CELEX: C1999/136/17
Language: el
Date: 1999-05-15 00:00:00
Title: Υπόθεση C-74/99: Αίτηση εκδόσεως προδικαστικής αποφάσεως που υπέβαλε το High Court of Justice, Queen's Bench Division (Crown Office) (England and Wales) με διάταξη της 2ας Φεβρουαρίου 1999 στην υπόθεση The Queen κατά 1) Secretary of State for Health, 2) Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, 3) HM Attorney General ex parte: 1) Imperial Tobacco Ltd, 2) Gallaher Ltd, 3) Rothmans (UK) Ltd, 4) British American Tobacco Investments Ltd

C 136/10                 EL                     ∂ÈãÛËÌË ∂ÊËÌÂÚÈã‰· ÙˆÓ ∂˘Úˆ·ÈåÎã̂ Ó ∫ÔÈÓÔÙËãÙˆÓ                                            15.5.1999
µ. ªÔãÓÔ ÛÂ ÂÚÈãÙˆÛË Î·Ù·Ê·ÙÈÎËã˜ ··ÓÙËãÛÂˆ˜ ÛÙÔ ÂÚã̂ ÙËÌ· ∞            ∞ÈãÙËÛË ÂÎ‰ÔãÛÂˆ˜ ÚÔ‰ÈÎ·ÛÙÈÎËã˜ ·ÔÊ·ãÛÂˆ˜ Ô˘ ˘Âã‚·ÏÂ ÙÔ High
     ˘Ô‚·ãÏÏÂÙ·È ÛÙÔ ¢ÈÎ·ÛÙËãÚÈÔ ÙÔ ·ÎÔãÏÔ˘ıÔ ÂÚ·ÈÙÂãÚˆ ÂÚã̂ ÙËÌ·:       Court of Justice, Queen’s Bench Division (Crown Office) (England
                                                                           and Wales) ÌÂ ‰È·ãÙ·ÍË ÙË˜ 2·˜ ºÂ‚ÚÔ˘·ÚÈãÔ˘ 1999 ÛÙËÓ ˘ÔãıÂÛË
     ™˘ÁÎÂÎÚÈÌÂÓÔÔÈÂÈãÙ·È Î·È ÚÔÛ‰ÈÔÚÈã˙ÂÙ·È Ë ·ÓˆÙÂãÚˆ ÛÙÔ              The Queen Î·Ù·ã 1) Secretary of State for Health, 2) Secretary of
     ÂÚã̂ ÙËÌ· ∞ ÂÚÈÁÚ·ÊÂÈãÛ· ˘Ô¯ÚÂãˆÛË ÌÂã¯ÚÈ ÙÔ˘ ÛËÌÂÈãÔ˘ Ó·           State for Trade and Industry, 3) HM Attorney General ex parte: 1)
     ‰È·ÛÊ·ÏÈã˙ÂÙ·È Ëã‰Ë ÌÂ ·˘ÙËãÓ ÁÈ· ÙÔ˘˜ È‰Èã̂ ÙÂ˜ ÙÔ ‰ÈÎ·ÈãˆÌ· ÁÈ·     Imperial Tobacco Ltd, 2) Gallaher Ltd, 3) Rothmans (UK) Ltd, 4)
     ‰ÈÂÍ·ÁˆÁËã ‰È·‰ÈÎ·ÛÈã·˜ ÚÔÛÊ˘ÁËã˜, Ô˘ ·ÓÙ·ÔÎÚÈãÓÂÙ·È ÛÙÈ˜                        British American Tobacco Investments Ltd
