CELEX: C2000/316/05
Language: en
Date: 2000-11-04 00:00:00
Title: Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 13 July 2000 in Case C-46/97: Hellenic Republic v Commission of the European Communities (Clearance of EAGGF accounts — 1992)

4.11.2000               EN                      Official Journal of the European Communities                                            C 316/3
                 JUDGMENT OF THE COURT                                                      JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
                           of 11 July 2000                                                          (Sixth Chamber)
in Case C-473/98 (reference for a preliminary ruling from                                             of 13 July 2000
the Kammarrätten i Stockholm): Kemikalieinspektionen
                      v Toolex Alpha AB (1)
                                                                           in Case C-46/97: Hellenic Republic v Commission of the
                                                                                              European Communities (1)
(Free movement of goods — National general prohibition on
the use of trichloroethylene — Article 36 of the EC Treaty
            (now, after amendment, Article 30 EC))                                    (Clearance of EAGGF accounts — 1992)
                          (2000/C 316/04)                                                            (2000/C 316/05)
                   (Language of the case: Swedish)                                             (Language of the case: Greek)
                                                                           (Provisional translation; the definitive translation will be published
(Provisional translation; the definitive translation will be published
                                                                                              in the European Court Reports)
                   in the European Court Reports)
                                                                           In Case C-46/97: Hellenic Republic (Agents: P. Mylonopoulos
In Case C-473/98: reference to the Court under Article 177 of              and I. Chalkias) v Commission of the European Communities
the EC Treaty (now Article 234 EC) from the Kammarrätten i                 (Agents: M. Condou-Durande) — application for partial annul-
Stockholm, Sweden, for a preliminary ruling in the proceedings             ment of Commission Decision 96/701/EC of 20 November
pending before that court between Kemikalieinspektionen and                1996 amending Decision 96/311/EC on the clearance of the
Toolex Alpha AB — on the interpretation of Articles 30 and                 accounts presented by the Member States in respect of the
36 of the EC Treaty (now, after amendment, Articles 28 EC                  expenditure for 1992 of the Guarantee Section of the European
and 30 EC) — the Court, composed of: G.C. Rodrı́guez Iglesias,             Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) and in
President, J.C. Moitinho de Almeida, D.A.O. Edward, L. Sevón,             respect of certain expenditure for 1993 (OJ 1996 L 323,
R. Schintgen (Presidents of Chambers), J.-P. Puissochet,                   p. 26), in the part relating to Greece — the Court (Sixth
G. Hirsch, P. Jann, H. Ragnemalm, M. Wathelet (Rapporteur)                 Chamber), composed of: R. Schintgen, President of the Second
and F. Macken, Judges; J. Mischo, Advocate General; L. Hewlett,            Chamber, acting as President of the Sixth Chamber, P.J.G. Kap-
Administrator, for the Registrar, has given a judgment on                  teyn, G. Hirsch (Rapporteur), H. Ragnemalm and V. Skouris,
11 July 2000, in which it has ruled:                                       Judges; P. Léger, Advocate General; L. Hewlett, Administrator,
                                                                           for the Registrar, has given a judgment on 13 July 2000, in
                                                                           which it:
National legislation which lays down a general prohibition on the
use of trichloroethylene for industrial purposes and establishes a
                                                                           1.    Dismisses the application;
system of individual exemptions, granted subject to conditions, is
justified under Article 36 of the EC Treaty (now, after amendment,
Article 30 EC) on grounds of the protection of health of humans.
                                                                           2.    Orders the Hellenic Republic to pay the costs.
(1) OJ C 71 of 13.3.1999.                                                  (1) OJ C 142 of 10.5.1997.