(cid:20)(cid:3)FRQFHUQLQJ(cid:3)WKH(cid:3)SURWHFWLRQ(cid:3)RI(cid:3)ZDWHUV(cid:3)DJDLQVW(cid:3)SROOXWLRQ(cid:3)FDXVHG(cid:3)E\(cid:3)QLWUDWHV(cid:3)IURP(cid:3)DJULFXOWXUDO(cid:3)VRXUFHV

1994/2237

1994/2238

1994/2239

D

IR

B 

29/09/1998

27/04/2000 C-2000/161

9/02/2001

10/10/2001 C-2001/396

23/11/1998

(decision)
20/12/2001  

1996/2106

UK

9/06/1998 judgment 07/12/2000 C-1999/069

24/10/2001

1996/2232

1999/2034

I 

FI

19/02/1998 judgment 8/11/2001 C-1999/127

18/09/2000

&RXQFLO(cid:3)’LUHFWLYH(cid:3)(cid:28)(cid:20)(cid:18)(cid:25)(cid:27)(cid:28)(cid:18)((&(cid:3)RI(cid:3)(cid:20)(cid:21)(cid:3)’HFHPEHU(cid:3)(cid:20)(cid:28)(cid:28)(cid:20)(cid:3)RQ(cid:3)KD]DUGRXV(cid:3)ZDVWH

1998/2024

1998/2329

I

I

11/04/2001

14/07/1999

28/02/2000 C-2000/065

11

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Ongoing

Ongoing

Ongoing

Ongoing

Termination

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5HIHUUDO(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:21)(cid:27)(cid:3)
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6WDWXV(cid:3)RQ(cid:3)
(cid:22)(cid:20)(cid:18)(cid:20)(cid:21)(cid:18)(cid:21)(cid:19)(cid:19)(cid:20)

1998/5056

1999/4401

2000/2034

2000/2164

D

A

B

A

27/07/2000

(decision)
20/12/2001

27/07/2000

4/05/2001 C-2001/194

7/05/2001

26/07/2001

&RXQFLO(cid:3)’LUHFWLYH(cid:3)(cid:28)(cid:21)(cid:18)(cid:23)(cid:22)(cid:18)((&(cid:3)RI(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:20)(cid:3)0D\(cid:3)(cid:20)(cid:28)(cid:28)(cid:21)(cid:3)RQ(cid:3)WKH(cid:3)FRQVHUYDWLRQ(cid:3)RI(cid:3)QDWXUDO(cid:3)KDELWDWV(cid:3)DQG(cid:3)RI(cid:3)ZLOG(cid:3)IDXQD(cid:3)DQG(cid:3)IORUD

1998/2210

1998/2226

1998/2233

1998/4993

1999/2119

1999/2180

2000/2059

L

B

S

D

UK

I

NL

21/01/2000

14/02/2001 C-2001/075

10/02/2000

28/08/2001 C-2001/324

1/08/2000

16/07/2001 C-2001/279

25/07/2001

25/07/2001

25/07/2001

26/07/2001

&RXQFLO(cid:3)’LUHFWLYH(cid:3)(cid:28)(cid:21)(cid:18)(cid:26)(cid:21)(cid:18)((&(cid:3)RI(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:20)(cid:3)6HSWHPEHU(cid:3)(cid:20)(cid:28)(cid:28)(cid:21)(cid:3)RQ(cid:3)DLU(cid:3)SROOXWLRQ(cid:3)E\(cid:3)R]RQH

2001/2019

A

21/12/2001

(XURSHDQ(cid:3)3DUOLDPHQW(cid:3)DQG(cid:3)&RXQFLO(cid:3)’LUHFWLYH(cid:3)(cid:28)(cid:23)(cid:18)(cid:25)(cid:21)(cid:18)(&(cid:3)RI(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:19)(cid:3)’HFHPEHU(cid:3)(cid:20)(cid:28)(cid:28)(cid:23)(cid:3)RQ(cid:3)SDFNDJLQJ(cid:3)DQG(cid:3)SDFNDJLQJ(cid:3)ZDVWH

1991/4489

1996/4515

D

DK 

27/07/2000

3/12/2001 C-2001/463

6/11/1998

1/07/1999 C-1999/246

1998/2329

I

14/07/1999

28/02/2000 C-2000/065

2000/2214

DK 

26/07/2001

12

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Ongoing

Ongoing

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Ongoing

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Ongoing

Ongoing

Ongoing

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5HIHUUDO(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:21)(cid:27)(cid:3)
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6WDWXV(cid:3)RQ(cid:3)
(cid:22)(cid:20)(cid:18)(cid:20)(cid:21)(cid:18)(cid:21)(cid:19)(cid:19)(cid:20)

&RXQFLO(cid:3)’LUHFWLYH(cid:3)(cid:28)(cid:23)(cid:18)(cid:25)(cid:26)(cid:18)(&(cid:3)RI(cid:3)(cid:20)(cid:25)(cid:3)’HFHPEHU(cid:3)(cid:20)(cid:28)(cid:28)(cid:23)(cid:3)RQ(cid:3)WKH(cid:3)LQFLQHUDWLRQ(cid:3)RI(cid:3)KD]DUGRXV(cid:3)ZDVWH

A

1999/4400
&RXQFLO(cid:3)’LUHFWLYH(cid:3)(cid:28)(cid:26)(cid:18)(cid:20)(cid:20)(cid:18)(&(cid:3)RI(cid:3)(cid:22)(cid:3)0DUFK(cid:3)(cid:20)(cid:28)(cid:28)(cid:26)(cid:3)DPHQGLQJ(cid:3)’LUHFWLYH(cid:3)(cid:27)(cid:24)(cid:18)(cid:22)(cid:22)(cid:26)(cid:18)((&(cid:3)RQ(cid:3)WKH(cid:3)DVVHVVPHQW(cid:3)RI(cid:3)WKH(cid:3)HIIHFWV(cid:3)RI(cid:3)FHUWDLQ(cid:3)SXEOLF(cid:3)DQG(cid:3)SULYDWH(cid:3)SURMHFWV(cid:3)RQ(cid:3)WKH(cid:3)
HQYLURQPHQW

17/01/2001

Ongoing

I

1999/2181
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FRQWDLQLQJ(cid:3)FHUWDLQ(cid:3)GDQJHURXV(cid:3)VXEVWDQFHV

3/08/2000

Termination

1998/4916

I

24/07/2001

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&RXQFLO(cid:3)’LUHFWLYH(cid:3)(cid:28)(cid:21)(cid:18)(cid:23)(cid:23)(cid:18)((&(cid:3)RI(cid:3)(cid:24)(cid:3)-XQH(cid:3)(cid:20)(cid:28)(cid:28)(cid:21)(cid:3)RQ(cid:3)WKH(cid:3)DSSOLFDWLRQ(cid:3)RI(cid:3)RSHQ(cid:3)QHWZRUN(cid:3)SURYLVLRQ(cid:3)WR(cid:3)OHDVHG(cid:3)OLQHV

1995/2307

1998/2374

P

L

20/09/2000

26/01/2000

Ongoing

Termination

Termination

’LUHFWLYH(cid:3)(cid:28)(cid:24)(cid:18)(cid:23)(cid:26)(cid:18)(&(cid:3)RI(cid:3)WKH(cid:3)(XURSHDQ(cid:3)3DUOLDPHQW(cid:3)DQG(cid:3)RI(cid:3)WKH(cid:3)&RXQFLO(cid:3)RI(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:23)(cid:3)2FWREHU(cid:3)(cid:20)(cid:28)(cid:28)(cid:24)(cid:3)RQ(cid:3)WKH(cid:3)XVH(cid:3)RI(cid:3)VWDQGDUGV(cid:3)IRU(cid:3)WKH(cid:3)WUDQVPLVVLRQ(cid:3)RI(cid:3)WHOHYLVLRQ(cid:3)VLJQDOV

P

1999/2242
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LQ(cid:3)WKH(cid:3)ILHOG(cid:3)RI(cid:3)WHOHFRPPXQLFDWLRQV(cid:3)VHUYLFHV

20/09/2000 suspended

Ongoing

1998/2075

1998/2121

1998/2122

1998/2124

1998/2126

I 

F 

F 

L  

A 

8/02/1999
17/05/1999; 
30/10/2000

17/05/1999 suspended

8/02/1999 judgment 18/01/2001 C-1999/448

2/02/1999 action withdrawn C-1999/446

13

Termination

Termination

Ongoing

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1999/2130

1999/2230

D

I

26/01/2000 suspended

20/09/2000

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(cid:22)(cid:20)(cid:18)(cid:20)(cid:21)(cid:18)(cid:21)(cid:19)(cid:19)(cid:20)

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1998/2122

1998/2125

1998/2131

F 

L  

B 

17/05/1999 suspended

02/02/1999; 
20/09/2000

(decision)
18/07/2001

15/04/1999

5/06/2001 C-2001/221

Ongoing

Termination

Ongoing

D 

1998/2378
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RI(cid:3)DGDSWDWLRQ(cid:3)WR(cid:3)D(cid:3)FRPSHWLWLYH(cid:3)HQYLURQPHQW(cid:3)LQ(cid:3)WHOHFRPPXQLFDWLRQV

Termination

12/11/1999

L

1998/2374
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26/01/2000

2000/2236

I

25/07/2001

(decision)
20/12/2001

Ongoing

NL

2000/2237
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25/07/2001

Ongoing

1998/2375

L

26/01/2000;
21/12/2001

Ongoing

A

2001/2067
Ongoing
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SRUWDELOLW\(cid:3)DQG(cid:3)FDUULHU(cid:3)SUH(cid:16)VHOHFWLRQ

21/12/2001

2000/2020

F

3/08/2000

(decision)
20/12/2001

Ongoing

14

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5HIHUUDO(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:21)(cid:27)(cid:3)
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2000/2023

FI

22/09/2000

6WDWXV(cid:3)RQ(cid:3)
(cid:22)(cid:20)(cid:18)(cid:20)(cid:21)(cid:18)(cid:21)(cid:19)(cid:19)(cid:20)

Termination

15

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(cid:22)(cid:20)(cid:18)(cid:20)(cid:21)(cid:18)(cid:21)(cid:19)(cid:19)(cid:20)

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PXQLFLSDO(cid:3)HOHFWLRQV(cid:3)E\(cid:3)FLWL]HQV(cid:3)RI(cid:3)WKH(cid:3)8QLRQ(cid:3)UHVLGLQJ(cid:3)LQ(cid:3)D(cid:3)0HPEHU(cid:3)6WDWH(cid:3)RI(cid:3)ZKLFK(cid:3)WKH\(cid:3)DUH(cid:3)QRW(cid:3)QDWLRQDOV

1998/2051

EL 

11/08/1999 suspended

Ongoing

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1995/2179

2000/2052

I

A

11/06/1998 judgment 18/01/2001 C-1999/162

25/07/2001

Termination

Ongoing

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WKH(cid:3)DFWLYLWLHV(cid:3)RI(cid:3)GHQWDO(cid:3)SUDFWLWLRQHUV

A

2000/2052
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OLDELOLW\(cid:3)IRU(cid:3)GHIHFWLYH(cid:3)SURGXFWV

25/07/2001

Ongoing

1998/2231

1998/2245

EL

F

11/08/1999

25/04/2000 C-2000/154

6/08/1999

17/02/2000 C-2000/052

Ongoing

Ongoing

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OLDELOLW\(cid:3)IRU(cid:3)GHIHFWLYH(cid:3)SURGXFWV

1990/0349

E

21/04/1992 judgment 23/11/2000 C-1998/421

Termination

16

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5HIHUUDO(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:21)(cid:27)(cid:3)
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(cid:22)(cid:20)(cid:18)(cid:20)(cid:21)(cid:18)(cid:21)(cid:19)(cid:19)(cid:20)

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ULJKW(cid:3)RI(cid:3)HVWDEOLVKPHQW(cid:3)DQG(cid:3)IUHHGRP(cid:3)WR(cid:3)SURYLGH(cid:3)VHUYLFHV

1990/0349

E

21/04/1992 judgment 23/11/2000 C-1998/421

Termination

&RXQFLO(cid:3)’LUHFWLYH(cid:3)(cid:27)(cid:25)(cid:18)(cid:20)(cid:26)(cid:18)((&(cid:3)RI(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:26)(cid:3)-DQXDU\(cid:3)(cid:20)(cid:28)(cid:27)(cid:25)(cid:3)DPHQGLQJ(cid:15)(cid:3)RQ(cid:3)DFFRXQW(cid:3)RI(cid:3)WKH(cid:3)DFFHVVLRQ(cid:3)RI(cid:3)3RUWXJDO(cid:15)(cid:3)’LUHFWLYH(cid:3)(cid:27)(cid:24)(cid:18)(cid:22)(cid:27)(cid:23)(cid:18)((&(cid:3)RQ(cid:3)WKH(cid:3)PXWXDO(cid:3)UHFRJQLWLRQ(cid:3)RI(cid:3)
GLSORPDV(cid:15)(cid:3)FHUWLILFDWHV(cid:3)DQG(cid:3)RWKHU(cid:3)HYLGHQFH(cid:3)RI(cid:3)IRUPDO(cid:3)TXDOLILFDWLRQV(cid:3)LQ(cid:3)DUFKLWHFWXUH(cid:15)(cid:3)LQFOXGLQJ(cid:3)PHDVXUHV(cid:3)WR(cid:3)IDFLOLWDWH(cid:3)WKH(cid:3)HIIHFWLYH(cid:3)H[HUFLVH(cid:3)RI(cid:3)WKH(cid:3)ULJKW(cid:3)RI(cid:3)
HVWDEOLVKPHQW(cid:3)DQG(cid:3)IUHHGRP(cid:3)WR(cid:3)SURYLGH(cid:3)VHUYLFHV

E

1990/0349
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21/04/1992 judgment 23/11/2000 C-1998/421

Termination

1995/4918

E  

23/11/1998

1996/2254

2000/2116

F

E

15/10/1998 judgment 10/05/2001 C-2000/285

26/07/2001

Termination

Ongoing

Ongoing

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1993/2156

B

9/02/2001

Termination

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7/07/1997;
9/02/2001

1994/2236

Ongoing

P

1995/2054

1997/2012

E

A

25/08/1999

30/05/2000 C-2000/214

26/07/2001

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1995/2082

1995/2084

1997/2012

F

UK

A

8/11/1996 judgment 19/05/1999 C-1997/225

24/01/2001

26/07/2001

8/07/1998

14/03/2001 C-2001/115

26/07/2001

Ongoing

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1995/2046

1995/2108

1995/2109

1995/2112

1996/2079

1996/2134

1996/2135

1996/2137

2000/4317

2001/2123

F

D

FI

B

F

F

B

FI

I

L

5/03/1997 judgment 16/12/1999 C-1998/239

4/04/2000

18/09/2000

30/05/2000

26/07/2001 C-2001/298

19/04/2001

17/06/1997 judgment 18/05/2000 C-1998/206

10/10/2000

3/12/1997 judgment 11/05/2000 C-1998/296

12/09/2000

20/04/2001

23/10/2001

23/10/2001

27/10/2000

1/02/2001 C-2001/059

21/12/2001

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1997/4522

I

10/08/1998

17/10/2001 C-2001/412

Ongoing

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Termination

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1995/4918

1999/2216

2000/2116

2000/2271

E  

EL

E

I

23/11/1998

24/01/2001

26/07/2001

24/07/2001

Termination

Ongoing

Ongoing

Ongoing

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1995/2046

1996/2079

F

F

5/03/1997 judgment 16/12/1999 C-1998/239

4/04/2000

18/09/2000

3/12/1997 judgment 11/05/2000 C-1998/296

12/09/2000

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1996/2104

E

24/01/2001

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1993/2156

B

9/02/2001

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Termination

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Termination

E

1996/2105
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24/01/2001

2000/21117

B

25/07/2001

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1998/2388

L

19/10/2000

22/06/2001 C-2001/242

19

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1994/2170

1998/2026

1998/2032

1998/2033

NL

I 

S 

IR

6/04/1998 judgment 10/05/2001 C-1999/144

5/11/2001

18/12/1998

6/10/1999 C-1999/372

21/12/1998

16/12/1999 C-1999/478

9/03/2000

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L

1999/2068
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6/03/2000

1998/2034

1999/2042

1999/2043

P

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I

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2/02/2001

25/05/2000

3/08/2000

19/03/2001 C-2001/124

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1996/2214

1996/2220

1997/2028

1999/2167

1999/2269

EL

NL

A

E

F

suspended 
(decision

20/06/2000 C-2000/246
C-2001/178

action withdrawn
13/11/2001

7/09/2000

7/12/1998

1/03/2000

26/07/2001

17/01/2001

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1997/2143

F 

19/01/1999

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1999/4472

I

24/07/2001

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2000/2171

B

1/02/2001

(decision)
26/09/2001

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1999/2135

2000/2098

B

I

7/09/2000

27/03/2001 C-2001/140

23/10/2001

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2000/2218

D

13/06/2001

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1994/2135

I

21/12/2001

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11/12/1998

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1998/4757

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27/01/1999

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1996/2237

1999/4784

EL

L

17/12/1998

judgment 
16/10/2001

C-1999/396

3/08/2000

27/02/2001 C-2001/097

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1996/2237

EL

17/12/1998

C-1999/396

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16/10/2001
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16/10/2001

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1998/2100
C-1999/397
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17/12/1998

1999/4784

L

3/08/2000

27/02/2001 C-2001/097

23

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&RXQFLO(cid:3)’LUHFWLYH(cid:3)(cid:27)(cid:28)(cid:18)(cid:24)(cid:24)(cid:21)(cid:18)((&(cid:3)RI(cid:3)(cid:22)(cid:3)2FWREHU(cid:3)(cid:20)(cid:28)(cid:27)(cid:28)(cid:3)RQ(cid:3)WKH(cid:3)FRRUGLQDWLRQ(cid:3)RI(cid:3)FHUWDLQ(cid:3)SURYLVLRQV(cid:3)ODLG(cid:3)GRZQ(cid:3)E\(cid:3)/DZ(cid:15)(cid:3)5HJXODWLRQ(cid:3)RU(cid:3)$GPLQLVWUDWLYH(cid:3)$FWLRQ(cid:3)LQ(cid:3)0HPEHU(cid:3)
6WDWHV(cid:3)FRQFHUQLQJ(cid:3)WKH(cid:3)SXUVXLW(cid:3)RI(cid:3)WHOHYLVLRQ(cid:3)EURDGFDVWLQJ(cid:3)DFWLYLWLHV

1994/4750

1998/4572

I

E

7/08/1997 action withdrawn C-2000/191

24/01/2001

(PSOR\PHQW(cid:3)DQG(cid:3)6RFLDO(cid:3)$IIDLUV

Termination

Ongoing

&RXQFLO(cid:3)’LUHFWLYH(cid:3)(cid:27)(cid:28)(cid:18)(cid:22)(cid:28)(cid:20)(cid:18)((&(cid:3)RI(cid:3)(cid:20)(cid:21)(cid:3)-XQH(cid:3)(cid:20)(cid:28)(cid:27)(cid:28)(cid:3)RQ(cid:3)WKH(cid:3)LQWURGXFWLRQ(cid:3)RI(cid:3)PHDVXUHV(cid:3)WR(cid:3)HQFRXUDJH(cid:3)LPSURYHPHQWV(cid:3)LQ(cid:3)WKH(cid:3)VDIHW\(cid:3)DQG(cid:3)KHDOWK(cid:3)RI(cid:3)ZRUNHUV(cid:3)DW(cid:3)ZRUN

1997/4779

P

2/02/2001

26/10/2001 C-2001/425

Ongoing

&RXQFLO(cid:3)’LUHFWLYH(cid:3)(cid:28)(cid:25)(cid:18)(cid:22)(cid:23)(cid:18)(&(cid:3)RI(cid:3)(cid:22)(cid:3)-XQH(cid:3)(cid:20)(cid:28)(cid:28)(cid:25)(cid:3)RQ(cid:3)WKH(cid:3)IUDPHZRUN(cid:3)DJUHHPHQW(cid:3)RQ(cid:3)SDUHQWDO(cid:3)OHDYH(cid:3)FRQFOXGHG(cid:3)E\(cid:3)81,&((cid:15)(cid:3)&((3(cid:3)DQG(cid:3)WKH(cid:3)(78&

UK

2000/2003
&RXQFLO(cid:3)’LUHFWLYH(cid:3)(cid:28)(cid:26)(cid:18)(cid:26)(cid:24)(cid:18)(&(cid:3)RI(cid:3)(cid:20)(cid:24)(cid:3)’HFHPEHU(cid:3)(cid:20)(cid:28)(cid:28)(cid:26)(cid:3)DPHQGLQJ(cid:3)DQG(cid:3)H[WHQGLQJ(cid:15)(cid:3)WR(cid:3)WKH(cid:3)8QLWHG(cid:3).LQJGRP(cid:3)RI(cid:3)*UHDW(cid:3)%ULWDLQ(cid:3)DQG(cid:3)1RUWKHUQ(cid:3),UHODQG(cid:15)(cid:3)’LUHFWLYH(cid:3)(cid:28)(cid:25)(cid:18)(cid:22)(cid:23)(cid:18)(&(cid:3)
RQ(cid:3)WKH(cid:3)IUDPHZRUN(cid:3)DJUHHPHQW(cid:3)RQ(cid:3)SDUHQWDO(cid:3)OHDYH(cid:3)FRQFOXGHG(cid:3)E\(cid:3)81,&((cid:15)(cid:3)&((3(cid:3)DQG(cid:3)WKH(cid:3)(78&(cid:3)(cid:3)(cid:3)(cid:3)(cid:3)(cid:3)

2/04/2001

Ongoing

2000/2003

UK

2/04/2001

Ongoing

(QWHUSULVH

&RXQFLO(cid:3)’LUHFWLYH(cid:3)(cid:26)(cid:22)(cid:18)(cid:21)(cid:22)(cid:18)((&(cid:3)RI(cid:3)(cid:20)(cid:28)(cid:3))HEUXDU\(cid:3)(cid:20)(cid:28)(cid:26)(cid:22)(cid:3)RQ(cid:3)WKH(cid:3)KDUPRQL]DWLRQ(cid:3)RI(cid:3)WKH(cid:3)ODZV(cid:3)RI(cid:3)0HPEHU(cid:3)6WDWHV(cid:3)UHODWLQJ(cid:3)WR(cid:3)HOHFWULFDO(cid:3)HTXLSPHQW(cid:3)GHVLJQHG(cid:3)IRU(cid:3)XVH(cid:3)ZLWKLQ(cid:3)
FHUWDLQ(cid:3)YROWDJH(cid:3)OLPLWV

1995/4272

I

30/01/1997 judgment 5/04/2001 C-2000/100

Termination

&RXQFLO(cid:3)’LUHFWLYH(cid:3)(cid:27)(cid:22)(cid:18)(cid:20)(cid:27)(cid:28)(cid:18)((&(cid:3)RI(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:27)(cid:3)0DUFK(cid:3)(cid:20)(cid:28)(cid:27)(cid:22)(cid:3)OD\LQJ(cid:3)GRZQ(cid:3)D(cid:3)SURFHGXUH(cid:3)IRU(cid:3)WKH(cid:3)SURYLVLRQ(cid:3)RI(cid:3)LQIRUPDWLRQ(cid:3)LQ(cid:3)WKH(cid:3)ILHOG(cid:3)RI(cid:3)WHFKQLFDO(cid:3)VWDQGDUGV(cid:3)DQG(cid:3)UHJXODWLRQV

24

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,QIULQJHPHQW(cid:3)
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52(cid:3)RU(cid:3)
68352(cid:3)VHQW 5HIHUUDO(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:21)(cid:25)(cid:3)(& &DVH

/(7(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:21)(cid:27)(cid:3)VHQW 52(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:21)(cid:27)(cid:3)VHQW

5HIHUUDO(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:21)(cid:27)(cid:3)
(&

&DVH

1997/0007

IR

20/09/2000

6WDWXV(cid:3)RQ(cid:3)
(cid:22)(cid:20)(cid:18)(cid:20)(cid:21)(cid:18)(cid:21)(cid:19)(cid:19)(cid:20)

Termination

25

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,QIULQJHPHQW(cid:3)
1R

06

52(cid:3)RU(cid:3)
68352(cid:3)VHQW 5HIHUUDO(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:21)(cid:25)(cid:3)(& &DVH

/(7(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:21)(cid:27)(cid:3)VHQW 52(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:21)(cid:27)(cid:3)VHQW

5HIHUUDO(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:21)(cid:27)(cid:3)
(&

&DVH

1997/0032

EL

22/01/1998

6WDWXV(cid:3)RQ(cid:3)
(cid:22)(cid:20)(cid:18)(cid:20)(cid:21)(cid:18)(cid:21)(cid:19)(cid:19)(cid:20)

Termination

&RXQFLO(cid:3)’LUHFWLYH(cid:3)(cid:27)(cid:28)(cid:18)(cid:20)(cid:19)(cid:24)(cid:18)((&(cid:3)RI(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:20)(cid:3)’HFHPEHU(cid:3)(cid:20)(cid:28)(cid:27)(cid:27)(cid:3)UHODWLQJ(cid:3)WR(cid:3)WKH(cid:3)WUDQVSDUHQF\(cid:3)RI(cid:3)PHDVXUHV(cid:3)UHJXODWLQJ(cid:3)WKH(cid:3)SULFHV(cid:3)RI(cid:3)PHGLFLQDO(cid:3)SURGXFWV(cid:3)IRU(cid:3)KXPDQ(cid:3)XVH(cid:3)DQG(cid:3)
WKHLU(cid:3)LQFOXVLRQ(cid:3)LQ(cid:3)WKH(cid:3)VFRSH(cid:3)RI(cid:3)QDWLRQDO(cid:3)KHDOWK(cid:3)LQVXUDQFH(cid:3)V\VWHPV

1997/4349

FI

17/12/1998

8/06/2000 C-2000/229

Ongoing

&RXQFLO(cid:3)’LUHFWLYH(cid:3)(cid:27)(cid:28)(cid:18)(cid:20)(cid:19)(cid:25)(cid:18)((&(cid:3)RI(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:20)(cid:3)’HFHPEHU(cid:3)(cid:20)(cid:28)(cid:27)(cid:27)(cid:3)RQ(cid:3)WKH(cid:3)DSSUR[LPDWLRQ(cid:3)RI(cid:3)ODZV(cid:15)(cid:3)UHJXODWLRQV(cid:3)DQG(cid:3)DGPLQLVWUDWLYH(cid:3)SURYLVLRQV(cid:3)RI(cid:3)WKH(cid:3)0HPEHU(cid:3)6WDWHV(cid:3)UHODWLQJ(cid:3)WR(cid:3)
FRQVWUXFWLRQ(cid:3)SURGXFWV

EL

1994/4276
Termination
&RXQFLO(cid:3)’LUHFWLYH(cid:3)(cid:28)(cid:22)(cid:18)(cid:20)(cid:24)(cid:18)((&(cid:3)RI(cid:3)(cid:24)(cid:3)$SULO(cid:3)(cid:20)(cid:28)(cid:28)(cid:22)(cid:3)RQ(cid:3)WKH(cid:3)KDUPRQL]DWLRQ(cid:3)RI(cid:3)WKH(cid:3)SURYLVLRQV(cid:3)UHODWLQJ(cid:3)WR(cid:3)WKH(cid:3)SODFLQJ(cid:3)RQ(cid:3)WKH(cid:3)PDUNHW(cid:3)DQG(cid:3)VXSHUYLVLRQ(cid:3)RI(cid:3)H[SORVLYHV(cid:3)IRU(cid:3)
FLYLO(cid:3)XVHV

