CELEX: C1999/366/12
Language: en
Date: 1999-12-18 00:00:00
Title: Judgment of the Court of 21 September 1999 in Case C-106/97 (reference for a preliminary-ruling from the College van Beroep voor het Bedrijfsleven): Dutch Antillian Dairy Industry Inc., Verenigde Douane-Agenten BV v Rijksdienst voor de keuring van Vee en Vlees (Association of the overseas countries and territories - Importation of butter originating in the Dutch Antilles - Health rules relating to milk-based products - Article 131 of the EC Treaty (now, after amendment, Article 182 EC), Article 132 of the EC Treaty (now Article 183 EC), Articles 136 and 227 of the EC Treaty (now, after amendment, Articles 187 EC and 299 EC) - Directive 92/46/EEC - Decision 94/70/EC)

C 366/8                 EN                       Official Journal of the European Communities                                        18.12.1999
                 JUDGMENT OF THE COURT                                      2. Consideration of the requirements laid down in Chapter III of
                                                                                Directive 92/46, particularly in Article 23 thereof, in the light
                                                                                of Article 132(1) of the EC Treaty (now Article 183(1) EC) and
                      of 21 September 1999                                      Articles 102 and 103 of Council Decision 91/482/EEC of
                                                                                25 July 1991 on the association of the overseas countries and
                                                                                territories with the European Economic Community, has disclosed
in Case C-106/97 (reference for a preliminary-ruling from                       no factor affecting its validity.
the College van Beroep voor het Bedrijfsleven): Dutch
Antillian Dairy Industry Inc., Verenigde Douane-Agenten
   BV v Rijksdienst voor de keuring van Vee en Vlees (1)                    3. Article 23 of Directive 92/46 must be interpreted as applying
                                                                                to imports from the overseas countries and territories, even where
                                                                                the arrangements provided for by that Directive for trade between
(Association of the overseas countries and territories —                        Member States have not already been implemented and the lists
Importation of butter originating in the Dutch Antilles —                       of approved exporting countries and establishments have not
Health rules relating to milk-based products — Article 131                      been drawn up in accordance with the method laid down in that
of the EC Treaty (now, after amendment, Article 182 EC),                        provision; given that such lists have not been validly established
Article 132 of the EC Treaty (now Article 183 EC),                              in accordance with the method laid down in that provision,
Articles 136 and 227 of the EC Treaty (now, after amend-                        Commission Decision 94/70/EC of 31 January 1994 drawing
ment, Articles 187 EC and 299 EC) — Directive 92/46/EEC                         up a provisional list of third countries from which Member States
                      — Decision 94/70/EC)                                      authorise imports of raw milk, heat treated milk and milk based
                                                                                products is invalid.
                          (1999/C 366/12)
                                                                            (1) OJ No C 142 of 10.5.1997.
                    (Language of the case: Dutch)
(Provisional translation; the definitive translation will be published
                   in the European Court Reports)
                                                                                              JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
In Case C-106/97: reference to the Court under Article 177 of
the EC Treaty (now Article 234 EC) from the College van
Beroep voor het Bedrijfsleven, Netherlands, for a preliminary                                      of 21 September 1999
ruling in the proceedings pending before that court between
Dutch Antillian Dairy Industry Inc., Verenigde Douane-
Agenten BV and Rijksdienst voor de keuring van Vee en Vlees,                in Case C-219/97 (reference for a preliminary ruling from
with Nederlandse Antillen — on the interpretation and validity              the Hoge Raad der Nederlanden): Maatschappij Drijvende
of Chapter III of Council Directive 92/46/EEC of 16 June 1992               Bokken BV v Stichting Pensioenfonds voor de Vervoer-
laying down the health rules for the production and placing                                        en Havenbedrijven (1)
on the market of raw milk, heat-treated milk and milk-based
products (OJ 1992 L 268, p. 1), in particular Article 23 thereof,           (Compulsory affiliation to a sectoral pension scheme —
and on the validity of Commission Decision 94/70/EC of                      Compatibility with competition rules — Classification of a
31 January 1994 drawing up a provisional list of third                                  sectoral pension fund as an undertaking)
countries from which Member States authorise imports of raw
milk, heat treated milk and milk-based products (OJ 1994
L 36, p. 5) — the Court, composed of: G.C. Rodrı́guez Iglesias,                                        (1999/C 366/13)
President, P.J.G. Kapteyn, President of Chamber, J.C. Moitinho
de Almeida, C. Gulmann, J.L. Murray, D.A.O. Edward, H. Rag-
nemalm, L. Sevón (Rapporteur) and M. Wathelet, Judges; A. La                                    (Language of the case: Dutch)
Pergola, Advocate General; D. Louterman-Hubeau, Principal
Administrator, for the Registrar, gave a judgment on 21 Sep-
tember 1999, the operative part of which is as follows:
                                                                            (Provisional translation; the definitive translation will be published
                                                                                                in the European Court Reports)
1. The provisions of Chapter III of Council Directive 92/46/EEC of
    16 June 1992 laying down the health rules for the production
    and placing on the market of raw milk, heat-treated milk and            In Case C-219/97: reference to the Court under Article 177 of
    milk-based products, which require that imports of milk-based           the EC Treaty (now Article 234 EC) from the Hoge Raad der
    products from third countries comply with certain health rules,         Nederlanden, Netherlands, for a preliminary ruling in the
    must be interpreted as applying to the placing on the Community         proceedings pending before that court between Maatschappij
    market of such products, where these are exported from the              Drijvende Bokken BV and Stichting Pensioenfonds voor de
    overseas countries and territories, such as the Dutch Antilles.         Vervoer- en Havenbedrijven — on the interpretation of