     ÚÔå̆ÔıÂãÛÂÈ˜ ÙÔ˘ ·ãÚıÚÔ˘ 1 ÙË˜ Ô‰ËÁÈã·˜ 89/665/∂√∫ ÙÔ˘
     ™˘Ì‚Ô˘ÏÈãÔ˘, ÛÙÔ Ï·ÈãÛÈÔ ÙË˜ ÔÔÈã·˜ ÙÔ ÂıÓÈÎÔã ‰ÈÎ·ÛÙËãÚÈÔ
     ÚÂãÂÈ ÂÓ ·ãÛË ÂÚÈÙã̂ ÛÂÈ Ó· Âã¯ÂÈ ÙË ‰˘Ó·ÙÔãÙËÙ· Ó· ‰È·Ù·ãÍÂÈ
     ÚÔÛˆÚÈÓ·ã ÌÂãÙÚ· ˘Ôã ÙËÓ ÂãÓÓÔÈ· ÙÔ˘ ·ãÚıÚÔ˘ 2 ·Ú·ãÁÚ·ÊÔ˜ 1                                    (ÀÔãıÂÛË C-74/99)
     ÛÙÔÈ¯ÂÈã· ·) Î·È ‚) ÙË˜ Ô‰ËÁÈã·˜ 89/665/∂√∫ Î·ıã̂ ˜ Î·È Ó·
     ·Î˘Úã̂ ÛÂÈ ÙËÓ ÂÚÈã Î·Ù·Î˘Úã̂ ÛÂˆ˜ ·ÔãÊ·ÛË ÙË˜ ·Ó·ıÂãÙÔ˘Û·˜
     ·Ú¯Ëã˜, Î·È Ó· ÌÔÚÂÈã Ô È‰Èã̂ ÙË˜ Ó· ·ÓÙÈÙ·ãÍÂÈ ÂÈÙ˘¯ã̂ ˜ ÛÙÔ
     ÎÚ·ãÙÔ˜ ÌÂãÏÔ˜ ÙËÓ ÂÓ ÏÔãÁˆ ˘Ô¯ÚÂãˆÛË ÛÙÔ Ï·ÈãÛÈÔ ÔÚÈÛÌÂãÓË˜                                      (1999/C 136/17)
     ‰È·‰ÈÎ·ÛÈã·˜;
°. ∆ÂãÏÔ˜, ÌÔãÓÔ ÛÂ ÂÚÈãÙˆÛË Î·Ù·Ê·ÙÈÎËã˜ ··ÓÙËãÛÂˆ˜ ÛÙÔ ˘Ô-
     ‚·ÏÏÔãÌÂÓÔ ·ÓˆÙÂãÚˆ ÂÚã̂ ÙËÌ· µ, ˘Ô‚·ãÏÏÂÙ·È ÛÙÔ ¢ÈÎ·ÛÙËãÚÈÔ         ªÂ ‰È·ãÙ·ÍË ÙË˜ 2·˜ ºÂ‚ÚÔ˘·ÚÈãÔ˘ 1999 Ô˘ ÂÚÈËãÏıÂ ÛÙË °Ú·ÌÌ·-
     Î·È ÙÔ ÂÍËã˜ ÂÚã̂ ÙËÌ·:                                               ÙÂÈã· ÙÔ˘ ¢ÈÎ·ÛÙËÚÈãÔ˘ ÙˆÓ ∂˘Úˆ·ÈåÎã̂ Ó ∫ÔÈÓÔÙËãÙˆÓ ÛÙÈ˜ 2 ª·Ú-
                                                                           ÙÈãÔ˘ 1999, ÙÔ High Court of Justice, Queen’s Bench Division (Crown
     ™˘ÁÎÂÎÚÈÌÂÓÔÔÈÂÈãÙ·È Î·È ÚÔÛ‰ÈÔÚÈã˙ÂÙ·È Ë ·ÓˆÙÂãÚˆ ÛÙÔ              Office) (England and Wales) ÛÙÔ Ï·ÈãÛÈÔ ÙË˜ ‰È·ÊÔÚ·ã˜ ÌÂÙ·Íã̆ The
     ÂÚã̂ ÙËÌ· ∞ ÂÚÈÁÚ·ÊÂÈãÛ· ˘Ô¯ÚÂãˆÛË ÌÂã¯ÚÈ ÙÔ˘ ÛËÌÂÈãÔ˘ ÙÔ           Queen Î·Ù·ã 1) Secretary of State for Health, 2) Secretary of State for
     ÂıÓÈÎÔã ‰ÈÎ·ÛÙËãÚÈÔ Ó· ÔÊÂÈãÏÂÈ, ·ÊÂÓÔã˜, Ó· ÌË Ï·ã‚ÂÈ ˘Ôã„Ë,        Trade and Industry, 3) HM Attorney General ex parte: 1) Imperial
