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Commission of the European Communities v Republic of Austria (C-320/03)
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Commission of the European Communities v Republic of Austria (C-320/03)

Judgment of 15 Nov 2005law://eu/cjeu/2003/c-320-03/para_69@2026-11-10

69The contested regulation must therefore be regarded as constituting a measure having equivalent effect to quantitative restrictions, which in principle are incompatible with the Community law obligations under Articles 28 EC and 29 EC, unless that measure can be objectively justified.

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

Key facts

Court: Court of Justice · Grand Chamber
Case: C-320/03 · ECLI:EU:C:2005:684
Decided: 15 Nov 2005
Procedure: Infringement action
Applicant: Commission of the European Communities
Defendant: Republic of Austria
Rapporteur: R. Schintgen
Advocate General: L.A. Geelhoed
Bench: 13 judges
V. Skouris, P. Jann, C.W.A, A. Rosas, K. Schiemann, R. Schintgen, J.N. Cunha Rodrigues, R. Silva de Lapuerta, K. Lenaerts, P. Kūris, E. Juhász, G. Arestis, A. Borg Barthet
Language: German
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62003CJ0320

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Environment Freedom of establishment Freedom to provide services Measures having equivalent effect Transport

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Cited by 5: Ålands vindkraft AB v Energimyndigheten (C-573/12)2 provisions; European Commission v Republic of Austria (C-28/09)8 provisions; Commission of the European Communities v Republic of Poland (C-165/08); Commission of the European Communities v Republic of Austria (C-524/07); Hellenic Republic v Commission of the European Communities (C-86/03)2 provisions
Cites 16: Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (consolidated 2016)10 provisions; Procureur du Roi v Benoît and Gustave Dassonville (C-8/74); Commission of the European Communities v French Republic (C-1/00); Commission of the European Communities v Kingdom of Spain (C-12/00); Commission of the European Communities v Federal Republic of Germany (C-463/01); Commission of the European Communities v Hellenic Republic (C-394/02); Radlberger Getränkegesellschaft mbH & Co. and S. Spitz KG v Land Baden-Württemberg (C-309/02); Council Regulation (EEC) No 881/92 of 26 March 1992 on access to the market in the carriage of goods by road within the Community to or from the territory of a Member State or passing across the territory of one or more Member States; Council Directive 1999/30/EC of 22 April 1999 relating to limit values for sulphur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide and oxides of nitrogen, particulate matter and lead in ambient air; Council Directive 96/62/EC of 27 September 1996 on ambient air quality assessment and management; Outokumpu Oy (C-213/96); Commission of the European Communities v French Republic (C-265/95); Società Italiana per l'Oleodotto Transalpino (SIOT) v Ministero delle finanze, Ministero della marina mercantile, Circoscrizione doganale di Trieste and Ente autonomo del porto di Trieste (C-266/81); Commission of the European Communities v Council of the European Union (C-176/03); Commission of the European Communities v Kingdom of Denmark (C-302/86); Procureur de la République v Association de défense des brûleurs d'huiles usagées (ADBHU) (C-240/83)