C- 393/01

• Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 22 May 2003.
  
• French Republic v Commission of the European Communities.
  
• Agriculture - Animal health - Emergency measures to combat bovine spongiform encephalopathy - Mad cow disease - Decision to lift the ban on bovine products originating in Portugal.
  

• PRESS RELEASE No 47/2003 : 22 May 2003, Judgment of the Court of Justice in Case C-393/01
  THE COURT OF JUSTICE ANNULS THE COMMISSION DECISION TO END THE BAN ON BOVINE PRODUCTS FROM PORTUGAL, INTRODUCED TO COMBAT BOVINE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY (BSE).
  

C-236-01

• Judgment of the Court of 9 September 2003.
  
• Monsanto Agricoltura Italia SpA and Others v Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri and Others.
  
• Regulation (EC) No 258/97 - Novel foods - Placing on the market - Safety assessment - Simplified procedure - Substantial equivalence to existing foods - Foods produced from genetically modified maize - Presence of residues of transgenic protein - Measure by a Member State temporarily restricting or suspending the trade in or use of a novel food in its territory.
  

• PRESS RELEASE NO18/2003 : 13 March 2003, Opinion of the Advocate General
  THE ADVOCATE GENERAL CONSIDERS THAT NOVEL FOODS MAY BE PLACED ON THE MARKET UNDER A SIMPLIFIED PROCEDURE EVEN WHEN THEY CONTAIN TRACES OF TRANSGENIC PROTEIN, PROVIDED THEY ARE ABSOLUTELY SAFE IN TERMS OF HEALTH
• PRESS RELEASE No 67/03: 9 September 2003, Judgment of the Court in Case C-236/01
  THE MERE PRESENCE OF RESIDUES OF TRANSGENIC PROTEIN IN NOVEL FOODS DOES NOT PREVENT THEIR BEING PLACED ON THE MARKET UNDER A SIMPLIFIED PROCEDURE PROVIDED THERE IS NO RISK TO HUMAN HEALTH
  

C-469/00 and C-108/01

Case C-469/00.

• Judgment of the Court of 20 May 2003.
  
• Ravil SARL v Bellon import SARL and Biraghi SpA.
  
• Reference for a preliminary ruling: Cour de cassation - France.
  
• Protected designations of origin - Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 - Regulation (EEC) No 1107/96 - Grana Padano freshly grated - Specification - Convention between two Member States - Condition that the cheese is grated and packaged in the region of production - Articles 29 EC and 30 EC - Justification - Whether the condition may be relied on against third parties - Legal certainty- Publicity.
  

Case C-108/01.

• Judgment of the Court of 20 May 2003.
  
• Consorzio del Prosciutto di Parma and Salumificio S. Rita SpA v Asda Stores Ltd and Hygrade Foods Ltd.
  
• Reference for a preliminary ruling: House of Lords - United Kingdom.
  
• Protected designations of origin - Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 - Regulation (EC) No 1107/96 - Prosciutto di Parma - Specification - Requirement for ham to be sliced and packaged in the region of production - Articles 29 EC and 30 EC - Justification - Whether requirement may be relied on against third parties - Legal certainty - Publicity.
  
  
• PRESS RELEASE No 42/2003 : 20 May 2003, Judgments of the Court of Justice in Cases C-469/00 and C-108/01
  THE COURT CONFIRMS THE EXTENT OF PROTECTION CONFERRED BY COMMUNITY LEGISLATION ON GRANA PADANO CHEESE AND PARMA HAM
• PRESS RELEASE NO 36/2002, 25 April 2002, Opinion of the Advocate General
  ADVOCATE GENERAL ALBER GIVES HIS VIEW ON THE SCOPE OF THE PROTECTION CONFERRED BY THE DESIGNATIONS OF ORIGIN PROSCIUTTO DI PARMA AND GRANA PADANO

C-66/00

• Judgment of the Court of 25 June 2002
• Criminal proceedings against Dante Bigi, third party: Consorzio del Formaggio Parmigiano Reggiano.
• Reference for a preliminary ruling: Tribunale di Parma - Italy.
• Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 - Protection of geographical indications and designations of origin of agricultural products and foodstuffs - Article 13 - System of derogations - Scope.
  

• PRESS RELEASE No 58/02, 25 June 2002, Judgment of the Court in Case C-66/00
  FOR REASONS OF CONSUMER PROTECTION AND FAIR COMPETITION, 'IMITATION' PARMESAN MANUFACTURED IN ITALY IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR PROTECTION UNDER THE TRANSITIONAL PROCEDURE FOR DESIGNATIONS OF ORIGIN
• PRESS RELEASE No 49/01, 9 October 2001, Opinion of Advocate General Léger in Case C-66/00
  ADVOCATE GENERAL LÉGER PROPOSES THAT THE COURT SHOULD ALLOW THE ITALIAN REPUBLIC TO PROHIBIT THE PRODUCTION IN ITALY OF "PARMESAN" CHEESE THAT DOES NOT HAVE THE CHARACTERISTICS OF REAL "PARMIGIANO REGGIANO"

C-12/00 and C-14/00

• Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 16 January 2003.
  
