Commission of the European Communities v Kingdom of Spain (C-463/00)

Judgment of 13 May 2003

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69As regards a system of prior administrative approval of the kind at issue in the present case, the Court has previously held that such a system must be proportionate to the aim pursued, inasmuch as the same objective could not be attained by less restrictive measures, in particular a system of declarations ex post facto (see, to that effect, Joined Cases C-163/94, C-165/94 and C-250/94 Sauz de Lera and Others [1995] ECR I-4821, paragraphs 23 to 28; Case C-205/99 Analir and Others [2001] ECR I-1271, paragraph 35; Commission v Portugal, paragraph 50; and Commission v France, paragraph 46). Such a system mustbe based on objective, nondiscriminatory criteria which are known in advance to the undertakings concerned, and all persons affected by a restrictive measure of that type must have a legal remedy available to them (Analir; paragraph 38; Commission v Portugal, paragraph 50; and Commission v France, paragraph 46)!

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69As regards a system of prior administrative approval of the kind at issue in the present case, the Court has previously held that such a system must be proportionate to the aim pursued, inasmuch as the same objective could not be attained by less restrictive measures, in particular a system of declarations ex post facto (see, to that effect, Joined Cases C-163/94, C-165/94 and C-250/94 Sauz de Lera and Others [1995] ECR I-4821, paragraphs 23 to 28; Case C-205/99 Analir and Others [2001] ECR I-1271, paragraph 35; Commission v Portugal, paragraph 50; and Commission v France, paragraph 46). Such a system mustbe based on objective, nondiscriminatory criteria which are known in advance to the undertakings concerned, and all persons affected by a restrictive measure of that type must have a legal remedy available to them (Analir; paragraph 38; Commission v Portugal, paragraph 50; and Commission v France, paragraph 46)!

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Key facts

Court: Court of Justice · Full Court
Case: C-463/00 · ECLI:EU:C:2003:272
Decided: 13 May 2003
Procedure: Infringement action
Applicant: Commission of the European Communities
Defendant: Kingdom of Spain
Rapporteur: P. Jann
Advocate General: D. Ruiz-Jarabo Colomer
Bench: 12 judges
J.-P. Puissochet, M. Wathelet, R. Schintgen (Presidents of Chambers), C. Gulmann, D.A.O. Edward, A. La Pergola, P. Jann, V. Skouris, F. Macken, N. Colneric, S. von Bahr, A. Rosas
Language: Spanish
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62000CJ0463

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