Judgment_paragraph 46 · United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland v Commission of the European Communities (C-180/96)

46As regards the argument that there was a misuse of powers inasmuch as the decision was adopted to allay consumer concern, the Council submits that this draws a false distinction, and cites in that regard point 4 of the Opinion of Advocate General La Pergola in Case C-27/95 Woodspring v Bakers of Nailsea [1997] ECRI-1847, in which he states: ‘The fact of having introduced an appropriate system of hygiene and health controls for meat also makes a decisive contribution to ensuring in the marketplace confidence in the quality and healthiness of the product.’