CELEX: C2001/348/19
Language: en
Date: 2001-12-08 00:00:00
Title: Cases C-354/01 and C-355/01: References for a preliminary ruling by the Bundesgerichtshof by orders of that court of 3 July 2001 in the cases of 1. AOK Bundesverband, 2. Bundesverband der Betriebskrankenkassen, 3. Bundesverband der Innungskrankenkassen, 4. Bundesverband der landwirtschaftlichen Krankenkassen, 5. Verband der Angestelltenkrankenkassen e.V., 6. Verband der Arbeiter-Ersatzkassen, 7. Bundesknappschaft and 8. See-Krankenkasse against Gödecke Aktiengesellschaft and Intersan, Institut für pharmazeutische und klinische Forschung GmbH, respectively

8.12.2001             EN                  Official Journal of the European Communities                                      C 348/11
Reference for a preliminary ruling, by the Bundesfinanzh-            Angestelltenkrankenkassen e.V., 6. Verband der Arbeiter-
of, by order of that court of 17 July 2001, in the case              Ersatzkassen, 7. Bundesknappschaft and 8. See-Krankenkasse
of Hamann International GmbH Spedition and Logistik                  against Gödecke Aktiengesellschaft and Intersan, Institut für
         against Hauptzollamt Hamburg-St. Annen                      pharmazeutische und klinische Forschung GmbH on the
                                                                     following questions:
                         (Case C-337/01)
                                                                     1.   Are Articles 81 and 82 EC to be interpreted as precluding
                                                                          national rules under which national leading associations
                         (2001/C 348/18)                                  of statutory sickness insurance determine binding
                                                                          maximum amounts for all statutory sickness funds and
                                                                          compensatory sickness funds up to which the funds bear
                                                                          the costs of medicines, where the legislature defines the
Reference has been made to the Court of Justice of the                    criteria by which the maximum amounts are to be
European Communities by order of the Bundesfinanzhof                      calculated, providing in particular that the fixed amounts
(Federal Finance Court) of 17 July 2001, received at the Court            must ensure comprehensive and quality-assured treat-
Registry on 10 September 2001, for a preliminary ruling in                ment of insured persons as well as an adequate range of
the case of Hamann International GmbH Spedition and                       therapeutic alternatives, and the determination is subject
Logistik against Hauptzollamt Hamburg-St. Annen, on the                   to comprehensive review by the courts, which may be
following question:                                                       initiated by both insured persons and affected medicinal
                                                                          product manufacturers?
Is there a removal from customs supervision of re-exported
                                                                     2.   If question 1 is answered in the affirmative:
non-Community goods resulting in the incurring of a customs
debt under Article 203(1) of Council Regulation (EEC)
No 2913/92 (1) solely by virtue of the fact that the goods                Does Article 86(2) EC exempt such a determination from
intended for re-export from the customs territory of the                  Articles 81 and 82 EC where the purpose of the
Community were not placed under the external transit pro-                 determination is to safeguard, in the manner provided for
cedure immediately on removal from the customs warehouse?                 in paragraph 35 SGB V, a sickness insurance scheme
                                                                          whose existence was endangered by a significant increase
                                                                          in costs?
(1) OJ 1992 L 302, p. 1.
                                                                     3.   If question 1 is answered in the affirmative and question 2
                                                                          in the negative:
                                                                          Are leading associations such as the defendants liable to
                                                                          claims under Community law for damages and an
                                                                          injunction even where in determining maximum amounts
                                                                          they follow a statutory direction, notwithstanding that
References for a preliminary ruling by the Bundesgericht-                 national law does not impose any penalty for refusal to
shof by orders of that court of 3 July 2001 in the cases of               assist in the making of such a determination?
1. AOK Bundesverband, 2. Bundesverband der Betrieb-
skrankenkassen, 3. Bundesverband der Innungskrankenk-
assen, 4. Bundesverband der landwirtschaftlichen Krank-
enkassen, 5. Verband der Angestelltenkrankenkassen e.V.,
6. Verband der Arbeiter-Ersatzkassen, 7. Bundes-
knappschaft and 8. See-Krankenkasse against Gödecke
Aktiengesellschaft and Intersan, Institut für pharmazeuti-
     sche und klinische Forschung GmbH, respectively
                                                                     Reference for a preliminary ruling by the Bundessozial-
               (Cases C-354/01 and C-355/01)                         gericht by order of that court of 2 August 2001 in the
                                                                         case of Nadi Sahin against Bundesanstalt für Arbeit
                         (2001/C 348/19)
                                                                                             (Case C-369/01)
Reference has been made to the Court of Justice of the                                       (2001/C 348/20)
European Communities by order of the Bundesgerichshof of
3 July 2001, received at the Court Registry on 20 September
2001, for a preliminary ruling in the cases of 1. AOK
Bundesverband, 2. Bundesverband der Betriebskrankenkassen,
3. Bundesverband der Innungskrankenkassen, 4. Bundesver-             Reference has been made to the Court of Justice of the
band der landwirtschaftlichen Krankenkassen, 5. Verband der          European Communities by order of the Bundessozialgericht