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Radlberger Getränkegesellschaft mbH & Co. and S. Spitz KG v Land Baden-Württemberg (C-309/02)
Judgment
Consideration of the questions referre…
Question 4
The applicability of Article 28 EC
58

Radlberger Getränkegesellschaft mbH & Co. and S. Spitz KG v Land Baden-Württemberg (C-309/02)

Judgment of 14 Dec 2004law://eu/cjeu/2002/c-309-02/para_58@2026-11-11

58Furthermore, Article 5 of Directive 94/62 allows the Member States to encourage systems for the reuse of packaging only ‘in conformity with the Treaty’.

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

Key facts

Court: Court of Justice · Grand Chamber
Case: C-309/02 · ECLI:EU:C:2004:799
Decided: 14 Dec 2004
Procedure: Preliminary reference · referred by the Verwaltungsgericht Stuttgart (Germany)
Applicants: Radlberger Getränkegesellschaft mbH & Co.; S. Spitz KG
Defendant: Land Baden-Württemberg
Rapporteur: K. Lenaerts
Advocate General: D. Ruiz-Jarabo Colomer
Bench: 8 judges
P. Jann, K. Lenaerts, C. Gulmann, J.-P. Puissochet, R. Schintgen, N. Colneric, S. von Bahr, J.N. Cunha Rodrigues
Language: German
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62002CJ0309

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Approximation of laws Measures having equivalent effect Waste

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Interprets 2: Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (consolidated 2016)2 provisions; European Parliament and Council Directive 94/62/EC of 20 December 1994 on packaging and packaging waste
Cited by 15: Eirini Lechouritou and Others v Dimosio tis Omospondiakis Dimokratias tis Germanias (C-292/05)2 provisions; INTERZERO Trajnostne rešitve za svet brez odpadkov d.o.o. and Others and Surovina, družba za predelavo odpadkov d.o.o. and Others (C-254/23); Attanasio Group Srl v Comune di Carbognano (C-384/08)2 provisions; Ålands vindkraft AB v Energimyndigheten (C-573/12); European Commission v Federal Republic of Germany (C-220/15); Papier Mettler Italia S.r.l. v Ministero della Transizione Ecologica and Ministero dello Sviluppo Economico (C-86/22); European Commission and Interessengemeinschaft der Grenzhändler (IGG) v Dansk Erhverv (C-508/21 P); Dansk Erhverv v European Commission (T-47/19)3 provisions; Valev Visnapuu v Kihlakunnansyyttäjä (Helsinki) and Suomen valtio - Tullihallitus (C-198/14)2 provisions; Orizzonte Salute - Studio Infermieristico Associato v Azienda Pubblica di Servizi alla persona San Valentino – Città di Levico Terme and Others (C-61/14); Confédération suisse v European Commission (T-319/05)2 provisions; Commission of the European Communities v Republic of Austria (C-524/07); A.G.M.-COS.MET Srl v Suomen valtio and Tarmo Lehtinen (C-470/03)2 provisions; Alfa Vita Vassilopoulos AE and Carrefour Marinopoulos AE v Elliniko Dimosio and Nomarchiaki Aftodioikisi Ioanninon (C-158/04, C-159/04)2 provisions; Commission of the European Communities v Republic of Austria (C-320/03)2 provisions
Cites 21: Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (consolidated 2016); Criminal proceedings against Bernard Keck and Daniel Mithouard (C-267/91, C-268/91); J. C. J. Wouters, J. W. Savelbergh and Price Waterhouse Belastingadviseurs BV v Algemene Raad van de Nederlandse Orde van Advocaten, intervener: Raad van de Balies van de Europese Gemeenschap (C-309/99); Colim NV v Bigg's Continent Noord NV (C-33/97); Deutscher Apothekerverband eV v 0800 DocMorris NV and Jacques Waterval (C-322/01); Criminal proceedings against José Vanacker and André Lesage and SA Baudoux combustibles (C-37/92); Francesco Reina and Letizia Reina v Landeskreditbank Baden-Württemberg (65/81); Ralf Sieckmann v Deutsches Patent- und Markenamt (C-273/00); Safety Hi-Tech Srl v S. & T. Srl (C-284/95); Cinzia Gozza and Others v Università degli Studi di Padova and Others (C-371/97); DaimlerChrysler AG v Land Baden-Württemberg (C-324/99); Criminal proceedings against Jan van de Haar and Kaveka de Meern BV (177/82, 178/82); Eurico Italia Srl, Viazzo Srl and F & P SpA v Ente Nazionale Risi (C-332/92, C-333/92, C-335/92); World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and Others v Autonome Provinz Bozen and Others (C-435/97); Commission of the European Communities v Kingdom of Denmark (302/86); Deutsche Post AG v Elisabeth Sievers and Brunhilde Schrage (C-270/97, C-271/97); Commission of the European Communities v Kingdom of Spain (C-12/00); Aher-Waggon GmbH v Bundesrepublik Deutschland (C-389/96); Tommaso Morellato v Comune di Padova (C-416/00); European Parliament and Council Directive 94/62/EC of 20 December 1994 on packaging and packaging waste; Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV v Remington Consumer Products Ltd (C-299/99)