CELEX: C1999/020/03
Language: en
Date: 1999-01-23 00:00:00
Title: JUDGMENT OF THE COURT (Sixth Chamber) of 19 November 1998 in Case C-150/94: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland supported by Federal Republic of Germany v. Council of the European Union, supported by Kingdom of Spain and Commission of the European Communities (Actions for annulment - Common commercial policy - Regulation (EC) No 519/94 - Import quotas for certain toys from the People's Republic of China)

23.1.1999           EN                 Official Journal of the European Communities                                       C 20/3
              JUDGMENT OF THE COURT                               3. Orders the Federal Republic of Germany, the
                                                                       Kingdom of Spain and the Commission of the
                      (Sixth Chamber)                                  European Communities to bear their own costs.
                   of 19 November 1998                            (1) OJ C 202, 23.7.1994.
in Case C-150/94: United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Northern Ireland supported by Federal Republic of
Germany v. Council of the European Union, supported by
Kingdom of Spain and Commission of the European
                      Communities (1)
(Actions for annulment Ð Common commercial policy Ð                             JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
Regulation (EC) No 519/94 Ð Import quotas for certain
         toys from the People's Republic of China)                                       (Sixth Chamber)
                                                                                      of 19 November 1998
                       (1999/C 20/03)
                                                                  in Case C-66/96 (reference for a preliminary ruling
                                                                  from      the    Sù-    og    Handelsret):     Handels-      og
                                                                  Kontorfunktionñrernes Forbund i Danmark and Others
                                                                  v. Fñllesforeningen for Danmarks Brugsforeninger and
                                                                                             Others (1)
               (Language of the case: English)
                                                                  (Equal treatment for men and women Ð Remuneration Ð
                                                                           Working conditions for a pregnant woman)
                                                                                          (1999/C 20/04)
In Case C-150/94: United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Northern Ireland (Agent: John E. Collins assisted by                             (Language of the case: Danish)
Christopher Vajda), supported by Federal Republic of
Germany (Agents: Ernst Röder and Gereon Thiele) v.
Council of the European Union (Agents: Bjarne
Hoff-Nielsen and Guus Houttuin), supported by Kingdom
of Spain (Agents: Alberto Navarro GonzaÂlez and Gloria              (Provisional translation; the definitive translation will be
Calvo Díaz) and by Commission of the European                              published in the European Court Reports)
Communities (Agents: Eric L. White and Patrick Hetsch)
Ð Application for annulment of Article 1(2) of Council
Regulation (EC) No 519/94 of 7 March 1994 on common
rules for imports from certain third countries and                In Case C-66/96: reference to the Court under Article 177
repealing Regulations (EEC) No 1765/82, No 1766/82                of the EC Treaty from the Sù- og Handelsret (Maritime
and No 3420/83 (OJ L 67, 10.3.1994, p. 89), in so far as          and Commercial Court) (Denmark) for a preliminary
it applies to toys falling within HS/CN Codes 9503 41,            ruling in the proceedings pending before that court
9503 49 and 9503 90 Ð the Court (Sixth Chamber),                  between Handels- og Kontorfunktionñrernes Forbund i
composed of: P. J. G. Kapteyn, President of the Chamber,          Danmark, acting on behalf of Berit Hùj Pedersen, and
G. F. Mancini (Rapporteur) and J. L. Murray, Judges; P.           Fñllesforeningen for Danmarks Brugsforeninger, acting on
LeÂger, Advocate-General; H. von Holstein, Deputy                 behalf of Kvickly Skive, between Handels- og
Registrar, has given a judgment on 19 November 1998, in           Kontorfunktionñrernes Forbund i Danmark, acting on
which it:                                                         behalf of Bettina Andresen, and Dansk Tandlñgeforening,
                                                                  acting on behalf of Jùrgen Bagner, between Handels- og
                                                                  Kontorfunktionñrernes Forbund i Danmark, acting on
                                                                  behalf of Tina Pedersen, and Dansk Tandlñgeforening,
                                                                  acting on behalf of Jùrgen Rasmussen, and between
                                                                  Kristelig Funktionñr-Organisation, acting on behalf of Pia
1. Dismisses the application;                                     Sùrensen, and Dansk Handel & Service, acting on behalf
                                                                  of Hvitfeldt Guld og Sùlv ApS Ð on the interpretation of
                                                                  Article 119 of the EC Treaty, Council Directive
                                                                  75/117/EEC of 10 February 1975 on the approximation of
                                                                  the laws of the Member States relating to the application
                                                                  of the principle of equal pay for men and women (OJ
                                                                  L 45, 19.2.1975, p. 19), Council Directive 76/207/EEC of
2. Orders the United Kingdom of Great Britain and                 9 February 1976 on the implementation of the principle of
    Northern Ireland to pay the costs;                            equal treatment for men and women as regards access to