CELEX: C2007/096/05
Language: en
Date: 2007-04-28 00:00:00
Title: Case C-195/04: Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 26 April 2007 — Commission of the European Communities v Republic of Finland (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Public supply contract for catering equipment — Article 28 EC — Quantitative restrictions on imports — Measures having equivalent effect — Principle of non-discrimination — Obligation of transparency)

28.4.2007   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 96/3
            
         Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 26 April 2007 — Commission of the European Communities v Republic of Finland
   (Case C-195/04) (1)
   
   (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Public supply contract for catering equipment - Article 28 EC - Quantitative restrictions on imports - Measures having equivalent effect - Principle of non-discrimination - Obligation of transparency)
   (2007/C 96/05)
   Language of the case: Finnish
   Parties
   
      Applicant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: M. Huttunen and K. Wiedner, Agents)
   
      Defendant: Republic of Finland (represented by: T. Pynnä and E. Bygglin, Agents)
   
      Interveners in support of the defendant: Kingdom of Denmark (represented by: J. Molde, Agent), Federal Republic of Germany (represented by: A. Tiemann and M. Lumma, Agents), Kingdom of the Netherlands (represented by: H. G. Sevenster and C.M. Wissels and by P. van Ginneken, Agents)
   Re:
   Failure of a Member State to fulfil its obligations — Infringement of Article 28 EC — Purchase by a public undertaking of institutional kitchen equipment — Obligation of transparency
   Operative part of the judgment
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action as inadmissible;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders the Commission of the European Communities to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 179, 10.7.2004.