4/12/1998

1997/4054

D

7/04/2000

(decision)
23/10/2001

Ongoing

’LUHFWLYH(cid:3)(cid:28)(cid:27)(cid:18)(cid:22)(cid:23)(cid:18)(&(cid:3)RI(cid:3)WKH(cid:3)(XURSHDQ(cid:3)3DUOLDPHQW(cid:3)DQG(cid:3)RI(cid:3)WKH(cid:3)&RXQFLO(cid:3)RI(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:21)(cid:3)-XQH(cid:3)(cid:20)(cid:28)(cid:28)(cid:27)(cid:3)OD\LQJ(cid:3)GRZQ(cid:3)D(cid:3)SURFHGXUH(cid:3)IRU(cid:3)WKH(cid:3)SURYLVLRQ(cid:3)RI(cid:3)LQIRUPDWLRQ(cid:3)LQ(cid:3)WKH(cid:3)ILHOG(cid:3)RI(cid:3)
WHFKQLFDO(cid:3)VWDQGDUGV(cid:3)DQG(cid:3)UHJXODWLRQV(cid:3)

1999/4086

P

20/04/2001

(QYLURQPHQW

&RXQFLO(cid:3)’LUHFWLYH(cid:3)(cid:26)(cid:24)(cid:18)(cid:23)(cid:22)(cid:28)(cid:18)((&(cid:3)RI(cid:3)(cid:20)(cid:25)(cid:3)-XQH(cid:3)(cid:20)(cid:28)(cid:26)(cid:24)(cid:3)RQ(cid:3)WKH(cid:3)GLVSRVDO(cid:3)RI(cid:3)ZDVWH(cid:3)RLOV

judgment 
11/12/2001

C-2000/376

1999/2100

2000/2193

2000/2231

2001/2042

I 

IR

UK

P

26/01/2000

25/07/2001

21/12/2001

23/10/2001

26

Ongoing

Ongoing

Ongoing

Ongoing

Ongoing

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,QIULQJHPHQW(cid:3)
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52(cid:3)RU(cid:3)
68352(cid:3)VHQW 5HIHUUDO(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:21)(cid:25)(cid:3)(& &DVH

/(7(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:21)(cid:27)(cid:3)VHQW 52(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:21)(cid:27)(cid:3)VHQW

5HIHUUDO(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:21)(cid:27)(cid:3)
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&DVH

6WDWXV(cid:3)RQ(cid:3)
(cid:22)(cid:20)(cid:18)(cid:20)(cid:21)(cid:18)(cid:21)(cid:19)(cid:19)(cid:20)

&RXQFLO(cid:3)’LUHFWLYH(cid:3)(cid:26)(cid:24)(cid:18)(cid:23)(cid:23)(cid:19)(cid:18)((&(cid:3)RI(cid:3)(cid:20)(cid:25)(cid:3)-XQH(cid:3)(cid:20)(cid:28)(cid:26)(cid:24)(cid:3)FRQFHUQLQJ(cid:3)WKH(cid:3)TXDOLW\(cid:3)UHTXLUHG(cid:3)RI(cid:3)VXUIDFH(cid:3)ZDWHU(cid:3)LQWHQGHG(cid:3)IRU(cid:3)WKH(cid:3)DEVWUDFWLRQ(cid:3)RI(cid:3)GULQNLQJ(cid:3)ZDWHU(cid:3)LQ(cid:3)WKH(cid:3)0HPEHU(cid:3)
6WDWHV

&RXQFLO(cid:3)’LUHFWLYH(cid:3)(cid:26)(cid:24)(cid:18)(cid:23)(cid:23)(cid:21)(cid:18)((&(cid:3)RI(cid:3)(cid:20)(cid:24)(cid:3)-XO\(cid:3)(cid:20)(cid:28)(cid:26)(cid:24)(cid:3)RQ(cid:3)ZDVWH

28/10/1997 judgment 8/03/2001 C-1999/266

21/12/2001

C-1999/435

C-1997/365

27/07/2001

2/02/1999

judgment 
12/12/2000

judgment 
09/11/1997

5/07/1996

6/07/1998

1/08/2000

(decision)
18/07/2001

1992/4200

1998/2067

F 

P

1990/0262

1993/0485

1995/4485

1995/4727

1997/2190

1997/4726

1998/2162

1998/2203

1998/5057

1998/5091

1999/2100

1999/4006

1999/4007

1999/4797

I 

P

NL

D

EL

EL

E 

I

E

I

I 

I

I 

I

19/02/1999

7/06/2000 C-2000/228

29/09/1998 action withdrawn C-2000/132

3/08/1999

27/07/2001 C-2001/302

28/02/2000

20/11/2001 C-2001/446

21/12/2001

31/01/2001

23/10/2001

26/01/2000

11/04/2001

7/09/2000

23/10/2001

judgment 
11/12/2001

C-2000/376

27

Ongoing

Termination

Ongoing

Termination

Ongoing

Ongoing

Termination

Ongoing

Ongoing

Ongoing

Ongoing

Ongoing

Ongoing

Ongoing

Termination

Ongoing

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52(cid:3)RU(cid:3)
68352(cid:3)VHQW 5HIHUUDO(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:21)(cid:25)(cid:3)(& &DVH

/(7(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:21)(cid:27)(cid:3)VHQW 52(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:21)(cid:27)(cid:3)VHQW

5HIHUUDO(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:21)(cid:27)(cid:3)
(&

&DVH

C-1990/056

30/10/1998

21/01/2000

C-1997/198

28/07/2000

C-1998/307

1/02/2001

action 
withdrawn

C-2001/085

Termination

Ongoing

Ongoing

C-1996/092

24/01/2000

27/07/2000

13/07/2001 C-2001/278

Ongoing

1999/4809

1999/5112

2000/2225

2000/2315

2000/4044

I 

IR

E

EL

E

7/09/2000

26/07/2001

20/10/2001 C-2001/494

21/12/2001

21/12/2001

26/07/2001

(decision)
20/12/2001

&RXQFLO(cid:3)’LUHFWLYH(cid:3)(cid:26)(cid:25)(cid:18)(cid:20)(cid:25)(cid:19)(cid:18)((&(cid:3)RI(cid:3)(cid:27)(cid:3)’HFHPEHU(cid:3)(cid:20)(cid:28)(cid:26)(cid:24)(cid:3)FRQFHUQLQJ(cid:3)WKH(cid:3)TXDOLW\(cid:3)RI(cid:3)EDWKLQJ(cid:3)ZDWHU

1986/0214

UK

1989/0317

1989/0416

1989/0418

1996/2107

1996/2108

1996/2109

1997/4742

1998/2196

1999/2136

1999/2142

1999/2156

1999/2157

D

B

E

F  

P

NL

UK

F

FI

S

DK

I

2/02/1998

22/06/1994

27/12/1996

27/11/1990

5/08/1998

judgment 
14/07/1993
judgment 
08/06/1999
judgment 
25/05/2000
judgment 
12/02/1998
judgment 
15/03/2001

15/10/1998

28/02/2000

6/08/1999

judgment 
13/11/2001
judgment 
15/03/2001

17/04/2000

26/01/2000

judgment 
14/06/2001

11/12/1998

10/07/2001 C-2001/272

3/07/2000 C-2000/268

C-2000/147

C-2000/427

C-2000/147

C-2000/368

7/04/2000

6/06/2001 C-2001/226

21/01/2000

28

6WDWXV(cid:3)RQ(cid:3)
(cid:22)(cid:20)(cid:18)(cid:20)(cid:21)(cid:18)(cid:21)(cid:19)(cid:19)(cid:20)

Termination

Ongoing

Ongoing

Ongoing

Ongoing

Ongoing

Ongoing

Ongoing

Ongoing

Termination

Ongoing

Ongoing

Termination

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1R

06

2000/2196

F

52(cid:3)RU(cid:3)
68352(cid:3)VHQW 5HIHUUDO(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:21)(cid:25)(cid:3)(& &DVH
(decision)
20/12/2001

26/07/2001

/(7(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:21)(cid:27)(cid:3)VHQW 52(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:21)(cid:27)(cid:3)VHQW

5HIHUUDO(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:21)(cid:27)(cid:3)
(&

&DVH

6WDWXV(cid:3)RQ(cid:3)
(cid:22)(cid:20)(cid:18)(cid:20)(cid:21)(cid:18)(cid:21)(cid:19)(cid:19)(cid:20)

&RXQFLO(cid:3)’LUHFWLYH(cid:3)(cid:26)(cid:25)(cid:18)(cid:23)(cid:25)(cid:23)(cid:18)((&(cid:3)RI(cid:3)(cid:23)(cid:3)0D\(cid:3)(cid:20)(cid:28)(cid:26)(cid:25)(cid:3)RQ(cid:3)SROOXWLRQ(cid:3)FDXVHG(cid:3)E\(cid:3)FHUWDLQ(cid:3)GDQJHURXV(cid:3)VXEVWDQFHV(cid:3)GLVFKDUJHG(cid:3)LQWR(cid:3)WKH(cid:3)DTXDWLF(cid:3)HQYLURQPHQW(cid:3)RI(cid:3)WKH(cid:3)
&RPPXQLW\

C-1995/232

18/12/1998

7/09/2000

Termination

1989/0303

1990/0960

1990/0979

EL

E 

EL

1990/4113

NL 

1991/0205

1991/0206

1991/0207

1991/0556

1991/0642

1998/2067

B 

F 

L 

P

I 

P

judgment 
11/06/1998
judgment 
25/11/1998
judgment 
25/05/2000

judgment 
21/01/1999

16/10/1992

17/11/1994

23/12/1996

23/12/1996

6/08/1996
18/05/1993; 
24/02/2000

25/05/1993

25/05/1993

25/05/1993

2/02/1999

judgment 
13/07/2000
judgment 
01/10/1998
judgment 
12/12/2000

C-1996/214

24/07/2001

C-1997/384

27/07/2001

17/04/1998 C-1998/152

C-1997/207

24/07/2001

21/03/2001 C-2001/130

11/06/1998 C-1996-206

25/07/2001

C-1998/261

23/10/2001

C-1996/285

24/06/2001

C-1999/435

&RXQFLO(cid:3)’LUHFWLYH(cid:3)(cid:26)(cid:27)(cid:18)(cid:20)(cid:26)(cid:25)(cid:18)((&(cid:3)RI(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:19)(cid:3))HEUXDU\(cid:3)(cid:20)(cid:28)(cid:26)(cid:27)(cid:3)RQ(cid:3)ZDVWH(cid:3)IURP(cid:3)WKH(cid:3)WLWDQLXP(cid:3)GLR[LGH(cid:3)LQGXVWU\

1998/2067

P 

2/02/1999

judgment 
12/12/2000

C-1999/435

&RXQFLO(cid:3)’LUHFWLYH(cid:3)(cid:26)(cid:27)(cid:18)(cid:25)(cid:24)(cid:28)(cid:18)((&(cid:3)RI(cid:3)(cid:20)(cid:27)(cid:3)-XO\(cid:3)(cid:20)(cid:28)(cid:26)(cid:27)(cid:3)RQ(cid:3)WKH(cid:3)TXDOLW\(cid:3)RI(cid:3)IUHVK(cid:3)ZDWHUV(cid:3)QHHGLQJ(cid:3)SURWHFWLRQ(cid:3)RU(cid:3)LPSURYHPHQW(cid:3)LQ(cid:3)RUGHU(cid:3)WR(cid:3)VXSSRUW(cid:3)ILVK(cid:3)OLIH

1998/2067

P 

2/02/1999

judgment 
12/12/2000

C-1999/435

29

Ongoing

Ongoing

Ongoing

Ongoing

Ongoing

Ongoing

Ongoing

Ongoing

Termination

Termination

Termination

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52(cid:3)RU(cid:3)
68352(cid:3)VHQW 5HIHUUDO(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:21)(cid:25)(cid:3)(& &DVH

/(7(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:21)(cid:27)(cid:3)VHQW 52(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:21)(cid:27)(cid:3)VHQW

5HIHUUDO(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:21)(cid:27)(cid:3)
(&

&DVH

6WDWXV(cid:3)RQ(cid:3)
(cid:22)(cid:20)(cid:18)(cid:20)(cid:21)(cid:18)(cid:21)(cid:19)(cid:19)(cid:20)

&RXQFLO(cid:3)’LUHFWLYH(cid:3)(cid:26)(cid:28)(cid:18)(cid:23)(cid:19)(cid:28)(cid:18)((&(cid:3)RI(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:3)$SULO(cid:3)(cid:20)(cid:28)(cid:26)(cid:28)(cid:3)RQ(cid:3)WKH(cid:3)FRQVHUYDWLRQ(cid:3)RI(cid:3)ZLOG(cid:3)ELUGV

1987/0176

NL

14/06/1993

judgment 
19/05/1998

C-1996/003

27/01/1999

2/02/2000

1988/0172

1989/4910

1991/0640

1991/4599

1992/4052

1992/4575

1993/2165

1994/4733

1994/5069

1995/4554

1995/4840

1997/2004

1998/2068

1998/2208

1998/2290

1998/4203

1998/4341

L

F

F

F 

F

D

I

F 

EL

P

IR

F 

E

FI

IR

P

E 

14/07/1997 suspended

28/11/1995

judgment 
25/11/1999

13/09/1994 suspended

judgment 
19/03/1999

3/07/1995

19/12/1997

11/12/1998 suspended

C-1998/096

29/01/2001

C-1997/166

27/10/1999

21/12/2001

18/08/1998

19/12/1997

judgment 
07/12/2000

5/10/2001 C-2001/378

C-1998/374

25/07/2001

21/12/2001

28/07/2000 suspended

21/12/2001

8/04/1998

27/03/2000 C-2000/117

4/04/2000

16/05/2001 C-2001/202

26/07/2001

17/12/1998

15/06/2000 C-2000/240

23/10/2001

30/06/2000 suspended

4/08/1999 action withdrawn C-2000/354

30

Termination

Termination

Ongoing

Termination

Ongoing

Termination

Termination

Ongoing

Ongoing

Ongoing

Ongoing

Ongoing

Ongoing

Ongoing

Ongoing

Ongoing

Ongoing

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52(cid:3)RU(cid:3)
68352(cid:3)VHQW 5HIHUUDO(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:21)(cid:25)(cid:3)(& &DVH

/(7(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:21)(cid:27)(cid:3)VHQW 52(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:21)(cid:27)(cid:3)VHQW

5HIHUUDO(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:21)(cid:27)(cid:3)
(&

&DVH

6WDWXV(cid:3)RQ(cid:3)
(cid:22)(cid:20)(cid:18)(cid:20)(cid:21)(cid:18)(cid:21)(cid:19)(cid:19)(cid:20)

1998/4440

1998/4602

1999/2212

1999/4459

1999/4809

1999/4814

1999/4815

A

F

E

A

I 

B

F

1999/4931

NL

1999/5005

1999/5109

2000/2077

2000/2213

2000/4418

A

B

P

L

P

13/11/2001

21/12/2001

31/01/2001

27/07/2000

7/09/2000

(decision)
20/12/2001

19/07/2000

19/10/2001 C-2001/415

25/07/2001

25/07/2001

(decision)
20/12/2001

23/10/2001

7/09/2000

28/09/2001 C-2001/377

11/04/2001

(decision)
18/07/2001

21/12/2001

11/04/2001 suspended

Ongoing

Ongoing

Ongoing

Ongoing

Termination

Ongoing

Ongoing

Ongoing

Ongoing

Ongoing

Ongoing

Ongoing

Ongoing

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LQWHQGHG(cid:3)IRU(cid:3)WKH(cid:3)DEVWUDFWLRQ(cid:3)RI(cid:3)GULQNLQJ(cid:3)ZDWHU(cid:3)LQ(cid:3)WKH(cid:3)0HPEHU(cid:3)6WDWHV(cid:3)

1998/2067

P 

2/02/1999

judgment 
12/12/2000

C-1999/435

&RXQFLO(cid:3)’LUHFWLYH(cid:3)(cid:26)(cid:28)(cid:18)(cid:28)(cid:21)(cid:22)(cid:18)((&(cid:3)RI(cid:3)(cid:22)(cid:19)(cid:3)2FWREHU(cid:3)(cid:20)(cid:28)(cid:26)(cid:28)(cid:3)RQ(cid:3)WKH(cid:3)TXDOLW\(cid:3)UHTXLUHG(cid:3)RI(cid:3)VKHOOILVK(cid:3)ZDWHUV(cid:3)

1996/4756

UK

9/07/1999

Termination

Termination

31

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06

1998/2067

2000/4210

P 

IR

52(cid:3)RU(cid:3)
68352(cid:3)VHQW 5HIHUUDO(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:21)(cid:25)(cid:3)(& &DVH
judgment 
12/12/2000
(decision)
20/12/2001

25/07/2001

2/02/1999

C-1999/435

/(7(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:21)(cid:27)(cid:3)VHQW 52(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:21)(cid:27)(cid:3)VHQW

5HIHUUDO(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:21)(cid:27)(cid:3)
(&

&DVH

6WDWXV(cid:3)RQ(cid:3)
(cid:22)(cid:20)(cid:18)(cid:20)(cid:21)(cid:18)(cid:21)(cid:19)(cid:19)(cid:20)

Termination

Ongoing

&RXQFLO(cid:3)’LUHFWLYH(cid:3)(cid:27)(cid:19)(cid:18)(cid:25)(cid:27)(cid:18)((&(cid:3)RI(cid:3)(cid:20)(cid:26)(cid:3)’HFHPEHU(cid:3)(cid:20)(cid:28)(cid:26)(cid:28)(cid:3)RQ(cid:3)WKH(cid:3)SURWHFWLRQ(cid:3)RI(cid:3)JURXQGZDWHU(cid:3)DJDLQVW(cid:3)SROOXWLRQ(cid:3)FDXVHG(cid:3)E\(cid:3)FHUWDLQ(cid:3)GDQJHURXV(cid:3)VXEVWDQFHV

1998/2067

1998/5057

1999/4830

2000/4044

P 

E

E

E

2/02/1999

judgment 
12/12/2000

C-1999/435

31/01/2001

26/07/2001

26/07/2001

(decision)
20/12/2001

&RXQFLO(cid:3)’LUHFWLYH(cid:3)(cid:27)(cid:19)(cid:18)(cid:26)(cid:26)(cid:27)(cid:18)((&(cid:3)RI(cid:3)(cid:20)(cid:24)(cid:3)-XO\(cid:3)(cid:20)(cid:28)(cid:27)(cid:19)(cid:3)UHODWLQJ(cid:3)WR(cid:3)WKH(cid:3)TXDOLW\(cid:3)RI(cid:3)ZDWHU(cid:3)LQWHQGHG(cid:3)IRU(cid:3)KXPDQ(cid:3)FRQVXPSWLRQ

21/08/2000 C-2000/316

judgment 
12/12/2000

C-1999/435

1997/4409

1998/2067

1998/2384

1998/5083

1999/2233

2000/4248

IR

P 

F

P 

F

E

14/07/1999

2/02/1999

26/07/2001

7/04/2000

25/07/2001

26/07/2001

&RXQFLO(cid:3)’LUHFWLYH(cid:3)(cid:27)(cid:24)(cid:18)(cid:22)(cid:22)(cid:26)(cid:18)((&(cid:3)RI(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:26)(cid:3)-XQH(cid:3)(cid:20)(cid:28)(cid:27)(cid:24)(cid:3)RQ(cid:3)WKH(cid:3)DVVHVVPHQW(cid:3)RI(cid:3)WKH(cid:3)HIIHFWV(cid:3)RI(cid:3)FHUWDLQ(cid:3)SXEOLF(cid:3)DQG(cid:3)SULYDWH(cid:3)SURMHFWV(cid:3)RQ(cid:3)WKH(cid:3)HQYLURQPHQW

1993/4085

1995/4554

1995/4840

P

P

IR

6/07/1998

21/12/2001

8/04/1998

27/03/2000 C-2000/117

32

Termination

Ongoing

Ongoing

Ongoing

Ongoing

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Termination

Termination

Termination

Ongoing

Termination

Ongoing

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52(cid:3)RU(cid:3)
68352(cid:3)VHQW 5HIHUUDO(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:21)(cid:25)(cid:3)(& &DVH

/(7(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:21)(cid:27)(cid:3)VHQW 52(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:21)(cid:27)(cid:3)VHQW

5HIHUUDO(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:21)(cid:27)(cid:3)
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&DVH

1996/4361

1997/4442

1997/4639

1997/4703

E 

E 

F

IR

14/07/1999

27/07/2000

(decision)
18/07/2001

21/12/2001

6/08/2001

1997/4726

EL

3/08/1999

27/07/2001 C-2001/302

1997/4773

1998/2389

1998/4155

L 

E

E

1998/4382

NL

1998/4602

1998/4855

1998/5057

1999/4465

1999/4495

1999/4715

1999/4810

1999/4830

F

F

E

UK

E 

I

I 

E

(decision)
20/12/2001

25/07/2000

31/01/2001

26/07/2001

26/07/2001

21/12/2001

23/10/2001;
21/12/2001

31/01/2001

26/07/2001

26/09/2000

7/06/2001 C-2001/227

26/07/2001

(decision)
20/12/2001

7/09/2000;
21/12/2001

26/07/2001

33

6WDWXV(cid:3)RQ(cid:3)
(cid:22)(cid:20)(cid:18)(cid:20)(cid:21)(cid:18)(cid:21)(cid:19)(cid:19)(cid:20)

Termination

Ongoing

Ongoing

Ongoing

Ongoing

Ongoing

Ongoing

Ongoing

Ongoing

Ongoing

Ongoing

Ongoing

Ongoing

Ongoing

Ongoing

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5HIHUUDO(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:21)(cid:27)(cid:3)
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&DVH

6WDWXV(cid:3)RQ(cid:3)
(cid:22)(cid:20)(cid:18)(cid:20)(cid:21)(cid:18)(cid:21)(cid:19)(cid:19)(cid:20)

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2000/4044

2000/4616

2000/4777

E

IR

IR

52(cid:3)RU(cid:3)
68352(cid:3)VHQW 5HIHUUDO(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:21)(cid:25)(cid:3)(& &DVH
(decision)
20/12/2001

26/07/2001

21/12/2001

21/12/2001

&RPPLVVLRQ(cid:3)’LUHFWLYH(cid:3)(cid:27)(cid:24)(cid:18)(cid:23)(cid:20)(cid:20)(cid:18)((&(cid:3)RI(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:24)(cid:3)-XO\(cid:3)(cid:20)(cid:28)(cid:27)(cid:24)(cid:3)DPHQGLQJ(cid:3)&RXQFLO(cid:3)’LUHFWLYH(cid:3)(cid:26)(cid:28)(cid:18)(cid:23)(cid:19)(cid:28)(cid:18)((&(cid:3)RQ(cid:3)WKH(cid:3)FRQVHUYDWLRQ(cid:3)RI(cid:3)ZLOG(cid:3)ELUGV

1987/0176

1988/0172

NL

L

judgment 
19/05/1998

14/06/1993

14/07/1997

C-1996/003

27/01/1999

2/02/2000

&RXQFLO(cid:3)’LUHFWLYH(cid:3)(cid:27)(cid:25)(cid:18)(cid:21)(cid:26)(cid:27)(cid:18)((&(cid:3)RI(cid:3)(cid:20)(cid:21)(cid:3)-XQH(cid:3)(cid:20)(cid:28)(cid:27)(cid:25)(cid:3)RQ(cid:3)WKH(cid:3)SURWHFWLRQ(cid:3)RI(cid:3)WKH(cid:3)HQYLURQPHQW(cid:15)(cid:3)DQG(cid:3)LQ(cid:3)SDUWLFXODU(cid:3)RI(cid:3)WKH(cid:3)VRLO(cid:15)(cid:3)ZKHQ(cid:3)VHZDJH(cid:3)VOXGJH(cid:3)LV(cid:3)XVHG(cid:3)LQ(cid:3)DJULFXOWXUH

1999/2100

2000/2191

I 

I

26/01/2000

26/07/2001

judgment 
11/12/2001
(decision)
20/12/2001

C-2000/376

Ongoing

Ongoing

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WKH(cid:3)SURWHFWLRQ(cid:3)RI(cid:3)DQLPDOV(cid:3)XVHG(cid:3)IRU(cid:3)H[SHULPHQWDO(cid:3)DQG(cid:3)RWKHU(cid:3)VFLHQWLILF(cid:3)SXUSRVHV

1997/4379

1999/5144

B

E

29/01/2001 suspended

21/12/2001

&RXQFLO(cid:3)’LUHFWLYH(cid:3)(cid:27)(cid:26)(cid:18)(cid:20)(cid:19)(cid:20)(cid:18)((&(cid:3)RI(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:21)(cid:3)’HFHPEHU(cid:3)(cid:20)(cid:28)(cid:27)(cid:25)(cid:3)DPHQGLQJ(cid:3)’LUHFWLYH(cid:3)(cid:26)(cid:24)(cid:18)(cid:23)(cid:22)(cid:28)(cid:18)((&(cid:3)RQ(cid:3)WKH(cid:3)GLVSRVDO(cid:3)RI(cid:3)ZDVWH(cid:3)RLOV

2001/2042

P

23/10/2001;
21/12/2001

&RXQFLO(cid:3)’LUHFWLYH(cid:3)(cid:27)(cid:28)(cid:18)(cid:22)(cid:25)(cid:28)(cid:18)((&(cid:3)RI(cid:3)(cid:27)(cid:3)-XQH(cid:3)(cid:20)(cid:28)(cid:27)(cid:28)(cid:3)RQ(cid:3)WKH(cid:3)SUHYHQWLRQ(cid:3)RI(cid:3)DLU(cid:3)SROOXWLRQ(cid:3)IURP(cid:3)QHZ(cid:3)PXQLFLSDO(cid:3)ZDVWH(cid:3)LQFLQHUDWLRQ(cid:3)SODQWV

1993/4621

E 

24/07/1998

11/04/2000 C-2000/139

Ongoing

Ongoing

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34

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/(7(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:21)(cid:27)(cid:3)VHQW 52(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:21)(cid:27)(cid:3)VHQW

5HIHUUDO(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:21)(cid:27)(cid:3)
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&DVH

1999/4014

1999/4809

F

I 

21/10/1999

12/02/2001 C-2001/060

7/09/2000

&RXQFLO(cid:3)’LUHFWLYH(cid:3)(cid:27)(cid:28)(cid:18)(cid:23)(cid:21)(cid:28)(cid:18)((&(cid:3)RI(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:20)(cid:3)-XQH(cid:3)(cid:20)(cid:28)(cid:27)(cid:28)(cid:3)RQ(cid:3)WKH(cid:3)UHGXFWLRQ(cid:3)RI(cid:3)DLU(cid:3)SROOXWLRQ(cid:3)IURP(cid:3)H[LVWLQJ(cid:3)PXQLFLSDO(cid:3)ZDVWH(cid:16)LQFLQHUDWLRQ(cid:3)SODQWV

1999/4014

F

21/10/1999

12/02/2001 C-2001/060

1999/4809
&RXQFLO(cid:3)’LUHFWLYH(cid:3)(cid:28)(cid:19)(cid:18)(cid:21)(cid:21)(cid:19)(cid:18)((&(cid:3)RI(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:22)(cid:3)$SULO(cid:3)(cid:20)(cid:28)(cid:28)(cid:19)(cid:3)RQ(cid:3)WKH(cid:3)GHOLEHUDWH(cid:3)UHOHDVH(cid:3)LQWR(cid:3)WKH(cid:3)HQYLURQPHQW(cid:3)RI(cid:3)JHQHWLFDOO\(cid:3)PRGLILHG(cid:3)RUJDQLVPV

7/09/2000

I 

1998/2023

F 

19/07/1999

&RXQFLO(cid:3)’LUHFWLYH(cid:3)(cid:28)(cid:19)(cid:18)(cid:22)(cid:20)(cid:22)(cid:18)((&(cid:3)RI(cid:3)(cid:26)(cid:3)-XQH(cid:3)(cid:20)(cid:28)(cid:28)(cid:19)(cid:3)RQ(cid:3)WKH(cid:3)IUHHGRP(cid:3)RI(cid:3)DFFHVV(cid:3)WR(cid:3)LQIRUPDWLRQ(cid:3)RQ(cid:3)WKH(cid:3)HQYLURQPHQW

