CELEX: C2001/118/12
Language: en
Date: 2001-04-21 00:00:00
Title: Cases C-483/00, C-485/00 to C-488/00, C-492/00 to C-494/00, C-496/00, C-500/00 and C-21/01: References for a preliminary ruling by the Tribunale Amministrativo Regionale per il Lazio by orders of that court of 6 July 2000 in the cases of Azienda Agricola Nardoni di Benedetto Nardoni v Azienda di Stato per gli Interventi nel Mercato Agricolo (AIMA) and the Ministry of the Treasury, the Budget and Planning (Case C-483/00); Azienda Agricola Antonio Tonon v AIMA, the other party being the Ministry of the Treasury, the Budget and Planning (C-485/00); Azienda Agricola Beniamino Brutti, by Mario Zanetti and Others v AIMA, the other party being the Ministry of the Treasury, the Budget and Planning (Case C-486/00), also Cooperativa Agricola Latte 2001 and Others; Cooperativa Nuova Latte s.r.l. v AIMA and the Ministry of Agricultural and Forestry Policy (C-487/00); Azienda Agricola Fermo and Gabriele Borini (C-488/00); Giuseppe de Marchi and Others (C-492/00); Ferdinando Pavan and Others v AIMA and the Ministry of the Treasury, the Budget and Planning (C-493/00); Associazione dei Produttori di Latte delle Terre del Granducato ed altre Aziende v AIMA and the Ministry of the Treasury, the Budget and Planning and the Regione Toscana (Case C-494/00); Associazione Agricola Produttori Castellani s.c.a.r.l. and Others v AIMA and the Ministry of the Treasury, the Budget and Planning (C-496/00); Aziende Agricole Pietro Baita and Others v AIMA and the Ministry of Agricultural and Forestry Policy (C-500/00), and Giorgio Accarini and Others v AIMA and the Ministry of the Treasury, the Budget and Planning (C-21/01)

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before that court between Masterfoods Ltd and HB Ice Cream                  Ferdinando Pavan and Others v AIMA and the Ministry
Ltd and between HB Ice Cream Ltd and Masterfoods Ltd,                       of the Treasury, the Budget and Planning (C-493/00);
trading as ‘Mars Ireland’ — on the interpretation of Articles 85,           Associazione dei Produttori di Latte delle Terre del
86 and 222 of the EC Treaty (now Articles 81 EC, 82 EC and                  Granducato ed altre Aziende v AIMA and the Ministry of
295 EC), — the Court, composed of: G.C. Rodrı́guez Iglesias,                the Treasury, the Budget and Planning and the Regione
President, C. Gulmann, A. La Pergola, M. Wathelet and                       Toscana (Case C-494/00); Associazione Agricola Produtto-
V. Skouris (Presidents of Chambers), D.A.O. Edward,                         ri Castellani s.c.a.r.l. and Others v AIMA and the Ministry
J.-P. Puissochet, P. Jann, L. Sevón (Rapporteur), R. Schintgen             of the Treasury, the Budget and Planning (C-496/00);
and F. Macken, Judges; G. Cosmas, Advocate General;                         Aziende Agricole Pietro Baita and Others v AIMA and
L. Hewlett, Administrator, for the Registrar, has given a                   the Ministry of Agricultural and Forestry Policy
judgment on 14 December 2000, in which it has ruled:                        (C-500/00), and Giorgio Accarini and Others v AIMA and
                                                                            the Ministry of the Treasury, the Budget and Planning
                                                                                                        (C-21/01)
Where a national court is ruling on an agreement or practice the
compatibility of which with Articles 85(1) and 86 of the EC Treaty
(now Articles 81(1) EC and Article 82 EC) is already the subject of
a Commission decision, it cannot take a decision running counter to         (Cases C-483/00, C-485/00 to C-488/00, C-492/00 to
that of the Commission, even if the latter’s decision conflicts with a              C-494/00, C-496/00, C-500/00 and C-21/01)
decision given by a national court of first instance. If the addressee of
the Commission decision has, within the period prescribed in the fifth
paragraph of Article 173 of the EC Treaty (now, after amendment,
the fifth paragraph of Article 230 EC), brought an action for
annulment of that decision, it is for the national court to decide
whether to stay proceedings pending final judgment in that action for
annulment or in order to refer a question to the Court for a
preliminary ruling.                                                                                  (2001/C 118/12)
(1) OJ C 378 of 5.12.1998.
