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Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 3 July 2003. # Joseph Lennox v Industria Lavorazione Carni Ovine. # Reference for a preliminary ruling: High Court of Justice (England & Wales), Queen's Bench Division (Commercial Court) - United Kingdom. # Agriculture - Animal health - Importation of ovine animals - Health certificate - National safeguard measures against Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy. # Case C-220/01.
Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 3 July 2003.
Joseph Lennox v Industria Lavorazione Carni Ovine.
Reference for a preliminary ruling: High Court of Justice (England & Wales), Queen's Bench Division (Commercial Court) - United Kingdom.
Agriculture - Animal health - Importation of ovine animals - Health certificate - National safeguard measures against Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy.
Case C-220/01.
Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 3 July 2003.
Joseph Lennox v Industria Lavorazione Carni Ovine.
Reference for a preliminary ruling: High Court of Justice (England & Wales), Queen's Bench Division (Commercial Court) - United Kingdom.
Agriculture - Animal health - Importation of ovine animals - Health certificate - National safeguard measures against Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy.
Case C-220/01.
European Court Reports 2003 I-07091
ECLI identifier: ECLI:EU:C:2003:390
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(Council Directives 90/425, Art. 5(1)(b)(i) and (ii) and 91/68, Annex E)
(Council Directives 90/425, Art. 10(1), fourth subparagraph, and 91/68)
JUDGMENT OF THE COURT (Fifth Chamber)
3 July 2003 (1)
((Agriculture – Animal health – Importation of ovine animals – Health certificate – National safeguard measures against Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy))
In Case C-220/01, REFERENCE to the Court under Article 234 EC by the High Court of Justice of England and Wales, Queen's Bench Division (Commercial Court) (United Kingdom), for a preliminary ruling in the proceedings pending before that court between Joseph Lennox, trading as R. Lennox & Son,and
Industria Lavorazione Carni Ovine, on the interpretation of Article 9 of Council Directive 91/68/EEC of 28 January 1991 on animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in ovine and caprine animals (OJ 1991 L 46, p. 19) and of various other Community provisions,THE COURT (Fifth Chamber),,
after considering the written observations submitted on behalf of:
having regard to the Report for the Hearing,
after hearing the oral observations of Joseph Lennox, represented by C. Quigley; of Industria Lavorazione Carni Ovine, represented by M. Sheridan; of the Irish Government, represented by R. Boyle, BL; and of the Commission, represented by A. Bordes and K. Fitch, at the hearing on 12 September 2002,
after hearing the Opinion of the Advocate General at the sitting on 17 October 2002,
gives the following
On those grounds,
THE COURT (Fifth Chamber),
in answer to the questions referred to it by the High Court of Justice of England and Wales, Queen's Bench Division (Commercial Court), by order of 13 November 2000, hereby rules:
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La Pergola |
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Registrar |
President of the Fifth Chamber |