1996/4055

D 

28/10/1998 action withdrawn C-2000/029

2000/4210
&RXQFLO(cid:3)’LUHFWLYH(cid:3)(cid:28)(cid:20)(cid:18)(cid:20)(cid:24)(cid:25)(cid:18)((&(cid:3)RI(cid:3)(cid:20)(cid:27)(cid:3)0DUFK(cid:3)(cid:20)(cid:28)(cid:28)(cid:20)(cid:3)DPHQGLQJ(cid:3)’LUHFWLYH(cid:3)(cid:26)(cid:24)(cid:18)(cid:23)(cid:23)(cid:21)(cid:18)((&(cid:3)RQ(cid:3)ZDVWH

25/07/2001

IR

(decision)
20/12/2001

1997/2178

1997/2179

1997/2180

1997/2181

1997/2182

F 

L 

E

IR

I 

5/08/1998

3/08/1999 C-1999/292

6/08/1998 action withdrawn C-2000/401

21/10/1998

27/07/1998 action withdrawn C-1999/461

21/10/1998

3/12/1999 C-1999/466

1997/2185

UK

23/04/1999

8/02/2000 C-2000/035

35

6WDWXV(cid:3)RQ(cid:3)
(cid:22)(cid:20)(cid:18)(cid:20)(cid:21)(cid:18)(cid:21)(cid:19)(cid:19)(cid:20)

Ongoing

Termination

Ongoing

Termination

Termination

Termination

Ongoing

Ongoing

Termination

Termination

Termination

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,QIULQJHPHQW(cid:3)
1R

06

52(cid:3)RU(cid:3)
68352(cid:3)VHQW 5HIHUUDO(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:21)(cid:25)(cid:3)(& &DVH

/(7(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:21)(cid:27)(cid:3)VHQW 52(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:21)(cid:27)(cid:3)VHQW

5HIHUUDO(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:21)(cid:27)(cid:3)
(&

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6WDWXV(cid:3)RQ(cid:3)
(cid:22)(cid:20)(cid:18)(cid:20)(cid:21)(cid:18)(cid:21)(cid:19)(cid:19)(cid:20)

1998/2203

1998/5091

1999/2238

1999/4006

1999/4007

1999/4100

1999/4797

1999/4809

1999/5112

2000/2315

I

I

L 

I

I 

L 

I

I 

IR

EL

21/12/2001

23/10/2001

25/07/2000

8/05/2001 C-2001/196

11/04/2001

7/09/2000

4/04/2000

19/12/2000 C-2000/458

23/10/2001

7/09/2000

26/07/2001

20/10/2001 C-2001/494

21/12/2001

&RXQFLO(cid:3)’LUHFWLYH(cid:3)(cid:28)(cid:20)(cid:18)(cid:20)(cid:24)(cid:26)(cid:18)((&(cid:3)RI(cid:3)(cid:20)(cid:27)(cid:3)0DUFK(cid:3)(cid:20)(cid:28)(cid:28)(cid:20)(cid:3)RQ(cid:3)EDWWHULHV(cid:3)DQG(cid:3)DFFXPXODWRUV(cid:3)FRQWDLQLQJ(cid:3)FHUWDLQ(cid:3)GDQJHURXV(cid:3)VXEVWDQFHV

1999/2210

2000/2194

A

D

27/07/2000

25/07/2001

&RXQFLO(cid:3)’LUHFWLYH(cid:3)(cid:28)(cid:20)(cid:18)(cid:21)(cid:26)(cid:20)(cid:18)((&(cid:3)RI(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:20)(cid:3)0D\(cid:3)(cid:20)(cid:28)(cid:28)(cid:20)(cid:3)FRQFHUQLQJ(cid:3)XUEDQ(cid:3)ZDVWH(cid:16)ZDWHU(cid:3)WUHDWPHQW

1997/2069

1998/2110

1998/2194

E

F

D

1998/2265

UK

11/12/1998

23/10/2001 C-2001/419

(decision)
18/07/2001
(decision)
20/12/2001

10/04/2001

28/10/1999

19/04/2001

36

Ongoing

Ongoing

Ongoing

Ongoing

Termination

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52(cid:3)RU(cid:3)
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/(7(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:21)(cid:27)(cid:3)VHQW 52(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:21)(cid:27)(cid:3)VHQW

5HIHUUDO(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:21)(cid:27)(cid:3)
(&

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6WDWXV(cid:3)RQ(cid:3)
(cid:22)(cid:20)(cid:18)(cid:20)(cid:21)(cid:18)(cid:21)(cid:19)(cid:19)(cid:20)

1999/2020

1999/2030

1999/4336

2000/2014

2000/2017

2000/4044

I 

B 

EL

EL

EL

E

21/01/2000

26/10/2000 C-2000/396

(decision)
18/07/2001
(decision)
20/12/2001
(decision)
20/12/2001

3/11/2000

27/07/2001

26/07/2001

21/12/2001

26/07/2001

(decision)
20/12/2001

Ongoing

Ongoing

Ongoing

Ongoing

Ongoing

Ongoing

&RXQFLO(cid:3)’LUHFWLYH(cid:3)(cid:28)(cid:20)(cid:18)(cid:25)(cid:26)(cid:25)(cid:18)((&(cid:3)RI(cid:3)(cid:20)(cid:21)(cid:3)’HFHPEHU(cid:3)(cid:20)(cid:28)(cid:28)(cid:20)(cid:3)FRQFHUQLQJ(cid:3)WKH(cid:3)SURWHFWLRQ(cid:3)RI(cid:3)ZDWHUV(cid:3)DJDLQVW(cid:3)SROOXWLRQ(cid:3)FDXVHG(cid:3)E\(cid:3)QLWUDWHV(cid:3)IURP(cid:3)DJULFXOWXUDO(cid:3)VRXUFHV

1994/2246

1996/2205

1997/2192

1997/4750

1998/2158

2000/2260

F 

E 

L 

B 

NL

P

9/07/1999

21/11/1997

judgment 
13/04/2000

28/06/2000 C-2000/258

C-1998/274

24/07/2001

26/01/2000 judgment 8/03/2001 C-2000/266

9/11/1999

(decision)
18/07/2001

3/08/1999

30/08/2000 C-2000/322

25/07/2001

&RXQFLO(cid:3)’LUHFWLYH(cid:3)(cid:28)(cid:20)(cid:18)(cid:25)(cid:27)(cid:28)(cid:18)((&(cid:3)RI(cid:3)(cid:20)(cid:21)(cid:3)’HFHPEHU(cid:3)(cid:20)(cid:28)(cid:28)(cid:20)(cid:3)RQ(cid:3)KD]DUGRXV(cid:3)ZDVWH

1997/2178

1997/2179

1997/2180

1997/2181

F 

L 

E

IR

5/08/1998

3/08/1999 C-1999/292

6/08/1998 action withdrawn C-2000/401

21/10/1998

27/07/1998 action withdrawn C-1999/461

37

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52(cid:3)RU(cid:3)
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/(7(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:21)(cid:27)(cid:3)VHQW 52(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:21)(cid:27)(cid:3)VHQW

5HIHUUDO(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:21)(cid:27)(cid:3)
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1997/2182

1997/2185

1997/2190

1998/2173

1998/2174

1998/5057

I 

UK

EL

F 

EL

E

21/10/1998

3/12/1999 C-1999/466

23/04/1999

8/02/2000 C-2000/035

29/09/1998 action withdrawn C-2000/132

23/07/1999

17/12/1998

24/01/2001 C-2001/033

31/01/2001

6WDWXV(cid:3)RQ(cid:3)
(cid:22)(cid:20)(cid:18)(cid:20)(cid:21)(cid:18)(cid:21)(cid:19)(cid:19)(cid:20)

Ongoing

Ongoing

Termination

Termination

Ongoing

Ongoing

I

1998/5091
Ongoing
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23/10/2001

1998/2067

1999/2100

2000/2191

P 

I 

I

2/02/1999

judgment 
12/12/2000

C-1999/435

26/01/2000

3/10/2000 C-2000/376

26/07/2001

(decision)
20/12/2001

&RXQFLO(cid:3)’LUHFWLYH(cid:3)(cid:28)(cid:21)(cid:18)(cid:23)(cid:22)(cid:18)((&(cid:3)RI(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:20)(cid:3)0D\(cid:3)(cid:20)(cid:28)(cid:28)(cid:21)(cid:3)RQ(cid:3)WKH(cid:3)FRQVHUYDWLRQ(cid:3)RI(cid:3)QDWXUDO(cid:3)KDELWDWV(cid:3)DQG(cid:3)RI(cid:3)ZLOG(cid:3)IDXQD(cid:3)DQG(cid:3)IORUD

1989/4910

1991/0640

1991/4599

1992/4052

1994/4733

1995/2224

F

F

F 

F

F 

FI

28/11/1995

13/09/1994

3/07/1995

judgment 
25/11/1999

judgment 
19/03/1999

19/12/1997

19/12/1997

judgment 
07/12/2000

9/01/1998

C-1998/096

29/01/2001

C-1997/166

27/10/1999

21/12/2001

C-1998/374

25/07/2001

21/12/2001

38

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11/09/2001

19/12/1997

C-1999/071

/(7(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:21)(cid:27)(cid:3)VHQW 52(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:21)(cid:27)(cid:3)VHQW

5HIHUUDO(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:21)(cid:27)(cid:3)
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16/12/1997

19/12/1997

6/11/1997

21/12/2001

judgment 
11/09/2001
judgment 
11/09/2001

C-1999/067

21/12/2001

C-1999/220

8/04/1998

27/03/2000 C-2000/117

4/04/2000

16/05/2001 C-2001/202

21/12/2001

2/02/2001

15/06/1999

17/03/2000 C-2000/103

23/10/2001

9/02/2001

31/01/2001

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1995/2225

1995/2228

1995/2229

1995/2230

1995/4554

1995/4840

1997/2004

1997/4639

1997/4969

1998/2277

1998/2290

1998/2346

1998/2389

D 

NL

IR 

F 

P

IR

F 

F

D

EL

IR

I

E

1998/4017

UK

2/02/2001

9/11/2001 C-2001/434

1998/4440

1998/4602

1998/4718

1998/4855

A

F

E

P

1999/2275

P 

13/11/2001

21/12/2001

21/12/2001

23/10/2001;
21/12/2001

25/07/2000

(decision)
20/12/2001

39

6WDWXV(cid:3)RQ(cid:3)
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Termination

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Ongoing

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52(cid:3)RU(cid:3)
68352(cid:3)VHQW 5HIHUUDO(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:21)(cid:25)(cid:3)(& &DVH
(decision)
18/07/2001

30/01/2001

/(7(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:21)(cid:27)(cid:3)VHQW 52(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:21)(cid:27)(cid:3)VHQW

5HIHUUDO(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:21)(cid:27)(cid:3)
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&DVH

7/09/2000

23/10/2001

21/12/2001

11/04/2001 suspended

21/12/2001

26/07/2001

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1999/4311

1999/4809

1999/5005

1999/5199

2000/4418

2000/4616

2000/5242

P

I 

A

F

P

IR

S 

(XURSHDQ(cid:3)3DUOLDPHQW(cid:3)DQG(cid:3)&RXQFLO(cid:3)’LUHFWLYH(cid:3)(cid:28)(cid:23)(cid:18)(cid:25)(cid:21)(cid:18)(&(cid:3)RI(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:19)(cid:3)’HFHPEHU(cid:3)(cid:20)(cid:28)(cid:28)(cid:23)(cid:3)RQ(cid:3)SDFNDJLQJ(cid:3)DQG(cid:3)SDFNDJLQJ(cid:3)ZDVWH

1997/2178

1997/2179

1997/2180

1997/2181

1997/2182

1997/2185

1997/2190

1999/4222

F 

L 

E

IR

I 

UK

EL

E 

5/08/1998

3/08/1999 C-1999/292

6/08/1998 action withdrawn C-2000/401

21/10/1998

27/07/1998 action withdrawn C-1999/461

21/10/1998

3/12/1999 C-1999/466

23/04/1999

8/02/2000 C-2000/035

29/09/1998 action withdrawn C-2000/132

26/01/2000

6WDWXV(cid:3)RQ(cid:3)
(cid:22)(cid:20)(cid:18)(cid:20)(cid:21)(cid:18)(cid:21)(cid:19)(cid:19)(cid:20)

Ongoing

Termination

Ongoing

Ongoing

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Ongoing

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5HIHUUDO(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:21)(cid:27)(cid:3)
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6WDWXV(cid:3)RQ(cid:3)
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&RXQFLO(cid:3)’LUHFWLYH(cid:3)(cid:28)(cid:25)(cid:18)(cid:24)(cid:28)(cid:18)(&(cid:3)RI(cid:3)(cid:20)(cid:25)(cid:3)6HSWHPEHU(cid:3)(cid:20)(cid:28)(cid:28)(cid:25)(cid:3)RQ(cid:3)WKH(cid:3)GLVSRVDO(cid:3)RI(cid:3)SRO\FKORULQDWHG(cid:3)ELSKHQ\OV(cid:3)DQG(cid:3)SRO\FKORULQDWHG(cid:3)WHUSKHQ\OV(cid:3)(cid:11)3&%(cid:18)3&7(cid:12)

1999/2254

1999/2255

D

A

19/01/2001

22/11/2001 C-2001/454

26/07/2001

(decision)
20/12/2001

1999/2257

DK

4/04/2001

1999/2258

1999/2260

1999/2261

1999/2262

1999/2263

1999/2264

1999/2266

E 

F 

EL 

IR 

I 

L 

P 

18/09/2000

5/09/2001 C-2001/047

27/07/2000

24/04/2001 C-2001/177

1/08/2000

(decision)
21/12/2001

25/07/2000

16/03/2001 C-2001/120

3/08/2000

5/02/2001 C-2001/046

25/07/2000

23/04/2001 C-2001/174

1/08/2000

(decision)
18/07/2001

1999/2267

UK

3/08/2000;
21/12/2001

Ongoing

Ongoing

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Ongoing

Ongoing

Ongoing

Ongoing

Ongoing

Ongoing

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S 

1999/2268
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HQYLURQPHQW

9/02/2001

Ongoing

1999/4715

2001/2223

I

E

26/07/2001

(decision)
20/12/2001

21/12/2001

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2001/2005

UK

24/07/2001

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20/12/2001

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2001/2065
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21/12/2001

2000/2019

2000/2022

2000/2024

2000/2109

2000/2110

2000/2238

2000/2296

B

A

NL

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UK

F

S 

20/09/2000

20/09/2000

1/08/2000;
30/04/2001

30/10/2000

(decision)
20/12/2001

2/02/2001

30/04/2001

26/07/2001

(decision)
20/12/2001
(decision)
20/12/2001

Termination

Termination

Ongoing

Ongoing

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5HIHUUDO(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:21)(cid:27)(cid:3)
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6WDWXV(cid:3)RQ(cid:3)
(cid:22)(cid:20)(cid:18)(cid:20)(cid:21)(cid:18)(cid:21)(cid:19)(cid:19)(cid:20)

-XVWLFH(cid:3)DQG(cid:3)+RPH(cid:3)$IIDLUV

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ZKLFK(cid:3)DUH(cid:3)MXVWLILHG(cid:3)RQ(cid:3)JURXQGV(cid:3)RI(cid:3)SXEOLF(cid:3)SROLF\(cid:15)(cid:3)SXEOLF(cid:3)VHFXULW\(cid:3)RU(cid:3)SXEOLF(cid:3)KHDOWK

1997/2207

D 

24/07/2000

(decision)
19/09/2001

&RXQFLO(cid:3)’LUHFWLYH(cid:3)(cid:28)(cid:19)(cid:18)(cid:22)(cid:25)(cid:23)(cid:18)((&(cid:3)RI(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:27)(cid:3)-XQH(cid:3)(cid:20)(cid:28)(cid:28)(cid:19)(cid:3)RQ(cid:3)WKH(cid:3)ULJKW(cid:3)RI(cid:3)UHVLGHQFH

Ongoing

I 

1994/2218
&RXQFLO(cid:3)’LUHFWLYH(cid:3)(cid:28)(cid:19)(cid:18)(cid:22)(cid:25)(cid:24)(cid:18)((&(cid:3)RI(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:27)(cid:3)-XQH(cid:3)(cid:20)(cid:28)(cid:28)(cid:19)(cid:3)RQ(cid:3)WKH(cid:3)ULJKW(cid:3)RI(cid:3)UHVLGHQFH(cid:3)IRU(cid:3)HPSOR\HHV(cid:3)DQG(cid:3)VHOI(cid:16)HPSOR\HG(cid:3)SHUVRQV(cid:3)ZKR(cid:3)KDYH(cid:3)FHDVHG(cid:3)WKHLU(cid:3)RFFXSDWLRQDO(cid:3)
DFWLYLW\

C-1998/424

11/11/1996

Termination

judgment 
25/05/2000

1994/2218

I 

11/11/1996

judgment 
25/05/2000

C-1998/424

&RXQFLO(cid:3)’LUHFWLYH(cid:3)(cid:28)(cid:19)(cid:18)(cid:22)(cid:25)(cid:25)(cid:18)((&(cid:3)RI(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:27)(cid:3)-XQH(cid:3)(cid:20)(cid:28)(cid:28)(cid:19)(cid:3)RQ(cid:3)WKH(cid:3)ULJKW(cid:3)RI(cid:3)UHVLGHQFH(cid:3)IRU(cid:3)VWXGHQWV

1994/2218

I 

,QWHUQDO(cid:3)PDUNHW

11/11/1996

judgment 
25/05/2000

C-1998/424

&RXQFLO(cid:3)’LUHFWLYH(cid:3)(cid:26)(cid:20)(cid:18)(cid:22)(cid:19)(cid:24)(cid:18)((&(cid:3)RI(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:25)(cid:3)-XO\(cid:3)(cid:20)(cid:28)(cid:26)(cid:20)(cid:3)FRQFHUQLQJ(cid:3)WKH(cid:3)FRRUGLQDWLRQ(cid:3)RI(cid:3)SURFHGXUHV(cid:3)IRU(cid:3)WKH(cid:3)DZDUG(cid:3)RI(cid:3)SXEOLF(cid:3)ZRUNV(cid:3)FRQWUDFWV

1999/4407

B

29/01/2001

Termination

Termination

Termination

&RXQFLO(cid:3)’LUHFWLYH(cid:3)(cid:26)(cid:21)(cid:18)(cid:20)(cid:25)(cid:25)(cid:18)((&(cid:3)RI(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:23)(cid:3)$SULO(cid:3)(cid:20)(cid:28)(cid:26)(cid:21)(cid:3)RQ(cid:3)WKH(cid:3)DSSUR[LPDWLRQ(cid:3)RI(cid:3)WKH(cid:3)ODZV(cid:3)RI(cid:3)0HPEHU(cid:3)6WDWHV(cid:3)UHODWLQJ(cid:3)WR(cid:3)LQVXUDQFH(cid:3)DJDLQVW(cid:3)FLYLO(cid:3)OLDELOLW\(cid:3)LQ(cid:3)UHVSHFW(cid:3)RI(cid:3)WKH(cid:3)
XVH(cid:3)RI(cid:3)PRWRU(cid:3)YHKLFOHV(cid:15)(cid:3)DQG(cid:3)WR(cid:3)WKH(cid:3)HQIRUFHPHQW(cid:3)RI(cid:3)WKH(cid:3)REOLJDWLRQ(cid:3)WR(cid:3)LQVXUH(cid:3)DJDLQVW(cid:3)VXFK(cid:3)OLDELOLW\(cid:3)

2000/4515

IR

26/07/2001

Ongoing

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5HIHUUDO(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:21)(cid:27)(cid:3)
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6WDWXV(cid:3)RQ(cid:3)
(cid:22)(cid:20)(cid:18)(cid:20)(cid:21)(cid:18)(cid:21)(cid:19)(cid:19)(cid:20)

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1990/0412

1996/2179

I 

I

28/11/1991

18/08/1998

judgment 
01/05/1995
judgment 
29/11/2001

C-1993/040

C-1999/202

Ongoing

Ongoing

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1990/0412

1996/2179

I 

I

28/11/1991

18/08/1998

judgment 
01/05/1995
judgment 
29/11/2001

C-1993/040

C-1999/202

Ongoing

Ongoing

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RI(cid:3)ODZV(cid:15)(cid:3)UHJXODWLRQV(cid:3)DQG(cid:3)DGPLQLVWUDWLYH(cid:3)SURYLVLRQV(cid:3)UHODWLQJ(cid:3)WR(cid:3)WKH(cid:3)WDNLQJ(cid:16)XS(cid:3)DQG(cid:3)SXUVXLW(cid:3)RI(cid:3)WKH(cid:3)EXVLQHVV(cid:3)RI(cid:3)GLUHFW(cid:3)LQVXUDQFH(cid:3)RWKHU(cid:3)WKDQ(cid:3)OLIH(cid:3)DVVXUDQFH

1998/4727

EL 

18/09/2000 suspended

Ongoing

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LQFOXGLQJ(cid:3)PHDVXUHV(cid:3)WR(cid:3)IDFLOLWDWH(cid:3)WKH(cid:3)HIIHFWLYH(cid:3)H[HUFLVH(cid:3)RI(cid:3)WKH(cid:3)ULJKW(cid:3)RI(cid:3)HVWDEOLVKPHQW(cid:3)DQG(cid:3)IUHHGRP(cid:3)WR(cid:3)SURYLGH(cid:3)VHUYLFHV

B 

13/08/1999 action withdrawn C-2000/222

1998/2227
Termination
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judgment 
29/02/1996

1991/0820
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Termination

C-1994/307

23/12/1992

25/03/1997

I 

1998/2324

A

26/07/2001

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1999/2079

1999/2126

P 

D

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68352(cid:3)VHQW 5HIHUUDO(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:21)(cid:25)(cid:3)(& &DVH
(decision)
2/10/2001

29/12/2000

21/12/2001

2000/4520

NL

11/10/2001

/(7(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:21)(cid:27)(cid:3)VHQW 52(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:21)(cid:27)(cid:3)VHQW

5HIHUUDO(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:21)(cid:27)(cid:3)
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&DVH

6WDWXV(cid:3)RQ(cid:3)
(cid:22)(cid:20)(cid:18)(cid:20)(cid:21)(cid:18)(cid:21)(cid:19)(cid:19)(cid:20)

Ongoing

Ongoing

Ongoing

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UHYLHZ(cid:3)SURFHGXUHV(cid:3)WR(cid:3)WKH(cid:3)DZDUG(cid:3)RI(cid:3)SXEOLF(cid:3)VXSSO\(cid:3)DQG(cid:3)SXEOLF(cid:3)ZRUNV(cid:3)FRQWUDFWV

1996/4698

A

29/10/1997 suspended

&RXQFLO(cid:3)’LUHFWLYH(cid:3)(cid:28)(cid:21)(cid:18)(cid:24)(cid:19)(cid:18)((&(cid:3)RI(cid:3)(cid:20)(cid:27)(cid:3)-XQH(cid:3)(cid:20)(cid:28)(cid:28)(cid:21)(cid:3)UHODWLQJ(cid:3)WR(cid:3)WKH(cid:3)FRRUGLQDWLRQ(cid:3)RI(cid:3)SURFHGXUHV(cid:3)IRU(cid:3)WKH(cid:3)DZDUG(cid:3)RI(cid:3)SXEOLF(cid:3)VHUYLFH(cid:3)FRQWUDFWV

1995/4379

1996/4698

B

A

1997/2136

UK

1997/4134

1997/4230

1997/4498

1997/4540

1997/4872

1997/4949

1998/4905

1998/5025

I

I 

I

D 

UK

I 

D 

B

10/03/1999

29/06/2001 C-2001/252

29/10/1997

26/08/1999

21/12/2001
10/08/1998; 
22/12/1998

2/03/1999

6/03/2000

23/01/2001 C-2001/028

16/08/1999

16/08/1999

6/03/2000

16/01/2001 C-2001/020

9/02/2001

45

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Termination

Termination

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Termination

Termination

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Termination

Termination

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/(7(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:21)(cid:27)(cid:3)VHQW 52(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:21)(cid:27)(cid:3)VHQW

5HIHUUDO(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:21)(cid:27)(cid:3)
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1998/5040

1999/4009

1999/4247

1999/4414

1999/4887

1999/4892

1999/5157

2000/4075

2000/4268

2000/4359

2000/4724

2001/4111

E

D

I 

NL

F

NL

D

I

I

I

EL

A

21/12/2001

20/04/2001

18/09/2000

30/04/2001

26/07/2001

(decision)
20/12/2001

24/01/2001

25/07/2001

21/12/2001

19/09/2001

23/04/2001

19/09/2001

21/12/2001

6WDWXV(cid:3)RQ(cid:3)
(cid:22)(cid:20)(cid:18)(cid:20)(cid:21)(cid:18)(cid:21)(cid:19)(cid:19)(cid:20)

Ongoing

Ongoing

Termination

Ongoing

Ongoing

Termination

Ongoing

Ongoing

Ongoing

Ongoing

Ongoing

Ongoing

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(cid:27)(cid:28)(cid:18)(cid:23)(cid:27)(cid:18)((&

1996/4801

1999/2079

1999/2126

I 

P 

D

21/06/2000

29/03/2001 C-2001/142

29/12/2000

(decision)
2/10/2001

21/12/2001

Ongoing

Ongoing

Ongoing

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1999/4237

F

52(cid:3)RU(cid:3)
68352(cid:3)VHQW 5HIHUUDO(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:21)(cid:25)(cid:3)(& &DVH
(decision)
20/12/2001

25/07/2001

/(7(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:21)(cid:27)(cid:3)VHQW 52(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:21)(cid:27)(cid:3)VHQW

5HIHUUDO(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:21)(cid:27)(cid:3)
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6WDWXV(cid:3)RQ(cid:3)
(cid:22)(cid:20)(cid:18)(cid:20)(cid:21)(cid:18)(cid:21)(cid:19)(cid:19)(cid:20)

Ongoing

NL

2000/4520
&RXQFLO(cid:3)’LUHFWLYH(cid:3)(cid:28)(cid:21)(cid:18)(cid:20)(cid:19)(cid:19)(cid:18)((&(cid:3)RI(cid:3)(cid:20)(cid:28)(cid:3)1RYHPEHU(cid:3)(cid:20)(cid:28)(cid:28)(cid:21)(cid:3)RQ(cid:3)UHQWDO(cid:3)ULJKW(cid:3)DQG(cid:3)OHQGLQJ(cid:3)ULJKW(cid:3)DQG(cid:3)RQ(cid:3)FHUWDLQ(cid:3)ULJKWV(cid:3)UHODWHG(cid:3)WR(cid:3)FRS\ULJKW(cid:3)LQ(cid:3)WKH(cid:3)ILHOG(cid:3)RI(cid:3)LQWHOOHFWXDO(cid:3)
SURSHUW\

11/10/2001

Ongoing

1997/4602

2000/5123

UK

B

24/07/2000 suspended

21/12/2001

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1996/4698

1998/5040

1999/5076

2000/4039

A

E

D

I

29/10/1997

21/12/2001

20/04/2001

26/07/2001

Ongoing

Ongoing

Termination

Ongoing

Ongoing

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5HIHUUDO(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:21)(cid:27)(cid:3)
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&RXQFLO(cid:3)’LUHFWLYH(cid:3)(cid:28)(cid:22)(cid:18)(cid:22)(cid:26)(cid:18)((&(cid:3)RI(cid:3)(cid:20)(cid:23)(cid:3)-XQH(cid:3)(cid:20)(cid:28)(cid:28)(cid:22)(cid:3)FRQFHUQLQJ(cid:3)WKH(cid:3)FRRUGLQDWLRQ(cid:3)RI(cid:3)SURFHGXUHV(cid:3)IRU(cid:3)WKH(cid:3)DZDUG(cid:3)RI(cid:3)SXEOLF(cid:3)ZRUNV(cid:3)FRQWUDFWV

