CELEX: C1999/020/10
Language: en
Date: 1999-01-23 00:00:00
Title: JUDGMENT OF THE COURT (Sixth Chamber) of 25 November 1998 in Case C-308/97: (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Pretura Circondariale di Bari): Giuseppe Manfredi v. Regione Puglia (Wine - New planting of vines - Table grapes)

23.1.1999             EN                  Official Journal of the European Communities                                      C 20/7
               JUDGMENT OF THE COURT                                               JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
                       (Sixth Chamber)                                                      (Sixth Chamber)
                                                                                         of 26 November 1998
                    of 25 November 1998
                                                                     in Case C-1/97 (reference for a preliminary ruling from
in Case C-308/97: (reference for a preliminary ruling from           the Verwaltungsgericht der Freien Hansestadt Bremen):
the Pretura Circondariale di Bari): Giuseppe Manfredi v.                     Mehmet Birden v. Stadtgemeinde Bremen (1)
                       Regione Puglia (1)
                                                                     (EEC-Turkey Association Agreement Ð Freedom of
                                                                     movement for workers Ð Article 6(1) of Decision No 1/80
      (Wine Ð New planting of vines Ð Table grapes)
                                                                     of the Association Council Ð Scope Ð Turkish national
                                                                     with a fixed-term employment contract under a
                        (1999/C 20/10)                               programme financed by the public authorities and
                                                                     designed to assist the integration of persons dependent on
                                                                               social assistance into the labour market)
                                                                                             (1999/C 20/11)
                (Language of the case: Italian)
                                                                                   (Language of the case: German)
  (Provisional translation; the definitive translation will be        (Provisional translation; the definitive translation will be
          published in the European Court Reports)                            published in the European Court Reports)
                                                                     In Case C-1/97: reference to the Court under Article 177
                                                                     of the EC Treaty from the Verwaltungsgericht der Freien
In Case C-308/97: reference to the Court under Article 177           Hansestadt Bremen (Administrative Court of the Free
of the EC Treaty by the Pretura Circondariale di Bari                Hanseatic City of Bremen), Germany, for a preliminary
(Italy), for a preliminary ruling in the proceedings pending         ruling in the proceedings pending before that court
before that court between Giuseppe Manfredi and Regione              between Mehmet Birden and Stadtgemeinde Bremen Ð on
Puglia on the interpretation of Article 6(1) of Council              the interpretation of Article 6(1) of Decision No 1/80 of
Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 of 16 March 1987 on the                   19 September 1980 on the development of the
common organisation of the market in wine (OJ L 84,                  Association, adopted by the Association Council
27.3.1987, p. 1) Ð the Court (Sixth Chamber), composed               established by the Association Agreement between the
of P. J. G. Kapteyn (Rapporteur), (President of the                  European Economic Community and Turkey Ð the Court
Chamber); G. Hirsch, G. F. Mancini, H. Ragnemalm and                 (Sixth Chamber), composed of: P. J. G. Kapteyn, President
K. M. Ioannou, Judges; D. Ruiz-Jarabo Colomer,                       of the Chamber, G. F. Mancini, J. L. Murray, H.
Advocate-General; L. Hewlett, Administrator, for the                 Ragnemalm and R. Schintgen (Rapporteur), Judges; N.
Registrar, has given a judgment on 25 November 1998, in              Fennelly, Advocate-General; L. Hewlett, Administrator, for
which it has ruled:                                                  the Registrar, has given a judgment on 26 November 1998
                                                                     in which it has ruled:
                                                                     Article 6(1) of Decision No 1/80 of 19 September 1980 on
For the years 1991 and 1992, Article 6(1) of Council                 the development of the Association, adopted by the
Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 of 16 March 1987 on the                   Association Council established by the Association
common organisation of the market in wine, as amended                Agreement between the European Economic Community
by Council Regulation (EEC) No 1325/90 of 14 May                     and Turkey is to be interpreted as follows:
1990, prohibited new plantations of vines intended for the
production of table grapes.
                                                                     A Turkish national who has lawfully pursued a genuine
                                                                     and effective economic activity in a Member State under
( ) OJ C 318, 18.10.1997.
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                                                                     an unconditional work permit for an uninterrupted period
                                                                     of more than one year for the same employer, in return for
                                                                     which he received the usual remuneration, is a worker
                                                                     duly registered as belonging to the labour force of that
                                                                     Member State and in legal employment there within the
                                                                     meaning of that provision.