Case C-260/03: Action brought on 17 June 2003 by the Commission of the European Communities against the Kingdom of Denmark
Date: 2003-08-23
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Denmark, European Commission, action for failure to fulfil an obligation, catch quota, fishery resources, fishing controls, fishing rights

C 200/14

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

23.8.2003

Action brought on 17 June 2003 by the Commission of the
European Communities against the Kingdom of Denmark

(Case C-260/03)

(2003/C 200/23)

An action against
the Kingdom of Denmark was brought
before the Court of Justice of the European Communities on
17 June 2003 by the Commission of the European Commu-
nities, represented by H.P. Hartvig, acting as Agent, with an
address for service in Luxembourg.

The applicant claims that the Court should:

1. Declare that the Kingdom of Denmark,

— by not adopting detailed rules for use of the fishing

availabilities allocated to Denmark;

— by not ensuring compliance with the EC regulations
fishery resources through
on the conservation of
fishing activity,
through appropriate
monitoring of
landings and registration of catches,
inspections of
and
criminal
proceedings against the persons responsible for over-
fishing;

through administrative

action or

Reference for a preliminary ruling by the Tribunale
Amministrativo Regionale per l'Emilia-Romagna, Sezione
di Parma by order of that Court of 6 May 2003 in the
case of Allevamenti Associati S.r.l. and Regione Emilia
against AGEA e Latteria Sociale Moderna
Romagna

S.c.a.r.l.

(Case C-261/03)

(2003/C 200/24)

Justice of

Reference has been made to the Court of
the
European Communities by order of the Tribunale Amministra-
Parma
l'Emilia-Romagna,
tivo Regionale per
Sezione di
(Regional Administrative Court
for Emilia-Romagna, Parma
district) of 6 May 2003, received at the Court Registry on
17 June 2003, for a preliminary ruling in the case of Alleva-
menti Associati S.r.l. and Regione Emilia Romagna against
AGEA e Latteria Sociale Moderna S.c.a.r.l. on the following
question:

On a proper construction of Regulation EEC No 3950/92 (1) of
28 December 1992 (in particular Articles 1, 2 and 9(g)
thereof) and Regulation EEC No 536/93 (2) of 9 March 1993
(in particular Articles 1, 2 and 3 thereof), is the transfer of a
to a third party, while
quantity of milk by the producer
in performance of a
retaining the right of property in it,
to
contract
manufacture cheese, butter and whey, for consideration, to be
classified as ‘delivery’ or
the purposes of
determining milk quotas and whether the additional levy is to
be applied?

the milk and in order

the processing of

‘direct sale’

for

for

— by not having provisionally prohibited fishing from
vessels
registered in
flying the Danish flag or
Denmark when the quota applicable to them is
deemed to have been exhausted;

(1) OJ L 405 of 31.12.1992, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 57 of 10.03.1993, p. 12.

has failed to fulfil its obligations under both Article 9(2)
of Council Regulation
and
Articles 2, 21(1) and (2) and 31 of Regulation (EEC)
No 2847/93 (2);

(EEC) No 3760/92 (1)

2. Order the Kingdom of Denmark to pay the costs.

Pleas in law and main arguments

These pleas correspond essentially to those put forward in the
application in Case C-259/03 (3) brought concerning exceeding
of
related control
measures for the years 1990 to 1992 and 1994.

and insufficient

availabilities

fisheries

(1) Council Regulation (EEC) No 3760/92 of 20 December 1992
establishing a Community system for fisheries and aquaculture (OJ
1992 L 389, p. 1).

(2) Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847 of 12 October 1993 establishing
a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy (OJ
1993 261, p. 1).

(3) See p. 13 of this Official Journal.

Reference for a preliminary ruling by the Tribunale
Amministrativo Regionale per l'Emilia-Romagna, Sezione
di Parma by order of that Court of 6 May 2003 in the
case of Latteria Sociale Moderna Soc. Coop. a r.l. against
AIMA and Servizio Provinciale Agricoltura, Reggio Emilia,
Regione Emilia Romagna, and AGEA Agenzia per le
in Agricoltura; Intervener: Allevamenti Asso-
Erogazioni

ciati Soc.r.l.

(Case C-262/03)

(2003/C 200/25)

Justice of

the
Reference has been made to the Court of
European Communities by order of the Tribunale Amministra-
tivo Regionale per
Parma
l'Emilia-Romagna,
Sezione di
(Regional Administrative Court
for Emilia-Romagna, Parma
district) of 6 May 2003, received at the Court Registry on
17 June 2003, for a preliminary ruling in the case of Latteria
Sociale Moderna Soc. Coop. a r.l. against AIMA and Servizio
Provinciale Agricoltura, Reggio
Emilia
Romagna, and AGEA Agenzia per le Erogazioni in Agricoltura;
Intervener: Allevamenti Associati Soc.r.l. on the following
question:

Emilia, Regione