1995/2098

1995/2107

1997/4134

1997/4218

1997/4493

1998/4255

1998/4420

1998/5040

1998/5068

1999/4396

1999/5350

F

F 

I 

I 

E 

F 

D

E

D 

IR

I

10/08/1998 judgment 1/02/2001 C-1999/237

judgment 
26/09/2000

C-1998/225

7/04/1997

21/12/2001

9/09/1998 action withdrawn C-2000/155

25/08/1999

18/07/2000 C-2000/283

6/08/1999

30/01/2001

21/12/2001

8/09/2000

9/02/2001

24/07/2001

Termination

Termination

Ongoing

Termination

Ongoing

Termination

Ongoing

Ongoing

Termination

Termination

Termination

I

2000/2290
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21/12/2001

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1995/2252

1998/4905

1999/5157

2000/4882

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D 

D

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7/04/1997

judgment 
05/10/2000

C-1998/016

6/03/2000

16/01/2001 C-2001/020

25/07/2001

21/12/2001

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5HIHUUDO(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:21)(cid:27)(cid:3)
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2000/5147

EL

21/12/2001

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1996/2256

I 

2/02/2000

+HDOWK(cid:3)DQG(cid:3)FRQVXPHU(cid:3)SURWHFWLRQ

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1999/2247

1999/4183

F 

S

16/12/1999

21/12/2001

judgment 
13/12/2001

C-2000/001

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6WDWXV(cid:3)RQ(cid:3)
(cid:22)(cid:20)(cid:18)(cid:20)(cid:21)(cid:18)(cid:21)(cid:19)(cid:19)(cid:20)

Ongoing

Termination

Ongoing

Ongoing

UK

1997/2138
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PHDW(cid:3)IURP(cid:3)WKLUG(cid:3)FRXQWULHV

24/11/2000 suspended

Ongoing

1995/2011

EL 

13/03/1998

judgment 
15/06/2000

C-1998/470

Ongoing

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1993/2267

NL

20/10/1994

judgment 
13/09/2000

C-1997/341

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1994/2181

1995/2011

EL

EL 

19/08/1997

13/03/1998

judgment 
16/11/2000
judgment 
15/06/2000

C-1998/214

C-1998/470

Termination

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5HIHUUDO(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:21)(cid:27)(cid:3)
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(cid:22)(cid:20)(cid:18)(cid:20)(cid:21)(cid:18)(cid:21)(cid:19)(cid:19)(cid:20)

&RXQFLO(cid:3)’LUHFWLYH(cid:3)(cid:27)(cid:27)(cid:18)(cid:20)(cid:27)(cid:21)(cid:18)((&(cid:3)RI(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:21)(cid:3)0DUFK(cid:3)(cid:20)(cid:28)(cid:27)(cid:27)(cid:3)DPHQGLQJ(cid:3)’LUHFWLYH(cid:3)(cid:27)(cid:22)(cid:18)(cid:20)(cid:27)(cid:28)(cid:18)((&(cid:3)OD\LQJ(cid:3)GRZQ(cid:3)D(cid:3)SURFHGXUH(cid:3)IRU(cid:3)WKH(cid:3)SURYLVLRQ(cid:3)RI(cid:3)LQIRUPDWLRQ(cid:3)LQ(cid:3)WKH(cid:3)ILHOG(cid:3)RI(cid:3)
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NL

1993/2267
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PDUNHW

C-1997/341

20/10/1994

Termination

judgment 
13/09/2000

1999/2141

1999/2247

B 

F 

5/10/1999  

16/12/1999

judgment 
13/12/2001

C-2000/001

Termination

Ongoing

S

1999/4183
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21/12/2001

Ongoing

1999/2141

B 

5/10/1999  

Termination

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PDUNHW(cid:3)DQG(cid:3)IRU(cid:3)WKH(cid:3)SUHYHQWLRQ(cid:3)RI(cid:3)SDWKRJHQV(cid:3)LQ(cid:3)IHHGVWXIIV(cid:3)RI(cid:3)DQLPDO(cid:3)RU(cid:3)ILVK(cid:3)RULJLQ(cid:3)DQG(cid:3)DPHQGLQJ(cid:3)’LUHFWLYH(cid:3)(cid:28)(cid:19)(cid:18)(cid:23)(cid:21)(cid:24)(cid:18)((&

P 

1997/2216
Termination
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&RPPXQLW\(cid:3)IURP(cid:3)WKLUG(cid:3)FRXQWULHV

26/05/1998

1995/2011

EL 

13/03/1998

judgment 
15/06/2000

C-1998/470

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1998/4306

I 

3/08/2000

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1999/2063

IR

24/07/2000

Termination

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IR

1999/2063
Termination
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24/07/2000

1994/2181

EL

19/08/1997

C-1998/214

Ongoing

EL 

1995/2011
Ongoing
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C-1998/470

13/03/1998

judgment 
16/11/2000
judgment 
15/06/2000

1999/4183

S

21/12/2001

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EL 

1991/2193
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26/11/1998 C-1998/426

23/02/1996

Ongoing

1988/0200

1988/0202

1988/0213

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UK

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19/10/1989

10/08/1989

28/08/1989

judgment 
12/09/2000
judgment 
12/09/2000
judgment 
12/09/2000

C-1997/358

C-1997/359

C-1997/276

51

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Ongoing

Termination

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1989/5085

1992/4607

1993/2229

1994/2099

1994/2100

1994/2290

1995/4515

1996/2124

1996/2187

1997/2156

1997/2172

1997/2215

1997/4365

1998/2103

1998/2136

1998/2137

1998/2138

1998/2232

1998/4401

F 

F 

D 

UK 

NL 

NL

F 

D

B 

FI

E 

F 

I 

F 

E

FI

I

D 

F 

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/(7(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:21)(cid:27)(cid:3)VHQW 52(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:21)(cid:27)(cid:3)VHQW

5HIHUUDO(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:21)(cid:27)(cid:3)
(&

&DVH

52(cid:3)RU(cid:3)
68352(cid:3)VHQW 5HIHUUDO(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:21)(cid:25)(cid:3)(& &DVH
judgment 
3/05/2001

22/12/1997

C-1998/481

10/04/1996

18/12/1997 C-1997/429

23/03/1998

26/11/1998 C-1998/427

14/10/1998

(decision)
20/12/2001

22/09/1997 judgment 8/11/2001 C-1998/338

25/07/2001

5/03/1998

25/07/2001

25/07/2001

4/11/1998

10/08/1998

17/11/1998

9/07/1999

10/03/1999

23/07/1999

judgment 
11/01/2001

C-1999/076

8/05/2000 C-2000/169

judgment 
18/01/2001
judgment 
29/03/2001
judgment 
25/10/2001
judgment 
14/06/2001

C-1999/083

C-1999/404

C-2000/078

C-1999/345

19/07/1999

21/12/2001 C-2001/495

30/07/1999

4/10/2001 C-2001/381

26/08/1999

19/07/1999

judgment 
14/06/2001

20/07/2000 C-2000/287

C-2000/040

52

6WDWXV(cid:3)RQ(cid:3)
(cid:22)(cid:20)(cid:18)(cid:20)(cid:21)(cid:18)(cid:21)(cid:19)(cid:19)(cid:20)

Termination

Ongoing

Ongoing

Ongoing

Ongoing

Ongoing

Termination

Ongoing

Ongoing

Ongoing

Ongoing

Termination

Ongoing

Ongoing

Termination

Ongoing

Ongoing

Ongoing

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1998/4747

1999/2069

1999/2121

D 

L

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1999/2192

NL

1999/2193

1999/2235

2000/2033

2000/4017

F 

E 

E 

F

2001/4231

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52(cid:3)RU(cid:3)
68352(cid:3)VHQW 5HIHUUDO(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:21)(cid:25)(cid:3)(& &DVH
(decision)
20/12/2001

24/01/2000

26/07/2001

23/10/2001

23/06/2000

13/06/2000

5/10/2001 C-2001/384

26/09/2000

30/03/2001 C-2001/143

18/09/2000

30/03/2001 C-2001/144

21/12/2001

21/12/2001

/(7(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:21)(cid:27)(cid:3)VHQW 52(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:21)(cid:27)(cid:3)VHQW

5HIHUUDO(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:21)(cid:27)(cid:3)
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(cid:22)(cid:20)(cid:18)(cid:20)(cid:21)(cid:18)(cid:21)(cid:19)(cid:19)(cid:20)

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judgment 
25/01/2001

C-1997/429

10/04/1996

1992/4607

Termination

F 

A 

1999/2121
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PRQLWRULQJ(cid:3)RI(cid:3)VXFK(cid:3)SURGXFWV

23/10/2001

1997/2251

I

12/11/1999

12/11/2001 C-2001/437

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B 

1999/4037
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4/08/2000

1994/2178

P 

10/06/1997 judgment 8/03/2001 C-1998/276

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(cid:22)(cid:20)(cid:18)(cid:20)(cid:21)(cid:18)(cid:21)(cid:19)(cid:19)(cid:20)

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1998/4061

F

26/01/1999

7/08/2000 C-2000/302

&RXQFLO(cid:3)’LUHFWLYH(cid:3)(cid:28)(cid:21)(cid:18)(cid:27)(cid:20)(cid:18)((&(cid:3)RI(cid:3)(cid:20)(cid:28)(cid:3)2FWREHU(cid:3)(cid:20)(cid:28)(cid:28)(cid:21)(cid:3)RQ(cid:3)WKH(cid:3)KDUPRQL]DWLRQ(cid:3)RI(cid:3)WKH(cid:3)VWUXFWXUHV(cid:3)RI(cid:3)H[FLVH(cid:3)GXWLHV(cid:3)RQ(cid:3)PLQHUDO(cid:3)RLOV

1997/2071

1999/2051

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D 

6/08/1998

17/05/2000 C-2000/185

13/03/2000

1/06/2001 C-2001/240

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1997/2071

1997/2251

FI 

I

6/08/1998

17/05/2000 C-2000/185

12/11/1999

12/11/2001 C-2001/437

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EL

1997/4099
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DUUDQJHPHQWV(cid:3)DSSOLFDEOH(cid:3)WR(cid:3)VHFRQG(cid:16)KDQG(cid:3)JRRGV(cid:15)(cid:3)ZRUNV(cid:3)RI(cid:3)DUW(cid:15)(cid:3)FROOHFWRUV(cid:10)(cid:3)LWHPV(cid:3)DQG(cid:3)DQWLTXHV

6/12/2001 C-2001/475

10/08/1999

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1995/4689

UK

3/08/2000

(decision)
20/12/2001

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1994/4034

1998/4061

EL

F

17/06/1997

judgment 
19/10/2000

C-1998/216

26/01/1999

7/08/2000 C-2000/302

Ongoing

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/(7(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:21)(cid:27)(cid:3)VHQW 52(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:21)(cid:27)(cid:3)VHQW

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1999/5019

DK

26/07/2001

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2000/2253

2000/2254

2000/2255

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IR

L

26/07/2001

23/10/2001

23/10/2001

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A

1996/2059
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C-1998/205

13/01/1997

21/12/2001

judgment 
26/09/2000

1999/2008

1999/2009

I 

IR

16/05/2000

24/01/2001

Termination

Termination

P 

1999/2010
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C-2001/258

5/04/2000

action withdrawn
20/12/2001

2000/2276

2000/2277

F

IR

19/09/2001

19/09/2001

Ongoing

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55

ANNEX V

Judgments of the Court of Justice up to 31.12.2001

not yet implemented

Belgium

Judgment given on 21/01/99, Case C-207/97

Failure to notify programmes to reduce pollution caused by certain dangerous substances
discharged into the aquatic environment of the Community

Article 228 proceedings have been commenced.

The Belgian authorities notified measures in September and October 2001. These are now
being examined by the Commission's technical experts.

Judgment given on 14/09/99, Case C-170/98

Cargo-sharing arrangements in the bilateral agreement between Belgium and Zaire

The Commission considers that the additional protocol concluded with Congo on 8 June 1999
brought an end to the infringement.

The Belgian authorities have not confirmed the date of entry into force of the protocol.

Article 228 proceedings are continuing.

Judgment given on 14/09/99, Case C-171/98

Cargo-sharing arrangements in bilateral agreement between the BLEU and Togo

The Commission considers that the additional protocol concluded with Togo on 27 September
1999 brought an end to the infringement.

The Belgian authorities have not confirmed the date of entry into force of the protocol.

Article 228 proceedings are continuing.

Judgment given on 14/09/99, Case C-201/98

Cargo-sharing arrangements in bilateral agreements between Belgium and the MCWCS
countries

The Commission considers that the agreements concluded with Senegal, Côte d'Ivoire and
Mali have been properly adapted.

The Belgian authorities have not confirmed the date of entry into force of the protocol.

Article 228 proceedings are continuing.

Judgment given on 09/03/00, Case C-355/98

Restrictions in the field of private security firms

Article 228 proceedings have been commenced. The Belgian authorities notified the
Commission of the Law of 10 June 2001 amending the Law of 10 April 1990. This legislation
is not entirely satisfactory.

Contacts are continuing with the Belgian authorities.

Judgment given on 25/05/00, Case C-307/98

Partial conformity of legislation on the quality of bathing water

Article 228 proceedings have been commenced.

The Belgian authorities notified the Commission in September 2001 of legislation which only
partially implements the Court's judgment.

In December 2001 they submitted further comments which are now being examined by the
Commission.

Judgment given on 14/06/01, Case C-230/00

Impact,
tacit authorisation, non-conformity of Belgian legislation transposing Council
Directive 75/442/EEC on waste, as amended by Directives 91/156, 76/464, 80/68, 84/360 and
85/337.

The Commission will shortly be contacting the Belgian authorities to ascertain what measures
are planned to comply with the Court's judgment.

Germany

Judgment given on 08/06/99, Case C-198/97

Quality of bathing water

Progress is being made.

The Commission departments want to study the data relating to the 2001 bathing season
before deciding whether or not to terminate the case.

Judgment given on 09/09/99, Case C-102/97

Disposal of waste oils, regeneration

Article 228 proceedings are continuing.

The German authorities have notified additional draft legislation and a timetable for its
adoption.

The Commission departments have requested further information in order to check that the
proposed measures fully comply with the Court's judgment.

Judgment given on 11/11/99, Case C-184/97

Failure to notify programmes to reduce pollution caused by certain dangerous substances
discharged into the aquatic environment of the Community

The German authorities notified the pollution reduction programmes for all of the Länder in
November 2001.

These measures are being examined by the Commission.

Judgment given on 18/07/01, Case C-316/99

Failure to notify national measures transposing Council Directive 96/43/EC amending and
consolidating Directive 85/73/EEC on the financing of veterinary inspections and controls on
live animals and certain animal products

The Commission has contacted the German authorities to ascertain what measures are
planned to comply with the Court's judgment.

Progress is apparently being made, but the case should be examined in the light of a proposal
to repeal Directive 85/73/EEC.

Judgment given on 11/09/01, Case C-71/99

Failure to transmit the full national list of habitats provided for in Article 4 of Council
Directive 92/43/EEC on the conservation of natural habitats and wild fauna and flora.

The Commission has contacted the German authorities to ascertain what measures are
planned to comply with the Court's judgment.

Judgment given on 25/10/01, Case C-493/99

Hiring out of workers within a group

Recent judgment.

Greece

Judgment given on 22/10/97, Case C-375/95

Taxes on second-hand cars

Examination of the legislation notified by the Greek authorities led to the continuation of
Article 228 proceedings in relation to the exclusion of imported second-hand cars from the
reduced rate of special consumer tax applicable to cars manufactured using "anti-pollution"
technology.

Judgment given on 15/10/98, Case C-385/97

Failure to notify national measures transposing Council Directive 93/118/EC on the financing
of health inspections and controls of fresh meat and poultrymeat

A decision as to whether or not to continue proceedings will have to be taken in the light of a
proposal to repeal Directive 85/73/EEC.

Judgment given on 28/10/99, Case C-187/98

Equal treatment of men and women in matters of social security

In November 2001 the Greek authorities notified legislation which is now being examined by
the Commission.

Judgment given on 16/12/99, Case C-137/99

Failure to notify measures transposing Council Directive 96/43/EEC amending Directive
91/496/EEC laying down the principles governing the organisation of veterinary checks on
animals entering the Community from third countries

A decision as to whether or not to continue proceedings will have to be taken in the light of a
proposal to repeal Directive 85/73/EEC.

Judgment given on 25/05/00, Case C-384/97

Failure to notify programmes to reduce pollution caused by certain dangerous substances
discharged into the aquatic environment of the Community

Article 228 proceedings have been commenced.

The Greek authorities have notified measures which are currently being examined by the
Commission.

Judgment given on 15/06/00, Case C-470/98

Veterinary fees for products of agricultural origin from non-Community countries

A decision as to whether or not to continue proceedings will have to be taken in the light of a
proposal to repeal Directive 85/73/EEC.

Judgment given on 16/11/00, Case C-214/98

Fees charged for health inspections and checks on fresh meat

A decision as to whether or not to continue proceedings will have to be taken in the light of a
proposal to repeal Directive 85/73/EEC.

Judgment given on 14/12/00, Case C-457/98

Failure to notify national measures implementing Council Directive 96/97/EC amending
Directive 86/378/EEC on the implementation of the principle of equal treatment for men and
women in occupational social security schemes

The Greek authorities have notified draft
adoption.

legislation. The Commission is awaiting its

Judgment given on 08/03/01, Case C-176/00

Failure to notify measures transposing Council Directive 96/24/EC amending Directive
79/373/EEC on the marketing of compound feeding stuffs

The Commission has contacted the Greek authorities to ascertain what measures are planned
to comply with the Court's judgment. In the absence of any reply, Article 228 proceedings
have been commenced.

Judgment given on 11/10/01, Case C-457/99

Failure to notify measures transposing Council Directive 95/69/EC laying down the
conditions and arrangements for approving and registering certain establishments and
intermediaries operating in the animal feed sector

The Commission has contacted the Greek authorities to ascertain what measures are planned
to comply with the Court's judgment.

Judgment given on 16/10/01, Case C-397/99

Incorrect application of Article 2(2) of Commission Directive 96/2/EC on mobile and
personal communications.

The Greek authorities have notified measures which the Commission is currently examining.

Judgment given on 25/10/01, Case C-398/98

Storage and marketing of petroleum products

The Commission has contacted the Greek authorities to ascertain what measures are planned
to comply with the Court's judgment.

Judgment given on 06/12/01, Case C-148/00

Non-communication of national measures to transpose Council Directive 97/41/EC relating to
the fixing of maximum levels for pesticide residues, Commission Directive 98/51/EC
concerning arrangements
and
approving and registering certain establishments
intermediaries operating in the animal feed sector, and Commission Directive 98/67/EC

for

Recent judgment.

Spain

Judgment given on 22/03/94, Case C-375/92

Restrictions on freedom to provide services as tourist guides

Significant progress has been made.

The Spanish authorities have notified the decrees adopted by all of the Autonomous
Communities with the exception of Andalusia.

The Commission is awaiting the formal adoption of these measures.

Judgment given on 12/02/98, Case C-92/96

Incorrect application of Council Directive 76/160/EEC concerning the quality of bathing
water as regards inland waters

The Spanish authorities notified measures which were not found to be satisfactory.

The case has been referred to the Court under Article 228(2).

Referral was accompanied by an application for penalties.

Judgment given on 25/11/98, Case C-214/96

Incorrect application of Council Directive 76/464/EEC on pollution caused by certain
dangerous substances discharged into the aquatic environment of the Community (Article 7:
pollution reduction programmes)

Article 228 proceedings have been commenced.

In November 2001 the Spanish authorities sent a large amount of information which the
Commission is now examining.

Judgment given on 18/01/01, Case C-83/99

Incorrect application of the Sixth VAT Directive, reduced rate for motorway tolls

Progress is being made.

In October 2001 the Spanish authorities notified the Commission that the draft Finance Act
for 2002 would abolish the contested reduced rate.

The Commission is awaiting official notification of the measures taken.

Judgment given on 13/09/01, Case C-417/99

Failure to notify measures transposing Council Directive 96/62/EC on ambient air quality
assessment and management.

The Commission has contacted the Spanish authorities to ascertain what measures are planned
to comply with the Court's judgment.

France

Judgment given on 11/06/91, Case C-64/88

Fisheries: failure to monitor compliance with technical conservation measures

Neither the comments made by the Commission inspectors in June 2001 nor the information
notified by the French authorities demonstrate that
the Court's judgment has been
implemented.

The case is to be referred to the Court under Article 228(2) of the EC Treaty.

An application for penalties is being made.

Judgment given on 09/12/97, Case C-265/95

Barriers to imports of Spanish strawberries

Following further incidents in the beef and veal sector, the Commission wrote to the French
authorities in October 2001 to determine whether additional measures were needed to comply
with the Court judgment.

Judgment given on 18/03/99, Case C-166/97

Failure to classify an area of the Seine Estuary as an SPA and incomplete protection measures

In the absence of information about the implementation of measures to protect and manage
the estuary, Article 228 proceedings continued.

In December 2001 the French authorities supplied further information which is now being
examined.

Judgment given on 19/05/99, Case C-225/97

Incorrect
transposal of Council Directive 92/13/EEC on the procurement procedures of
entities operating in the water, energy, transport and telecommunications sectors (review
procedures)

Progress is being made.

In October 2001 the French authorities notified the national measures transposing the
Directive.

The Commission is awaiting publication of the circular in the French Official Journal (JORF).

Judgment given on 25/11/99, Case C-96/98

Deterioration of the Marais Poitevin

Article 228 proceedings are continuing.

In December 2001 the French authorities notified a proposed action plan for the Marais
Poitevin which is now being examined by the Commission.

Judgment given on 16/12/99, Case C-239/98

Incorrect transposal of Council Directives 92/49/EEC and 92/96/EEC on direct assurance
other than life assurance and direct life assurance (third insurance Directives)

The French authorities have notified the Order on the Mutual Societies Code which has been
published in the French Official Journal (JORF).

The Order was due to enter into force on 24 April 2002.

The Commission is still waiting for a number of implementing decrees.

Judgment given on 15/02/00, Case C-34/98

Social debt repayment contribution and frontier workers

Article 228 proceedings are continuing.

The French authorities have notified legislation amending the condition for liability to the
general social security contribution (CSG) and the social debt repayment contribution
(CRDS).

In December 2001 the Commission requested further details of the arrangements for refunds
and limitation applying to contributions that were wrongly levied.

Judgment given on 15/02/00, Case C-169/98

Application of general social security contribution to frontier workers

Article 228 proceedings are continuing.

The French authorities have notified legislation amending the condition for liability to the
CSG and the CRDS.

In December 2001 the Commission requested further details of the arrangements for refunds
and limitation applying to contributions that were wrongly levied.

Judgment given on 23/03/00, Case C-327/98

Failure to notify national measures transposing Council Directive 93/15/EEC on the
harmonisation of the provisions relating to the placing on the market and supervision of
explosives for civil uses

Article 228 proceedings have been commenced.

The French authorities have notified a draft Order providing for partial transposition of
Article 12 of the Directive.

Judgment given on 06/04/00, Case C-256/98

Failure to notify national measures transposing Council Directive 92/43/EEC on the
conservation of natural habitats and wild fauna and flora

Article 228 proceedings are continuing.

The French authorities have notified legislation transposing Article 6 of the Directive and two
implementing decrees on the designation and management of Natura 2000 sites, dated 18 and
21.12.2001 respectively.

The case will be terminated very soon.

Judgment given on 26/09/00, Case C-23/99

Seizure of spare parts in transit - protection of designs - counterfeiting

Because the French Council of State has issued a negative opinion on the Decree which
should have implemented the Court's judgment
it will not be possible to introduce the
legislative amendments that are required within a reasonable length of time.

Article 228 proceedings have been commenced.

Judgment given on 23/11/00, Case C-319/99

the European
Failure to notify national measures transposing Directive 95/45/EC of
Parliament and of the Council on the use of standards for the transmission of television
signals

The French authorities have notified legislation transposing the Directive and laying down the
technical specifications.

In December 2001 they notified three Orders completing transposal.

The case will be terminated very soon.

Judgment given on 07/12/00, Case C-374/98

Failure to classify a site as an SPA and inadequate conservation measures at Vingrau and
Tautavel (Pyrénées Orientales)

Because the measures announced by the French authorities to comply with the Court's
judgment lay down excessively long deadlines for implementation, Article 228 proceedings
have been commenced and will continue.

Judgment given on 07/12/00, Case C-38/99

Opening and closing dates for hunting that are incompatible with the requirements of Council
Directive 79/409/EEC on the conservation of wild birds

The Commission has contacted the French authorities to ascertain what measures are planned
to comply with the Court's judgment.

The French authorities have notified legislation which, on examination, has not proved to be
satisfactory.

Judgment given on 18/01/01, Case C-151/00

Failure to notify national measures transposing Directive 97/66/EC of
the European
Parliament and of the Council concerning the processing of personal data and the protection
of privacy in the telecommunications sector

The French authorities have notified a number of pieces of legislation but several articles of
the Directive still have to be transposed.

Article 228 proceedings have been commenced and are continuing.

Judgment given on 01/02/01, Case C-333/99

Failure to fulfil the obligation to manage quotas and control fishing activities

The Commission does not have definitive data about catches in France since the Court's
judgment was handed down. The Commission will shortly be contacting the French
authorities to find out what measures they intend to take in order to comply with the
judgment.

Judgment given on 08/03/01, Case C-266/99

Pollution of surface water intended for the abstraction of drinking water by nitrates in Brittany

The Commission contacted the French authorities to ascertain what measures were planned to
comply with the Court's judgment.

Analysis of the reply revealed that the measures taken were inadequate.

Article 228 proceedings have been commenced.

Judgment given on 15/03/01, Case C-147/00

Incorrect application of Council Directive 76/160/EEC concerning the quality of bathing
water with particular reference to the failure to conduct sampling operations according to the
minimum frequency required and the lack of sampling for the compulsory "total coliform"
parameter

The Commission contacted the French authorities to ascertain what measures are planned to
comply with the Court's judgment.

The French authorities have urged the local authorities to carry out proper sampling and to
measure the missing parameter.

However, this information is still not available for the years 1999-2000 and 2001.

Judgment given on 10/05/01, Case C-285/00

Failure to transpose Council Directive 89/48/EEC on a general system for the recognition of
higher-education diplomas awarded on completion of professional education and training of
at least three years' duration, in the case of the profession of psychologist

The Commission has contacted the French authorities to ascertain what measures are planned
to comply with the Court's judgment.

Progress is being made.

The French authorities have notified legislation aimed at implementing the Court's judgment.

The Commission is awaiting information about the date of entry into force of these measures.

Judgment given on 14/06/01, Case C-40/00

Deduction of VAT on diesel used as a fuel for vehicles which do not qualify for deduction

The French authorities have notified measures aimed at implementing the Court's judgment.

The Commission is awaiting the entry into force of these measures. The case will be
terminated very soon.

Judgment given on 14/06/01, Case C-84/00

Limited range of grades preventing the marketing in France of articles made of precious
metals which come from other Member States

In November 2001 the French authorities notified the Order which brings an end to the
infringement by providing for the inclusion of the missing grade. The case will be terminated
very soon.

Judgment given on 11/09/01, Case C-220/99

Failure to transmit the full national list of sites in accordance with Article 4(1) of Council
Directive 92/43/EEC on the conservation of natural habitats and wild fauna and flora

The Commission has contacted the French authorities to ascertain what measures are planned
to comply with the Court's judgment.

Judgment given on 20/09/01, Case C-468/00

Failure to notify national measures transposing Council Directive 96/50/EC on the
harmonisation of the conditions for obtaining national boatmasters' certificates for the
carriage of goods and passengers by inland waterway in the Community

The Commission has contacted the French authorities to ascertain what measures are planned
to comply with the Court's judgment.

Judgment given on 06/12/01, Case C-146/00

Universal service. Non-conformity of legislation with Article 4c of Commission Directive
90/388/EEC on competition in the markets for telecommunications services and Article 5(1),
(3), (4) and (5) of Directive 97/33/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on
interconnection and interoperability

Recent judgment.

Judgment given on 13/12/01, Case C-1/00

Failure to comply with Community decisions on British beef

Recent judgment.

Ireland

Judgment given on 21/09/99, Case C-392/96

Non-conformity of Irish legislation with various provisions of Council Directive 85/337/EEC
on the assessment of the effects of certain public or private projects on the environment

Article 228 proceedings are continuing.

