CELEX: C2002/323/18
Language: en
Date: 2002-12-21 00:00:00
Title: Judgment of the Court of 5 November 2002 in Case C-325/00: Commission of the European Communities v Federal Republic of Germany (Free movement of goods — Measures having equivalent effect — Label of origin and quality)

C 323/16                 EN                        Official Journal of the European Communities                                        21.12.2002
            directive in relation to group water supplies, Ireland has                         JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
            failed to fulfil its obligations under Articles 7(6), 18 and
            19 of that directive;
2.    Orders Ireland to pay the costs.                                                                  (Sixth Chamber)
( 1) OJ C 302 of 21.10.2002.
                                                                                                      of 7 November 2002
                                                                              in Case C-333/00 (Reference for a preliminary ruling from
                                                                                  the Tarkastuslautakunta): Eila Päivikki Maaheimo ( 1)
                  JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
                                                                              (Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 — Family benefits — Home
                        of 5 November 2002
                                                                                 child-care allowance — Residence condition for children)
in Case C-325/00: Commission of the European Communi-
             ties v Federal Republic of Germany (1)
                                                                                                         (2002/C 323/19)
(Free movement of goods — Measures having equivalent
               effect — Label of origin and quality)
                                                                                                  (Language of the case: Finnish)
                            (2002/C 323/18)
                    (Language of the case: German)                            (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-325/00, Commission of the European Communities
(Agents: J. C. Schieferer and C. Schmidt) v Federal Republic of               In Case C-333/00: Reference to the Court under Article 234
Germany (Agent: W.-D. Plessing, acting as Agent, assisted by                  EC by the Tarkastuslautakunta (Finland) for a preliminary
M. Loschelder): Application for a declaration that by awarding                ruling in the proceedings pending before that court by Eila
the quality label ‘Markenqualität aus deutschen Landen’ (quality              Päivikki Maaheimo, on the interpretation of Articles 4(1)(h),
label for produce made in Germany) to finished products of a                  10(a), 73 and 75 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 of
certain quality produced in Germany, the Federal Republic of                  14 June 1971 on the application of social security schemes to
Germany has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 30 of              employed persons, to self-employed persons and to members
the EC Treaty (now, after amendment, Article 28 EC), the                      of their families moving within the Community, as amended
Court, composed of: G. C. Rodríguez Iglesias, President,                      and updated by Council Regulation (EC) No 118/97 of
J.-P. Puissochet and M. Wathelet (Presidents of Chambers),                    2 December 1996 (OJ 1997 L 28, p. 1), the Court (Sixth
C. Gulmann (Rapporteur), A. La Pergola, P. Jann, V. Skouris,                  Chamber), composed of: R. Schintgen, President of the Second
F. Macken, N. Colneric, S. von Bahr and J. N. Cunha Rodrigues,                Chamber, acting for the President of the Sixth Chamber,
Judges; F. G. Jacobs, Advocate General; R. Grass, Registrar, has              V. Skouris, F. Macken, N. Colneric (Rapporteur) and J. N. Cunha
given a judgment on 5 November 2002, in which it:                             Rodrigues, Judges; F. G. Jacobs, Advocate General; L. Hewlett,
                                                                              Administrator, for the Registrar, has given a judgment on
                                                                              7 November 2002, in which it has ruled:
1.    Declares that, by awarding the quality label ‘Marenqualität aus
      deutschen Landen’ (quality label for produce made in Germany)
      to finished products of a certain quality made in Germany, the
      Federal Republic of Germany has failed to fulfil its obligations        1.    A benefit such as the home child-care allowance provided for by
      under Article 30 of the EC Treaty (now, after amendment,                      the Laki lasten kotihoidon ja yksityisen hoidon tuesta (Law
      Article 28 EC);                                                               No 1128/96 on home child-care allowance and private child-
                                                                                    care allowance) is a family benefit within the meaning of
2.    Orders the Federal Republic of Germany to pay the costs.                      Article 4(1)(h) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 of
                                                                                    14 June 1971 on the application of social security schemes to
                                                                                    employed persons, to self-employed persons and to members of
( 1) OJ C 316 of 4.11.2000.                                                         their families moving within the Community, as amended and
                                                                                    updated by Council Regulation (EC) No 118/97 of 2 December
                                                                                    1996.