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Commission of the European Communities v Federal Republic of Germany (C-240/01)
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Commission of the European Communities v Federal Republic of Germany (C-240/01)

Judgment of 29 Apr 2004law://eu/cjeu/2001/c-240-01/para_40@2026-11-11

40That being the case, the harmonisation achieved at present is no more than partial (see, to that effect, Case C-434/97 Commission v France [2000] ECR I-1129, paragraph 17).

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

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Court: Court of Justice
Case: C-240/01 · ECLI:EU:C:2004:251
Decided: 29 Apr 2004
Procedure: Infringement action
Applicant: Commission of the European Communities
Defendant: Federal Republic of Germany
Rapporteur: Skouris
Advocate General: L.A. Geelhoed
Bench: 4 judges
J.N. Cunha Rodrigues, J.-P. Puissochet, R. Schintgen, F. Macken
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62001CJ0240

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Cited by 2: Georgios Alevizos v Ypourgos Oikonomikon (C-392/05)2 provisions; Jan De Nul NV v Hauptzollamt Oldenburg (C-391/05)2 provisions
Cites 6: Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (consolidated 2016); Commission of the European Communities v French Republic (C-434/97); Council Directive 94/74/EC of 22 December 1994 amending Directive 92/12/EEC on the general arrangements for products subject to excise duty and on the holding, movement and monitoring of such products, Directive 92/81/EEC on the harmonization of the structures of excise duties on mineral oils and Directive 92/82/EEC on the approximation of the rates of excise duties on mineral oils; Council Directive 92/12/EEC of 25 February 1992 on the general arrangements for products subject to excise duty and on the holding, movement and monitoring of such products; Council Directive 92/81/EEC of 19 October 1992 on the harmonization of the structures of excise duties on mineral oils; Council Directive 92/82/EEC of 19 October 1992 on the approximation of the rates of excise duties on mineral oils