In December 2001 the Irish authorities sent
legislation. The Commission is now awaiting formal notification of these measures.

the Commission several draft pieces of

Judgment given on 26/09/00, Case C-408/99

Failure to notify national measures transposing Council Directive 94/55/EC on the transport
of dangerous goods by road and Council Directive 96/86 adapting that Directive to technical
progress

Article 228 proceedings have been commenced.

In a letter of 13.12.2001 the Irish authorities notified the legislation to implement the Court's
judgment.

The case will be terminated very soon.

Judgment given on 14/12/00, Case C-347/99

Failure to notify national measures transposing Council Directive 95/50/EC on uniform
procedures for checks on the transport of dangerous goods by road

Article 228 proceedings have been commenced.

In a letter of 13.12.2001 the Irish authorities notified the legislation to implement the Court's
judgment.

The case will be terminated very soon.

Judgment given on 21/06/01, Case C-30/99

Limited range of grades and requirement
that articles made of precious metals bear a
sponsor's mark approved by the Irish State, preventing the marketing in Ireland of such
articles coming from other Member States

On 21.12.2001 the Irish authorities notified a new regulation which implements the Court's
judgment.

The case will be terminated very soon.

Judgment given on 11/09/01, Case C-67/99

Failure to notify the full national list of habitats provided for in Article 4(1) of Council
Directive 92/43/EEC on the conservation of natural habitats and wild fauna and flora

Article 228 proceedings have been commenced.

Judgment given on 20/09/01, Case C-370/00

Failure to notify national measures transposing Council Directives 96/49/EC and 96/87/EC on
the transport of dangerous goods by rail

On 21.11.2001 the Irish authorities notified the legislation transposing the Directives into
national law.

The case will be terminated very soon.

Judgment given on 18/10/01, Case C-354/99

Non-conformity of national legislation with Council Directive 86/609/EEC on the protection
of animals used for experimental and other scientific purposes

The Commission has contacted the Irish authorities to ascertain what measures are planned to
comply with the Court's judgment.

Judgment given on 13/12/01, Case C-372/00

Failure to notify measures transposing Council Directive 96/48/EEC on the inter-operability
of the trans-European high-speed rail system

Recent judgment.

Italy

Judgment given on 01/06/95, Case C-40/93

Admission to the profession of dentist

The Italian authorities have sent the published text of the Ministerial Decree organising the
aptitude test.

The Commission is awaiting the actual organisation of the test, which should take place
shortly.

Progress is being made.

Judgment given on 29/01/98, Case C-280/95

Failure to comply with Commission Decision 93/496/EEC of 9 June 1993 on the obligation to
recover tax aid granted to professional road hauliers for 1992

Article 228 proceedings are continuing.

The Italian authorities have notified binding administrative acts setting up the national
administrative procedures which will in principle make it possible to recover all of the aid in
question.

The recovery procedure has not yet started.

Judgment given on 01/10/98, Case C-285/96

Incorrect application of Council Directive 76/464/EEC on pollution caused by certain
dangerous substances discharged into the aquatic environment of the Community (Article 7:
pollution reduction programmes)

The measures notified by the Italian authorities are inadequate.

Article 228 proceedings have been commenced.

Judgment given on 25/03/99, Case C-112/97

Failure to allow the installation of gas appliances which comply with Council Directive
90/396/EEC

The authorities have notified new measures which also impose further
requirements which do not appear to be justified.

restrictive

Article 228 proceedings are continuing.

Judgment given on 09/11/99, Case C-365/97

Waste, San Rocco valley

The judgment has been partially implemented.

The Commission is still awaiting notification of the measures which will implement Article 8
of Council Directive 75/442/EEC on waste.

Article 228 proceedings are continuing.

Judgment given on 09/03/00, Case C-386/98

Failure to notify national measures implementing Council Directive 93/104/EC concerning
certain aspects of the organisation of working time

The Italian authorities have sent the text of the "Legge comunitaria 2000" which states their
commitment to transposing the Directive within a year.

No measure having been notified, Article 228 proceedings have been commenced.

Judgment given on 08/06/00, Case C-264/99

Legislative barriers to the activities of hauliers

The Italian authorities have sent legislation implementing the Court's judgment.

The Decree sent to the Commission does not remove all of the requirements explicitly
identified by the Court's judgment as being incompatible with the Treaty.

Article 228 proceedings have been commenced.

Judgment given on 07/12/00, Case C-395/99

Failure to notify national measures transposing Council Directive 96/51/EC amending
Directive 70/524/EEC concerning additives in feedingstuffs and Council Directive 96/93/EC
on the certification of animals and animal products

The Italian authorities have sent the text of the "Legge comunitaria 2000" which states their
commitment to transposing the Directive very soon.

Judgment given on 10/05/01, Case C-444/99

Incorrect application of Council Directive 92/106, maintenance of quota system for road
routes that are part of a combined transport operation

The Italian authorities have notified legislation implementing the Court's judgment.

The case will be terminated very soon.

Judgment given on 17/05/01, Case C-159/99

Non-conformity of
79/409/EEC on the conservation of wild birds

Italian legislation with several provisions of Council Directive

The Italian authorities have sent the text of the "Legge comunitaria 2000" which states their
commitment to implementing the Court's judgment.

However, no draft legislation or timetable has been notified to the Commission.

Article 228 proceedings have been commenced.

Judgment given on 29/05/01, Case C-263/99

Restrictions on exercising the activity of transport consultant

The Commission has contacted the Italian authorities to ascertain what measures are planned
to comply with the Court's judgment.

Judgment given on 31/05/01, Case C-283/99

Restrictions on exercising private security activities, nationality requirement

Progress is being made.

The Italian authorities have informed the Commission that Article 22a of the draft "Legge
comunitaria 2001", which extends the right to pursue activities in the area of private security
services to all Community nationals, will be adopted by the Chamber of Deputies very soon.

Judgment given on 26/06/01, Case C-212/99

Discrimination against foreign-language assistants

The Commission has contacted the Italian authorities to ascertain what measures are planned
to comply with the Court's judgment.

Judgment given on 04/07/01, Case C-447/99

Discrimination as regards departure taxes and access for Community air carriers to intra-
Community air routes

In November 2001 the Italian authorities notified legislation implementing the Court's
judgment.

The case will be terminated very soon.

Judgment given on 25/10/01, Case C-78/00

Incorrect application of
arrangements for refunds of excess VAT

the Sixth VAT Directive (Council Directive 77/388/EEC),

Progress is being made.

The Commission have pursued their contacts with the Italian authorities to ascertain what
measures are planned to comply with the Court's judgment, particularly the Decree
implementing the Decree-Law providing for refunds to bondholders.

Judgment given on 08/11/01, Case C-127/99

Failure to establish action programmes for vulnerable zones, to carry out full monitoring and
to produce the reports required by Council Directive 91/676/EEC on the protection of waters
against pollution caused by nitrates from agricultural sources

The Commission has contacted the Italian authorities to ascertain what measures are planned
to comply with the Court's judgment.

Judgment given on 15/11/01, Case C-49/00

Non-conformity of national legislation transposing Council Directive 89/391/EEC on the
introduction of measures to encourage improvements in the safety and health of workers at
work

The Commission has contacted the Italian authorities to ascertain what measures are planned
to comply with the Court's judgment.

Judgment given on 29/11/01, Case C-202/99

Incorrect
mutual recognition of diplomas and the activities of dental practitioners, respectively

transposal of Council Directives 78/686/EEC and 78/687/EEC concerning the

Recent judgment.

Judgment given on 06/12/01, Case C-148/00

Failure to notify national measures transposing Commission Directive 98/51/EC laying down
certain measures for implementing Council Directive 95/69/EC laying down the conditions
and arrangements for approving and registering certain establishments and intermediaries
operating in the animal feed sector

Recent judgment.

Judgment given on 11/12/01, Case C-376/00

Failure to produce the reports referred to in Article 18 of Council Directive 75/439/EEC on
the disposal of waste oils for the period 1995 to 1997

Recent judgment.

Luxembourg

Judgment given on 11/06/98, Case C-206/96

Failure to establish pollution reduction programmes for 99 substances on list II in the Annex
to Council Directive 76/464/EEC on pollution caused by certain dangerous substances
discharged into the aquatic environment of the Community

It appears from the information supplied by the Luxembourg authorities that programmes of
measures have been implemented for the 99 substances in question.

However, as no binding legal instrument has been enacted Article 228 proceedings have been
commenced.

Judgment given on 16/12/99, Case C-138/99

Failure to notify national measures transposing Council Directive 94/56/EC establishing the
fundamental principles governing the investigation of civil aviation accidents and incidents

Article 228 proceedings are continuing.

Since the Commission has not received the measures announced by the Luxembourg
authorities, the case is to be referred to the Court under Article 228(2) of the Treaty.

The referral is accompanied by an application for penalties.

Judgment given on 08/03/01, Case C-266/00

Incorrect application of Council Directive 91/676/EEC concerning the protection of waters
against pollution caused by nitrates from agricultural sources

The Commission has contacted the Luxembourg authorities to ascertain what measures are
planned to comply with the Court's judgment.

Their reply is being examined.

Judgment given on 03/07/01, Case C-297/00

Failure to notify measures transposing Council Directive 96/9/EC amending Directive
94/58/EC on the minimum level of training of seafarers

The Commission has contacted the Luxembourg authorities to ascertain what measures are
planned to comply with the Court's judgment.

Judgment given on 04/10/01, Case C-450/00

Failure to notify national measures transposing Directive 95/46/EC of
the European
Parliament and of the Council on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of
personal data

The Commission has contacted the Luxembourg authorities to ascertain what measures are
planned to comply with the Court's judgment.

Judgment given on 13/12/01, Case C-107/01

Failure to notify measures transposing Council Directive 98/76/EC amending Directive
96/26/EC on admission to the occupation of road haulage operator and road passenger
transport operator

Recent judgment.

Netherlands

Judgment given on 10/05/01, Case C-152/98

Pollution of the Scheldt basin; incorrect application of Council Directive 76/464/EEC on
pollution caused by certain dangerous substances discharged into the aquatic environment of
the Community

The Commission has contacted the Dutch authorities to ascertain what measures are planned
to comply with the Court's judgment.

In December 2001 the Dutch authorities notified measures which are now being examined by
the Commission.

Judgment given on 11/10/01, Case C-254/00

Failure to notify national measures transposing Directive 95/47/EC of
the European
Parliament and of the Council on the use of standards for the transmission of television
signals

Recent judgment.

Judgment given on 08/11/01, Case C-338/98

Deduction of part of the allowance for business use of a private car; incorrect application of
the Sixth Council Directive 77/388/EEC on turnover taxes

The Commission has contacted the Dutch authorities to ascertain what measures are planned
to comply with the Court's judgment.

Austria

Judgment given on 26/09/00, Case C-205/98

Increase in tolls on the Brenner motorway

The Commission has been pursuing its contacts with the Austrian authorities.

Article 228 proceedings have been commenced.

Judgment given on 14/06/01, Case C-473/99

Failure to notify national measures transposing Commission Directive 95/30/EC adapting to
technical progress Council Directive 90/679/EEC on the protection of workers from risks
related to exposure to biological agents at work

The Commission has contacted the Austrian authorities to ascertain what measures are
planned to comply with the Court's judgment.

The Austrian authorities have notified legislation which is now being examined by the
Commission.

Judgment given on 11/10/01, Case C-110/00

Failure to notify national measures transposing Commission Directive 97/59/EC adapting to
technical progress Council Directive 90/679/EEC on the protection of workers from risks
related to exposure to biological agents at work

The Commission has contacted the Austrian authorities to ascertain what measures are
planned to comply with the Court's judgment.

Judgment given on 11/10/01, Case C-110/00

Failure to notify national measures transposing Commission Directive 97/65/EC adapting, for
the third time, to technical progress Council Directive 90/679/EEC on the protection of
workers from risks related to exposure to biological agents at work

The Commission has contacted the Austrian authorities to ascertain what measures are
planned to comply with the Court's judgment.

Judgment given on 27/11/01, Case C-424/99

Transparency of measures regulating the prices of medicinal products for human use and their
inclusion in the scope of national health insurance systems

Recent judgment.

Portugal

Judgment given on 04/07/00, Case C-84/98

Cargo-sharing arrangements in the bilateral agreement between Portugal and Yugoslavia

Article 228 proceedings have been commenced.

The Portuguese authorities have sent information about the denunciation of the agreement
with the FRY, Macedonia, Croatia and Bosnia which will take effect at the beginning of 2002.

Judgment given on 13/07/00, Case C-261/98

Incorrect application of Council Directive 76/464/EEC on pollution caused by certain
dangerous substances discharged into the aquatic environment of the Community (Article 7:
pollution reduction programmes)

The Portuguese authorities have sent reports on the identification and monitoring of the 99
substances on list II in the Annex to the above Directive.

The documents submitted are undoubtedly essential, but do not constitute programmes within
the meaning of Article 7 of the Directive.

Article 228 proceedings have been commenced.

Judgment given on 08/03/01, Case C-276/98

Reduced rate of VAT on operations involving wine, appliances and machinery for forms of
alternative energy, agricultural tools

The Commission has contacted the Portuguese authorities to ascertain what measures are
planned to comply with the Court's judgment.

The Portuguese Budget Law provides for the application of the 12% rate of VAT to these
products with effect from 01/01/2002, in accordance with Article 28(2)(c) of the Sixth VAT
Directive.

The case will be terminated very soon.

Judgment given on 26/06/01, Case C-70/99

Discrimination as regards departure taxes and access for Community air carriers to intra-
Community air routes

The Commission has contacted the Portuguese authorities to ascertain what measures are
planned to comply with the Court's judgment.

In their reply, the Portuguese authorities have indicated their desire to pursue contacts with
the Commission to discuss their proposals for legislation.

Judgment given on 16/10/01, Case C-429/99

Prohibition of call back services

Non-conformity of national measures transposing Commission Directive 90/388/EEC as
amended by Directive 96/19/EC with regard to the implementation of full competition in
telecommunications markets

The Commission has contacted the Portuguese authorities to ascertain what measures are
planned to comply with the Court's judgment.

United Kingdom

Judgment given on 12/09/00, Case C-359/97

Failure to levy VAT on tolls on roads and bridges

At a meeting in November 2001 the UK authorities indicated that progress could be expected
at the beginning of 2002.

Judgment given on 07/12/00, Case C-69/99

Non-conformity of legislation on the protection of waters against pollution caused by nitrates
from agricultural sources

The UK authorities have sent information about the measures taken to implement the Court's
judgment.

However, these are still inadequate.

Article 228 proceedings have been commenced.

Judgment given on 13/11/01, Case C-427/00

Incorrect application of Council Directive 76/160/EEC concerning the quality of bathing
water

Recent judgment.

Sweden

Judgment given on 14/06/01, Case C-368/00

Incorrect application of Council Directive 76/160/EEC concerning the quality of bathing
water

It appears from the information available to the Commission that the requirements of the
Directive were complied with during the 2000 season.

However, as a number of sites were excluded there is still a need for examination by the
Commission's technical experts.

ANNEX VI

APPLICATION OF COMMUNITY LAW

BY NATIONAL COURTS: A SURVEY

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1.

1
APPLICATION OF ARTICLE 234 OF THE EC TREATY

In 2001, 237 requests for preliminary rulings were made by the national courts to the
Court of Justice of the European Communities (hereinafter referred to as “the Court of
Justice”) in cases where difficulties arose in the interpretation of Community law or
where there were doubts as to the validity of Community instruments.

When such references are recorded at the Court of Justice Registry, they are published in
full in the Official Journal of the European Communities. The table below shows the
number of references from each Member State over the last 11 years.2

2.

NUMBER OF REFERENCES PER MEMBER STATE

Belgium
Denmark
Germany
Greece
Spain
France
Ireland
Italy
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Austria
Portugal
Finland
Sweden
United
Kingdom
Benelux
Total

1991
17
2
50
2
4
24
1
18
2
17

1992
16
3
62
1
5
15
-
22
1
18

1993
22
7
57
5
7
22
1
24
1
43

1994
19
4
44
-
13
36
2
46
1
13

3

1

3

1

13

-
186

15

-
162

12

-
204

24

-
203

1995
14
8
51
10
10
43
3
58
2
19
2
5
-
6
20

-
251

Year
1996
30
4
66
4
6
24
-
70
2
10
6
6
3
4
21

-
256

1997
19
7
46
2
9
10
1
50
3
24
35
2
6
7
18

-
239

1998
12
7
49
5
55
16
3
39
2
21
16
7
2
6
24

-
264

1999
13
3
49
3
4
17
2
43
4
23
56
7
4
5
22

-
255

2000
15
3
47
3
5
12
2
50
-
12
31
8
5
4
26

1
224

2001
10
5
53
4
4
15
1
40
2
14
57
4
3
4
21

-
237

After an increase in the number of cases following the 1995 accessions, the number of
references has remained relatively stable. The courts of all the Member States referred
questions to the Court of Justice. Those 237 cases constituted 47% of the 504 cases brought

1

2

The Commission will here follow the practice of the Court of Justice in its citation of the articles of the
Treaty establishing the European Community. Where there is a reference to the Treaty in its form before the
entry into force of the Treaty of Amsterdam of 1 May 1999 the number of the article is followed by the words
“of the EC Treaty”; where there is a reference to the Treaty in its form after the entry into force of the Treaty
of Amsterdam of 1 May 1999, the number of the article is followed by the words “EC”.
The last four reports were published in OJ C 332, 3.11.1997, p.198, OJ C 250, 10.8.1998, p.195, OJ C 354,
7.12.1999, p.182 and OJ C 192, 30.1.2001, p.192. The report for 2000 is accessible on the Commission’s
website at (http://europa.eu.int/comm/secretariat_general/sgb/droit_com/index_en.htm).

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before the Court of Justice in 2001. The table below shows the number of references from
courts of final instance in each Member State and identifies the referring courts.

Origin and number of references by courts of final instance in 2001, by Member State

Belgium

Denmark

Germany

Greece

Spain

France

Ireland

Italy

Luxembourg

Netherlands

Austria

Portugal

Finland

Sweden

United Kingdom

-

-

7

1

9

3

1

1

2

2

3

-

7

5

-

1

8

1

9

8

9

1

1

2

2

3

7

-

-

Bundesgerichtshof

Bundesverwaltungsgericht

Bundesfinanzhof

Bundessozialgericht

Areios Pagos

Symvoulio Epikrateias

Tribunal supremo

Cour de cassation

Conseil d’État

-

Corte suprema di cassazione

Consiglio di Stato

-

Raad van State

Hoge Raad

College van Beroep voor het Bedrijfsleven

Oberster Gerichtshof

Bundesvergabeamt

Verwaltungsgerichtshof

Verfassungsgerichtshof

Supremo Tribunal Administrativo

Korkein Hallinto-oikeus/Högsta förvaltningsdomstolen

Regeringsrätten

House of Lords

Court of Appeal

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3.

SIGNIFICANT DECISIONS BY NATIONAL COURTS AND THE EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN
RIGHTS

3.1.

Introduction

This analysis reviews the account taken of Community law by national courts and the
European Court of Human Rights. Unlike analyses undertaken in previous years, it is
accordingly not restricted to the rulings of supreme courts; national courts at first instance
are now called on to apply the relevant provisions of Community law.

The Commission has again had access to data compiled by the Research and Documentation
Directorate and Computing Division of the Court of Justice; nevertheless,
is the
Commission that has drawn up this report. Each year, some 1 200 judgments relating to
Community law come to the attention of the Research and Documentation Directorate.

it

3.2.

The research

Research was carried out on judgments first delivered or published in 1999 concerning the
following questions:

(i)

Were there cases where decisions against which there was no appeal were
a.
taken without a reference for a preliminary ruling even though they turned on a point of
Community law whose interpretation was less than perfectly obvious?

(ii) Were there any other decisions regarding preliminary rulings that merit

attention?

b. Were there cases where courts, contrary to the rule in Case 314/85 Foto-Frost,3
declared an act of a Community institution to be invalid?

c. Were there any decisions that applied the rulings given in Francovich, Factortame and
Brasserie du Pêcheur?

d. Were there any decisions that were noteworthy as setting good or bad examples?

3

Case 314/85 Foto-Frost [1987] ECR 4199 (judgment given on 22.10.1987).

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Question 1

In Germany, the Federal Constitutional Court (Bundesverfassungsgericht)4 annulled a
judgment given by the Bundesverwaltungsgericht for violation of the constitutional
principle that no-one may be deprived of proper access to the courts enshrined in the
second sentence of Article 101(1) of the Basic Law, in that the Bundesverwaltungsgericht
had not made a reference to the Court of Justice for a preliminary ruling.

The Bundesverfassungsgericht was hearing a constitutional-law action brought by a
registered woman doctor applying to work as an officially-approved doctor for social-
security purposes in Hamburg, who had been denied the right to use the title of “general
practitioner” by the Hamburg City Medical Council on the ground that she had not
worked full-time with an officially-approved doctor for six months. In Hamburg,
Directive 86/457 on specific training in general medical practice5 and Directive 93/16 to
facilitate the free movement of doctors and the mutual recognition of their diplomas,
certificates and other evidence of formal qualifications6 have been transposed in such a
way that since 1990 the City of Hamburg has required at least six months’ practical
experience in approved clinics plus six months’ full time work in an approved general
practice or recognised equivalent. The applicant met the first condition and had then
worked in approved general practice for a whole year, but only part time.

first

instance and her appeal failed. The Bundesverwaltungsgericht
Her action at
dismissed the application for review.7 It based its decision on the mandatory provisions of
Community law requiring six months’ full time experience in a general medical practice,
which the applicant had not acquired. It was admitted that the Court of Justice had not yet
ruled on the question whether such requirements were contrary to the prohibition on
indirect sex discrimination. But even if the ban on indirect discrimination in Directive
76/207 on the implementation of the principle of equal treatment for men and women as
training and promotion, and working
regards access to employment, vocational
conditions8 was applicable in the instant case, there was no need to apply to the Court of
Justice for a preliminary ruling. Community law itself, in Directives 86/457 and 93/16,
clearly and unequivocally provided that training in general medicine must include periods
worked full time. The Bundesverwaltungsgericht held that, by virtue of the principle that
the specific provision prevails over the general, these Directives prevailed over the 1976
equal-treatment Directive. These provisions of Community law violated neither the
principles of the State based on the rule of law nor the protection of fundamental rights.

4

5

6

7

8

Bundesverfassungsgericht, Order made on 9.1.2001, 1 BvR 1036/99, Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftsrecht 2001,
350 (=Europäische Grundrechte 2001, 150-153; Neue Juristische Wochenschrift 2001, 1267; Wertpapier-
Mitteilungen 2001, 749; Europäische Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftsrecht 2001, 255; Deutsches Verwaltungsblatt
2001, 720; Die öffentliche Verwaltung 2001, 379; Juristen-Zeitung 2001, 923; Versicherungsrecht 2001,
1179).
Council Directive 86/457/EEC of 15.9.1986, OJ L 267, p. 26.
Council Directive 93/16/EEC of 5.4.1993, OJ L 165, p. 1.
Bundesverwaltungsgericht,
Bundesverwaltungsgerichts 108, 289.
Council Directive 76/207/EEC of 9.2.1976, OJ L 39, p. 40.

3 C 10/98, Entscheidungen

18.2.1999,

judgment

given

des

on

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The Bundesverfassungsgericht upheld the applicant’s claim by reference to its long line
of cases9 holding that the Court of Justice was a proper court for the purposes of the
second sentence of Article 101(1) of the Basic Law and that the application had been
deprived of access to it where a national court failed to discharge its obligation to seek a
preliminary ruling from it. It held that a court against whose judgments there was no
appeal was in breach of its obligation where it failed to seek a preliminary ruling. The
same applied where the Court of Justice had not yet given judgment on the question of
Community law that was likely to determine the outcome of a case or where the existing
case-law did not adequately answer the question. The second sentence of Article 101(1)
of the Basic Law was violated where the competent court of final jurisdiction went too far
beyond the discretion it enjoyed in such circumstances. The Bundesverfassungsgericht
could exercise its review on the basis of these criteria only if it was sufficiently
acquainted with the raisons why the court giving judgment on the merits at the last
instance had declined to seek a preliminary ruling from the Court of Justice. It
accordingly held that in the instant case, as a court against whose judgments there was no
appeal,
the Bundesverwaltungsgericht had violated to an unacceptable degree its
obligation to refer the question to the Court of Justice.

The Bundesverfassungsgericht held that the Bundesverwaltungsgericht had answered the
question, which it had itself raised, of the conflict between directives in a manner that was
not acceptable in terms of Community law. It had given a ruling on the question of the
conflict between Directive 76/207 and Directives 86/457 and 93/16 without reference to
the cases decided by the Court of Justice or to Community legislation, proceeding on the
basis of national law alone. The Bundesverwaltungsgericht had not referred to a single
decision of the Court of Justice regarding the problem of conflicts between directives,
even though there were many of them. Nor had it specified on what instrument of
Community legislation it based its own right to resolve the conflict on the basis of the
principles of German law (principles of priority and speciality). And it had not stated
grounds on the basis of which the Bundesverfassungsgericht could exercise its review
under
the Basic Law. The
Bundesverfassungsgericht stated that a court that did not investigate Community law
properly was in general breach of the conditions in which a reference for a preliminary
ruling was mandatory.

of Article

sentence

second

101(1)

the

of

The Bundesverfassungsgericht further held that the Bundesverwaltungsgericht was in
breach of its obligation to seek a preliminary ruling and of the second sentence of Article
101(1) of the Basic Law by overlooking the fact that the principle of equal treatment of
women and men was one of the fundamental principles of unwritten Community law
recognised by the Court of Justice. It held that the equal treatment principle and the
resultant ban on all forms of direct and indirect sex discrimination were among the
general principles of Community law, developed by the Court of Justice as a mandatory
criterion for assessing the validity of action taken by Community institutions. In the
present case, the protection of the applicant’s fundamental rights would be rendered

9

See, for example, the Order made by the Bundesverfassungsgericht on 5 August 1998, 1 BvR 264/98, Der
für Wirtschaftsrecht 1998, 1728; Arbeit und Recht 1998, 465;
Betrieb 1998, 1919 (= Zeitschrift
Versicherungsrecht 1998, 1399; Europäische Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftsrecht 1998, 728; Neue Zeitschrift für
Arbeitsrecht 1998, 1245), cited in the XVIth annual report on monitoring the application of Community law.

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nugatory if the Bundesverfassungsgericht was prevented by want of jurisdiction from
reviewing the case on its merits in terms of fundamental rights and if the Court of Justice
were prevented by the absence of references for preliminary rulings form reviewing
Community secondary legislation in terms of Community guarantees as to fundamental
rights.

