CELEX: 62014CA0525
Language: en
Date: 2016-09-22 00:00:00
Title: Case C-525/14: Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 22 September 2016 — European Commission v Czech Republic (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Free movement of goods — Article 34 TFEU — Quantitative restrictions on imports — Measures having equivalent effect — Precious metals hallmarked in a third country in accordance with Netherlands legislation — Import into the Czech Republic after being put into free circulation — Refusal to recognise the hallmark — Consumer protection — Proportionality — Admissibility)

14.11.2016   
            
            
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               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 419/7
            
         Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 22 September 2016 — European Commission v Czech Republic
   (Case C-525/14) (1)
   
   ((Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Free movement of goods - Article 34 TFEU - Quantitative restrictions on imports - Measures having equivalent effect - Precious metals hallmarked in a third country in accordance with Netherlands legislation - Import into the Czech Republic after being put into free circulation - Refusal to recognise the hallmark - Consumer protection - Proportionality - Admissibility))
   (2016/C 419/08)
   Language of the case: Czech
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: European Commission (represented by: P. Němečková, E. Manhaeve and G. Wilms, acting as Agents)
   
      Defendant: Czech Republic (represented by: M. Smolek, T. Müller, J. Vláčil and J. Očková, acting as Agents)
   
      Intervener in support of the defendant: French Republic (represented by: D. Colas and R. Coesme, acting as Agents)
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Declares that, by refusing to recognise the hallmarks of the WaarborgHolland assay office, the Czech Republic has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 34 TFEU;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Dismisses the action as to the remainder;
            
         
               3.
            
            
               Orders the European Commission, the Czech Republic and the French Republic to bear their own costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 46, 9.2.2015.