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Commission of the European Communities v French Republic (C-265/95)
Judgment
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Commission of the European Communities v French Republic (C-265/95)

Judgment of 9 Dec 1997law://eu/cjeu/1995/c-265-95/para_62@2026-11-11

62It is settled case-law that economic grounds can never serve as justification for barriers prohibited by Article 30 of the Treaty (see, inter alia, Case 288/83 Commission v Ireland [1985] ECR 1761, paragraph 28).

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

Key facts

Court: Court of Justice · Full Court
Case: C-265/95 · ECLI:EU:C:1997:595
Decided: 9 Dec 1997
Procedure: Infringement action
Applicant: Commission of the European Communities
Defendant: French Republic
Rapporteur: R. Schintgen(Presidents of Chambers)
Advocate General: C. O. Lenz
Bench: 12 judges
C. Gulmann, H. Ragnemalm, M. Wathelet, R. Schintgen(Presidents of Chambers), G. F. Mancini, J. C. Moitinho de Almeida, P. J. G. Kapteyn, J. L. Murray, D. A. O. Edward, J.-P. Puissochet, G. Hirsch, P. Jann
Language: French
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 61995CJ0265

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Common organisation of the markets Measures having equivalent effect

History · 1 version

9 Dec 1997Reading

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Cites 6: Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (consolidated 2016)13 provisions; Commission of the European Communities v Ireland (288/83); Commission of the European Communities v Italian Republic (C-228/91); The Queen v Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, ex parte: Hedley Lomas (Ireland) Ltd (C-5/94); Cornelis Kramer and others (C-3/76, C-4/76, C-6/76); Commission of the European Communities v French Republic (c-52/95)