Essent Belgium NV v Vlaams Gewest and Others (C-492/14)

Judgment of 29 Sept 2016

law://eu/cjeu/2014/c-492-14/para_99@2026-11-13

99As regards the assertion by the Flemish Region and the VREG that any possible hindrance to the free movement of electricity remains of relatively limited significance in the present case, notably in so far as, at the material time, the proportion of green electricity produced in Flanders was still quite small, suffice it to note that even if that did prove to be so, it would still be the case that a national measure does not fall outside the scope of the prohibition laid down in Article 28 EC merely because the hindrance to imports which it creates is slight and because it is possible for imported products to be marketed in other ways (see, in particular, judgment of 5 June 1986, Commission v Italy, 103/84, EU:C:1986:229, paragraph 18 and the case-law cited).

Essent Belgium NV v Vlaams Gewest and Others (C-492/14)

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