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Ålands vindkraft AB v Energimyndigheten (C-573/12)
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Ålands vindkraft AB v Energimyndigheten (C-573/12)

Judgment of 1 Jul 2014law://eu/cjeu/2012/c-573-12/para_77@2026-11-10

77According to settled case-law, national measures that are capable of hindering intra-Community trade may inter alia be justified by overriding requirements relating to protection of the environment (see, to that effect, Commission v Austria, EU:C:2008:717, paragraph 57 and the case-law cited).

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

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Court: Court of Justice · Grand Chamber
Case: C-573/12 · ECLI:EU:C:2014:2037
Decided: 1 Jul 2014
Procedure: Preliminary reference · referred by the förvaltningsrätten i Linköping (Sweden)
Applicant: Ålands Vindkraft AB
Defendant: Energimyndigheten
Rapporteur: A. Prechal
Advocate General: Y. Bot
Bench: 15 judges
V. Skouris, K. Lenaerts, A. Tizzano, L. Bay Larsen, T. von Danwitz, M. Safjan, C.G. Fernlund, E. Levits, A. Ó Caoimh, A. Arabadjiev, C. Toader, D. Šváby, M. Berger, A. Prechal, E. Jarašiūnas
Language: Swedish
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62012CJ0573

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Interprets 2: Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (consolidated 2016)2 provisions; Directive 2009/28/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources and amending and subsequently repealing Directives 2001/77/EC and 2003/30/EC (Text with EEA relevance)
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Cites 22: Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (consolidated 2016)4 provisions; Directive 2009/72/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 concerning common rules for the internal market in electricity and repealing Directive 2003/54/EC (Text with EEA relevance); Directive 2009/28/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources and amending and subsequently repealing Directives 2001/77/EC and 2003/30/EC (Text with EEA relevance); PreussenElektra AG v Schhleswag AG, in the presence of Windpark Reußenköge III GmbH and Land Schleswig-Holstein (C-379/98); Land Oberösterreich v ČEZ as (C-115/08); Procureur du Roi v Benoît and Gustave Dassonville (C-8/74); Eugen Schmidberger, Internationale Transporte und Planzüge v Republik Österreich (C-112/00); Regulation (EC) No 1228/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2003 on conditions for access to the network for cross-border exchanges in electricity (Text with EEA relevance); Radlberger Getränkegesellschaft mbH & Co. and S. Spitz KG v Land Baden-Württemberg (C-309/02); Directive 2001/77/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 September 2001 on the promotion of electricity produced from renewable energy sources in the internal electricity market; Directive 96/92/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 December 1996 concerning common rules for the internal market in electricity; Mitsui & Co. Deutschland GmbH v Hauptzollamt Düsseldorf (C-256/07); Directive 2003/54/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2003 concerning common rules for the internal market in electricity and repealing Directive 96/92/EC - Statements made with regard to decommissioning and waste management activities; Plantanol GmbH & Co. KG v Hauptzollamt Darmstadt (C-201/08); Commission of the European Communities v French Republic (C-265/95); Commission of the European Communities v Republic of Austria (C-524/07); Commission of the European Communities v Kingdom of Denmark (C-192/01); Commission of the European Communities v Republic of Austria (C-320/03); Ligur Carni Srl and Genova Carni Srl v Unità Sanitaria Locale n. XV di Genova and Ponente SpA v Unità Sanitaria Locale n. XIX di La Spezia and CO.GE.SE.MA Coop a r l (C-277/91); Regulation (EC) No 714/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 on conditions for access to the network for cross-border exchanges in electricity and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1228/2003 (Text with EEA relevance); Industrie du bois de Vielsalm & Cie (IBV) SA v Région wallonne (C-195/12); ArcelorMittal Luxembourg SA v European Commission and European Commission v ArcelorMittal Luxembourg SA and Others (C-201/09 P, C-216/09 P)