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Federal Republic of Germany v European Parliament and Council of the European Union (C-376/98)
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Federal Republic of Germany v European Parliament and Council of the European Union (C-376/98)

Judgment of 5 Oct 2000law://eu/cjeu/1998/c-376-98/para_79@2026-11-11

79Other articles of the Treaty may not, however, be used as a legal basis in order to circumvent the express exclusion of harmonisation laid down in Article 129(4) of the Treaty.

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: C-376/98 · ECLI:EU:C:2000:544
Decided: 5 Oct 2000
Procedure: Action for annulment
Ruled invalid: Directive 1998/43
Applicant: Federal Republic of Germany
Defendants: European Parliament; and; Council of the European Union
Rapporteur: J.C. Moitinho de Almeida
Advocate General: N. Fennelly
Bench: 11 judges
J.C. Moitinho de Almeida, D.A.O. Edward, L. Sevón, R. Schintgen (Presidents of Chambers), P.J.G. Kapteyn, C. Gulmann, A. La Pergola, J.-P. Puissochet, P. Jann, H. Ragnemalm M. Wathelet, F. Macken
Language: German
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 61998CJ0376

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Approximation of laws Freedom to provide services Measures having equivalent effect Principles of Union law

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5 Oct 2000Reading

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Interprets 1: Directive 98/43/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 July 1998 on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to the advertising and sponsorship of tobacco products
Cited by 17: Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato v Comune di Ginosa (C-348/22); European Commission v Federal Republic of Germany (C-518/07)2 provisions; Philip Morris Brands SARL and Others v Secretary of State for Health (C-547/14)2 provisions; Pillbox 38 (UK) Limited, trading as Totally Wicked v Secretary of State for Health (C-477/14); The Queen, on the application of Vodafone Ltd and Others v Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (C-58/08)2 provisions; Kingdom of Denmark v European Parliament and Council of the European Union (C-19/23)2 provisions; International Forum for Sustainable Underwater Activities (IFSUA) v Council of the European Union (T-251/18)3 provisions; Mariusz Pawlak v Prezes Kasy Rolniczego Ubezpieczenia Społecznego (C-545/17); Ville de Paris, Ville de Bruxelles and Ayuntamiento de Madrid v European Commission (T-339/16, T-352/16, T-391/16); Republic of Poland v European Parliament and Council of the European Union (C-358/14); Ahmed Abdelaziz Ezz and Others v Council of the European Union (C-220/14 P); Patrick Breyer v European Commission (T-188/12); Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami and Others v European Commission (T-526/10)2 provisions; Italian Republic and Beniamino Donnici v European Parliament (C-393/07); Schutzverband der Spirituosen-Industrie eV v Diageo Deutschland GmbH (C-457/05)2 provisions; Association de la presse internationale ASBL (API) v Commission of the European Communities (T-36/04); Federal Republic of Germany v European Parliament and Council of the European Union (C-380/03)
Cites 9: Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (consolidated 2016)8 provisions; Commission of the European Communities v Council of the European Communities (C-300/89); Federal Republic of Germany v European Parliament and Council of the European Union (C-233/94); Council Directive 89/622/EEC of 13 November 1989 on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States concerning the labelling of tobacco products; Kingdom of Spain v Council of the European Union (C-350/92); Directive 98/43/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 July 1998 on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to the advertising and sponsorship of tobacco products; Council Directive 90/239/EEC of 17 May 1990 on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States concerning the maximum tar yield of cigarettes; Council Directive 89/428/EEC of 21 June 1989 on procedures for harmonizing the programmes for the reduction and eventual elimination of pollution caused by waste from the titanium dioxide industry; Council Directive 89/552/EEC of 3 October 1989 on the coordination of certain provisions laid down by Law, Regulation or Administrative Action in Member States concerning the pursuit of television broadcasting activities