CELEX: C1998/055/01
Language: en
Date: 1998-02-20 00:00:00
Title: JUDGMENT OF THE COURT (Fifth Chamber) of 27 November 1997 in Case C-27/96 (reference for a preliminary ruling by the Länsrätten i Jönköpings Län): Danisco Sugar AB v. Allmänna Ombudet (Accession of the Kingdom of Sweden - Agriculture - Sugar - National levy on sugar stocks)

20.2.98             EN                   Official Journal of the European Communities                                     C 55/1
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                                             COURT OF JUSTICE
                                                       COURT OF JUSTICE
             JUDGMENT OF THE COURT                                   on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar
                                                                     sector (OJ L 177, 1.7.1981, p. 4), and Commission
                      (Fifth Chamber)                                Regulation (EC) No 3300/94 of 21 December 1994 laying
                                                                     down transitional measures in the sugar sector following
                  of 27 November 1997
                                                                     the accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden (OJ L 341,
in Case C-27/96 (reference for a preliminary ruling by               30.12.1994, p. 39) Ð the Court (Fifth Chamber)
the Länsrätten i Jönköpings Län): Danisco Sugar AB v.                composed of: M. Wathelet, President of the First Chamber,
                  Allmänna Ombudet (1)                               acting as President of the Fifth Chamber, J. C. Moitinho
                                                                     de Almeida, D. A. O. Edward, P. Jann and L. Sevón,
(Accession of the Kingdom of Sweden Ð Agriculture Ð                  (Rapporteur), Judges; A. La Pergola, Advocate-General;
          Sugar Ð National levy on sugar stocks)                     H. von Holstein, Deputy Registrar, gave a judgment on
                                                                     27 November 1997, the operative part of which is as
                        (98/C 55/01)                                 follows:
              (Language of the case: Swedish)
                                                                     Articles 137(2) and 145(2) of the Act concerning the
                                                                     conditions of accession of the Kingdom of Norway, the
                                                                     Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the
                                                                     Kingdom of Sweden and the adjustments to the Treaties
 (Provisional translation; the definitive translation will be        on which the European Union is founded, Articles 39 and
        published in the European Court Reports)                     40 of the EC Treaty, Council Regulation (EEC) No 1785/
                                                                     81 of 30 June 1981 on the common organisation of the
                                                                     markets in the sugar sector and Commission Regulation
                                                                     (EC) No 3300/94 of 21 December 1994 laying down
In Case C-27/96: reference to the Court under Article 177            transitional measures in the sugar sector following the
of the EC Treaty by the Länsrätten i Jönköpings Län                  accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden do not preclude
(Sweden) for a preliminary ruling in the proceedings                 a State acceding to the European Union from adopting, on
pending before that court between Danisco Sugar AB and               the eve of its accession, legislation introducing a levy on
Allmänna Ombudet, on the interpretation of Articles                  sugar being then held in stock within that State.
137(2), 145(2) and 149(1) of the Act concerning the
conditions of accession of the Kingdom of Norway, the
Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the                 (1) OJ C 95, 30.3.1996.
Kingdom of Sweden and the adjustments to the Treaties
on which the European Union is founded (OJ C 241,
29.8.1994, p. 21), Articles 39 and 40 of the EC Treaty,
Council Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 of 30 June 1981