Emsland-Stärke GmbH v Hauptzollamt Hamburg-Jonas (C-110/99)
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Key facts
Court
Court of Justice · Full Court
Case
C-110/99 · ECLI:EU:C:2000:695
Decided
14 Dec 2000
Procedure
Preliminary reference
Applicant
Emsland-Stärke GmbH
Defendant
Hauptzollamt Hamburg-Jonas
Rapporteur
L. Seven
Advocate General
S. Alber
Bench
10 judgesC. Gulmann, A. La Pergola, M. Wathelet, V. Skouris (Presidents of Chambers), D.A.O. Edward, J.-P. Puissochet, P. Jann, L. Seven, R. Schintgen, F. Macken
54It is for the national court to establish the existence of those two elements, evidence of which must be adduced in accordance with the rules of national law, provided that the effectiveness of Community law is not thereby undermined (see, to that effect, in particular, Joined Cases 205/82 to 215/82 Deutsche Milchkontor and Others v Germany [1983] ECR 2633, paragraphs 17 to 25 and 35 to 39; Case 222/82Johnston v Chief Constable of the Royal Ulster Constabulary [1986] ECR 1651, paragraphs 17 to 21; and Case C-212/94FMC and Others v Intervention Board for Agricultural Produce and Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food [1996] ECR I-389, paragraphs 49 to 51, and Joined Cases C-418/97 and C-419/97ARCO Chemie Nederland and Others v Minister van Volkshuisvesting [2000] ECR I-4475, paragraph 41).