     ÛÙÔ Ï·ÈãÛÈÔ ÔÚÈÛÌÂãÓË˜ ‰È·‰ÈÎ·ÛÈã·˜, ·ÓÙÈãıÂÙÂ˜ ‰È·Ù·ãÍÂÈ˜ ÙÔ˘       Tabacco Ltd, 2) Gallaher Ltd, 3) Rothmans (UK) Ltd, 4) British
     ÂıÓÈÎÔã̆ ‰ÈÎ·ÈãÔ˘, Ë ÙËãÚËÛË ÙˆÓ ÔÔÈãˆÓ ı· ÂÌÔã‰È˙Â ÙÔ ‰ÈÎ·ÛÙËã-    American Tobacco Investments Ltd Ô˘ ÂÎÎÚÂÌÂÈã ÂÓã̂ ÈÔãÓ ÙÔ˘ ˙ËÙÂÈã
     ÚÈÔ Ó· ÂÎÏËÚã̂ ÛÂÈ ÙËÓ ˘Ô¯ÚÂãˆÛË ·˘ÙËã, Î·È, ·ÊÂÙÂãÚÔ˘, Ó·          ·Ôã ÙÔ ¢ÈÎ·ÛÙËãÚÈÔ ÙËÓ ÂãÎ‰ÔÛË ÚÔ‰ÈÎ·ÛÙÈÎËã˜ ·ÔÊ·ãÛÂˆ˜ ÂÈã ÙÔ˘
     ÂÎÏËÚã̂ ÛÂÈ ·ãÌÂÛ· ÙËÓ ÂÓ ÏÔãÁˆ ˘Ô¯ÚÂãˆÛË ˆ˜ Û˘ÛÙ·ÙÈÎÔã ÛÙÔÈ-       ·ÎÔÏÔã̆ ıÔ˘ ÂÚˆÙËãÌ·ÙÔ˜:
     ¯ÂÈãÔ ÙË˜ Â˘Úˆ·ÈåÎËã˜ ÂãÓÓÔÌË˜ Ù·ãÍÂˆ˜, ·ÎÔãÌË Î·È ÔãÙ·Ó ÛÙÔ
     ÂıÓÈÎÔã ‰ÈãÎ·ÈÔ ‰ÂÓ ˘ÊÈãÛÙ·Ù·È Û¯ÂÙÈÎÔã ÂãÚÂÈÛÌ·;
                                                                           ∂ÈãÓ·È Ë Ô‰ËÁÈã· 98/43/∂∫(1) ·ÓÈãÛ¯˘ÚË ÂÓ ÔãÏˆ Ëã ÂÓ ÌÂãÚÂÈ ‰ÈÔãÙÈ:
(1) ∂∂ L 395 ÙË˜ 30.12.1989, Û. 33.
                                                                           ·) Ù· ·ãÚıÚ· 57 ·Ú·ãÁÚ·ÊÔ˜ 2, 66 Î·È 100 ∞ ‰ÂÓ Û˘ÓÈÛÙÔã̆ Ó
                                                                                Î·Ù·ãÏÏËÏË ÓÔÌÈÎËã ‚·ãÛË,
                                                                           ‚) Û˘ÓÈÛÙ·ã ÚÔÛ‚ÔÏËã ÙÔ˘ ıÂÌÂÏÈã̂ ‰Ô˘˜ ‰ÈÎ·Èã̂ Ì·ÙÔ˜ ÙË˜ ÂÏÂ˘ıÂ-
                                                                                ÚÈã·˜ ÂÎÊÚ·ãÛÂˆ˜,
∞ÈãÙËÛË ÁÈ· ÙËÓ ÂãÎ‰ÔÛË ÚÔ‰ÈÎ·ÛÙÈÎËã˜ ·ÔÊ·ãÛÂˆ˜ Ô˘ ˘Âã‚·ÏÂ
ÙÔ Sozialgericht Münster ÌÂ ‰È·ãÙ·ÍË ÙË˜ 26Ë˜ π·ÓÔ˘·ÚÈãÔ˘ 1999
ÛÙËÓ ˘ÔãıÂÛË Viktor Movrin Î·Ù·ã Landesversicherungsanstalt               Á) Û˘ÓÈÛÙ·ã ·Ú·‚Èã·ÛË ÙË˜ ·Ú¯Ëã˜ ÙË˜ ·Ó·ÏÔÁÈÎÔãÙËÙ·˜,
                                Westfalen