• Commission of the European Communities v Kingdom of Spain (C-12/00) and Commission of the European Communities v Italian Republic (C-14/00)
  
• Failure by a Member State to fulfil obligations - Free movement of goods - Directive 73/241/EEC - Cocoa and chocolate products containing fats other than cocoa butter - Products lawfully manufactured and marketed in the Member State of production under the sales name 'chocolate' - Prohibition on marketing under that name in the Member State of marketing- Requirement to use the name 'chocolate substitute'

• PRESS RELEASE No 03/03, 16 January 2003, Judgments in Cases C-12/00 and C-14/00, Commission v Spain and Italy
  SPAIN AND ITALY ARE FOUND TO HAVE WRONGLY PROHIBITED THE MARKETING UNDER THE NAME 'CHOCOLATE' OF PRODUCTS CONTAINING VEGETABLE FATS OTHER THAN COCOA BUTTER
• PRESS RELEASE No 64/01, 6 December 2001, Opinion of Advocate General Siegbert Alber in Cases C-12/00 and C-14/00
  PRODUCTS LABELLED "CHOCOLATE" DO NOT NECESSARILY HAVE COCOA BUTTER AS THE SOLE VEGETABLE FAT INGREDIENT

C-3/00

• Judgment of the Court of 20 March 2003.
  
• Kingdom of Denmark v Commission of the European Communities.
  
• Approximation of laws - Directive 95/2/EC - Use of sulphites, nitrites and nitrates as food additives - Protection of health - Stricter national provisions - Conditions of application of Article 95(4) EC - Principle of the right to be heard.

• PRESS RELEASE No 20/03 : 20 March 2003, Judgment of the Court of Justice in Case C-3/00
  THE COURT ANNULS THE COMMISSION'S DECISION REFUSING AUTHORISATION FOR DANISH PROVISIONS STRICTER THAN COMMUNITY PROVISIONS ON THE USE OF NITRATES AND NITRITES AS FOOD ADDITIVES.

C-1/00

• Judgment of the Court of 13 December 2001.
• Commission of the European Communities v French Republic.
• Failure of a Member State to fulfil its obligations - Refusal to end the ban on British beef and veal.

• PRESS RELEASE No 68/01, 13 December 2001, Judgment of the Court of Justice in Case C-1/00
  THE COURT DECLARES UNLAWFUL FRANCE'S REFUSAL TO LIFT THE BAN ON CORRECTLY MARKED OR LABELLED IMPORTS OF BRITISH BEEF AND VEAL FROM 30 DECEMBER 1999.
• PRESS RELEASE No 43/01, 20 September 2001, Opinion in Case C-1/00
  ADVOCATE GENERAL JEAN MISCHO DELIVERS HIS OPINION ON THE LIFTING OF THE BAN ON BRITISH MEAT

C-6/99

• Judgment of the Court of 21 March 2000.
• Association Greenpeace France and Others v Ministère de l'Agriculture et de la Pêche and Others.
• Reference for a preliminary ruling: Conseil d'Etat - France.
• Directive 90/220/EEC - Biotechnology - Genetically modified organisms - Decision 97/98/EC - Maize seeds.

• PRESS RELEASE NO 18/00 , 21 March 2000, Judgment of the Court of Justice in Case C-6/99
  COMMUNITY LAW ON THE RELEASE OF GMOs TAKES FULL ACCOUNT OF THE PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE

C-448/98

• Judgment of the Court of 5 December 2000.
• Criminal proceedings against Jean-Pierre Guimont.
• Reference for a preliminary ruling: Tribunal de police de Belley - France.
• Measures having equivalent effect to a quantitative restriction - Purely internal situation - Manufacture and marketing of Emmenthal cheese without rind.

• PRESS RELEASE No 86/00, 5 December 2000, Judgment of the Court of Justice in Case C-448/98
  THE COURT FINDS THAT FRENCH LEGISLATION ON THE USE OF THE NAME "EMMENTHAL" IS AGAINST COMMUNITY LAW

C-366/98

• Judgment of the Court of 12 September 2000.
• Criminal proceedings against Yannick Geffroy and Casino France SNC.
• Reference for a preliminary ruling: Cour d'appel de Lyon - France.
• Free movement of goods - National legislation on the marketing of a product - Description and labelling - National legislation requiring use of the official language of the Member State - Directive 79/112/EEC.

