CELEX: C2005/296/13
Language: en
Date: 2005-11-26 00:00:00
Title: Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of  13 October 2005  in Case C-379/04: reference for a preliminary ruling from the Landgericht Würzburg, Richard Dahms GmbH v Fränkischer Weinbauverband eV (Wine sector products — Regulation (EC) No 753/2002 — Article 21 — Direct effect — Wine and sparkling wine competitions — Competition entry fee)

26.11.2005   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 296/7
            
         
      JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
   
   (Third Chamber)
   of 13 October 2005
   in Case C-379/04: reference for a preliminary ruling from the Landgericht Würzburg, Richard Dahms GmbH v Fränkischer Weinbauverband eV (1)
   
   (Wine sector products - Regulation (EC) No 753/2002 - Article 21 - Direct effect - Wine and sparkling wine competitions - Competition entry fee)
   (2005/C 296/13)
   Language of the case: German
   In Case C-379/04: reference for a preliminary ruling under Article 234 EC from the Landgericht Würzburg (Germany), made by decision of 23 August 2004, received at the Court on 3 September 2004, in the proceedings between Richard Dahms GmbH and Fränkischer Weinbauverband eV, — the Court (Third Chamber), composed of A. Rosas, President of the Chamber, A. La Pergola, A. Borg Barthet, U. Lõhmus (Rapporteur) and A. Ó Caoimh, Judges; L.A. Geelhoed, Advocate General; R. Grass, Registrar, gave a judgment on 13 October 2005, the operative part of which is as follows:
   Article 21 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 753/2002 of 29 April 2002 laying down certain rules for applying Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 as regards the description, designation, presentation and protection of certain wine sector products must be interpreted as meaning that entrants or potential entrants to a wine competition cannot rely on that provision to contest the conditions for the organisation of that competition and, in particular, the rules determining the entry fees.
   
      (1)  OJ C 262 of 23.10.2004.