                                                                           ‰) Û˘ÓÈÛÙ·ã ·Ú·‚Èã·ÛË ÙË˜ ·Ú¯Ëã˜ ÙË˜ ÂÈÎÔ˘ÚÈÎÔãÙËÙ·˜,
                           (ÀÔãıÂÛË C-73/99)
                             (1999/C 136/16)                               Â) Û˘ÓÈÛÙ·ã ·Ú·ã‚·ÛË ÙË˜ ˘Ô¯ÚÂã̂ ÛÂˆ˜ ·ÈÙÈÔÏÔÁÈã·˜,
ªÂ ‰È·ãÙ·ÍË ÙË˜ 26Ë˜ π·ÓÔ˘·ÚÈãÔ˘ 1999, Ô˘ ÂÚÈËãÏıÂ ÛÙË °Ú·ÌÌ·-
ÙÂÈã· ÙÔ˘ ¢ÈÎ·ÛÙËÚÈãÔ˘ ÛÙÈ˜ 2 ª·ÚÙÈãÔ˘ 1999, ÙÔ Sozialgericht Münster,     ÛÙ) Û˘ÓÈÛÙ·ã ·Ú·ã‚·ÛË ÙÔ˘ ·ãÚıÚÔ˘ 222 ÙË˜ Û˘ÓıËãÎË˜ ∂∫ Î·È/Ëã
ÛÙÔ Ï·ÈãÛÈÔ ÙË˜ ‰È·ÊÔÚ·ã˜ ÌÂÙ·Íã̆ Viktor Movrin Î·È                            ÚÔÛ‚ÔÏËã ÙÔ˘ ıÂÌÂÏÈã̂ ‰Ô˘˜ ‰ÈÎ·Èã̂ Ì·ÙÔ˜ Î˘ÚÈÔãÙËÙ·˜;
Landesversicherungsanstalt Westfalen, Ô˘ ÂÎÎÚÂÌÂÈã ÂÓã̂ ÈÔãÓ ÙÔ˘,
˙ËÙÂÈã ·Ôã ÙÔ ¢ÈÎ·ÛÙËãÚÈÔ ÙËÓ ÂãÎ‰ÔÛË ÚÔ‰ÈÎ·ÛÙÈÎËã˜ ·ÔÊ·ãÛÂˆ˜
ÂÈã ÙÔ˘ ÂÍËã˜ ÂÚˆÙËãÌ·ÙÔ˜:
                                                                           (1) √‰ËÁÈã· 98/43/∂∫ ÙÔ˘ ∂˘Úˆ·ÈåÎÔã̆ ∫ÔÈÓÔ‚Ô˘ÏÈãÔ˘ Î·È ÙÔ˘ ™˘Ì‚Ô˘ÏÈãÔ˘,
∞ÓÙÈ‚·ÈãÓÂÈ ÚÔ˜ ÙÔ ‰ÈãÎ·ÈÔ ÙË˜ ∂˘Úˆ·ÈåÎËã˜ ∫ÔÈÓÔãÙËÙ·˜ Ë ·ãÚÓËÛË             ÙË˜ 6Ë˜ πÔ˘ÏÈãÔ˘ 1998, ÁÈ· ÙËÓ ÚÔÛÂãÁÁÈÛË ÙˆÓ ÓÔÌÔıÂÙÈÎã̂ Ó, Î·ÓÔÓÈÛÙÈ-
                                                                               Îã̂ Ó Î·È ‰ÈÔÈÎËÙÈÎã̂ Ó ‰È·Ù·ãÍÂˆÓ ÙˆÓ ÎÚ·Ùã̂ Ó ÌÂÏã̂ Ó ÔãÛÔÓ ·ÊÔÚ·ã ÙË
ÙÔ˘ Î·ıÔã̆ Ó· Î·Ù·‚·ãÏÂÈ ÛÙÔÓ ÚÔÛÊÂã̆ ÁÔÓÙ·, Ô ÔÔÈãÔ˜ Ï·Ì‚·ãÓÂÈ              ‰È·ÊËãÌÈÛË Î·È ÙË ¯ÔÚËÁÈã· ˘ÂãÚ ÙˆÓ ÚÔÈåÔãÓÙˆÓ Î·ÓÔã̆ (∂∂ L 213 ÙË˜
·Ôã ÙÔ Î·ıÔã̆ Î·ÓÔÓÈÎËã Ûã̆ ÓÙ·ÍË ÁËãÚ·ÙÔ˜, ÚÔÛ·ã̆ ÍËÛË ÙË˜ Û˘ÓÙ·ã-          30.7.1998, Û. 9).
ÍÂˆ˜ ÁÈ· ÙËÓ Î·ãÏ˘„Ë ÙˆÓ ‰··Óã̂ Ó ÛÙÈ˜ ÔÔÈãÂ˜ ˘Ô‚·ãÏÏÂÙ·È Ô
ÚÔÛÊÂã̆ ÁˆÓ ÁÈ· ÙËÓ ·ÛÊ·ãÏÈÛËã ÙÔ˘ ÛÙÔ ÔÏÏ·Ó‰ÈÎÔã Ûã̆ ÛÙËÌ· ·ÛÊ·ÏÈã-
ÛÂˆ˜ ·ÛıÂãÓÂÈ·˜;