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Document 62014CA0525
Case C-525/14: Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 22 September 2016 — European Commission v Czech Republic (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Free movement of goods — Article 34 TFEU — Quantitative restrictions on imports — Measures having equivalent effect — Precious metals hallmarked in a third country in accordance with Netherlands legislation — Import into the Czech Republic after being put into free circulation — Refusal to recognise the hallmark — Consumer protection — Proportionality — Admissibility)
Case C-525/14: Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 22 September 2016 — European Commission v Czech Republic (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Free movement of goods — Article 34 TFEU — Quantitative restrictions on imports — Measures having equivalent effect — Precious metals hallmarked in a third country in accordance with Netherlands legislation — Import into the Czech Republic after being put into free circulation — Refusal to recognise the hallmark — Consumer protection — Proportionality — Admissibility)
Case C-525/14: Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 22 September 2016 — European Commission v Czech Republic (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Free movement of goods — Article 34 TFEU — Quantitative restrictions on imports — Measures having equivalent effect — Precious metals hallmarked in a third country in accordance with Netherlands legislation — Import into the Czech Republic after being put into free circulation — Refusal to recognise the hallmark — Consumer protection — Proportionality — Admissibility)
OJ C 419, 14.11.2016, pp. 7–7
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
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14.11.2016 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 419/7 |
Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 22 September 2016 — European Commission v Czech Republic
(Case C-525/14) (1)
((Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Free movement of goods - Article 34 TFEU - Quantitative restrictions on imports - Measures having equivalent effect - Precious metals hallmarked in a third country in accordance with Netherlands legislation - Import into the Czech Republic after being put into free circulation - Refusal to recognise the hallmark - Consumer protection - Proportionality - Admissibility))
(2016/C 419/08)
Language of the case: Czech
Parties
Applicant: European Commission (represented by: P. Němečková, E. Manhaeve and G. Wilms, acting as Agents)
Defendant: Czech Republic (represented by: M. Smolek, T. Müller, J. Vláčil and J. Očková, acting as Agents)
Intervener in support of the defendant: French Republic (represented by: D. Colas and R. Coesme, acting as Agents)
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
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Declares that, by refusing to recognise the hallmarks of the WaarborgHolland assay office, the Czech Republic has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 34 TFEU; |
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Dismisses the action as to the remainder; |
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Orders the European Commission, the Czech Republic and the French Republic to bear their own costs. |