In its Order

Still in Germany, the Bundesverfassungsgericht10 held that it was not required to apply to
the Court of Justice for a preliminary ruling in a case concerning the ban on the National
Democratic Party (Nationaldemokratische Partei Deutschlands – “NPD”) on the ground
that it was incompatible with the Basic Law. The NPD had asked whether Community
law precluded a Member State from prohibiting a political party which stood not only at
national elections but also at European Parliament elections.
the
Bundesverfassungsgericht held that, since the rules governing political parties were not
within the powers of the European Communities, there was no need for a preliminary
ruling under point (a) of the first paragraph of Article 234 of the EC Treaty. In support of
this conclusion, it argued first that Article 191 of the EC Treaty, relating to the role of
political parties in the Union, was silent on the conditions in which a political party might
be banned by a Member State. Second, it was clear from Article 190 of the EC Treaty and
the
Article 7(2) of
representatives of the Assembly by direct universal suffrage11 that rules governing the
organisation of European Parliament elections were within the powers of the Member
States, and under Article 12(2) of the Act a seat in Parliament could become vacant as a
result of national provisions, including those relating to the prohibition of the party to
which an MEP belonged on grounds of incompatibility with the Member State’s
constitution. Lastly, on the basis of Article 51 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the
European Union,12 the Bundesverfassungsgericht held that the application of general
principles of Community law, such as those concerning the State based on the rule of law,
democracy and the protection of fundamental rights, was conditional on the Community
and its Member States acting in the application of Community law.

the Act of 20 September 1976 concerning the election of

The Bundesverfassungsgericht, considering that the Act concerning the election of the
representatives of the Assembly by direct universal suffrage was not an act adopted by the
Community institutions on the basis of the Treaties but was to be regarded, as the
European Court of Human Rights had held in its judgment of 18 February 1999 in
Matthews v United Kingdom,13 as an agreement in public international law concluded
within the field of application of the Treaty, held that there was no need for a reference to
the Court of Justice for a preliminary ruling on the basis of point (b) of the first paragraph
of Article 234 of the EC Treaty. The Bundesverfassungsgericht also held that there was
no ground for a reference under Article 68(1) of the EC Treaty, as the case raised no
questions relating to free movement of persons within the scope of Articles 61 et seq. And
since the ban on the NPD by the German authorities was neither an act of the European

10

11

12

13

Bundesverfassungsgericht, Order made on 22.11.2001, 2 BvB 1/01, 2 BvB 2/01, 2 BvB 3/01, published on
the Bundesverfassungsgericht website at http:/www.bverfg.de
OJ L 78, p. 5.
Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, OJ C 364, p. 1.
European Court of Human Rights, Matthews v Royaume Uni, Revue trimestrielle de droit européen 1999, p.
793-805.

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Council nor an act of the Community institutions, the Bundesverfassungsgericht held that
the application for a reference on the basis of Article 46(d) of the Union Treaty, read with
Article 234 of the EC Treaty, was also inadmissible.

In Belgium, the Cour d’arbitrage, by judgment given on 21 December 2000,14 declared
that it was not required to apply to the Court of Justice for a preliminary ruling on section
50 bis of the Compulsory Sickness Insurance Act (14 July 1994), as amended by section
121 of the Act of 25 January 1999. The section determines the maximum that doctors
may charge for procedures performed in hospitals. Several doctors applied for the
annulment of sections 121 and 122 (second paragraph) of the Act of 25 January 1999,
which inserted section 50 bis. In particular the applicants asked the Cour d’arbitrage to
apply to the Court of Justice for a preliminary ruling on the question whether Articles
3(g), 4, 10 and 81 of the EC Treaty must be interpreted as precluding national provisions
imposing maximum rates for fees charged for medical procedures performed in hospitals.
The Cour d’arbitrage, considering that it was not enough to rely on a combination of
specific provisions of Community law with Articles 10 and 11 of the Constitution to
prompt it to secure respect for them, held that it would be exceeding its jurisdiction if it
decided that every violation of Community law implied a violation of the principle of
equality. It added that it could have regard to Community law when exercising its review
function only if violation of that law was liable to affect a particular category of persons
and if it was made clear what form the offending inequality took and in relation to what
the applicants had not provided this
other category of persons. Considering that
information, it concluded that there was no need for it to consider the argument that there
was a violation of Articles 10 and 11 of the Constitution, read with the provisions of
Community law governing competition, nor to put questions to the Court of Justice.

Again in Belgium,
the President of the Civil Court (Tribunal Civil) for Liège, by
judgment given on 22 September 2000,15 declined to request a preliminary ruling in a
dispute between Microsoft Corporation, an American firm, and Microsoft SPRL, a
Belgian firm, and their Belgian software product distributors. The applicant firms, on the
basis of section 87 of the Computer Programs (Legal Protection) Act of 30 June 1994,
applied for an order prohibiting the defendants from distributing copies of certain
Microsoft computer programmes to third parties. The defendants in turn applied for a
number of questions to be put to the Court of Justice for preliminary rulings concerning
the existence of unfair exploitation of a dominant position within the meaning of Article
82 of the EC Treaty. The Civil Court dismissed this application on the ground that the
primary purpose of copyright was to generate a monopoly and the relevant legislation
aimed to protect the exclusive rights enjoyed by the copyright holder, but it expressed
reservations as to the possibility of applying for a preliminary ruling in the course of
“quasi-interlocutory” proceedings, particularly as regards the protection of copyright,
where speed was of the essence.

14

15

Cour d’arbitrage, judgment No 136/2000, 21.12.2000, Cour d’arbitrage, arrêts 2000, p. 1797-1832, also
accessible at http://www.arbitrage.be
Tribunal civil, Liège (President), 22 September 2000, Jurisprudence de Liège, Mons, Bruxelles, 2001/5, p.
214-216.

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the Commercial Court

In another Belgian case,
(Rechtbank van Koophandel) at
Antwerp16 received an application concerning the payment of a special contribution to the
scrapping fund provided for by Article 8(1)(a) of Council Regulation No 1101/89 of 27
April 1989 on structural improvements in inland waterway transport.17 Wiljo, a Belgian
company, applied to the Commission for exemption from the contribution, arguing that its
boat was in the category of specialised boats eligible for exemption under Article 8(3)(c).
The exemption was refused. The Court of Justice was asked for a preliminary ruling on
the validity of this decision. The Court of Justice held18 that “where a Commission
decision has been addressed to the owner of a vessel, finding that his vessel is not a
specialised vessel within the meaning of Article 8(3)(c) of Council Regulation (EEC) No
1101/89 of 27 April 1989 on structural improvements in inland waterway transport, and
the addressee has not brought an action under the fourth paragraph of Article 173 of the
EC Treaty against the decision within the time-limit prescribed, that decision is binding
on the national court”. The Commercial Court followed this judgment and ordered Wiljo
to pay the contribution to the Belgian State. It held that there was no need for it to seek a
further preliminary ruling on the question whether or not there was a general principle of
law that, as provided by Article V of Council of Europe Resolution No (77)31 and by the
legislation of many Member States, an individual decision imposing a financial burden
that is notified in written form must clearly state the possible redress procedures and the
time within they must be commenced. The Commercial Court held that the answer to this
question would not further enlighten the case and that Wiljo should have brought its
action against the Commission rather the Belgian State as Belgium acted solely as the
national agent
implementing Community rules and was bound by the Commission
decision.

In Spain, the Supreme Court (Tribunal supremo) felt no need to put a question to the
Court of Justice for a preliminary ruling in a case concerning Article 12 of Commission
Regulation (EEC) No 1984/83 of 22 June 1983 on the application of Article 85 (3) of the
Treaty to categories of exclusive purchasing agreements (OJ L 173, 30.6.1983, p. 5),
more specifically to service stations. Despite a letter from the Commission criticising the
interpretation put on it by the court at first instance, the Tribunal supremo dismissed the
action in cassation, disregarding the Commission’s position as it was made known after
the dispute and indeed after the relevant contract had been concluded.19

In a case concerning the transposal of Directive 80/987 on the approximation of the laws
of the Member States relating to the protection of employees in the event of the
insolvency of their employer,20 the Tribunal superior de justicia for Castilla-La Mancha21
held that there was no need to apply to the Court of Justice for a preliminary ruling. The
imposed by national provisions for judicial
question was whether the requirement

16

17

18

19

20

21

Rechtbank van koophandel, Antwerpen, 5de kamer, decision of 2.11.2000, A.R. 95/06314, Rép. 197/14, NV
Wiljo / Belgische Staat (Minister van Verkeer en Infrastructuur).
OJ L 116, p. 25.
Case C-178/95 Wiljo NV [1997] ECR I-0585 (judgment given on 30.1.1997).
Tribunal supremo, Sala de la Civil, 15.3. 2001, Gabai Oil S.A. v. Petronor, recurso de casación.
Council Directive 80/987/CEE of 20.10.1980, OJ L 283, p. 23.
Judgment given on Tribunal superior de justicia for Castilla-La Mancha on 24.4.2001, Jesús Rentero Jover
v. Fondo de Garantía Salarial, Base de datos Aranzadi, Repertorio de Jurisprudencia social AS 2001/998.

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recognition of claims by employed persons (salarios de tramitación) for there to be
subsidiary liability for the establishment of a guarantee of payment of wages and salaries
was compatible with the Directive. The Tribunal superior had already put a question for a
preliminary ruling as regards the transposal of the Directive22 and observed that there was
no special machinery for staying proceedings until doubts were allayed; it accordingly
held that there was no point in seeking a fresh preliminary ruling on the same question
and decided to settle the dispute by taking Community provisions as mandatory criteria
for interpreting national law, this being the option which it also felt was the most likely to
expedite the administration of
the Spanish
Constitution.23

justice as required by Article 24 of

In Greece, a new stage was reached in the litigation concerning increases in the capital of
companies in difficulty and a fresh preliminary ruling was requested of the Court of
Justice.24 The reference from the Court of Cassation (Areios Pagos)25 follows on from the
action taken by the Court of Appeal, Athens (Efeteio Athinon) in response to the
judgment given by the Court of Justice in Kefalas on 12 May 1998.26 The two national
decisions are based on the new Act No 2685/1999, which legalised all the capital
increases made by administrative decision, including those which in the meantime had
been annulled by the courts. The former shareholders who were thereby excluded from
re-entering the company – even if they had won their court case – were given a right to
full compensation for their loss. Initially the judgment of the Court of Appeal,27 given on
the basis of the judgment of the Court of Justice in Case C-367/96 Kefalas, substantially
disapplied the interpretation placed on it and based on the relationship between the former
Act 1386/1983 and Article 25 of Directive 77/91.28 Proceeding exclusively from the new
Act 2685/1999, this first decision considered that the right to compensation under the Act
was equivalent to a restitution in natura and that this equivalence was recognised by
Community law. Hearing the final appeal the Areios Pagos decided to ask the Court of
Justice for a preliminary ruling.29 The reference from the Areios Pagos first observes that
Article 25 of Directive 77/91 does not provide for determined penalties in the event of
infringements. This being so, it asks the Court of Justice about the compatibility of the
rules in Act 2685/1999 with Article 25 of the Directive 77/91 and its more general
objectives. It was also interested in the question whether there was any equivalence
increase made by
between the penalty consisting of annulment of

the capital

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

Order made by the Tribunal superior de justicia for Castilla-La Mancha on 27.10.2000, Case C-442/00,
pending in the Court of Justice.
The Court also held that the provisions of the Directive applicable here did not have direct effect since they
were not sufficiently clear, precise and unconditional.
Case C-303/01, Kefalas/Elliniko Dimosio, pending.
Decision 13/2001, 10.7.2001.
Case C-367/96 [1998] ECR I-2843.
Decision 3841/2000, 9.5.2000, Epitheorisis tou Emporikou Dikaiou 2000, p. 511.
Second Council Directive of 13.12.1976 on coordination of safeguards which, for the protection of the
interests of members and others, are required by Member States of companies within the meaning of the
second paragraph of Article 58 of the Treaty, in respect of the formation of public limited liability
companies and the maintenance and alteration of their capital, with a view to making such safeguards
equivalent, OJ L 26, 31.1.1977, p. 1.
Case C-303/01 (supra).

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administrative decision and the compensation for shareholders who lost as a result of the
increase, and whether such equivalence was in accordance with Community law.

In Greece again, the High Court, Athens (Polymeles Protodikeion Athinon) gave its
judgment on the merits,30 having regard to the Court of Justice judgment in Diamantis,31
on the rights of shareholders in capital increase operations under Directive 77/91.32 This
judgment makes use of the discretion available to a national court to assess the manifestly
disproportionate demand by shareholders that the capital increase be made by decision of
the General Meeting under Article 25 of Directive 77/91.33 The effect of this use of the
concept of “manifestly disproportionate” demand to exercise a right conferred by the
Community order is to exclude another part of the interpretation given by the Court of
Justice. First, the decision applies the line taken by the Court of Justice in Diamantis that
Community law does not preclude the national court from applying a provision of
domestic law enabling it to assess whether a right enjoyed by virtue of a provision of
Community law is exercised unfairly where, among the various redress procedures to
remedy the situation that has come about contrary to the Directive, a shareholder opts for
the one which causes the legitimate interests of the others to suffer so greatly that the
exercise of the right is manifestly disproportionate.

On the other hand, however, this position of the Court applied in fact to circumstances in
which, according to another part of its judgment, there are no grounds for describing as
unfair the exercise of rights under Article 25 of the Directive. In Diamantis, the Court of
Justice held that a shareholder pleading Article 25(1) of Directive 77/91, relating to
company law, cannot be accused of unfairly exercising the right conferred by that
provision solely because he is a minority shareholder who has enjoyed the benefit of the
financial restructuring of the company subject to a restructuring scheme, who had not
exercised his preferential right, who was one of the shareholders who had asked for the
company to come under the rules applicable to companies in serious difficulties, and who
had allowed some time to elapse before commencing his action. The judgment applies the
relevant provision of domestic law – section 181 of the Greek Civil Code – to a situation
combining all these features.

Still in Greece, judgment 3/2001 given by the Special Supreme Court (Anotato Eidiko
Dikastirio, “AED”) – a special court with jurisdiction to settle conflicts between superior
courts – on 7 July 2001 settled the long-running conflict between the Areios Pagos and
the Council of State (Symvoulio tis Epikrateias) and Court of Auditors (Elegktiko
Synedrio) on the question whether marriage allowances were a component of
remuneration if they were a special allowance to help defray the costs of the household. If
the allowances were described as “remuneration”, they would have to be paid separately
to each of the two spouses. Otherwise they would be paid just once, either wholly to one
spouse or 50% to each. The AED held that they constituted remuneration. Although the
grounds for its judgment disregard Article 119 of the EC Treaty (Articles 117 to 120 have
been replaced by Articles 136 to 143), it none the less broadly takes over the line

30

31

32

33

Decision 95/2001 of 5.1.2001.
Case C-373/97 Diamantis/Elliniko Dimosio [2000] ECR I-1705 (judgment given on 23.3.2000).
Supra.
Supra.

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followed by the Court of Justice in remuneration matters. This position is also boosted by
the fact that the AED now follows the line taken by the Areios Pagos and the Symvoulio
tis Epikrateias, which refer expressly to Article 119.

In Italy, the Court of Cassation (Corte di cassazione) ruled34 on the judgment given by
the Court at Lecce on an appeal in the case which the Court of Justice gave its Spano
judgment.35 The case concerned the application of the procedure laid down by section 47
of Act No 428/9036 transposing Directive 187/77 on the approximation of the laws of the
Member States relating to the safeguarding of employees' rights in the event of transfers
of undertakings, businesses or parts of businesses.37 The fifth paragraph of that section
provides for a special scheme for the transfer of certain firms described as “being in a
state of crisis”. According to the Corte di cassazione, the Lecce court was right to hold
that, where several provisions of both domestic and Community law simultaneously
govern a legal situation, the national court must
identify the relevant provisions of
domestic law and then consider them in light of the Community rules. But where the
domestic provision is “radically incompatible” with Community law, the possibility of
interpreting it in line with Community law must be excluded. Consequently, interpreting
it is such a way as to make provisions that are incompatible with Community law
compatible with it must be excluded. The Corte di cassazione finally held that the
incompatibility of the domestic provision with Community law, already acknowledged by
the Court of Justice in Spano, did not preclude its application in the instant case as
Directives had no direct effect between individuals.

In the Netherlands, in a car hire-purchase case, the Supreme Court (Hoge Raad) held,38
without feeling the need to put a question to the Court of Justice for a preliminary ruling,
that an interest-free loan given by the purchaser to the supplier to finance the purchase of
a certain number of cars was not to be regarded as the consideration for the hirer’s
services for the purposes of the Sixth VAT Directive. 39 Under Article 11(A)(1)(a) of the
Directive, the basis of assessment to VAT on services consists of everything which
constitutes the consideration which has been or is to be obtained by the supplier from the
purchaser, the customer or a third party for such supplies. In the hire-purchase contract it
was agreed that the purchaser would cover not only the rental but also the cost of
financing the purchase of the cars, by giving the supplier an interest-free loan up to the
value of the cars. The Hoge Raad held that in such a case the means given by the
customer to the supplier to help the supplier perform his side of the contract are not part

34

35

36

37

38

39

Corte di Cassazione, Sezione lavoro, judgment given on 21.3.2001, Società New Holland Italia e altro v
Sozzo e altri, Conte e altri, Borgia e altri v Società New Holland Italia e altri.
Case C-472/93, Luigi Spano and others v Fiat Geotech SpA and Fiat Hitachi Excavators SpA., [1995] ECR
I-4321 (judgment given on 7.12.1995).
Act 428 of 29.12.1990, Disposizioni per l’adempimento di obblighi derivanti dall’appartenenza dell’Italia
alle Comunità europee (legge comunitaria per il 1990), Gazzetta Ufficiale della Repubblica Italiana, No 10,
12.1.1991, S.O.
Council Directive 77/187/EEC of 14.2.1977, OJ L 61, p. 26.
Hoge Raad, 28.3.2001, Staatssecretaris van Financiën v X NV, Beslissingen in Belastingzaken, 2001/296.
77/388/EEC: Sixth Council Directive of 17.5.1977 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States
relating to turnover taxes - Common system of value added tax: uniform basis of assessment, OJ L 145,
13.6.1977, p. 1.

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of the total value of the consideration for the transaction but must be regarded as part of
the customer’s own costs.

the Supreme Administrative Court (Supremo Tribunal Administrativo)
In Portugal,
held,40 in a case concerning the construction of a new bridge on the Tejo, that it was not
required to seek a preliminary ruling from the Court of Justice under Article 234(3) of the
EC Treaty regarding the compatibility of the project with Article 4(4) of Directive 79/409
on the conservation of wild birds.41 The applicant, an environmental protection
association, argued that, since the planned bridge crossed the Tejo special protection
zone, it was manifestly contrary to the Member States’ obligation to take the measures
needed to protect wild birds’ natural habitats against all significant forms of pollution,
deterioration or disruption. The Supremo Tribunal acknowledged that Article 4(4) had
direct effect but took a special interpretation of the obligation on public authorities to
show that a public works project would not harm the environment in general and wild
birds in particular. It held that as a result of the case-law of the Court of Justice, in
particular in Cases C-57/8942 and C-355/90,43 this obligation fell to be discharged only a
posteriori as regards projects already carried out rather than on a preventive basis at the
design stage. The Supremo Tribunal seems to have paid no attention to the possibility of
prospective protection of the environment before a decline in the bird population has been
observed or a risk has materialised.

In the United Kingdom, Glaxo Group Ltd and others v Dowelhurst Ltd and Swingward
Ltd was a fresh case concerning parallel imports of pharmaceuticals. The High Court,
hearing the case at first instance, declared that a series of questions should be referred to
the Court of Justice for a preliminary ruling.44 It dismissed the application by certain of
the parties for leave to appeal against the referral Order,45 and they then decided to apply
direct to the Court of Appeal for leave to appeal.46 The Court of Appeal acknowledged
that the applicants’ arguments as to the interpretation of the point of law at issue in the
main proceedings might well be correct but dismissed their application on the ground that
the High Court had rightly held that the questions were not clear and that the referral to
the Court of Justice, by the High Court itself or by another court, was necessary. The
Court of Appeal also held that, even if leave to appeal were given, it was unlikely to
conclude that the answers to the questions were so obvious as to make a preliminary
ruling superfluous. It added that a referral Order could be taken only once the national
proceedings had reached such a stage that
the
circumstances of fact in which the questions were raised. That stage had been reached

the national court could spell out

40

41

42

43

44

45

46

Supremo Tribunal Administrativo, judgment given on 14.10.1999, Case 31355, in Antologia de Acórdãos
do Supremo Tribunal Administrativo e do Tribunal Central Administrativo, Ano III - nº 1, Setembro -
Dezembro 1999, p. 13-24.
Council Directive 79/409/CEE of 2.4.1979, OJ L 103, p. 1.
Case C-58/89 Commission v Germany [1991] ECR I-0883 (judgment given on 28.2.1991).
Case C-355/90 Commission v Spain [1993] ECR I-4221 (judgment given on 2.8.1993).
High Court of Justice (England and Wales), Chancery Division, Patents Court, Glaxo Group Ltd and others
v Dowelhurst Ltd and Swingward Ltd, [2000] CMLR 571.
High Court of Justice (England and Wales), Chancery Division, Patents Court, European Law Reports of
Cases in the United Kingdom and Ireland 2000, p. 660-664.
Court of Appeal (England and Wales), Civil Division, Glaxo Group Ltd and others v Dowelhurst Ltd and
Swingward Ltd, European Law Reports of Cases in the United Kingdom and Ireland 2000.

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after the High Court’s judgment. Having set out the circumstances of fact, the High Court
therefore has a discretion as to whether a preliminary ruling should be sought now or left
to an appellate court. The Court of Appeal declined to interfere with the High Court’s
exercise of its discretion, unless it had neglected a factor which it should have taken into
account, or had considered an irrelevant factor, or had come to a manifestly erroneous
decision. This not being the case here, the Court of Appeal refused leave to appeal.

Question 2

Research revealed no decisions of this type.

Question 3

In Germany, the Federal Court of Justice (Bundesgerichtshof)47 declined to recognise the
right of an individual to compensation on the basis of Community law for incorrect
transposal of Article 2 of Council Decision 88/408 on the levels of the fees to be charged
for health inspections and controls of fresh meat pursuant to Directive 85/73/EEC.48

Article 2(2) of the Decision sets the conditions in which the Member States may derogate
from the standard fees set by Article 2(1) up to the actual costs of the inspection. Section
24 of the Fleischhygienegesetz (Meat Hygiene Act – “FlHG”), transposing Decision
88/408, provides that the Länder are to determine, in accordance with Community law,
the fees to be charged on the basis of actual costs. The Bundesverwaltungsgericht held49
that this required the Länder to adopt legislation laying down the conditions in which it is
possible to derogate from the standard fees set for the relevant health inspections and the
procedure for calculating the amounts. Considering that the legislation of the relevant
Land did not meet these requirements, the German courts hearing the case before it
reached the Bundesgerichtshof had held that
the legislative omission generated an
entitlement to damages under Community law.

an

on

appeal

The Bundesgerichtshof,
from the Higher Regional Court
(Oberlandesgericht) Karlsruhe on this question, did not come to the same conclusion.
After summing up the conditions governing the Member States’ obligation to compensate
for losses sustained by individuals as a result of failure to comply with Community law,
determined by the Court of Justice in Francovich,50 Brasserie du Pêcheur/Factortame,51
British Telecommunications,52 Hedley Lomas,53 and Dillenkofer,54 it held that the instant

47

48

49

50

51

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Bundesgerichtshof, judgment given on 14.12.2000, III ZR 151/99, Entscheidungen des Bundesgerichtshofes
in Zivilsachen 146, 153.
Council Decision of 15.6.1988, OJ L 194, p. 24.
Bundesverwaltungsgericht,
given
Bundesverwaltungsgerichts 102, 39.
Joined Cases C-6/90 and C-9/90 (supra).
Joined Cases C-46/93 and C-48/93, Brasserie du Pêcheur and Factortame (supra).
Case C-392/93 British Telecommunications [1996] ECR I-1654 (judgment given on 26.3.1996).

3 C 7/95, Entscheidungen

29.8.1996,

judgment

des

on

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case fell to be decided solely in accordance with domestic law. The mere fact that the
Land legislature, contrary to section 24 of the FlHG, had failed to adopt specific
legislation setting the amount of the fees was not a violation of Community law, given
that in German law the conditions for obtaining a derogation from the standard fees were
met in any event, and in particular the fees applicable corresponded to actual inspection
costs. Without applying to the Court of Justice for a preliminary ruling the
Bundesgerichtshof decided to remit the case to the Oberlandesgericht to review whether
the conditions were met for a decision that the Land was liable in damages on the basis of
domestic law.

In France, the Administrative Court (Tribunal administratif) at Rennes held55 that the
State was liable on account of late transposal of Directive 91/676 concerning the
protection of waters against pollution caused by nitrates from agricultural sources.56

In 1995 the District Court (Tribunal d’instance) at Guingamp had ordered the applicant,
Société Suez Lyonnaise des Eaux, to pay compensation to 176 subscribers to its drinking
water distribution network on account of the excessive nitrate content of the water it
distributed. It accordingly brought proceedings in the Tribunal administratif to obtain
compensation for the State’s wrongful failure to act which, it argued, was at the origin of
the case that went against it. It argued in particular that the State had incompletely
transposed Directive 91/676 in that Article 5, providing for the preparation of action
programmes within two years following the designation of “vulnerable zones”, had not
been implemented within the time allowed. The Tribunal administratif accepted this
argument since it was only a Decree of 4 March 1996 that finally laid down the general
framework for these programmes and the method of preparing them, and the Order
implementing the Decree in the relevant geographical area was signed only on 22
December 1997. The Tribunal administratif concluded that “the applicant’s argument that
the State is at fault and liable on that basis for its late transposal of Article 5 of the
Directive is accordingly well founded”. The judgment goes on to hold that “the State
cannot argue that it should not be held liable by reason of the applicant’s own fault”, as
the applicant does not have the legal and technical means of limiting the consequences of
the high nitrate content of its water. Incidentally, an infringement action against France is
currently pending in the Court of Justice for incomplete transposal of Directive 91/676.57

In the United Kingdom, following the decision of the House of Lords to order that
Member State to compensate for loss sustained by the applicants by reason of the vessels
registration system set up by the Merchant Shipping Act 1988,58 the Factortame case was

53

54

55

56

57

58

Case C-5/94 Hedley Lomas [1996] ECR I-2604 (judgment given on 23.3.1996).
Case C-178/94 Dillenkofer [1996] ECR I-4867. (judgment given on 8.10.1996).
TA Rennes, judgment given on 2.5.2001, Société Suez Lyonnaise des Eaux, req. No 97182.
Council Directive 91/676/EEC of 12.12.1991, OJ L 375, p. 1.
Case C-258/00.
House of Lords, R v Secretary of State for Transport, ex parte Factortame and others (No 5), The Law
Reports: Appeal Cases 2000, Vol. 1, p. 524 (judgments given on 28.10.1999).

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remitted to the High Court for a decision on the amount of the loss.59 Certain of the
applicants brought supplementary actions in the High Court for damages for distress and
aggravated damages. They alleged that
their application, based on violation of
Community law – in particular Article 43 of the EC Treaty and the ban on nationality
discrimination – by the United Kingdom was comparable to an action based in domestic
law on the Race Relations Act 1976, which bans this type of discrimination and provides
for these categories of damages. The High Court dismissed the applications. It held that
while as general rule damages for distress were not payable under English law, the cases
sometimes allowed this where such damages were an integral part of the compensation
for the particular loss sustained, as in the case of actions based on the Race Relations Act
1976. It further held that on this hypothesis aggravated damages could also be payable
under certain circumstances. It then restated the principle established by the Court of
Justice in Factortame60 that special damages such as the “exemplary damages” provided
for in English law must also be available under Community law where they are available
in similar actions based on domestic law. The High Court rejected the applicant’s
argument based on a comparison between actions for violation of Community law with
actions under the Race Relations Act 1976. It held that the rights protected by Article 43
of the EC Treaty were economic and not social rights and that only economic loss could
be compensated under this provision. It also held that the word “nationality” used in
Article 12 of the EC Treaty, which is applied by Article 43, did not have the same racial
connotation as in the Race Relations Act 1976 referred to by the applicants, which
expressly concerns acts inspired by “hatred, ridicule and contempt”. Judge J. Tomlin QC
stated that there was considerable doubt whether “nationality” in the 1976 Act had the
same meaning as in Community law, since that Act did not concern the same kinds of
discrimination as were inherent in the Merchant Shipping Act 1988 and its implementing
instruments. “Nationality” in relation to the free movement of persons, goods and services
and the right of establishment had a broader meaning and consequently a different
connotation than nationality in the Race Relations Act 1976.

Question 4

In Germany, the Bundesverfassungsgericht 61 declined to rule on a constitutional action
against a decision by the European Patent Office (“EPO”) Board of Appeal, considering
that the procedure there offered an adequate level of protection of fundamental rights. In
1998 the applicant, a patent adviser in Munich, was a candidate at repeat tests in the
European qualifying examination for entry on the list of approved agents at the EPO. The
examining board informed him that he had not passed, so he appealed to the Board of
Appeal. When his appeal was dismissed, he brought a constitutional-law action in the

59

60

61

High Court of Justice (England and Wales), Queen’s Bench Division, Technology and Construction Court,
R v Secretary of State for Transport, ex parte Factorame and others, The Weekly Law Reports 2001, Vol.
1, p. 942-985 (judgments given on 27.11.2000).
Supra.
Bundesverfassungsgericht, Order made on 4.4.2001, 2 BvR 2368/99, Neue juristische Wochenschrift 2001,
2705.

