CELEX: C2005/217/43
Language: en
Date: 2005-09-03 00:00:00
Title: Order of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 21 June 2005 in Joined Cases C-162/03, C-185/03, C-44/04, C-45/04, C-223/04, C-224/04, C-271/04 and C-272/04: References for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunale di Milano in Azienda Agricola Balconi Andrea (ex Guido) v Regione Lombardia and Others, and in Azienda Agricola Schnabl Rosa and Others v Agenzia per le Erogazioni in Agricoltura and Others (Milk and milk products — Additional levy on milk — Regulations (EEC) No 856/84 and No 3950/92 — Reference quantity — Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2988/95 — Administrative penalties — Conditions)

3.9.2005   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 217/22
            
         
      ORDER OF THE COURT
   
   (Fourth Chamber)
   of 21 June 2005
   in Joined Cases C-162/03, C-185/03, C-44/04, C-45/04, C-223/04, C-224/04, C-271/04 and C-272/04: References for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunale di Milano in Azienda Agricola Balconi Andrea (ex Guido) v Regione Lombardia and Others, and in Azienda Agricola Schnabl Rosa and Others v Agenzia per le Erogazioni in Agricoltura and Others (1)
   
   (Milk and milk products - Additional levy on milk - Regulations (EEC) No 856/84 and No 3950/92 - Reference quantity - Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2988/95 - Administrative penalties - Conditions)
   (2005/C 217/43)
   Language of the case: Italian
   In Joined Cases C-162/03, C-185/03, C-44/04, C-45/04, C-223/04, C-224/04, C-271/04 and C-272/04: references for a preliminary ruling under Article 234 EC from the Tribunale di Milano (Italy) (C-162/03), made by decision of 21 February 2003, received at the Court on 7 April 2003, from the Tribunale di Tolmezzo (Italy) (C-185/03, C-271/04 and C-272/04), made by decisions of 16 April 2003 and 16 June 2004, received at the Court on 5 May 2003 and 25 June 2004 respectively, and from the Tribunale di Gorizia (Italy) (C-44/04, C-45/04, C-223/04 and C-224/04), made by decisions of 18 December 2003 and 7 April 2004, received at the Court on 4 February 2004 and 28 May 2004 respectively, in the proceedings between Azienda Agricola Balconi Andrea (ex Guido) (C-162/03) against Regione Lombardia, Agenzia per le Erogazioni in Agricoltura (AGEA), and in the proceedings between Azienda Agricola Schnabl Rosa (C-185/03), Azienda Agricola Bogar Roberto e Andrea (C-44/04 and C-224/04), Azienda Agricola Bressan Aldo (C-45/04 and C-223/04), Azienda Agricola Di Doi Elena (C-271/04) and Azienda Agricola Piemonte Franco (C-272/04) against Agenzia per le Erogazioni in Agricoltura (AGEA) and Cospalat FVG — the Court (Fourth Chamber), composed of K. Lenaerts, President of the Chamber, N. Colneric (Rapporteur), M. Ilešič, Judges; C. Stix-Hackl, Advocate General; R. Grass, Registrar, made an order on 21 June 2005, the operative part of which is as follows:
   The additional levy established in respect of the milk and milk products sector by Article 5c of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of the Council of 27 June 1968 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products, as amended by Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 856/84 of 31 March 1984, and by Articles 1 to 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3950/92 of 28 December 1992 establishing an additional levy in the milk and milk products sector, is not an administrative penalty within the meaning of Article 5 of Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2988/95 of 18 December 1995 on the protection of the European Communities financial interests.
   
      (1)  OJ C 135 of 07.06.2003
   
   
      OJ C 146 of 21.06.2003
   
   
      OJ C 85 of 03.04.2004
   
   
      OJ C 228 of 11.09.2004
   
   
      OJ C 201 of 07.08.2004.