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Commission of the European Communities v Federal Republic of Germany (C-135/01)
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Commission of the European Communities v Federal Republic of Germany (C-135/01)

Judgment of 20 Mar 2003law://eu/cjeu/2001/c-135-01/para_22@2026-11-10

22In light of the foregoing, it is, in principle, for the Commission to set out, in its reasoned opinion, its assessment of the Member State's observations set out in its response to the letter of formal notice (see Commission v Ireland, cited above at paragraph 21, paragraph 19).

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

Key facts

Court: Court of Justice
Case: C-135/01 · ECLI:EU:C:2003:171
Decided: 20 Mar 2003
Procedure: Infringement action
Applicant: Commission of the European Communities
Defendant: Federal Republic of Germany
Rapporteur: V. Skouris
Advocate General: L.A. Geelhoed
Bench: 4 judges
C. Gulmann, V. Skouris, F. Macken, J.N. Cunha Rodrigues
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62001CJ0135

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Common organisation of the markets Plant health legislation

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Cited by 6: Tecno*37 v Ministero dello Sviluppo Economico and Camera di Commercio Industria Artigianato e Agricoltura di Bologna (C-242/23); European Commission v Republic of Bulgaria (C-462/23); Republic of Estonia v European Commission (T-157/15); European Commission v Slovak Republic (C-433/13)2 provisions; European Commission v Republic of Poland (C-311/10); Commission of the European Communities v Kingdom of Sweden (C-341/07)
Cites 8: Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (consolidated 2016); Commission of the European Communities v French Republic (C-1/00); Commission of the European Communities v Kingdom of Belgium (C-293/85); Council Directive 98/56/EC of 20 July 1998 on the marketing of propagating material of ornamental plants; Commission of the European Communities v Ireland (C-362/01); Commission of the European Communities v Kingdom of Spain (C-266/94); Commission of the European Communities v Federal Republic of Germany (C-316/99); Amministrazione delle Finanze dello Stato v Essevi SpA and Carlo Salengo (C-142/80)