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Bundesverfassungsgericht, arguing primarily that inadequate reasons were given for the
decision on the examination by the EPO and confirmed by the Board of Appeal.

itself. The openness of

and “Atlanta”64 decisions,

“Maastricht”63
Referring to its “Solange II”,62
the
Bundesverfassungsgericht held that the problems raised in this case were identical to
those on which it had already given a ruling in the earlier decisions. It further declared the
action inadmissible on the ground that the applicant had not set out in sufficient detail the
reasons why the protection of fundamental rights under the European Patent Convention
(“EPC”) did not correspond to the protection secured by the German Basic Law. It held
that the protection of fundamental rights against acts done by a supranational organisation
was not confined to acts of the European Communities but included acts by the EPO
which had legal effects on the holders of such rights. Article 24(1) of the Basic Law,
laying the constitutional basis for transferring rights of sovereignty to international
organisations, was to be interpreted in the light of the Basic Law read as a whole to avoid
disturbing its general structure, which included fundamental rights. But the Basic Law did
not demand that the protection of fundamental rights should always be secured by the
Bundesverfassungsgericht
the Basic Law to international
cooperation required the Bundesverfassungsgericht to refrain from acting where the level
of protection of fundamental rights corresponded substantially to what was secured by the
Basic Law. With more specific reference to the protection of fundamental rights in the
EPO, the Bundesverfassungsgericht held that it was broadly speaking equivalent to the
protection secured by the courts under the German Basic Law. It supported this
conclusion in particular by holding that, under Articles 21 and 23 of the EPC, members of
the Board of Appeal were independent, at least one of them was a lawyer and the appeal
procedure was separate from the originating procedure, the aim being to guarantee
judicial review of the legality of the original decision. The Bundesverfassungsgericht also
noted that, on the basis of Articles 113 et seq. of the EPC, the Enlarged Board of Appeal
had already acknowledged that it was bound by a number of principles ensuring a fair
procedure, such as the independence of first-instance examiners, the right to make views
known, the principle of the oral hearing and decisions based on rules of evidence. It
recalled, with specific reference to the European qualifying examination, that there was a
substantial body of decisions by the Appeal Board, acting in a disciplinary capacity,
treatment of
guaranteeing respect for these procedural principles as regards equal
candidates, in accordance with Article 14 of the European Human Rights Convention.

Also in Germany, the Bundesgerichtshof65 dismissed an action by a luxury perfumes
producer for an injunction prohibiting advertising and promotion of one of its products by
a non-approved distributor. The applicant pleaded a violation of copyright in the perfume
bottle, which he had the exclusive right to use. The Bundesgerichtshof held that section

62

63

64

65

judgment given on 10.10.1986, 2 BvR 197/83, Entscheidungen des

Bundesverfassungsgericht,
Bundesverfassungsgerichts 73, 339.
Bundesverfassungsgericht, judgment given on 12.10.1993, 2 BvR 2134/92, 2 BvR 2159/92, Entscheidungen
des Bundesverfassungsgerichts 89, 155.
Bundesverfassungsgericht,
judgment
Bundesverfassungsgerichts 102, 147.
Bundesgerichtshof, judgment given on 4.5.2000, I ZR 256/97, Entscheidungen des Bundesgerichtshofes in
Zivilsachen 144, 232.

2 BvL 1/97, Entscheidungen

7.6.2000,

given

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17(2) of the Urhebergesetz (“UrhG”, Copyright Act) expressed the general principle of
“exhaustion of rights”. Section 17(2) provides that where the original or reproductions of
a product have been placed on the market in the territory of a Member State or a
Contracting State of the European Economic Area with the consent of the copyright
holder, subsequent distribution of the product, except for rental purposes, must be
accepted. The Bundesgerichtshof specified that a work placed on the market with the
holder’s consent must be able to move freely within a uniform economic area,
irrespective of copyright protection. The holder is free to prohibit the initial distribution
of the product or to make it subject to payment of fair remuneration, but once he has
consented, he can no longer use his copyright to control subsequent distribution.

The Bundesgerichtshof considered that a parallel should be drawn in this case with law on
trademarks and, recalling its own case-law on this, held that the exhaustion of the
trademark rights once the relevant product was on the market applied not only to
distribution but also to the exercise of advertising rights, which merely made actual sales
possible. As the Court of Justice had held in relation to Article 7 of Directive 89/10466 in
Dior,67 a trademark holder cannot object where a dealer who habitually trades in goods of
the same kind as the trademarked goods uses the trademark, in accordance with the
conventions of the trade and in a manner that does not seriously harm its reputation, to
inform the public that he is to market the relevant products. The Bundesgerichtshof added
that in accordance with that judgment – which concerned the same producer as the
present case – a producer cannot rely on copyright in the presentation of the product to
control distribution circuits and that “the protection conferred by the copyright as regards
the reproduction of the protected works in the dealer’s advertising can never be more
extensive than that conferred in the same circumstances on a trademark holder”.68

In the last German case, the Federal Tax Court (Bundesfinanzhof), in the light of the
principle of free movement of capital, spelled out the conditions in which investments in
foreign countries would generate a presumption of tax fraud (steuerstrafrechtlicher
Anfangsverdacht).69

The applicant, a German bank, had brought an interlocutory action in the tax court for an
injunction prohibiting a department of the tax administration from transmitting to another
government department information obtained from the tax investigation (Steuerfahndung)
service concerning transfers of capital abroad by clients whose names were known or
identifiable. The information was allegedly gathered by the tax investigation service in
the course of a series of searches in the premises of certain banks suspected of complicity
in illegal transfers of capital abroad. The searches were carried out in investigation
proceedings commenced by the prosecution service against managers and agents of these
banks.

66

67

68

69

First Council Directive 89/104/EEC of 21.12.1988 to approximate the laws of the Member States relating to
trade marks, JO L 40, 11.02.1989, p.1 .
Case C-337/95 Dior [1997] ECR I-6013 (Judgment given on 4.11.1997).
Dior, supra, point 58.
Bundesfinanzhof, Order made on 6.2.2001, VII B 277/00, Sammlung der Entscheidungen und Gutachten des
Bundesfinanzhofs 194, 26.

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In the interlocutory proceedings, the tax administration challenged the jurisdiction of the
tax court. The Finanzgericht, tax court of first instance, accepted the argument and
remitted the case to the criminal court, holding that it basically concerned tax fraud. The
Bundesfinanzhof, on an appeal by the bank, set the Finanzgericht’s decision aside and
declared that the tax court had jurisdiction.

In the Bundesfinanzhof’s view, it was clear from the Order made in the Local (civil) Court
(Amtsgericht) authorising the seizure of the relevant documents that the investigation
procedure concerned only clients who, anonymously or neglecting to give their exact
name, had transferred capital to foreign bank accounts. The prosecution service and the
Amtsgericht could not reasonably have taken a broader interpretation of the circle of
persons concerned by this procedure, as such an interpretation would be manifestly
contrary to the principle of free movement of capital in Article 56 of the EC Treaty. The
Bundesfinanzhof concluded that mere direct transfer of capital by clients whose name was
known from a bank account in Germany to another account abroad could not be regarded
as reasonable grounds for a presumption of tax fraud and for bringing an investigation
proceeding
the
Bundesfinanzhof, would generate arbitrary discrimination between capital movements in
Germany and intra-Community capital movements, or at the very least to a disguised
restriction within the meaning of Article 58(3) of the EC Treaty, no such restriction being
reasonably capable of being justified by the derogations provided for by Article 58(1).
Finally, by reference to the judgment of the Court of Justice in Case C-478/98,70 the
Bundesfinanzhof concluded that a general presumption of tax evasion or tax fraud would
not justify a restriction on the free movement of capital.

clients. Such

interpretation,

according

against

these

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€

In Belgium, the Cour d’arbitrage, giving judgment on 14 June 2000 in an action for
annulment of several provisions of the Walloon Region Decree of 19 November 1998
establishing a tax on unoccupied housing,71 ruled on the compatibility of the relevant tax
with Article 56 of the EC Treaty. The Decree imposes an annual tax on uncompleted or
9.92) per square metre of inhabitable surface-area,
unoccupied housing of BEF 400 (
subject to differing conditions and procedures. The applicants, who all owned second
residences in the Walloon Region, argued among other things that
the tax had an
equivalent effect to a customs duty, that it constituted a barrier to inter-regional trade and
to the free movement of capital, and that it did not respect the general framework of the
Belgo-Luxembourg Economic Union. Adopting the definition of a tax having an
equivalent effect laid down by the Court of Justice,72 the Cour d’arbitrage noted that
Article 56 of the EC Treaty, applicable among other things to capital investments, had
direct effect,73 though Article 58 allowed the Member States to maintain certain barriers
to the free movement of capital, notably for overriding considerations of the general
interest. Since it was common ground that the objectives pursued by the Decree – “the

70

71

72

73

Case C-478/98 Commission v Belgium [2000] ECR I-7587 (Judgment given on 26.9.2000).
Cour d’arbitrage, judgment No 67/2000, 14.6.2000, Administration publique, 2000, p. 125; Bulletin de
jurisprudence constitutionnelle, 2000, p. 297-298; Tijdschrift voor bestuurswetenschappen en publiekrecht,
2001, p. 353-355. Also accessible at http://www.arbitrage.be.
Cases 24/68 Commission v Italie [1969] ECR193 (judgment given on 1.7.1969) and C-130/93, Lamaire S.A.
[1994] ECR I-3215 (judgment given on 7.7.1994).
Case C-163/94 Sanz de Lera [1995] ECR I-4821 (judgment given on 14.12.1995).

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generalisation of measures to combat slums”, “improvement of
the habitat” and
“stimulating the construction industry” – helped to satisfy the general interest, the Cour
d’arbitrage concluded that the measures challenged could not be regarded as having the
effect of unreasonably restricting the free movement of capital.

Still in Belgium, the Court of Cassation gave an interesting judgment in a state aid case.74
It confirmed an earlier decision of the Court of Appeal for Antwerp striking down a state
aid scheme concerning measures to combat animal diseases and improve animal health
and the quality of animals and animal products. The scheme, based on a fund fed from
mandatory contributions from persons and firms producing, processing, transporting,
selling or marketing animals, had already been found illegal by the Commission and by a
Belgian court. The Belgian legislature adapted the scheme and reactivated it without first
notifying the Commission. The Court of Cassation held that, under Article 88(3) of the
EC Treaty, the Commission had to be informed in sufficient time of any plans to grant or
alter aid, and no aid measure planned by a Member State without complying with this
procedure could be regarded as lawful. The Court of Cassation further held, in accordance
with the judgment given by the Court of Justice in Dilexport,75 that Community law
precluded a Member State from making the reimbursement of levies wrongfully received
by the recipients of the aid conditional on, for instance, it not having been passed on to a
third party, the burden of proof being on the aid recipients.

In another Belgian case, the Court of Appeal at Gent76 ruled on Belgian regulations
concerning the involvement of recognised dockers in certain forms of dock work. It
sought a preliminary ruling from the Court of Justice on the question whether Article
86(1) of the EC Treaty, read with Articles 12, 81 and 82, precluded national regulations
from providing that the loading and unloading of vessels and dock work in general must
be reserved exclusively for dockers recognised under the regulations and from requiring
the payment to such workers of remuneration well in excess of the wages paid to their
own employees or other workers. The Court of Justice replied that
the relevant
Community provisions did not confer on individuals the right to oppose the application of
such legislation by a Member State,77 since Article 86(1) of the EC Treaty, read with any
other provision of the Treaty, is applicable only to firms and is therefore not applicable to
the dock workers who, even collectively, cannot be regarded as firms for the purposes of
Community competition law. The Court of Appeal followed the Court of Justice and held
that the Belgian regulations on dock work were contrary neither to Article 86(1) nor to
Articles 81 and 82. But it observed that in its preliminary ruling the Court of Justice had
left it for the national court to rule on the violation, if any, of the rules on free movement
of workers and freedom to provide services. On the basis of the judgment given by the
Court of Justice in SETTG,78 it held that, since the Belgian regulations did not impose a

74

75

76

77

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Hof van cassatie, nederlandse afdeling, 1ste kamer, judgment given on 19.1.2001, C960091N, Belgische
Staat/Georges LORNOY & ZONEN e.a.
Case C-343/96 Dilexport Srl [1999] ECR I-0579 (Judgment given on 9.2.1999).
Hof van Beroep Gent, derde correctionele kamer,
Openbaar Ministerie/Becu, Jean-Claude and others.
Case C-22/98 Beco and others [1999] ECR I-5665 (judgment given on 16.9.1999).
Case C-398/95 Syndesmos ton en Elladi Touristikon kai Taxidiotikon Grafeion (SETTG), [1997] ECR I-
3091 (Judgment given on 5.6.1997).

judgment given on 18.1.2001 not. Nr. 65/95 AG;

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particular form of contract of employment on the relevant dock workers, it did not
constitute a restriction on freedom to provide services. It also considered that
the
obligation to have recourse to dock workers recognised under the rules applying in the
Gent dock zone, the main requirement of which was a specific form of training, entailed
no nationality discrimination.

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jesteret) declared inadmissible79 an action brought
In Denmark, the Supreme Court (H
against the Prime Minister by a non-profit association as agent for twelve Danish citizens
on the subject of the Act for Danish accession to the Schengen Implementing Convention.
The applicant association submitted that the Accession Act was unconstitutional, on the
basis of two series of arguments. First, the Convention, which provided in Articles 40 and
41 that the police of a Contracting State could, in certain circumstances and subject to
certain conditions, continue its investigations or pursuit in Danish territory, was contrary
to the principle in Article 3 of the Constitution that Danish citizens in Danish territory are
amenable only to the Danish courts. Moreover, the Convention was contrary to Article 20
of the Constitution, which allowed transfers of powers only to international authorities
and not to foreign States. Second, Article 131 of the Convention conferred important
powers on the Schengen Executive Committee and information on Danish citizens could
be entered in the Schengen Information System to an unknown extent. But as the
Schengen Implementing Convention entails no transfer of powers in general or important
areas of life and no far-reaching consequences for the Danish people in general, the
Supreme Court held that the applicant lacked locus standi and accordingly declared the
action inadmissible.

In Spain, the Tribunal supremo,80 unlike the Court of Justice,81 applied the principle of
the exhaustion of trademark rights and gave it an international dimension. This was a
dispute between Bacardí & Company S.A. España (applicant), which held an exclusive
licence to manufacture and market “Bacardí” branded rum in Spain and was part of a
group whose parent company held the “Bacardí & Company Limited” trademark, and
Dimexco S.L. and Destilerías de l’Urgel, third parties operating as parallel importers. The
applicant was basically seeking an injunction prohibiting the defendant from importing
Bacardí rum, lawfully manufactured and marketed in Mexico, into Spain from other
European Union Member States such as Germany, France and the Netherlands. The
Tribunal supremo, upholding the judgment of the court below, held that the trademark
rights of Bacardí & Company S.A. España were exhausted since the product was
marketed in Mexico with the consent of the applicant’s parent company, which held the
original trademark. Neither the relevant national provisions (Unfair Competition Act and
Trademarks Act) nor the Community rules (EC Treaty rules on free movement of goods)
applicable in the case gave special legal protection to Bacardí & Company S.A., as
whatever it did resulted in market fragmentation that fell to be assessed for conformity
with Articles 81 and 82 of the EC Treaty. The court had regard to the primary function of
the trademark – guaranteeing the consumer as to the origin of the product. Since genuine

79

80

81

Højesteret, 26 juin 2001, Ugeskrift for Retsvæsen, 2001, p. 2065.
Tribunal supremo, Sala Primera de lo Civil, 28.12.2001, Bacardí & Company S.A. España v. Dimexco
S.L.et Destilerías de l’Urgel, Diario La Ley 2001, nº 5423, p. 9-14.
Case C-355/96 Silhouette [1998] ECR I-0799 (judgment given on 16.7.1998). See also Joined Cases C-
414/99 to C-416/99 Davidoff [2001] ECR I-8691 (judgment given on 20.11.2001).

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Bacardí rum was concerned and the ban on imports of rum made in Mexico brought no
advantages for the consumer, since it prevented him from buying the product more
cheaply, the Tribunal supremo concluded that parallel importers could continue to market
the rum freely in Spain without the holder of the exclusive licence to manufacture and
market it in Spain being able to object.

In another case the Tribunal supremo annulled section 4(1) of Royal Decree 1466/199782
for incompatibility with Regulation No 3577/92 applying the principle of freedom to
provide services to maritime transport within Member States (maritime cabotage).83 The
applicants, shipping firms and a trade union, whose actions were joined, challenged the
decree on a number of bases, notably the incompatibility of section 4 with the Regulation.
In a preliminary ruling on this question, the Court of Justice held84 that the administrative
authorisation required by section 4 of the Decree for owners of vessels operating
scheduled cabotage services with islands was compatible with the Community regulation
only if there was evidence of a need for a public service by reason of inadequate
scheduled services in a freely competitive situation. According to the Court of Justice, if
there was to be a prior authorisation scheme such as was imposed by the decree, it must
be necessary and in proportion to the objective pursued and be based on objective, non-
discriminatory criteria known in advance by the firms concerned. Following the judgment
by the Court of Justice, the Tribunal supremo held that, since section 4(1) of the decree
provided for a general prior authorisation scheme without consideration for the specific
needs on the routes concerned, it did not meet these requirements, and it annulled it
accordingly. But it declared that there was nothing to preclude the public authorities from
responding to a real public service need by imposing an administrative authorisation
scheme for certain scheduled island cabotage services, provided the criteria defined by
the Court of Justice were complied with. It also held that the imposition of public service
obligations on certain firms and the simultaneous conclusion of public service contracts
for services on these routes were compatible with Regulation No 3577/92, as in the
instant case there was a real public service need, the public service obligation was
justified by the objective pursued and there was no discrimination. It added that, where
public service obligations were imposed on a shipping firm through the prior
authorisation scheme, it was acceptable to make the authorisation subject to payment of
this condition again entailing no
tax debts and social
discrimination between Spanish and foreign firms. The Tribunal supremo had regard to
the specific features of the islands and held that there was no discrimination between
shipping firms based on the mainland and in the islands.

security contributions,

Still in Spain, the Juzgado de lo social No 1 at Pamplona, in a case between Lilia N., a
basketball player of Polish nationality, and the Spanish Basketball federation,85 ruled on

82

83

84

85

Tribunal supremo, Sala Tercera, de lo Contencioso-Administrativo, 16.10.2001, Asociación Profesional de
Empresas Navieras de Líneas Regulares e.a./Administración General del Estado, Diario La Ley 2001, nº
8688, p. 12-16.
Council Regulation (EC) No 3577/92 of 7.12.1992, OJ L 364, p. 7.
Case C-205/99 Asociación Profesional de Empresas Navieras de Líneas Regulares (Analir) and others
[2001] ECR I-1271 (Judgment given on 20.2.2001).
Juzgado de lo social nº 1 for Pamplona, 13.11.2000, Lilia M. v Federación Española de Baloncesto and
others, Diario La Ley 2000, nº 10890, p. 13.

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the conditions in which professional basketball players of non-Community nationality
from countries with which the European Community has concluded association
agreements, may work in Spain.86 The Spanish Federation was refusing to give Lilia M. a
to play in national basketball
Community player’s licence that would allow her
competitions on the same terms as players from Spain or other EU Member States. The
Juzgado held that the refusal to license Lilia M. constituted nationality discrimination in
breach of fundamental rights. Once she had been lawfully taken into the team, the
applicant enjoyed the right under Article 37 of the Association Agreement with Poland87
to the same professional treatment as Spanish or Community nationals, Article 39(4) of
the EC Treaty, whereby public-service posts are excluded from the free movement of
workers, not being applicable here since the employment relationship is in the private
sector. The Juzgado confirmed that these rules were within the category of “terms of
employment” in order to bring them within this provision,
rejecting the Spanish
Federation’s argument that rules imposing different treatment on non-Community players
were purely administrative rules and therefore not caught by Article 37 of the agreement.
It therefore annulled the Federation’s decision, thus implicitly recognising that the Article
had direct effect.

In another very similar Spanish case between a basketball player of Slovene nationality
and the Spanish Basketball Federation, the Juzgado de lo social No 30 at Madrid88 came
to much the same conclusion in a judgment given on 12 December 2000. It held that the
Association Agreements had direct effect and, as international treaties ratified by Spain,
prevailed over Community secondary legislation and domestic law. It therefore held that
Article 38 of the Association Agreement with Slovenia89 must be interpreted as meaning
that Slovene nationals were eligible for the same treatment as Spanish and Community
nationals as regards terms of employment in Spain. While Article 38 did not give Slovene
nationals the right of free movement in the Community, it did ban discrimination as
regards terms of employment where workers of Slovene nationality were lawfully
recruited in a Member State, and the Juzgado ordered the Spanish Basketball Federation
to take the necessary measures to enable the player to work in Spain on the same terms as
Spanish or other Community nationals.

A third, and last, case in Spain concerned the provision of services by professional
sportsmen and sportswomen who were nationals of third countries with which the
European Community has concluded Association Agreements. The judgment was given
by the Juzgado de lo social for Coruña on 2 January 200190 in a dispute between a
the
professional footballer of Czech nationality and the National Football League,

86

87

88

89

90

The applicant had brought a similar and successful action in France. Judgment given on 3.2.2000 by the
Cour Administrative d’Appel de Nancy, Malaja, req. No 99NC00282.
Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Community and its Member States
and the Republic of Poland, OJ L 348, 2000, p. 2.
Juzgado de lo social nº30 for Madrid, 12.12.2000, Marko M. v Real Madrid Club de Fútbol and others,
Diario La Ley 2001, nº 20, p. 10.
Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Community and its Member States
and the Republic of Slovenia, OJ 1999 L 51, p. 3.
Juzgado de lo Social nº2 for Coruña, 2.1.2001, Petr. K.v. Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional y otros,
Diario La Ley 2001,nº 5267, p. 10-12.

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Spanish Football Federation, the Higher Sports Council and the football club employing
him, the Real Club Deportivo La Coruña. The dispute concerned the conditions for
registering the player with the National Football League. The Juzgado, in accordance
with decisions of the Court of Justice,91 held that Article 38 of the Association Agreement
with the Czech Republic,92 banning all discrimination against Czech nationals lawfully
employed in the territory of a Member State as regards their terms of employment, had
to register him as a Community player was
direct effect. The League’s refusal
the Juzgado ordered the decision to be
discriminatory and contrary to Article 38;
withdrawn with immediate effect.

In Finland, the Supreme Administrative Court (Korkein Hallinto-oikeus) considered93 the
effects in time of the judgment given by the Court of Justice in Barber.94 The applicant
challenged local pensions regulations whereby the right of the widower or widow of a
deceased worker to a survivor’s pension was conditional on the deceased spouse having
been the principal source of the family’s income, arguing that this was discriminatory.
The applicant’s spouse had worked for the local authority until 1972 and received an
invalidity pension from then until her death in 1994. The Supreme Administrative Court
held that under the rule in Barber retirement pensions paid by vocational schemes were
benefits paid by the employer to the worker by reason of the employment and were
accordingly within the scope of Article 141 of the EC Treaty, though that Article could
not be pleaded in support of a claim to pension entitlement under a vocational scheme
with effect from a date preceding the Barber judgment, given on 17 May 1990. As
regards Member States that acceded to the Community after 17 May 1990, the Barber
date must be replaced, in accordance with Article 2(3) of Directive 96/97,95 by 1 January
1994. While stressing that the benefits paid under a vocational social security scheme and
corresponding to periods of employment before 1 January 1994 could not be regarded as
remuneration, except those for which the recipients or those entitled through them had
brought an action in the courts or lodged an equivalent claim under domestic law, the
Court accordingly held that the applicant could not plead the principle of equal pay, since
the applicant’s spouse had stopped working in 1972 and no action or claim had been
started before 1 January 1994.

In France, following the judgment of the Court of Justice in Greenpeace,96 the Council of
State (Conseil d’Etat) broadly confirmed the validity of the Order of the Minister of
Agriculture and Fisheries of 5 February 1998 entering three genetically modified varieties
of maize in the official catalogue of species and varieties of plants cultivated in France

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92

93

94

95

96

Case C-18/90, Kziber [1991] ECR I-0199 (judgment given on 31.1.1991), Case C-162/96, Racke [1998]
ECR I-3655 (16.6.1998) and Case C-262/96 Sürül [1999] ECR I-2685 (4.5.1999).
Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Community and its Member States
and the Czech Republic, OJ 1994 L 360, p. 2.
KHO 2001:6.
Case 262/88 Barber [1990] ECR I-1889 (judgment given on 17.5.1990).
Council Directive 96/97/EC of 20.12.1996 amending Directive 86/378/EEC on the implementation of the
principle of equal treatment for men and women in occupational social security schemes, OJ L 46 p. 20.
Case C-6/99 [2000] ECR I-1651 (Judgment given on 21.3.2000).

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and authorising them to be cultivated.97 In 1994 the French authorities had received an
application for the marketing of three genetically modified varieties of maize. They
examined the applications and then passed them to the Commission in accordance with
the procedure laid down by Directive 90/220 on the voluntary release of genetically
modified organisms in the environment.98 The Commission’s decision was in favour, and
by Order of 5 February 1998 the Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries entered the three
varieties in the official catalogue of species and varieties of plants cultivated in France
and authorised them to be cultivated.

In an action brought by several associations and individuals, the Litigation Section of the
Conseil d’Etat gave a first decision staying the implementation of the Order pending a
decision on its legality. In a second decision, it then held that the applications raised a
serious question of Community law requiring a preliminary ruling from the Court of
Justice. Following the interpretation given by the Court of Justice, it finally settled the
dispute by ruling that “in view of the interpretation put on Council Directive 90/220/EEC
of 23 April 1990 by the Court of Justice ..., and since the Commission of the European
Communities had taken ... a decision in favour of marketing the varieties concerned by
the Order challenged here, the French Government, having been apprised of no new facts
relating to the risks inherent in these varieties between the transmission of the file to the
Community authorities and the Commission decision, was under a duty to issue the
written consent provided for by Article 13(4) of the Directive; consequently, even if the
irregularities in the national procedure preceding transmission of the file to the
Commission of the European Communities are such as to affect the validity of the
Commission’s favourable decision and therefore the legality of the written consent, all the
arguments relating to these irregularities are inoperative; likewise, the arguments relating
to internal legality as regards the assessment of the potential risks from these seeds can be
considered only if they concern new facts arising between the Community authorities’
favourable decision and the French Government’s decision and are such as to cast doubts
on the assessment to which these authorities came”.

Turning to the period of validity of the entry in the official catalogue of the three varieties
produced by the defendant firm, the Conseil d’Etat held that, by limiting the entry to a
period of three years, the Order being challenged violated the Decree of 18 May 1981
setting the period at ten years and must therefore be annulled on this point. But the
Conseil d’Etat specified that its decision “does not preclude the Minister, acting under
section 20 of the Act of 13 July 1992 and sections 7 and 7(1) of the Decree of 18 May
1981, as amended, transposing Article 15 of Directive 70/457 and Article 16 of Directive
90/220, from suspending or revoking the entry if he considers that the conditions for entry
are no longer met or that a new assessment justifies him in so doing, provided he informs
the Community authorities so that a decision can be taken in accordance with the
Directives”.

97

98

Conseil d’Etat, judgment given on 22.11.00, Association Greenpeace France et autres, Revue française de
droit administratif 2000, p. 278.
Council Directive 90/220/EEC of 23.4.1990 on the deliberate release into the environment of genetically
modified organisms, OJ L 117, p. 15, as amended by Commission Directive 97/35/EC of 18.6.1997
adapting to technical progress for the second time Council Directive 90/220/EEC on the deliberate release
into the environment of genetically modified organisms, OJ L 169, p. 72.