                                                                            References have been made to the Court of Justice of the
                                                                            European Communities by orders of 6 July 2000 of the
                                                                            Tribunale Amministrativo Regionale per il Lazio, received at
                                                                            the Court Registry on 29 December 2000, for a preliminary
                                                                            ruling in the cases of Azienda Agricola Nardoni di Benedetto
                                                                            Nardoni v Azienda di Stato per gli Interventi nel Mercato
                                                                            Agricolo (AIMA) and the Ministry of the Treasury, the Budget
                                                                            and Planning (Case C-483/00); Azienda Agricola Antonio
                                                                            Tonon v AIMA, the other party being the Ministry of
                                                                            the Treasury, the Budget and Planning (C-485/00); Azienda
                                                                            Agricola Beniamino Brutti, by Mario Zanetti and Others v
                                                                            AIMA, the other party being the Ministry of the Treasury,
                                                                            the Budget and Planning (Case C-486/00), also Cooperativa
References for a preliminary ruling by the Tribunale                        Agricola Latte 2001 and Others; Cooperativa Nuova Latte s.r.l.
Amministrativo Regionale per il Lazio by orders of that                     v AIMA and the Ministry of Agricultural and Forestry Policy
court of 6 July 2000 in the cases of Azienda Agricola                       (C-487/00); Azienda Agricola Fermo and Gabriele Borini
Nardoni di Benedetto Nardoni v Azienda di Stato per gli                     (C-488/00); Giuseppe de Marchi and Others (C-492/00);
Interventi nel Mercato Agricolo (AIMA) and the Ministry                     Ferdinando Pavan and Others v AIMA and the Ministry of the
of the Treasury, the Budget and Planning (Case C-483/00);                   Treasury, the Budget and Planning (C-493/00); Associazione
Azienda Agricola Antonio Tonon v AIMA, the other                            dei Produttori di Latte delle Terre del Granducato ed altre
party being the Ministry of the Treasury, the Budget and                    Aziende v AIMA and the Ministry of the Treasury, the Budget
Planning (C-485/00); Azienda Agricola Beniamino Brutti,                     and Planning and the Regione Toscana (Case C-494/00);
by Mario Zanetti and Others v AIMA, the other party                         Associazione Agricola Produttori Castellani s.c.a.r.l. and Others
being the Ministry of the Treasury, the Budget and                          v AIMA and the Ministry of the Treasury, the Budget and
Planning (Case C-486/00), also Cooperativa Agricola Latte                   Planning (C-496/00); Aziende Agricole Pietro Baita and Others
2001 and Others; Cooperativa Nuova Latte s.r.l. v AIMA                      v AIMA and the Ministry of Agricultural and Forestry Policy
and the Ministry of Agricultural and Forestry Policy                        (C-500/00), and Giorgio Accarini and Others v AIMA and the
(C-487/00); Azienda Agricola Fermo and Gabriele Borini                      Ministry of the Treasury, the Budget and Planning (C-21/01)
(C-488/00); Giuseppe de Marchi and Others (C-492/00);                       on the following questions:
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(1) May the provisions contained in Articles 1 and 4 of                If not:
     Council Regulation (EEC) No 3950/92 (1) of 28 December
     1992 and Articles 3 and 4 of Commission Regulation                (2) Are the provisions contained in Articles 1 and 4 of
     (EEC) No 534/93 (2) of 9 March 1993 be interpreted as                  Council Regulation (EEC) No 3950/92 of 28 December
     meaning that it is possible, in cases of administrative or
                                                                            1992 and Articles 3 and 4 of Commission Regulation
     judicial challenge to the relevant measures, to derogate               (EEC) No 534/93 of 9 March 1993 valid, in the light of
     from the time-limits prescribed for the allocation of                  Article 33 (ex 39) of the Treaty, in so far as they do not
     quotas and the operation of adjustments and levies?
                                                                            provide that derogations may be made from the periods
                                                                            prescribed by those provisions for the allocation of
If not:                                                                     individual reference quantities, for adjustments and levies
                                                                            in cases of administrative or judicial challenge to those
                                                                            provisions?
(2) Are the provisions contained in Articles 1 and 4 of
     Council Regulation (EEC) No 3950/92 of 28 December
     1992 and Articles 3 and 4 of Commission Regulation                (3) May Regulations No 3950/92 and 536/93 be interpreted
     (EEC) No 534/93 of 9 March 1993 valid, in the light of                 as meaning that the individual reference quantity need
     Article 33 (ex 39) of the Treaty, in so far as they do not             not necessarily be notified separately to each producer,
     provide that derogations may be made from the periods                  but may be communicated in other ways such as the
     prescribed by those provisions for the allocation of                   publication of notices?
     individual reference quantities, for adjustments and levies
     in cases of administrative or judicial challenge to those
     provisions?
                                                                       (1) OJ L 405 of 31.12.1992, p. 1.
                                                                       (2) OJ L 57 of 10.3.1993, p. 12.
(1) OJ L 405 of 31.12.1992, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 57 of 10.3.1993, p. 12.
                                                                       Reference for a preliminary ruling by the Tribunale
                                                                       Amministrativo Regionale per il Lazio by order of that
Reference for a preliminary ruling by the Tribunale                    court of 6 July 2000 in the case of Aziende Agricole
Amministrativo Regionale per il. Lazio by judgment of                  Visentin and Others v Azienda di Stato per gli Interventi
that court of 6 July 2000 in the case of Carlo Balestreri              nel Mercato Agricolo (AIMA), the other parties to the
against Azienda di Stato per gli Interventi nel Mercato                proceedings being Ind. Caseificio Silvio Belladelli & Figli
Agricolo (AIMA) and the Ministry of the Treasury, the                                             and Others
Budget and Planning, the other party being Parmalat SpA
                                                                                               (Case C-495/00)
                        (Case C-484/00)
                                                                                               (2001/C 118/14)
                        (2001/C 118/13)
                                                                       Reference has been made to the Court of Justice of the
Reference has been made to the Court of Justice of the                 European Communities by order of 6 July 2000 of the
European Communities by judgment of 6 July 2000 of the                 Tribunale Amministrativo Regionale per il Lazio, received at
Tribunale Amministrativo Regionale per il Lazio, received at           the Court Registry on 29 December 2000, for a preliminary
the Court Registry on 29 December 2000, for a preliminary              ruling in the case of Aziende Agricole Visentin and Others v
ruling in the case of Carlo Balestreri against Azienda di Stato        Azienda di Stato per gli Interventi nel Mercato Agricolo
per gli Interventi nel Mercato Agricolo (AIMA) and the Ministry        (AIMA), the other parties to the proceedings being Ind.
of the Treasury, the Budget and Planning, the other party being        Caseificio Silvio Belladelli & Figli and Others on the following
Parmalat SpA, on the following questions:                              questions:
(1) May the provisions contained in Articles 1 and 4 of                (1) May the provisions contained in Articles 1 and 4 of
     Council Regulation (EEC) No 3950/92 (1) of 28 December                 Council Regulation (EEC) No 3950/92 (1) of 28 December
     1992 and Articles 3 and 4 of Commission Regulation                     P92 and Articles 3 and 4 of Commission Regulation
     (EEC) No 534/93 (2) of 9 March 1993 be interpreted as                  (EEC) No 534/93 (2) of 9 March 1993 be interpreted as
     meaning that it is possible, in cases of administrative or             meaning that it is possible, in cases of administrative or
     judicial challenge to the relevant measures, to derogate               judicial challenge to the relevant measures, to derogate
     from the time-limits prescribed for the allocation of                  from the time-limits prescribed for the allocation of
     quotas and the operation of adjustments and levies?                    quotas and the operation of adjustments and levies?