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Käserei Champignon Hofmeister GmbH & Co. KG v Hauptzollamt Hamburg-Jonas (C-210/00)
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The first question
Infringement of the principle nulla po…
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47

Käserei Champignon Hofmeister GmbH & Co. KG v Hauptzollamt Hamburg-Jonas (C-210/00)

Judgment of 11 Jul 2002law://eu/cjeu/2000/c-210-00/para_47@2026-11-10

47In other areas, the Court has accepted that a system of strict criminal liability penalising breach of a Community regulation is not in itself incompatible with Community law [Hansen, paragraph 19; Case C-177/95 Ebony Maritime and Loten Navigation [1997] ECR I-1111, paragraph 36).

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

Key facts

Court: Court of Justice · Fifth Chamber
Case: C-210/00 · ECLI:EU:C:2002:440
Decided: 11 Jul 2002
Procedure: Preliminary reference
Upheld as valid: Regulation 1987/3665
Applicant: Käserei Champignon Hofmeister GmbH & Co. KG
Defendant: Hauptzollamt Hamburg-Jonas
Rapporteur: C.W.A. Timmermans
Advocate General: C. Stix-Hackl
Bench: 2 judges
A. La Pergola, C.W.A. Timmermans
Language: German
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62000CJ0210

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Monetary measures in the field of agriculture

History · 1 version

11 Jul 2002Reading

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Interprets 1: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3665/87 of 27 November 1987 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of export refunds on agricultural products
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Cites 19: Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2988/95 of 18 December 1995 on the protection of the European Communities financial interests; The Queen v Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, ex parte, National Farmers' Union and Others (C-354/95); Maizena Gesellschaft mbH and others v Bundesanstalt für landwirtschaftliche Marktordnung (BALM) (C-137/85); Anklagemyndigheden v Hansen & Soen I/S (C-326/88); Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3665/87 of 27 November 1987 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of export refunds on agricultural products; Thyssen AG v Commission of the European Communities (C-188/82); Oelmühle Hamburg AG and Jb. Schmidt Söhne GmbH & Co. KG v Bundesanstalt für Landwirtschaft und Ernährung (C-298/96); Commission Regulation (EC) No 2945/94 of 2 December 1994 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3665/87 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of export refunds on agricultural products, as regards the recovery of amounts unduly paid and sanctions; An Bord Bainne Co-operative Ltd and Compagnie Interagra SA v Intervention Board for Agricultural Produce (C-124/92); Federal Republic of Germany v Commission of the European Communities (C-240/90); Ebony Maritime SA and Loten Navigation Co. Ltd v Prefetto della Provincia di Brindisi and others (C-177/95); Cereol Italia Srl v Azienda Agricola Castello Sas (C-104/94); Express Dairy Foods Limited v Intervention Board for Agricultural Produce (C-130/79); Belgian State v Boterlux SPRL (C-347/93); Landbrugsministeriet - EF-Direktoratet v Steff-Houlberg Export I/S, Nowaco A/S, Nowaco Holding A/S and SMC af 31/12-1989 A/S (C-366/95); ADM Ölmühlen GmbH and Ölwerke Spyck v Bundesanstalt für landwirtschaftliche Marktordnung (C-339/92); Henrik Schumacher v Bezirksregierung Hannover (C-365/92); Ioannis Theodorakis Viomichania Elaiou AE v Greek State (C-109/86); Estel NV v Commission of the European Communities (C-83/83)