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Ireks-Arkady GmbH v Council and Commission of the European Communities (238/78)
JUDGMENT
Facts and Issues
I —Facts and procedure
4.

Ireks-Arkady GmbH v Council and Commission of the European Communities (238/78)

Judgment of 4 Oct 1979law://eu/cjeu/1978/c-238-78/para_4@2026-11-10

4.A claim for damages following the abolition of production refunds for quellmehl is also the main issue in Joined Cases 261/78 and 262/78 Interquell Stärke-Chemie and Diamalt AG v Council and Commission.

Source: EUR-Lex, © European Union, 1998-2026. Reuse authorised under Decision 2011/833/EU.

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Court: Court of Justice · Full Court
Case: 238/78 · ECLI:EU:C:1979:226
Decided: 4 Oct 1979
Procedure: Action for damages
Applicant: IREKS-ARKADY GMBH, Kulmbach (Federal Republic of Germany), represented by the Advocates of the Chambers of Fritz Modest and Others, Hamburg, with an address for service in Luxembourg at the Chambers of J. Jansen-Housse, 21, Rue Aldringen
Defendant: 1.COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, represented by D. Vignes, Director of the Legal Department, acting as Agent, assisted by B. Schloh and A. Brautigam, respectively Legal Adviser and Administrator in the said Department, acting as Joint Agents, with an adress for service in Luxembourg at the office of J. N. Van den Houten, Director of the Legal Service of the European Investment Bank, 2, Place de Metz,and2.COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, represented by its Legal Adviser, J. H. Bourgeois, acting as. Agent, assisted by J. Sack, a member of its Legal Department, with an address for service in Luxembourg at the office of its Legal Adviser M. Cervino, Jean Monnet Building, Kirchberg
Rapporteur: Sørensen
Advocate General: F. Capotorti
Bench: 7 judges
J. Mertens de Wilmars, P. Pescatore, M. Sørensen, A. O'Keeffe, G. Bosco, A. Touffait, T. Koopmans
Language: German
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 61978CJ0238

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Common organisation of the markets Non-contractual liability

History · 1 version

4 Oct 1979Reading

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Cites 9: Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (consolidated 2016)5 provisions; Regulation No 120/67/EEC of the Council of 13 June 1967 on the common organisation of the market in cereals; Council Regulation (EEC) No 1125/78 of 22 May 1978 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 on the common organization of the market in cereals; Council Regulation (EEC) No 1127/78 of 22 May 1978 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2742/75 on production refunds in the cereals and rice sectors; Regulation (EEC) No 1125/74 of the Council of 29 April 1974 amending Regulation No 120/67/EEC on the common organization of the market in cereals; Bayerische HNL Vermehrungsbetriebe GmbH & Co. KG and others v Council and Commission of the European Communities (C-83/76, C-94/76, C-4/77, C-15/77, C-40/77); Albert Ruckdeschel & Co. and Hansa-Lagerhaus Ströh & Co. v Hauptzollamt Hamburg-St. Annen ; Diamalt AG v Hauptzollamt Itzehoe (C-117/76, C-16/77); Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 of the Council of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in cereals; Interquell Stärke-Chemie GmbH & Co. KG and Diamalt AG v Council and Commission of the European Communities (261/78)