CELEX: C2004/228/09
Language: en
Date: 2004-09-11 00:00:00
Title: Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 13 July 2004 in Case C-262/02: Commission of the European Communities v French Republic (Failure by a Member State to fulfil its obligations — Article 59 of the EC Treaty (now, after amendment, Article 49 EC) — Television broadcasting — Advertising — National measure prohibiting television advertising for alcoholic beverages marketed in that State, in the case of indirect television advertising resulting from the appearance on screen of hoardings visible during the retransmission of certain sporting events — ‘Loi Evin’)

11.9.2004   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 228/5
            
         
      JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
   
   (Grand Chamber)
   of 13 July 2004
   in Case C-262/02: Commission of the European Communities v French Republic (1)
   
   (Failure by a Member State to fulfil its obligations - Article 59 of the EC Treaty (now, after amendment, Article 49 EC) - Television broadcasting - Advertising - National measure prohibiting television advertising for alcoholic beverages marketed in that State, in the case of indirect television advertising resulting from the appearance on screen of hoardings visible during the retransmission of certain sporting events - ‘Loi Evin’)
   (2004/C 228/09)
   Language of the case: French
   In Case C-262/02: Commission of the European Communities (Agent: H. van Lier) supported by United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (Agent: K. Manji and K. Beal) v French Republic (Agents: G. de Bergues and R. Loosli-Surrans) — application for a declaration that, by making television broadcasting in France by French television channels of sporting events taking place in other Member States conditional on the prior removal of advertising for alcoholic beverages, the French Republic has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 59 of the EC Treaty (now, after amendment, Article 49 EC) — the Court (Grand Chamber), composed of: V. Skouris, President, P. Jann (Rapporteur), A. Rosas, C. Gulmann, J.-P. Puissochet and J.N. Cunha-Rodrigues (Presidents of Chambers), R. Schintgen, S. von Bahr and R. Silva de Lapuerta, Judges; A. Tizzano, Advocate General; M. Múgica Arzamendi, Principal Administrator, for the Registrar, has given a judgment on 13 July 2004, in which it:
   
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               Dismisses the action.
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders the Commission of the European Communities to pay the costs.
            
         
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               Orders the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to bear its own costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 202 of 24.8.2002.