CELEX: C1997/074/05
Language: en
Date: 1997-03-08 00:00:00
Title: JUDGMENT OF THE COURT (Sixth Chamber) of 16 January 1997 in Case C-134/95 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Pretura Circondariale, Biella): Unità Socio-Sanitaria Locale n. 47 di Biella (USSL) v. Istituto Nazionale per l'Assicurazione contro gli Infortuni sul Lavoro (INAIL) (Workers - Labour procurement service - Statutory monopoly)

8 . 3 . 97            EN                    Official Journal of the European Communities                                    No C 74/3
1 . dismisses the application;                                              where it is established that the charge has been
                                                                            borne in its entirety by another person and that
                                                                            reimbursement of the trader would constitute unjust
2 . orders the Kingdom of Spain to pay the costs.                           enrichment. It is for the national courts to determine,
                                                                            in the light of the facts in each case, whether those
(') OJ No C 208 , 12 . 8 . 1995 .                                           conditions have been satisfied. If the burden of the
                                                                            charge has been passed on only in part, it is for
                                                                            the national authorities to reimburse the trader the
                                                                            amount not passed on.
                                                                       2 . The fact that there is a legal obligation to incorporate
                JUDGMENT OF THE COURT                                       the charge in the cost price does not mean that there is
                        of 14 January 1997                                  a presumption that the entire charge has been passed
                                                                            on, even where failure to comply with that obligation
in Joined Cases C- 192/95 to C-2 18/95 (reference for a                     carries a penalty.
preliminary ruling from the Tribunal d'Instance de Paris ):
Societe Comateb and Others v. Directeur General des
                 Douanes et Droits Indirects (')                       3 . Where, although the charge has been passed on to the
                                                                            purchaser, domestic law permits the trader to claim
(Dock dues — Recovery of sums not due — Obligation to                       that the illegal levying of the charge has caused him
          pass on the charge — Overseas departments)                        damage which excludes, in whole or in part, any
                            ( 97/C 74/04 )                                  unjust enrichment, it is for the national court to give
                                                                            such effect to the claim as may be appropriate.
                 (Language of the case: French)                        (') OJ No C 208 , 12 . 8 . 1995 .
    (Provisional translation; the definitive translation will be
           published in the European Court Reports)
In Joined Cases C-192/95 to C-218/95 : reference to the
                                                                                      JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
Court under Article 177 of the EC Treaty by the Tribunal
d'Instance de Paris, for a preliminary ruling in the                                             ( Sixth Chamber)
proceedings pending before that court between Société                                         of 16 January 1997
 Comateb ( C-192/95 ), Société Panigua ( C-193/95 ), Société
 Édouard et Fils ( C-194/95 ), Société de Distribution de              in Case C-134/95 (reference for a preliminary ruling from
Vins et Liqueurs ( C- 1 95/95 ), Établissements André Haan             the Pretura Circondariale, Biella): Unità Socio-Sanitaria
