CELEX: C1998/340/01
Language: en
Date: 1998-11-07 00:00:00
Title: JUDGMENT OF THE COURT (Fifth Chamber) of 17 September 1998 in Case C-372/96 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Pretura Circondariale di Caserta): Antonio Pontillo v. Donatab Srl (Common organisation of the markets - Raw tobacco - System of prices and premiums - Validity of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1738/91)

7.11.98              EN                  Official Journal of the European Communities                                       C 340/1
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                                             COURT OF JUSTICE
                                                       COURT OF JUSTICE
              JUDGMENT OF THE COURT                                  the premiums granted to purchasers of leaf tobacco, the
                      (Fifth Chamber)                                derived intervention prices for baled tobacco, the reference
                                                                     qualities, the production areas and the guaranteed
                   of 17 September 1998                              maximum quantities and amending Regulation (EEC)
in Case C-372/96 (reference for a preliminary ruling from            No 1331/90.
the Pretura Circondariale di Caserta): Antonio Pontillo v.
                       Donatab Srl (1)                               (1) OJ C 40 of 8.2.1997.
(Common organisation of the markets Ð Raw tobacco Ð
System of prices and premiums Ð Validity of Council
               Regulation (EEC) No 1738/91)
                       (98/C 340/01)
                                                                                   JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
               (Language of the case: Italian)
                                                                                         of 22 September 1998
                                                                     in Case C-61/97 (reference for a preliminary ruling from
 (Provisional translation; the definitive translation will be
                                                                     Retten i lborg): Foreningen af danske Videogram-
         published in the European Court Reports)
                                                                     distributùrer, acting for Egmont Film A/S and Others v.
                                                                                              Laserdisken (1)
In Case C-372/96: reference to the Court under Article 177
of the EC Treaty from the Pretura Circondariale di                        (Copyright and related rights Ð Videodisc rental)
Caserta (Caserta Magistrates' Court) (Italy), for a                                           (98/C 340/02)
preliminary ruling in the proceedings pending before that
court between Antonio Pontillo and Donatab Srl Ð on the                             (Language of the case: Danish)
validity of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1738/91 of
13 June 1991 fixing, for the 1991 harvest, the norm and
intervention prices and the premiums granted to                        (Provisional translation; the definitive translation will be
purchasers of leaf tobacco, the derived intervention prices                   published in the European Court Reports)
for baled tobacco, the reference qualities, the production
areas and the guaranteed maximum quantities and                      In Case C-61/97: reference to the Court under Article 177
amending Regulation (EEC) No 1331/90 (OJ L 163 of                    of the EC Treaty from Retten i lborg (Court of First
26.6.1991, p. 13) Ð the Court (Fifth Chamber),                       Instance, lborg) (Denmark), for a preliminary ruling in
composed of: C. Gulmann, President of the Chamber, M.                the proceedings pending before that court between
Wathelet, J. C. Moitinho de Almeida (Rapporteur),                    Foreningen af danske Videogramdistributùrer, acting for
D. A. O. Edward and J.-P. Puissochet, Judges; J. Mischo,             Egmont Film A/S, Buena Vista Home Entertainment,
Advocate General; H. von Holstein, Deputy Registrar, for             Scanbox Danmark, Metronome Video, Polygram Records,
the Registrar, has given a judgment on 17 September                  Nordisk Film Video, Irish Video, Warner Home Video and
1998, in which it has ruled:                                         Laserdisken, supported by: Sammenslutningen af Danske
                                                                     Filminstruktùrer, Michael Viuf Christiansen, Pioneer
Consideration of the questions submitted has disclosed no            Electronics Denmark A/S, Videoforhandler Ove Jensen Ð
factor of such a kind as to affect the validity of Council           on the interpretation of Articles 30, 36, 85 and 86 of the
Regulation (EEC) No 1738/91 of 13 June 1991 fixing, for              EC Treaty and of Council Directive 92/100/EEC of
the 1991 harvest, the norm and intervention prices and               19 November 1992 on rental right and lending right and