CELEX: C2000/034/01
Language: en
Date: 2000-02-05 00:00:00
Title: Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 14 October 1999 in Case C-223/98 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Kammarrätten, Stockholm): Proceedings brought by Adidas AG (Free movement of goods — Regulation (EC) No 3295/94 — Prohibition of release for free circulation, export, re-export or entry for a suspensive procedure of counterfeit and pirated goods — Provision of national law requiring the names of consignees of consignments detained by the customs authorities pursuant to the regulation to be kept confidential — Compatibility of the provision with Regulation (EC) No 3295/94)

5.2.2000                EN                      Official Journal of the European Communities                                                 C 34/1
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                                                     COURT OF JUSTICE
                                                               COURT OF JUSTICE
                 JUDGMENT OF THE COURT                                       of the Chamber, J.C. Moitinho de Almeida, C. Gulmann,
                                                                             J.-P. Puissochet and M. Wathelet (Rapporteur), Judges; G. Cos-
                                                                             mas, Advocate General; R. Grass, Registrar, has given a judg-
                          (Fifth Chamber)                                    ment on 14 October 1999, in which it has ruled:
                       of 14 October 1999                                    On a proper construction, Council Regulation (EC) No 3295/94 of
                                                                             22 December 1994 laying down measures to prohibit the release for
                                                                             free circulation, export, re-export or entry for a suspensive procedure
in Case C-223/98 (reference for a preliminary ruling from                    of counterfeit and pirated goods precludes a rule of national law
the Kammarrätten, Stockholm): Proceedings brought by                         under which the identity of declarants or consignees of imported
                            Adidas AG (1)                                    goods which the trade-mark owner has found to be counterfeit may
                                                                             not be disclosed to him.
(Free movement of goods — Regulation (EC) No 3295/94 —
                                                                             (1) OJ C 258 of 15.8.1998.
Prohibition of release for free circulation, export, re-export
or entry for a suspensive procedure of counterfeit and pirated
goods — Provision of national law requiring the names
of consignees of consignments detained by the customs
authorities pursuant to the regulation to be kept confidential
— Compatibility of the provision with Regulation (EC)
                            No 3295/94)
                                                                                               JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
                           (2000/C 34/01)
                                                                                                     of 21 October 1999
                                                                             in Case C-67/98 (request for a preliminary ruling from the
                   (Language of the case: Swedish)
                                                                             Consiglio di Stato): Questore di Verona v Diego Zenatti (1)
                                                                                      (Freedom to provide services — Taking of bets)
(Provisional translation; the definitive translation will be published
                   in the European Court Reports)                                                        (2000/C 34/02)
In Case C-223/98: reference to the Court under Article 177 of
                                                                                                  (Language of the case: Italian)
the EC Treaty (now Article 234 EC) from the Kammarrätten i
Stockholm, Sweden, for a preliminary ruling in the proceedings
brought by Adidas AG — on the interpretation of Council
Regulation (EC) No 3295/94 of 22 December 1994 laying                        (Provisional translation; the definitive translation will be published
down measures to prohibit the release for free circulation,                                      in the European Court Reports)
export, re-export or entry for a suspensive procedure of
counterfeit and pirated goods (OJ 1994 L 341, p. 8) — the                    In Case C-67/98: Reference to the Court under Article 177 of
Court (Fifth Chamber), composed of: D.A.O. Edward, President                 the EC Treaty (now Article 234 EC) by the Consiglio di Stato