Source: All England Reporter
Publisher Citation: [2004] All ER (D) 154 (Jun)
Court: Court of Justice of the European Communities (Fifth Chamber)
Judge:

Judges Gulmann (Rapporteur) (President of Chamber), von Bahr and Silva de Lapuerta

Judgment Dates: 17 June 2004

Catchwords

European Communities - Community institutions - Commission - Failure of member state to fulfil obligations - Free movement of goods - Application for declaration - EC Treaty, art 28.

The Case

By adopting and maintaining in force rules under which the 'Walloon label of quality' was granted to finished products of a certain quality manufactured or processed in Wallonia, Belgium had failed to fulfil its obligations under art28 EC, concerning the free movement of goods.

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