• PRESS RELEASE No 58/00, 12 September 2000, Judgment of the Court of Justice in Case C-366/98
  A REQUIREMENT THAT ONLY ONE LANGUAGE MAY BE USED FOR LABELLING FOODSTUFFS IS CONTRARY TO COMMUNITY LAW

C-107/97

• Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 18 May 2000.
• Criminal proceedings against Max Rombi and Arkopharma SA, the party liable at civil law, and Union fédérale des consommateurs "Que Choisir ?" and Organisation générale des consommateurs (Orgeco), Union départementale O6.
• Reference for a preliminary ruling: Tribunal de grande instance de Grasse - France.
• Food supplements - Directive 89/398/EEC - Transposition - Conditions - Retention of previous national legislation - Additive - L-Carnitine.

C-385/96

• Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 14 July 1998.
• Criminal proceedings against Hermann Josef Goerres.
• Reference for a preliminary ruling: Amtsgericht Aachen - Germany.
• Approximation of laws - Labelling and presentation of foodstuffs - Directive 79/112/EEC - Consumer protection - Language.

C-210/96

• Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 16 July 1998.
• Gut Springenheide GmbH and Rudolf Tusky v Oberkreisdirektor des Kreises Steinfurt - Amt für Lebensmittelüberwachung.
• Reference for a preliminary ruling: Bundesverwaltungsgericht - Germany.
• Marketing standards for eggs - Promotional descriptions or statements liable to mislead the purchaser - Reference consumer.

• PRESS RELEASE No 48/98, 16 July 1998, Judgment of the Court of Justice in Case C-210/96
  IN ORDER TO ASSESS WHETHER A STATEMENT OR DESCRIPTION APPEARING ON THE PACKAGING OF A FOOD PRODUCT IS MISLEADING, THE NATIONAL COURT MUST TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE PRESUMED EXPECTATIONS OF THE AVERAGE CONSUMER WHO IS REASONABLY WELL-INFORMED AND REASONABLY OBSERVANT AND CIRCUMSPECT.

C-85/94

• Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 12 October 1995.
• Groupement des Producteurs, Importateurs et Agents Généraux d'Eaux Minérales Etrangères, VZW (Piageme) and others v Peeters NV.
• Reference for a preliminary ruling: Hof van Beroep Brussel - Belgium.
• Consumer protection - Labelling of mineral waters - Language.

C-46/93 and C-48/93

• Judgment of the Court of 5 March 1996.
• Brasserie du Pêcheur SA v Bundesrepublik Deutschland and The Queen v Secretary of State for Transport, ex parte: Factortame Ltd and others.
• References for a preliminary ruling: Bundesgerichtshof - Germany and High Court of justice, Queen's Bench Division, Divisional court - United Kingdom.
• Principle of Member State liability for damage caused to individuals by breaches of Community law attributable to the State - Breaches attributable to the national legislature - Conditions for State liability - Extent of reparation.

298/87

• Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 14 July 1988.
• Proceedings for compulsory reconstruction against Smanor SA.
• Reference for a preliminary ruling: Tribunal de commerce de L'Aigle - France.
• Prohibition of the use of the name 'deep-frozen yoghurt'.

302/86

• Judgment of the Court of 20 September 1988.
• Commission of the European Communities v Kingdom of Denmark.
• Free movement of goods - Containers for beer and soft drinks.

90/86

• Judgment of the Court of 14 July 1988.
• Criminal proceedings against Zoni.
• Reference for a preliminary ruling: Pretura di Milano - Italy.
• Free movement of goods - Pasta products - Obligation to use only durum wheat.

178/84

• Judgment of the Court of 12 March 1987.
• Commission of the European Communities v Federal Republic of Germany.
• Failure of a State to fulfil its obligations - Purity requirement for beer.

240/83

• Judgment of the Court of 7 February 1985.
• Procureur de la République v Association de défense des brûleurs d'huiles usagées (ADBHU).
• Reference for a preliminary ruling: Tribunal de grande instance de Créteil - France.
• Free movement of goods - Waste oils.

227/82

• Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 30 November 1983.
• Criminal proceedings against Leendert van Bennekom.
• Reference for a preliminary ruling: Arrondissementsrechtbank Amsterdam - Netherlands.
• Concept of "Medicinal products" - "Medicinal preparations".

120/78

• Judgment of the Court of 20 February 1979.
• Rewe-Zentral AG v Bundesmonopolverwaltung für Branntwein. (Cassis de Dijon)
• Reference for a preliminary ruling: Hessisches Finanzgericht - Germany.
• Measures heaving an effect equivalent to quantitative restrictions.