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Judgment of the Court of 11 September 2003. # Republic of Austria v Council of the European Union. # System of ecopoints for heavy goods vehicles transiting through Austria - Amendment by Regulation (EC) No 2012/2000 - Illegality. # Case C-445/00.
Judgment of the Court of 11 September 2003.
Republic of Austria v Council of the European Union.
System of ecopoints for heavy goods vehicles transiting through Austria - Amendment by Regulation (EC) No 2012/2000 - Illegality.
Case C-445/00.
Judgment of the Court of 11 September 2003.
Republic of Austria v Council of the European Union.
System of ecopoints for heavy goods vehicles transiting through Austria - Amendment by Regulation (EC) No 2012/2000 - Illegality.
Case C-445/00.
European Court Reports 2003 I-08549
ECLI identifier: ECLI:EU:C:2003:445
«(System of ecopoints for heavy goods vehicles transiting through Austria – Amendment by Regulation (EC) No 2012/2000 – Illegality)»
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(Art. 230 EC)
(Protocol No 9 to the 1994 Act of Accession, Art. 11(2)(c), and point 3 of Annex 5; Council Regulation No 2012/2000, Arts
1 and 2(1) and (4))
(Protocol No 9 to the 1994 Act of Accession, Arts 11(6) and 16)
(Protocol No 9 to the 1994 Act of Accession, points 2 and 3 of Annex 5; Council Regulation No 2012/2000)
JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
11 September 2003 (1)
((System of ecopoints for heavy goods vehicles transiting through Austria – Amendment by Regulation (EC) No 2012/2000 – Illegality))
In Case C-445/00, Republic of Austria, represented by H. Dossi, acting as Agent, with an address for service in Luxembourg,applicant,
v
Council of the European Union, represented by A. Lopes Sabino and G. Houttuin, acting as Agents,defendant,
supported byFederal Republic of Germany, represented by W.-D. Plessing, acting as Agent, assisted by J. Sedemund, Rechtsanwalt,byItalian Republic, represented by U. Leanza, acting as Agent, assisted by M. Fiorilli, avvocato dello Stato, with an address for service in Luxembourg,and byCommission of the European Communities, represented initially by C. Schmidt and M. Wolfcarius, and, subsequently, C. Schmidt and W. Wils, acting as Agents, with an address for service in Luxembourg,interveners,
APPLICATION for annulment of Council Regulation (EC) No 2012/2000 of 21 September 2000 amending Annex 4 to Protocol No 9 to the 1994 Act of Accession and Regulation (EC) No 3298/94 with regard to the system of ecopoints for heavy goods vehicles transiting through Austria (OJ 2000 L 241, p. 18),THE COURT,,
having regard to the Report for the Hearing,
after hearing oral argument from the parties at the hearing on 19 November 2002,after hearing the Opinion of the Advocate General at the sitting on 13 February 2003,
gives the following
Year | Percentage of ecopoints | Ecopoints allocated for EU ─ 15 |
1991 (base) | 100% | 23 556 220 |
1995 | 71.7% | 16 889 810 |
1996 | 65.0% | 15 311 543 |
1997 | 59.1% | 13 921 726 |
1998 | 54.8% | 12 908 809 |
1999 | 51.9% | 12 225 678 |
2000 | 49.8% | 11 730 998 |
2001 | 48.5% | 11 424 767 |
2002 | 44.8% | 10 533 187 |
2003 | 40.0% | 9 422 488 |
Year | Percentage of ecopoints | Ecopoints for EU ─ 15 |
2000 | 48.5% | 11 428 150 |
2001 | 47.2% | 11 121 897 |
2002 | 43.5% | 10 250 317 |
2003 | 39.6% | 9 321 531 |
On those grounds,
THE COURT
hereby:
Rodríguez Iglesias |
Puissochet |
Wathelet |
Schintgen |
Gulmann |
Edward |
La Pergola |
Jann |
Skouris |
Macken |
Colneric |
von Bahr |
Cunha Rodrigues |
R. Grass |
G.C. Rodríguez Iglesias |
Registrar |
President |