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In France also, in a decision based on the judgment of the Court of Justice in Eglise de
Scientologie de Paris and Scientology International Reserves Trust,99 the Conseil
d’Etat100 ruled on the French scheme of prior authorisation for direct investments from
abroad liable to be contrary to public policy and public security. Applying the
interpretation given by the Court of Justice, the Conseil d’Etat held that, by subjecting
direct investments from abroad to prior authorisation from the Ministry of Economic
Affairs and by not giving the information demanded by the Court to enable foreign
investors to know in what specific circumstances an authorisation is needed, Decree 96-
117 of 14 February 1996 was contrary to the combined provisions of Articles 56 and 58
of the EC Treaty and, accordingly, legality. It consequently annulled the Prime Minister’s
implicit decision rejecting the Church of Scientology’s request for revocation of the
offending provisions.

In another French case, the Conseil d’Etat101 partly annulled a Ministerial Order laying
down the conditions for issuing a trader’s card for failure to comply with Community
provisions governing recognition of qualifications.

The applicant, a tourist guide of Greek nationality, had unsuccessfully applied for access
to certain monuments on the basis of an Interministerial Order of 15 April 1999 which,
while specifying the qualifications required for the issue of a professional tourist guide’s
card, made no provision for a system of equivalence of qualifications acquired in other
Member States of the European Community. He therefore applied to the Administrative
Court for annulment on grounds of ultra vires, arguing that the Order was contrary to the
Treaty provisions on freedom to provide services in that it did not provide for the
conditions in which guides holding qualifications from other Member States of the
European Union could work in France. Recalling France’s obligations not only under
Articles 49 and 50 of the EC Treaty as interpreted by the Court of Justice but also under
Directives 89/48102 and 92/51,103 and noting that the Order merely provided for the
conditions for issuing professional cards only to the holders of French qualifications, the
Conseil d’Etat found for the applicant as the 1999 Order generated a difference in
treatment between holders of French and foreign qualifications, contrary to Articles 49
and 50 of the Treaty. This decision aroused widespread comment as it required the
authority empowered to make regulations to take measures in line with Community law.
The Conseil d’Etat held that “the inevitable consequence of this decision is that the
relevant authorities must, within a reasonable period of time, take the measures provided
for by the Decree to issue professional cards to Community nationals who do not hold
French qualifications”. It also stated that, until new regulations have been made, the

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100

101

102

103

Case C-54/99 [2000] ECR I-1335 (judgment given on 14.3.2000).
Conseil d’Etat (France), judgment given on 8.12.2000, Association Eglise de Scientologie de Paris et
autres, nº 181533, Revue française de droit administratif 2000 p. 278-279.
Conseil d’Etat (France), judgment given on 29.6.2001, req. 213229, Thalès Vassilikiotis, accessible at
http://www.conseil-etat.fr
Council Directive 89/48/EEC of 21.12.1988 on a general system for the recognition of higher-education
diplomas awarded on completion of professional education and training of at least three years' duration, OJ
L 19, 24.1.1989, p. 16.
Council Directive 92/51/EEC of 18.6.1992 on a second general system for the recognition of professional
education and training to supplement Directive 89/48, OJ L 209, 24.7.1992 , p. 25.

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relevant authorities must
issue cards to Community nationals who apply for them,
deciding case by case, subject to judicial review, whether the qualifications they hold are
equivalent to the corresponding French qualifications.

In Maher v Minister for Agriculture,104 concerning the validity of the European
Communities (Milk Quota) Regulations 2000,105
implementing in Ireland Council
Regulation No 3950/92106 establishing an additional levy in the milk and milk products
sector, as amended by Regulation No 1256/99,107 the Supreme Court of Ireland had to
rule on the relationship between Community law and the constitutional prerogative of the
Oireachtas as the sole body enjoying legislative power. To boost the possibilities of
decentralised management of reference quantities for the restructuring of milk production
or the improvement of the environment, Regulation No 3950/92, as amended, provides
that certain of its provisions are to be implemented by the Member States at
the
appropriate tier of government. In Ireland, Articles 6, 8 and 8a of Regulation No 3950/92,
as amended, were implemented by the European Communities (Milk Quota) Regulations
2000. The question was whether the implementation of the relevant provisions by
regulations made by the Minister of Agriculture rather than by Act of Parliament was a
breach of Article 15.2.1 of the Constitution, whereby the legislative power belongs solely
to the Oireachtas. The problem was that, while under Article 29.4.7 of the Constitution,
“No provision of this Constitution invalidates laws enacted, acts done or measures
adopted by the State which are necessitated by the obligations of membership of the
European Union or of the Communities”, the measures adopted by the Minister of
Agriculture to reassign reference quantities to active producers subject
to certain
conditions were not necessary for the implementation of the Community regulations. The
Supreme Court held that, although the national
regulations reassigning reference
quantities to active producers were not strictly necessary for the implementation of the
relevant provision of the two Community regulations, they none the less helped to attain a
Community objective delegated by the Community to the Member States. It followed
that, when making the national regulations, the State of Ireland was bound by the
“principles and policies” governing the common organisation of the market in milk
products, so that the option of implementing them by means of Ministerial Regulations
did not jeopardise the monopoly on legislative power held by the Oireachtas.

In Italy, the Corte di cassazione, applying the principles posited by the Court of Justice in
Job Centre,108 confirmed109 its constant approach of disapplying Italian legislation on the
monopoly of public job placement services. The action was brought by the employment
inspectorate against a decision by the Pretore in Udine in 1998 annulling the payment
order addressed to certain firms who had been fined for employing workers without

104

105

106

107

108

109

[2001]2 ILRM 481; [2001]2 CMLR 1195.
S.I. No. 94, 2000.
Council Regulation (EEC) No 3950/92, of 28.12.1992, establishing an additional levy in the milk and milk
products sector, OJ L 405, 31.12.1992 , p. 1.
Council Regulation (EEC) No 1256/1999 of 17.5.1999 amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 3950/92, of
28.12.1992, establishing an additional levy in the milk and milk products sector, OJ L 160, p. 73.
Case C-55/96, Job Centre [1997] ECR I-7119 (Judgment given on 11.12.1997).
Corte di Cassazione, Sezione Lavoro, judgment given on 4.5.2001, Alfredo Lucio Rinaldi e Società EMCO
Est Manifatture, Rinaldi, Alfredo Lucio; EMCO Est manifatture (Società).

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complying with their obligations under the Act of 29 April 1949110 to use the local public
placement service. The employment inspectorate presented two arguments in support of
its claim. First, it argued that the court at first instance had wrongly treated Job Centre as
legislation whereas the Court of Justice had the power to give
repealing national
mandatory interpretations only of Community law and not of domestic law. Second, the
Act of 23 July 1991,111 which was in force at the time of the material events, had
liberalised the sector by placing the employer solely under an obligation to inform the
placement services of all workers hired autonomously. The Corte di cassazione rejected
both arguments.

Regarding the first argument, the court held that, as the Constitutional Court had already
stated,112 the interpretation applied by the Court of Justice “determines the content and
scope [of provisions of Community law] on a mandatory basis, so its interpretation has
the same immediate effect as the provisions it interprets”. It concluded that the national
authorities must disapply provisions of domestic law that conflict with Community law as
interpreted by the Court of Justice.

On the second argument, the Corte di cassazione held that, since at the time of the
material events the Italian public system was not capable of satisfying demand on the
market, any form of restriction or condition, direct or indirect, on the power to hire
workers in Italy was contrary to Community competition rules as interpreted by the Court
of Justice.113 Such a restriction was the clear result of the 1991 Act, and more particularly
of the obligation for employers to present public placement services with a statement of
intention to employ named persons, given that those services had the power to prohibit a
recruitment. The Court held that this was a sort of public control enabling the placement
services to continue abusing their dominant position and that even the administrative
penalty in the event of a breach of the obligation to declare workers employed was a
residual form of the original ban on direct recruitment, but it dismissed the action and
confirmed the decision by the Pretore at Udine of 29 August 1998.

The Tribunale at Terni, in a case concerning the compatibility with Community law of
regulations providing for criminal penalties against persons providing
national
in the placement of workers,114 took a questionable
intermediary services for profit
interpretation of the judgment of the Court of Justice in Job Centre.115 In that case the
Court of Justice held that “A Member State which prohibits any activity as an

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111

112

113

114

115

lavoratori

lavoro e di assistenza dei

in materia di avviamento al

L. 29-4-1949 264, Provvedimenti
involontariamente disoccupati, Gazzetta Ufficiale della Repubblica Italiana, No 125, 1.6.1949, S.O.
L. 23-7-1991 223, Norme in materia di cassa integrazione, mobilità,
trattamenti di disoccupazione,
attuazione di direttive della Comunità europea, avviamento al lavoro ed altre disposizioni in materia di
mercato del lavoro, Gazzetta Ufficiale della Repubblica Italiana, nº 175, 27.7.1991, S.O.
Corte costituzionale, judgment given on 11.7.1989, nº 389, Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano c. Presidente
del Consiglio, Giurisprudenza costituzionale, 1989, I, p. 1757.
It will be remembered that in Job Centre (Case C-55/96, supra), the Court of Justice stated that the Italian
court should disapply domestic regulations prohibiting private activities of intermediaries between demand
and supply of labour, which create the conditions in which public placement services unable to meet
demand on the labour market are inevitably in breach of Article 82 of the EC Treaty.
Tribunale for Terni, judgment given on 7.7.2000, C.L., Giurisprudenza di merito 2001, p. 132-133.
Case C-55/96, supra.

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intermediary between supply and demand on the employment market, whether as an
employment agency or as an employment business, unless carried on by those offices, is
in breach of Article 86(1) of the Treaty where it creates a situation in which those offices
cannot avoid infringing Article 82 of the Treaty”. The Court specified that a finding of
such a breach depended on certain conditions being met, among them the fact that the
public placement offices are manifestly unable to satisfy demand on the market for all
types of activity. Although it held that the burden of proving this inability lay with the
accused, who had not proved that the public placement services were unable to perform
as required, the Tribunale conclude that the national regulations were compatible with
Community law.

In our last Italian case, the Tribunale at Milan held116 that a German Rechtsanwalt
practising as a lawyer in Italy without first having his qualifications recognised, could not
be convicted of unlawfully exercising a profession. It held that, by prohibiting lawyers
qualified in other Member States from acquiring infrastructure for the exercise of the
profession in Italy, the Italian regulations governing authorisation to practise as a lawyer
for persons qualified in other Member States were contrary to Article 49 of the EC
Treaty. It added that, by making the recognition of qualifications obtained in other
Member States conditional on success at a test of the applicant’s professional knowledge
and abilities,
than the examination for
qualification as a lawyer in Italy, and by requiring recognition to be given by Ministerial
Order, the Italian regulations were incompatible with Articles 1(g) and 4 of Directive
89/48.117 Since the rules governing the technical test were not laid down by the Act but
set case by case by Ministerial Order, the transposal of that Directive was also, the
Tribunale held,
the accused, based on the
disapplication of the national criminal statute on grounds of incompatibility with
Community law, must be based on the limits imposed by the scope of the criminal law
under the first paragraph of section 3 of the Criminal Code rather than being treated as a
cause of justification under section 51.

the test being substantially more difficult

incomplete. Finally,

the acquittal of

In the Netherlands, the Supreme Court (Raad van State), in a judgment given on 25 July
2001,118 interpreted the concept of “discharge” for the purposes of Article 7(2) of
Directive 76/464119 (discharges into inland surface waters require prior authorisation). It
held that a cattle-breeding establishment emitting ammoniac steam that could condense
and fall on to surface waters was not discharging since the pollution of surface waters by
ammoniac was due to other factors, including fertilisers on neighbouring land, cattle
breeding and local fauna, and the portion of the pollution caused by the relevant firm
could not be quantified. This decision would seem to contradict the judgment given by

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Tribunale for Milano, Sezione IX penale, judgment given on 1.3.2001, Il Corriere giuridico 2001, p. 1359-
1363.
Council Directive 89/48/EEC of 21.12.1988 on a general system for the recognition of higher-education
diplomas awarded on completion of professional education and training of at least three years' duration, OJ
L 19, p. 16.
Raad van
Administratiefrechtelijke beslissingen, 2001, nº 392.
Council Directive 76/464/EEC of 4 May 1976 on pollution caused by certain dangerous substances
discharged into the aquatic environment of the Community, OJ 1976 L 129, p. 23.

State, Vereniging Milieudefensie

v Burgemeester

van Denekamp,

en wethouders

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the Court of Justice in Van Rooij,120 holding that the concept of “discharge” was to be
interpreted as including the emission of polluted steam that condenses and is precipitated
on to surface waters and specifying that “The distance between those waters and the place
of emission of the contaminated steam is relevant only for the purpose of determining
whether the pollution of the waters cannot be regarded as foreseeable according to
general experience, so that the pollution is not attributable to the person causing the
steam”.

In Portugal, in a merger-control case under Regulation No 4064/89,121 the Supreme
(Supremo Tribunal Administrativo)122 adopted a particularly
Administrative Court
restrictive interpretation of the effect of Community acts in the national legal order. The
case concerned the suspension of a decision by the Portuguese Minster of Finance
banning a merger, requested by one of the firms concerned, following a Commission
decision ordering the revocation of the national decision, regarded as contrary to
Community law. The Supremo Tribunal Administrativo considered that the direct effect
of the Commission decision was not sufficient for it to be automatically imposed on
national courts and refused to order the provisional suspension of the Minister’s decision,
on the ground among others that recognising the primacy of the Community act would
jeopardise the independence of the judiciary. The legal force of the Commission decision
was equivalent to a simple administrative act under domestic law and the fact that an
individual litigant pleaded it in the Portuguese courts would not remove the need to
follow all the procedures of the Portuguese system. It supported its finding on the basis of
decisions of the Court of Justice, in particular Francovich.123 But its reasoning neglected
the principles of effectiveness and equivalence repeatedly affirmed by the Court.124

In the United Kingdom, the House of Lords, in Berkeley v Secretary of State for the
Environment and another,125 that “where planning permission had been granted in respect
of a project likely to have a significant effect on the environment, a court was not entitled
retrospectively to dispense with the requirement of an environmental impact assessment
[under Directive 85/337126] on the ground that the outcome would have been the same or
that the planning authority or Secretary of State had all the information necessary to
enable them to reach a proper decision on the environmental issues”. The permission was
for a project to expand the Fulham football ground in the western suburbs of London,
which had a potential environmental impact on the Thames. It was issued by the
Secretary of State for the Environment following a public inquiry, without verification
whether an environmental impact assessment was required under the Town and Country

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121

122

123

124

125

126

Case C-231/97, Van Rooij [1999] ECR I-6355 (Judgment given on 29.9.1999).
Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 of 21.12.1989 on the control of concentrations between
undertakings, OJ L 395, p. 1.
Judgment given by the Supremo Tribunal Administrativo on 27.10.1999, Case No 45389-A, in Cadernos de
Justiça Administrativa, nº 29, Setembro/Outubro 2001, p. 18.
Supra.
See Cases C-33/76 Rewe and 45/76, Comet [1976] ECR 2043 (judgments given on 16.12.1976), and, more
recently, Case C-261/95 Palmisani [1997] ECR I-4025 (judgment given on 10.12.1997).
House of Lords, Berkeley v Secretary of State for the Environment and another, The Law Reports: Appeal
Cases 2001, Vol. 2, p. 603-618.
Supra.

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Planning Act 1990, which transposed Directive 85/337 in the United Kingdom. Their
Lordships referred to the conclusions of Mr Advocate-general Elmer in Commission v
Germany127 and Kraaijeveld128 and noted that the Directive required that decisions to give
building permission be taken by a democratic procedure enabling the general public to
express an opinion on the consequences of the project for the environment. They
concluded that a court could not retrospectively release the authorities from their duty to
conduct an environmental impact assessment on the ground that the assessment would
have no effect on the outcome of the procedure or that the authorities in fact had all the
information needed for a decision. They added that it would be contrary to obligations
under Community law for a court to uphold permission given in a manner contrary to the
Directive.

In R v Independent Television Commission, ex parte TV Danmark 1 Ltd129 the House of
Lords held that the Independent Television Commission (ITC) was entitled to refuse to
give TV Danmark – a cable television channel based in the UK but broadcasting to
Denmark – the authorisation to acquire exclusive retransmission rights in certain football
matches involving the Danish national team. TV Danmark had acquired at auction the
exclusive rights to retransmit five of the Danish team’s qualifying matches for the 2002
world cup. The matches were on the list of events of major importance drawn up by
Denmark under Article 3a(1) of Directive 89/552.130 This meant that a television channel
received by less than 90% of the population, as was the case of TV Danmark, had to share
its exclusive rights with other operators at a fair and reasonable price. But TV Danmark
had not offered the opportunity to Danish public television channels, so the ITC, after
consulting the appropriate bodies in Denmark, refused to authorise it to acquire the
exclusive rights. The House of Lords, considering that the Court of Appeal had been
wrong to hold that the ITC could withhold approval only if the auction sale of the rights
had not been conducted fairly, upheld the ITC’s decision.

In another United Kingdom case, R v Durham County Council and others, ex parte
Huddleston,131 the Court of Appeal considered the limits and consequences of the direct
effect of directives. The applicant, who lived in the District of Durham, had sought
judicial review of a decision by the Durham County Council, taken in accordance with
relevant domestic rules – the Planning and Compensation Act 1991 – giving a property
developer permission to register a mining licence in the District, the licence already
having been obtained but suspended for non-use. But there had been no environmental
impact assessment of the project under Directive 85/337.132 The applicant submitted that

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128

129

130

131

132

Case C-431/92 [1995] ECR I-2189 (Judgment given on 11.8.1995).
Case C-72/95 [1996] ECR I-5403 (Judgment given on 24.10.1996).
House of Lords, R v Independent Television Commission, ex parte TV Danmark 1 Ltd, The Weekly Law
Reports 2001, Vol. 1, p. 1604-1616.
Council Directive 89/552/EEC of 3.10.1989 on the coordination of certain provisions laid down by Law,
Regulation or Administrative Action in Member States concerning the pursuit of television broadcasting
activities, OJ L 298, p. 23.
Court of Appeal (England and Wales), Civil Division, The Weekly Law Reports, 2000, Vol. 1, p. 1484-
1501.
Council Directive 85/337/EEC of 27 June 1985 on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private
projects on the environment, OJ L 175, p. 40.

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he could plead the Directive, in particular the obligation for Member States to take the
necessary measure to ensure that projects liable to have a substantial environmental
impact were subject to prior assessment, against the crown, of which the local authority
was an emanation. These arguments were rejected by the High Court, which had held that
acknowledging the directive’s direct effect would have consequences for relations
between the applicant and the promoter, that is to say two individuals, which would mean
that the Directive had “horizontal” direct effect place the promoter under obligations
expose him to the risk of penalties for breach of the Town and Country Planning Acts.
The Court of Appeal set this decision aside, holding that it was for the district authorities
and the promoter to disregard such national legislation as was contrary to the Directive
and give the Directive direct effect.

Still in the United Kingdom, the High Court, in OT Africa Line Ltd v Fayad Hijazy and
others (The ‘Kribi’),133 held that Article 6 of the European Human Rights Convention,
securing the right to a fair trial, did not give the parties an unlimited choice of forum.
Bills of lading contained a clause conferring exclusive jurisdiction on the High Court in
London. The applicants, UK-based ship-owners, applied to the High Court for an
injunction prohibiting the defendants from proceeding with an action they had begun in
the Belgian courts (anti-suit injunction). They based their application on Article 17 of the
Brussels Convention, relating to choice-of-jurisdiction clauses. The defendants pleaded
Article 6 of the European Human Rights Convention, which guarantees that “everyone is
tribunal
entitled to a fair and public hearing ... by an independent and impartial
established by law”. Although the action in it was the second in time, the High Court felt
able to issue an injunction prohibiting the defendants from proceeding with their action in
Belgium.

that

The High Court recalled that it had been held by the Court of Appeal that Article 17 of
the Brussels Convention, relating to choice-of-jurisdiction clauses, prevailed over Article
21 of the Convention, conferring jurisdiction on the first court in which an action was
to an exclusive choice-of-
the courts had to give effect
brought. This meant
jurisdiction clause in accordance with Article 17. On the defence argument
that an
injunction against proceeding with the action in Belgium was in breach of Article 6 of the
the High Court held that, while Article 6
European Human Rights Convention,
guaranteed that “everyone is entitled to a fair and public hearing ... by an independent and
impartial tribunal established by law”, this did not mean that a person was always free to
choose the court in which to defend his rights. The effect of such a broad interpretation
would be to jeopardise the entire system of jurisdiction established by the Brussels
Convention. In the present case, since the jurisdiction of the English courts had not been
imposed arbitrarily and there was no reason to believe that the conditions of Article 6 of
the European Human Rights Convention were not met, the High Court held that the
relevant clause was compatible with Article 17 of the Brussels Convention. It also held
that it had jurisdiction to entertain the action for an injunction, which it proceeded to
issue.

133

High Court of Justice (England and Wales), Queen’s Bench Division, Lloyd’s Reports 2001, Vol. 1, p. 76-94.

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The High Court, in Gough and Smith v Chief Constable of Derbyshire, Miller v Leeds
Magistrates Court and Lilley v Director of Public Prosecutions,134 held that
the
prohibitions on leaving the territory of the United Kingdom under the Football Spectators
Act 1989 were not in breach of Article 7 of the European Human Rights Convention and
were not an unjustified restraint on free movement of persons under Article 49 of the EC
Treaty.

Under the Football Spectators Act 1989, persons who have been convicted of acts of
violence at a football match may be prohibited from leaving the national territory. Orders
were made against several individuals under the relevant provisions after being arrested in
the company of persons regarded by the police as members of organised groups of
hooligans. The individuals prohibited from leaving the national territory argued that the
prohibition was contrary to Community law, since the only allowable restrictions on the
right to leave the territory of a Member State are those which, like imprisonment, are
provided for by the criminal law or derive from constraints of public policy or are
recognised by the Court of Justice a part of the general principles of Community law.
They further argued that, since at the time of the convictions the maximum duration of the
prohibition was only three years whereas the prohibition provided for by the Football
Spectators Act was for six years, it was therefore contrary to Article 7 of the European
Human Rights Convention, which prohibits penalties which are heavier than those which
were applicable at the time of the offence. The High Court dismissed these arguments. On
the first argument, it held that in certain cases the Member States had to be allowed the
power to prevent a Union national from leaving its territory on public policy grounds, and
the power to do so could not be interpreted in restrictive terms. It also held, since the
earlier measures had proved ineffective,
the current measures were not
disproportionate in terms either of Community law or of Article 7 of the European
Human Rights Convention. On the second argument, specifying that the purpose of the
prohibition was not to impose a penalty but to protect the public both in the United
Kingdom and abroad from the scourge of football-related violence, the High Court held
that the prohibition on leaving United Kingdom territory provided for by the Football
Spectators Act was not a penalty under Article 7 of the European Human Rights
Convention.

that

In yet another United Kingdom case, the High Court in Northern Ireland, in Re T’s
Application for Judicial Review,135 annulled the decision by the Secretary of State for the
Home Department to expel an American citizen, an unmarried mother, from the United
Kingdom. The claimant, who arrived in Ireland in 1996 and had been given leave to stay
for three months, had entered Northern Ireland, where, on the basis of UK legislation, she
had been given leave to stay in the UK for three months. Thereafter she had stayed
illegally in Northern Ireland, where she gave birth to an illegitimate daughter in July
1997. In accordance with Irish law, she had registered her daughter for Irish nationality.
As she was refused further leave to stay in the United Kingdom, she applied, after the
administrative procedure, for judicial review of the decision in the High Court
in
Northern Ireland. The Court proceeded on the basis not of the Community law

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135

High Court of Justice (England and Wales), Queen’s Bench Division, The Weekly Law Reports, Vol. 3, p.
1392-1434.
High Court of Justice (Northern Ireland), The Northern Ireland Law Reports, 2000, p. 516-542.

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considerations pleaded by the applicant but of the fundamental right to life, secured by
the European Human Rights Convention and threatened in this case by the applicant’s
psychological condition and the risk that she would commit suicide if expelled.

The High Court held that the applicant’s argument that her expulsion would have the
effect of depriving her daughter of the freedom to exercise the freedom of movement and
residence in the Community under Article 18 of the EC Treaty failed. On the basis of
cases decided by the Court of Justice, it held that there was no need to seek a preliminary
ruling. Coghlin J. sitting in the High Court stated that Article 18 did not change the
principle that the right to move and reside freely in the Member States was not applicable
to purely domestic situations and that it did not have the effect of extending the right of
residence enjoyed by nationals of the Member States. He referred to cases decided by the
Court of Appeal in England,136 and added that even if Article 18 had the effect of
generating a new right – the right to reside in one’s own Member State coupled with a
right to family unification – it would not be clear and unconditional enough to be
recognised as having direct effect. Coghlin J. recalled that, although the conclusions of
Mr Advocate-General La Pergola in Martinez Sala137 and those of Mr Léger
in
Boukhalfa138 had proposed recognising direct effect, the Court of Justice had not so far
adopted that interpretation.

As the United Kingdom had not yet transposed the European Human Rights Convention
or the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child 1989 at the material time,
the High Court also rejected the arguments based on violation of them. But the High
Court stated that the right to life was secured both by the common law and by the
European Human Rights Convention and, considering the fundamental nature of this
right, held that the Secretary of State had under-estimated the risk that the applicant
would commit suicide; it accordingly annulled the expulsion order.

In our last United Kingdom case, the Employment Appeal Tribunal, in Macdonald v
Ministry of Defence,139 held that the ban on sex discrimination in the Sex Discrimination
Act 1975 also applied to discrimination based on sexual orientation. The applicant, an
officer in the Royal Air Force, had been required to resign after coming out as a
homosexual. The Employment Appeal Tribunal referred to the case-law of the European
Court of Human Rights holding that the ban on “sex” discrimination in the European
Human Rights Convention applied also to discrimination on the basis of sexual
orientation. The Employment Appeal Tribunal stated that
there was a general
presumption that UK domestic law was in conformity with the European Convention
when it was signed by the United Kingdom, before the Human Rights Act 1998 came into
force in October 2000, and held that the ambiguity surrounding the word “sex” in the
1975 Act had to be cleared in the light of recent cases in the Strasbourg Court, and that it
should therefore take that Court’s broad interpretation, including sexual orientation. Lord

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137

138

139

Phull v Secretary of State for the Home Department, European Current Law 1996, Part 4, No 26 (summary),
and R v Secretary of State for the Home Department, ex parte Vitale [1996] Common Market Law Reports
1996, Vol. 2, p. 587-600.
Case C-85/96 [1998] ECR I-2691 (Judgment given on 12.5.1998).
Case C-214/94 [196] ECR I-2253 (Judgment given on 30.4.1996).
Employment Appeal Tribunal, Industrial Cases Reports, 2001, p. 1-14.

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Johnston stated that the judgment given by the Court of Justice in Grant,140 holding that
Article 141 of the EC Treaty did not cover discrimination based on orientation, would not
have greatly influenced the Employment Appeal Tribunal’s decision in Macdonald v
Ministry of Defence, since Grant concerned an equal pay situation and the definition of
“sex” was immaterial to it. But the Court of Session, by a majority,141 recently set this
decision aside on the ground that the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 did not apply to
discriminations based on sexual orientation. Now that
the Ministry of Defence has
acknowledged, however, that it was in breach of Article 8, read with Article 14, of the
European Human Rights Convention, the applicant is entitled to compensation for the
loss sustained. And following the enactment of the Human Rights Act 1998, the Ministry
of Defence has withdrawn the ban on homosexuality in the armed forces.142

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141

142

Case C-249/96, Grant v South-West Trains, [1998] ECR I-0621 (judgment given on 17.2.1998).
Court of Session, Inner House, Industrial Relations Law Reports, 2001, p. 431-441.
But the facts dated from 1997, before the amendment.

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