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Plato Plastik Robert Frank GmbH v Caropack Handelsgesellschaft mbH (C-341/01)
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Plato Plastik Robert Frank GmbH v Caropack Handelsgesellschaft mbH (C-341/01)

Judgment of 29 Apr 2004law://eu/cjeu/2001/c-341-01/para_47@2026-11-10

47It must be observed that, under Article 3 ( 1 ) of Directive 94/62, any product which meets two conditions must be deemed to be packaging.

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

Key facts

Court: Court of Justice · Fifth Chamber
Case: C-341/01 · ECLI:EU:C:2004:254
Decided: 29 Apr 2004
Procedure: Preliminary reference
Applicant: Plato Plastik Robert Frank GmbH
Defendant: Caropack Handelsgesellschaft mbH
Rapporteur: A. Rosas
Advocate General: P. Léger
Bench: 2 judges
A. Rosas, S. von Bahr
Language: German
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62001CJ0341

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29 Apr 2004Reading

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Interprets 1: European Parliament and Council Directive 94/62/EC of 20 December 1994 on packaging and packaging waste
Cited by 10: Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG), Anstalt des öffentlichen Rechts v JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, Frankfurt Branch (C-144/10)2 provisions; XXX and XXX v État belge (C-711/21); Dominique De Geoffroy and Others v European Parliament (T-788/16); SE v Council of the European Union (T-231/17); Eco-Emballages SA and Others v Sphère France SAS and Others and Melitta France SAS and Others v Ministre de l’Écologie, du Développement durable et de lʼÉnergie (C-313/15, C-530/15)2 provisions; Svend Leon Clausen and Niels Kristoffersen v European Parliament (F-62/15); Inge Barnett and Others v European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) (F-66/15); Adrian Barnett and Sven-Ole Mogensen v European Commission (F-56/15); Lietuvos geležinkeliai AB v Vilniaus teritorinė muitinė, Muitinės departamentas prie Lietuvos Respublikos finansų ministerijos (C-250/11)2 provisions; The Queen, on the application of M and Others v Her Majesty’s Treasury (C-340/08)2 provisions
Cites 17: Union royale belge des sociétés de football association ASBL v Jean-Marc Bosman, Royal club liégeois SA v Jean-Marc Bosman and others and Union des associations européennes de football (UEFA) v Jean-Marc Bosman (C-415/93); Regina v Pierre Bouchereau (C-30/77); PreussenElektra AG v Schhleswag AG, in the presence of Windpark Reußenköge III GmbH and Land Schleswig-Holstein (C-379/98); Pasquale Foglia v Mariella Novello (C-244/80); Idéal tourisme SA v Belgian State (C-36/99); European Parliament and Council Directive 94/62/EC of 20 December 1994 on packaging and packaging waste; Criminal proceedings against Claude Laguillaumie (C-116/00); Bacardi-Martini SAS and Cellier des Dauphins v Newcastle United Football Company Ltd (C-318/00); Criminal proceedings against Paul der Weduwe (C-153/00); Evangelischer Krankenhausverein Wien v Abgabenberufungskommission Wien and Wein & Co. HandelsgesmbH v Oberösterreichische Landesregierung (C-437/97); Société d'Importation Edouard Leclerc-Siplec v TF1 Publicité SA and M6 Publicité SA (C-412/93); Rockfon A/S v Specialarbejderforbundet i Danmark (C-449/93); Hässle AB v Ratiopharm GmbH (C-127/00); Criminal proceedings against Italia Testa and Mario Modesti, intervener: Società Italiana degli Autori ed Editori (SIAE) (C-128/97); Pascal Van Eycke v ASPA NV (C-267/86); Criminal proceedings against Italia Testa (C-101/96); Skatteministeriet v Aktieselskabet Forsikrinsselskabet Codan (C-236/97)