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Summary of Case C-376/98 Germany v Parliament and Council
Chapter: 07. Legislative Powers: Competence and Procedures
Case C-376/98 Germany v Parliament and Council [2000] ECR I-08419 Facts: Germany challenged the legitimacy of the European Directive that banned advertising and sponsorship tobacco products. Germany argued that Parliament and Council were wrong to enact the Directive on the basis of Article 114 TFEU. They argued that Art 114 could only be used to…
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Summary of Case C-376/98 Germany v Parliament and Council
Case C-376/98 Germany v Parliament and Council [2000] ECR I-08419 Facts: Germany challenged the legitimacy of the European Directive that banned advertising and sponsorship tobacco products. Germany argued that Parliament and Council were wrong to enact the Directive on the basis of Article 114 TFEU. They argued that Art 114 could only be used to…
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Summary of Case C-377/98 Netherlands, Italy, and Norway v Parliament and Council
Chapter: 07. Legislative Powers: Competence and Procedures
Case C-377/98 Netherlands, Italy, and Norway v Parliament and Council [2001] ECR I07079 Facts: Netherlands, Italy and Norway sought to challenge the enactment of Directive 98/44/EC on the legal protection of biotechnological inventions (i.e. the Biotech Directive), particularly a provision which considered inventions whose commercial exploitation would be contrary to ordre public or morality to…
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Summary of Case C-377/98 Netherlands, Italy, and Norway v Parliament and Council
Case C-377/98 Netherlands, Italy, and Norway v Parliament and Council [2001] ECR I07079 Facts: Netherlands, Italy and Norway sought to challenge the enactment of Directive 98/44/EC on the legal protection of biotechnological inventions (i.e. the Biotech Directive), particularly a provision which considered inventions whose commercial exploitation would be contrary to ordre public or morality to…
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Summary of Case C-380/03 Germany v Parliament and Council (Tobacco Advertising II)
Chapter: 07. Legislative Powers: Competence and Procedures
Case C-380/03 Germany v Parliament and Council (Tobacco Advertising II) [2006] Facts: The case concerned Directive 2003/33/EC, which was enacted as a replacement to Directive 98/43/EC which was annulled in Tobacco Advertising I. Germany sought the annulment of Arts 3 and 4 of the Directive, arguing that they could not be adopted on the basis…
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Summary of Case C-380/03 Germany v Parliament and Council (Tobacco Advertising II)
Case C-380/03 Germany v Parliament and Council (Tobacco Advertising II) [2006] Facts: The case concerned Directive 2003/33/EC, which was enacted as a replacement to Directive 98/43/EC which was annulled in Tobacco Advertising I. Germany sought the annulment of Arts 3 and 4 of the Directive, arguing that they could not be adopted on the basis…
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Summary of Case C-384/93 Alpine Investments BV v Minister van Financien [1995] ECR I-01141
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Summary of Case C-387/01 Harald Weigel and Ingrid Weigel v Finanzlandesdirektion für Vorarlberg [2004] ECR I-04981
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Summary of Case C-399/11Stefano Melloni v Ministerio Fiscal [2013]
Chapter: 12. Limiting Powers: EU Fundamental Rights
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Summary of Case C-415/93 Bosman [1995] ECR I-4921
Chapter: 15. Free Movement of Persons: Workers and Beyond
Facts: The transfer rules laid down by a football association regulated transfers of players between teams. In particular, an international transfer could not take place unless the former national association issued a transfer certificate acknowledging that all financial commitments, including any transfer fee, had been settled. After refusing to stay with his team at the…