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15.6.2002 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 144/3

**JUDGMENT OF THE COURT** _hazardous waste and under Article 14 of European Parliament_
_and Council Directive 94/62/EC of 20 December 1994 on_
_packaging and packaging waste;_
**(Sixth Chamber)**

2. _Orders the French Republic to pay the costs._

**2 May 2002**

( [1] ) OJ C 281 of 2.10.1999.
**in Case C-292/99: Commission of the European Communi-**
**ties v French Republic** ( [1] )

_**(Failure by a Member State to fulfil its obligations —**_
_**Environment — Waste — Directives 75/442/EEC, 91/156/**_
_**EEC, 91/689/EEC and 94/62/EC — Waste management**_
_**plans)**_

(2002/C 144/03) **JUDGMENT OF THE COURT**

_(Language of the case: French)_ **23 April 2002**

_(Provisional translation; the definitive translation will be published_ **in Case C-443/99 (Reference for a preliminary ruling from**
_in the European Court Reports)_ **the Oberlandesgericht Wien): Merck, Sharp & Dohme**
**GmbH v Paranova Pharmazeutika Handels GmbH** ( [1] )

_**(Trade marks — Directive 89/104/EEC — Article 7(2) —**_
In Case C-292/99, Commission of the European Communities
_**Exhaustion of the rights conferred by the trade mark**_
(Agents: H. van Lier and L. Ström) v French Republic (Agents:
_**— Pharmaceutical products — Parallel importation —**_
K. Rispal-Bellanger and D. Colas): Application for a declaration
_**Repackaging of the trade-marked product)**_
that, by failing to draw up management plans either for the
whole of its territory or for all waste, and by failing to include
a chapter relating to packaging waste in all of the waste plans
(2002/C 144/04)
which it has adopted, the French Republic has failed to fulfil
its obligations under Article 7(1) of Council Directive 75/442/
EEC of 15 July 1975 on waste (OJ 1975 L 194, p. 39), as
_(Language of the case: German)_
amended by Council Directive 91/156/EEC of 18 March 1991
(OJ 1991 L 78, p. 32), under Article 6(1) of Council Directive
91/689/EEC of 12 December 1991 on hazardous waste (OJ
1991 L 377, p. 20) and under Article 14 of European _(Provisional translation; the definitive translation will be published_
Parliament and Council Directive 94/62/EC of 20 December _in the European Court Reports)_
1994 on packaging and packaging waste (OJ 1994 L 365,
p. 10), the Court (Sixth Chamber), composed of: F. Macken,
President of the Chamber, C. Gulmann, J.-P. Puissochet,
V. Skouris (Rapporteur) and J. N. Cunha Rodrigues, Judges;
A. Tizzano, Advocate General,: H. A. Rühl, Principal Adminis- In Case C-443/99: Reference to the Court under Article 234
trator; Registrar, has given a judgment on 2 May 2002, in EC by the Oberlandesgericht Wien (Austria) for a preliminary
which it: ruling in the proceedings pending before that court between
Merck, Sharp & Dohme GmbH and Paranova Pharmazeutika
Handels GmbH, on the interpretation of Article 7(2) of First
1. _Declares that, by failing to draw up waste management plans_ Council Directive 89/104/EEC of 21 December 1988 to
_for the whole of its territory, by failing to draw up, for certain_ approximate the laws of the Member States relating to trade
_regions or certain departments, such plans for waste containing_ marks (OJ 1989 L 40, p. 1), as amended by the Agreement on
_polychlorinated biphenyls, medical waste and special domestic_ the European Economic Area of 2 May 1992 (OJ 1994 L 1,
_waste, and by failing to include a specific chapter relating to_ p. 3), the Court, composed of: G.C. Rodrı´guez Iglesias,
_packaging waste in all of the waste management plans which it_ President, P. Jann (President of Chamber), C. Gulmann (Rappor_has adopted, the French Republic has failed to fulfil its_ teur), D. A. O. Edward, M. Wathelet, R. Schintgen, V. Skouris,
_obligations under Article 7(1) of Council Directive 75/442/_ J. N. Cunha Rodrigues and C. W. A. Timmermans, Judges;
_EEC on 15 July 1975 on waste, as amended by Council_ F. G. Jacobs, Advocate General; D. Louterman-Hubeau, Head
_Directive 91/156/EEC of 18 March 1991, under Article 6(1)_ of Division, for the Registrar, has given judgment on 23 April
_of Council Directive 91/689/EEC of 12 December 1991 on_ 2002, in which it has ruled:

C 144/4 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 15.6.2002

_Replacement packaging of pharmaceutical products is objectively_ 2. _Orders the Commission of the European Communities to pay_
_necessary within the meaning of the Court’s case-law if, without such_ _the costs;_
_repackaging, effective access to the market concerned, or to a_
_substantial part of that market, must be considered to be hindered as_
3. _Orders the Kingdom of Denmark and the Republic of Finland_
_the result of strong resistance from a significant proportion of_
_to bear their own costs._
_consumers to relabelled pharmaceutical products._

( [1] ) OJ C 34 of 5.2.2000. ( [1] ) OJ C 63 of 4.3.2000.

**JUDGMENT OF THE COURT**
**JUDGMENT OF THE COURT**

**(Fifth Chamber)**
**(Sixth Chamber)**

**7 May 2002**
**18 April 2002**

**in Case C-478/99: Commission of the European Communi-**
**ties v Kingdom of Sweden** ( [1] ) **in Case C-9/00 (Reference for a preliminary ruling from**
**the Korkein hallinto-oikeus): Palin Granit Oy v Vehmassa-**
**lon kansanterveystyön kuntayhtymän hallitus** ( [1] )
_**(Failure by a Member State to fulfil its obligations —**_
_**Directive 93/13/EEC — Unfair terms in consumer contracts**_
_**— Obligation to reproduce in national legislation the list of**_ _**(Harmonisation of laws — Directives 75/442/EEC and 91/**_
_**terms which may be regarded as unfair contained in the**_ _**156/EEC — Concept of ‘waste’ — Production residue —**_
_**annex to Directive 93/13)**_ _**Quarry — Storage — Use of waste — No risk to health or**_
_**the environment — Possibility of recovery of waste)**_

(2002/C 144/05)
(2002/C 144/06)

_(Language of the case: Swedish)_
_(Language of the case: Finnish)_

_(Provisional translation; the definitive translation will be published_
_in the European Court Reports)_ _(Provisional translation; the definitive translation will be published_
_in the European Court Reports)_

In Case C-478/99, Commission of the European Communities
(Agents: L. Parpala and P. Stancanelli) v Kingdom of Sweden In Case C-9/00: Reference to the Court under Article 234 EC
(Agents: L. Nordling and A. Kruse), supported by Kingdom of by the Korkein hallinto-oikeus (Finland) for a preliminary
Denmark (Agent: J. Molde), and by Republic of Finland ruling in the proceedings pending before that court instituted
(Agents: T. Pynnä and E. Bygglin): Application for a declaration by Palin Granit Oy and Vehmassalon kansanterveystyön
that, by failing to adopt the laws, regulations and administrative kuntayhtymän hallitus, on the interpretation of Article 1(a) of
provisions necessary to implement in its national legal system Council Directive 75/442/EEC of 15 July 1975 on waste (OJ
the annex referred to in Article 3(3) of Council Directive 93/ 1975 L 194, p. 39), as amended by Council Directive 91/156/
13/EEC of 5 April 1993 on unfair terms in consumer contracts EEC of 18 March 1991 (OJ 1991 L 78, p. 32), the Court (Sixth
(OJ 1993 L 95, p. 29), the Kingdom of Sweden has failed to Chamber), composed of: F. Macken, President of the Chamber,
fulfil its obligations under that directive, the Court (Fifth J.-P. Puissochet (Rapporteur), R. Schintgen, V. Skouris and
Chamber), composed of: P. Jann (Rapporteur), President of J. N. Cunha Rodrigues, Judges; F. G. Jacobs, Advocate General;
the Chamber, D. A. O. Edward and M. Wathelet, Judges; R. Grass, Registrar, has given a judgment on 18 April 2002, in
L. A. Geelhoed, Advocate General; H. A. Rühl, Principal which it has ruled:
Administrator, for the Registrar, has given a judgment on
7 May 2002, in which it:
1. _The holder of leftover stone resulting from stone quarrying_
_which is stored for an indefinite length of time to await possible_
1. _Dismisses the application;_ _use discards or intends to discard that leftover stone, which is_