Judgment of the Court of 5 November 2002 in Case C-325/00: Commission of the European Communities v Federal Republic of Germany (Free movement of goods — Measures having equivalent effect — Label of origin and quality)
Date: 2002-12-21
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: European Commission, Germany, action for failure to fulfil an obligation, designation of origin, import, location of production, quality label

C 323/16

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

21.12.2002

directive in relation to group water supplies, Ireland has
failed to fulfil its obligations under Articles 7(6), 18 and
19 of that directive;

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

2. Orders Ireland to pay the costs.

( 1) OJ C 302 of 21.10.2002.

(Sixth Chamber)

of 7 November 2002

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

of 5 November 2002

in Case C-325/00: Commission of the European Communi-
ties v Federal Republic of Germany (1)

(Free movement of goods — Measures having equivalent
effect — Label of origin and quality)

(2002/C 323/18)

(Language of the case: German)

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

In Case C-325/00, Commission of the European Communities
(Agents: J. C. Schieferer and C. Schmidt) v Federal Republic of
Germany (Agent: W.-D. Plessing, acting as Agent, assisted by
M. Loschelder): Application for a declaration that by awarding
the quality label ‘Markenqualität aus deutschen Landen’ (quality
label for produce made in Germany) to finished products of a
certain quality produced in Germany, the Federal Republic of
Germany has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 30 of
the EC Treaty (now, after amendment, Article 28 EC), the
Court, composed of: G. C. Rodríguez Iglesias, President,
J.-P. Puissochet and M. Wathelet (Presidents of Chambers),
C. Gulmann (Rapporteur), A. La Pergola, P. Jann, V. Skouris,
F. Macken, N. Colneric, S. von Bahr and J. N. Cunha Rodrigues,
Judges; F. G. Jacobs, Advocate General; R. Grass, Registrar, has
given a judgment on 5 November 2002, in which it:

1. Declares that, by awarding the quality label ‘Marenqualität aus
deutschen Landen’ (quality label for produce made in Germany)
to finished products of a certain quality made in Germany, the
Federal Republic of Germany has failed to fulfil its obligations
under Article 30 of the EC Treaty (now, after amendment,
Article 28 EC);

2. Orders the Federal Republic of Germany to pay the costs.

( 1) OJ C 316 of 4.11.2000.

in Case C-333/00 (Reference for a preliminary ruling from
the Tarkastuslautakunta): Eila Päivikki Maaheimo (1)

(Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 — Family benefits — Home
child-care allowance — Residence condition for children)

(2002/C 323/19)

(Language of the case: Finnish)

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

In Case C-333/00: Reference to the Court under Article 234
EC by the Tarkastuslautakunta (Finland) for a preliminary
ruling in the proceedings pending before that court by Eila
Päivikki Maaheimo, on the interpretation of Articles 4(1)(h),
10(a), 73 and 75 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 of
14 June 1971 on the application of social security schemes to
employed persons, to self-employed persons and to members
of their families moving within the Community, as amended
and updated by Council Regulation (EC) No 118/97 of
2 December 1996 (OJ 1997 L 28, p. 1), the Court (Sixth
Chamber), composed of: R. Schintgen, President of the Second
Chamber, acting for the President of the Sixth Chamber,
V. Skouris, F. Macken, N. Colneric (Rapporteur) and J. N. Cunha
Rodrigues, Judges; F. G. Jacobs, Advocate General; L. Hewlett,
Administrator, for the Registrar, has given a judgment on
7 November 2002, in which it has ruled:

1. A benefit such as the home child-care allowance provided for by
the Laki lasten kotihoidon ja yksityisen hoidon tuesta (Law
No 1128/96 on home child-care allowance and private child-
care allowance) is a family benefit within the meaning of
Article 4(1)(h) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 of
14 June 1971 on the application of social security schemes to
employed persons, to self-employed persons and to members of
their families moving within the Community, as amended and
updated by Council Regulation (EC) No 118/97 of 2 December
1996.