CELEX: E1996P0006
Language: en
Date: 1997-02-06 00:00:00
Title: Request for an advisory opinion by Oslo byrett by decision of that court of 1 March 1996 in the case of Tore Wilhelmsen AS v. Oslo kommune (Case E-6/96)

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E1996P0006

Request for an advisory opinion by Oslo byrett by decision of that court of 1 March 1996 in the case of Tore Wilhelmsen AS v. Oslo kommune (Case E-6/96)  

Official Journal C 037 , 06/02/1997 P. 0015 - 0015

Request for an advisory opinion by Oslo byrett by decision of that court of 1 March 1996 in the case of Tore Wilhelmsen AS v. Oslo kommune (Case E-6/96) (97/C 37/09)A request has been made to the EFTA Court by decision of 1 March 1996 of Oslo byrett (Oslo City Court), Norway, which was received at the Court Registry on 7 August 1996, for an advisory opinion in the case of Tore Wilhelmsens AS against Oslo kommune (the municipality of Oslo), on the following question:1. Is a refusal to grant a licence to sell beer containing more than 4,75 % alcohol by volume, with reference to the established exclusive right of Vinmonopolet, compatible with Article 16 of the EEA Agreement on State monopolies of commercial character?2. Is a refusal to grant a licence to sell beer containing more than 4,75 % alcohol by volume, with reference to the established exclusive right of Vinmonopolet, compatible with the principles of free movement of goods in Articles 11 and 13 of the EEA Agreement?3. Do EEA rules stipulate, to what extent it is the State or the municipality that is competent to decide applications for licences to sell alcohol, regardless of the content of the national legislative provisions on the competence given to municipalities to decide certain cases?4. Do EEA rules contain substantive provisions on the unconditional right of individuals to sell alcohol to the general public, regardless of national legislation stipulating a licensing system for sale of all types of alcohol to the general