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Commission of the European Communities v Imperial Chemical Industries plc (ICI) (C-286/95 P)
Judgment
The second plea
45

Commission of the European Communities v Imperial Chemical Industries plc (ICI) (C-286/95 P)

Judgment of 6 Apr 2000law://eu/cjeu/1995/c-286-95/para_45@2026-11-10

45The principle of legal certainty, which is part of the Community legal order, requires that any act of the administration that has legal effects must be definitive, in particular as regards its author and content.

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

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Court: Court of Justice · Fifth Chamber
Case: C-286/95 P · ECLI:EU:C:2000:188
Decided: 6 Apr 2000
Procedure: Action for annulment
Applicant: Commission of the European Communities
Defendant: Imperial Chemical Industries pic (ICI)
Rapporteur: Sevón
Advocate General: N. Fennelly
Bench: 4 judges
P.J.G. Kapteyn, P. Jann, H. Ragnemalm, M. Wathelet
Language: English
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 61995CJ0286

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