 ( C-l 96/95 ), Société Diffusion Générale de Quincaillerie            Locale n. 47 di Biella (USSL) v. Istituto Nazionale per
 ( C-197/95 ), Société Diffusion Générale ( C-198/95 ), Société         l'Assicurazione contro gli Infortuni sul Lavoro (INAIL) (')
 Cama Renault ( C-199/95 ), SCP Ovide et Dorville ( C-200/              (Workers — Labour procurement service — Statutory
 95 ), Société Ducros Guadeloupe ( C-201 /95 ), Société                                              monopoly)
 Comptoir Commercial Caraïbes ( C-202/95 ), Société Giafa
 ( C-203/95 ), Société LVS ( C-204/95 ), Société Catherine et                                        97/C 74/05 )
Jean-Claude Tabar Nouval ( C-205/95 ), Société l'Heure et
 l'Or ( C-206/95 ), Société Général Bazar Bricolage ( C-207/                            (Language of the case: Italian)
 95 ), Société Grain d'Or ( C-208/95 ), Société Cash Service
 ( C-209/95 ), Établissements Efira ( C-210/95 ), Société Fa­
 randole ( C-211/95 ), Société Carat ( C-212/95 ), Société Rio            (Provisional translation; the definitive translation will be
  ( C-213/95 ), Société Guadaloupéenne de Distribution Mod­                       published in the European Court Reports)
 erne ( SGDM ) ( C-214/95 ), Martinique Automobiles SA
  (C-215/95 ), Socovi Sari ( C-216/95 ), Établissements Ga­             In Case C- 134/95 : reference to the Court under Article 177
  briel Vangour et Cie Sari ( C-217/95 ), Simat Guadeloupe
                                                                        of the EC Treaty from the Pretura Circondariale (District
  Sari ( C-218/95 ) and Directeur Général des Douanes et
  Droits Indirects — on the interpretation of Community                 Magistrate's Court), Biella ( Italy ), for a preliminary ruling
  law concerning repayment of sums not due, the Court                   in the proceedings pending before that court between
                                                                        Unità Socio-Sanitaria Locale n. 47 di Biella ( USSL ) and
 composed of: G. C. Rodriguez Iglesias, President, G. F.
  Mancini, J. C. Moitinho de Almeida and J. L. Murray,                  Istituto Nazionale per l'Assicurazione contro gli Infortuni
  Presidents of Chamber, P. J. G. Kapteyn, D. A. O. Edward              sul Lavoro ( INAIL ) — on the interpretation of Articles 48 ,
  ( Rapporteur), J. -P. Puissochet, P. Jann and H. Ragnemalm,           49, 54 and 90 of the EC Treaty — the Court ( Sixth
  Judges, Advocate-General : G. Tesauro, Registrar: H. von              Chamber ), composed of: J. L. Murray, President of the
  Holstein, Deputy Registrar, has given a judgment on                   Fourth Chamber, acting for the President of the Sixth
   14 January 1997 in which it rules :                                  Chamber, C. N. Kakouris, P. J. G. Kapteyn ( Rapporteur ),
                                                                        G. Hirsch and H. Ragnemalm, Judges; M. B. Elmer,
                                                                        Advocate-General; L. Hewlett, Administrator, for the
   1 . A Member State may resist repayment to the trader of             Registrar, has given a judgment on 16 January 1997, in
       a charge levied in breach of Community law only                  which it has ruled :
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 Articles 48, 52 and 59 of the EC Treaty do not apply to a             concluded a cultivation contract with a group of
 situation which is confined in all respects within a single          producers, as referring to the delivery, by a producer or
 Member State.                                                        group of producers to the processor, of a quantity of
                                                                       tobacco to be processed in performance of the cultivation
                                                                       contract.
 H OJ No C 159 , 24 . 6 . 1995 .
                                                                       (') OJ No C 286 , 28 . 10 . 1995 .
               JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
                        (Third Chamber)
                                                                                    JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
                      of 16 January 1997                                                       ( Sixth Chamber)
 in Case C-273/95 (reference for a preliminary ruling from                                    of 23 January 1997
 the Pretura Circondariale, Verona): Impresa Agricola
 Buratti Leonardo, Pierluigi e Livio v. Tabacchicoltori               in Case C-463/93 (reference for a preliminary ruling from
           Associati Veneti Soc. coop, ari (TAV) (')                  the Verwaltungsgericht Düsseldorf): Katholische Kirchen­
                                                                      gemeinde St. Martinus Elten v. Landwirtschaftskammer
 (Common organization of the market — Raw tobacco —                   Rheinland, joined parties: Arnold Derksen, Johann
 Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3478/92 — Premium                                                    Thyssen (')
 system for raw tobacco — Calculation of the premium to
 be paid by a group of producers to the individual                    (Additional levy on milk — Calculation of the reference
                            producer)                                 quantity — Taking into account of a quantity produced in
                                                                                          another Member State)
                           97/C 74/06
                                                                                                   ( 97/C 74/07
                (Language of the case: Italian)
                                                                                     (Language of the case: German)
  (Provisional translation; the definitive translation will be
          published in the European Court Reports)                      (Provisional translation; the definitive translation will be
                                                                               published in the European Court Reports)
In Case C-273/95 : reference to the Court under Article 177
                                                                     In Case C-463/93 : reference to the Court under Article 177
of the EC Treaty from the Pretura Circondariale ( District
Magistrate's Court), Verona, Sezione Distaccata di Isola             of the EC Treaty from the Verwaltungsgericht
della Scala (Isola della Scala Division ) (Italy) for a               (Administrative Court) Düsseldorf, Germany, for a
preliminary ruling in the proceedings pending before that            preliminary ruling in the proceedings pending before that
court between Impresa Agricola Buratti Leonardo, Pierlui­            Court between Katholische Kirchengemeinde St. Martinus
gi e Livio and Tabacchicoltori Associati Veneti Soc. coop,           Elten and Landwirtschaftskammer Rheinland, joined
arl (TAV) — on the interpretation of Articles 10 and 11 of           parties: Arnold Derksen, Johann Thyssen — on the
Commission Regulation ( EEC ) No 3478/92 of 1 December               interpretation of the rules governing the additional levy on
 1992 laying down detailed rules for the application of the          milk introduced by Council Regulation ( EEC) No 856/84
premium system for raw tobacco ( OJ No L 351 , 2 . 12.               of 31 March 1984 amending Regulation ( EEC ) No 804/68
 1992, p. 17), as amended by Commission Regulation ( EC )            on the common organization of the market in milk and
No 3477/93 of 17 December 1993 concerning the                        milk products ( OJ No L 90, 9 . 4 . 1984, p. 10 ), Council
agricultural conversion rates to be applied in the tobacco           Regulation ( EEC ) No 857/84 of 31 March 1984 adopting
sector ( OJ No L 317, 18 . 12 . 19 93 , p. 30 ) — the Court          general rules for the application of the levy referred to in
(Third Chamber ), composed of: J. C. Moitinho de                     Article 5c of Regulation ( EEC ) No 804/68 ( OJ No L 90,
Almeida ( Rapporteur ), President of the Chamber, C.                 1 . 4 . 1984, p. 13 ), as amended by Council Regulation
Gulmann and J. -P. Puissochet, Judges; M. B. Elmer,                  ( EEC ) No 590/85 of 26 February 1985 amending
Advocate-General; H. A. Rühl , Principal Administrator,              Regulation (EEC ) No 857/84 ( OJ No L 68 , 8 . 3 . 1985,
for the Registrar, has given a judgment on 16 January                p. 1 ), and Commission Regulation ( EEC) No 1546/88 of
1997, in which it has ruled :                                        3 June 1988 laying down detailed rules for the application
                                                                     of the additional levy referred to in Article 5c of
                                                                     Regulation ( EEC ) No 804/68 ( OJ No L 139, 4. 6 . 1988 ,
The terms 'delivery under contract' and 'delivery ' used             p. 12 ) — The Court ( Sixth Chamber), composed of: J. L.
respectively in Article 10 of Commission Regulation                  Murray, President of the Fourth Chamber, acting as
(EEC) No 3478/92 of 1 December 1992 laying down                      President of the Sixth Chamber, C. N. Kakouris, P. J. G.
detailed rules for the application of the premium system             Kapteyn, G. Hirsch ( Rapporteur) and H. Ragnemalm,
for raw tobacco, and Article 1 of Commission Regulation              Judges; D. Ruiz-Jarabo Colomer, Advocate-General;
(EC) No 3477/93 of 17 December 1993 concerning the                   D. Louterman-Hubeau, Principal Administrator, for the
agricultural conversion rates to be applied in the tobacco           Registrar, has given a judgment on 23 January 1997, in
sector are to be interpreted, where the processor has                which it has ruled: