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French Republic v Commission of the European Communities (C-456/00)
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French Republic v Commission of the European Communities (C-456/00)

Judgment of 12 Dec 2002law://eu/cjeu/2000/c-456-00/para_33@2026-11-10

33Furthermore, as is clear from the Court's case-law, Article 36 EC recognises the priority of the common agricultural policy over the objectives of the Treaty in the field of competition (Case C-280/93 Germany v Council [1994] ECR I-4973, paragraph 61).

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

Key facts

Court: Court of Justice
Case: C-456/00 · ECLI:EU:C:2002:753
Decided: 12 Dec 2002
Procedure: Action for annulment
Applicant: French Republic
Defendant: Commission of the European Communities
Rapporteur: J.N. Cunha Rodrigues
Advocate General: A. Tizzano
Bench: 4 judges
V. Skouris, F. Macken, N. Colneric, J.N. Cunha Rodrigues
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62000CJ0456

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Common organisation of the markets State aid

History · 1 version

12 Dec 2002Reading

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Cited by 11: Président de l’Autorité de la concurrence v Association des producteurs vendeurs d’endives (APVE) and Others (C-671/15)2 provisions; Kingdom of Spain v Commission of the European Communities (T-369/05); Nuova Agricast Srl v Ministero delle Attività Produttive (C-390/06); Portuguese Republic v Commission of the European Communities (C-88/03)2 provisions; Giuseppe Atzeni and Others, Marco Scalas and Renato Lilliu v Regione autonoma della Sardegna (C-346/03, C-529/03)2 provisions; Unicredito Italiano SpA v Agenzia delle Entrate, Ufficio Genova 1 (C-148/04)2 provisions; Italian Republic v Commission of the European Communities (C-66/02)2 provisions; Hellenic Republic v Commission of the European Communities (C-278/00)2 provisions; Ingeborg Beuttenmüller v Land Baden-Württemberg (C-102/02); Fleuren Compost BV v Commission of the European Communities (T-109/01)2 provisions; Freskot AE v Elliniko Dimosio (C-355/00)2 provisions
Cites 14: Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (consolidated 2016)5 provisions; French Republic v Commission of the European Communities (C-17/99); Matra SA v Commission of the European Communities (C-225/91); Federal Republic of Germany v Commission of the European Communities (C-288/96); Bureau national interprofessionnel du cognac v Guy Clair (C-123/83); Federal Republic of Germany v Council of the European Union (C-280/93); Council Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 of 16 March 1987 on the common organization of the market in wine; The Queen v Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, ex parte Compassion in World Farming Ltd (C-1/96); Pigs and Bacon Commission v Mc Carren and Company Limited (C-177/78); Denkavit Nederland BV v Minister van Landbouw, Natuurbeheer en Visserij and Voedselvoorzieningsin- en verkoopbureau (C-507/99); 2001/52/EC: Commission Decision of 20 September 2000 on the State aid implemented by France in the wine-growing sector (notified under document number C(2000) 2754); Italian Republic v Commission of the European Communities (C-310/99); Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine; Federal Republic of Germany v Commission of the European Communities (C-156/98)