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Judgment of the Court of 18 November 2003.#Budéjovický Budvar, národní podnik v Rudolf Ammersin GmbH.#Reference for a preliminary ruling: Handelsgericht Wien - Austria.#Protection of geographical indications and designations of origin - Bilateral convention between a Member State and a non-member country protecting indications of geographical source from that non-member country - Articles 28 EC and 30 EC - Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 - Article 307 EC - Succession of States in respect of treaties.#Case C-216/01.
Judgment of the Court of 18 November 2003.
Budéjovický Budvar, národní podnik v Rudolf Ammersin GmbH.
Reference for a preliminary ruling: Handelsgericht Wien - Austria.
Protection of geographical indications and designations of origin - Bilateral convention between a Member State and a non-member country protecting indications of geographical source from that non-member country - Articles 28 EC and 30 EC - Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 - Article 307 EC - Succession of States in respect of treaties.
Case C-216/01.
Judgment of the Court of 18 November 2003.
Budéjovický Budvar, národní podnik v Rudolf Ammersin GmbH.
Reference for a preliminary ruling: Handelsgericht Wien - Austria.
Protection of geographical indications and designations of origin - Bilateral convention between a Member State and a non-member country protecting indications of geographical source from that non-member country - Articles 28 EC and 30 EC - Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 - Article 307 EC - Succession of States in respect of treaties.
Case C-216/01.
European Court Reports 2003 I-13617
ECLI identifier: ECLI:EU:C:2003:618
«(Protection of geographical indications and designations of origin – Bilateral convention between a Member State and a non-member country protecting indications of geographical source from that non-member country – Articles 28 EC and 30 EC – Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 – Article 307 EC – Succession of States in respect of treaties)»
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( Council Regulation No 2081/92, Art. 2(2)(b))
( Arts 28 EC and 30 EC)
(Art. 28 EC)
(Art. 307, first and second paras, EC)
JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
18 November 2003 (1)
((Protection of geographical indications and designations of origin – Bilateral convention between a Member State and a non-member country protecting indications of geographical source from that non-member country – Articles 28 EC and 30 EC – Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 – Article 307 EC – Succession of States in respect of treaties))
In Case C-216/01,
REFERENCE to the Court under Article 234 EC by the Handelsgericht Wien (Austria) for a preliminary ruling in the proceedings pending before that court between Budějovický Budvar, národní podnikand
Rudolf Ammersin GmbH, on the interpretation of Articles 28 EC, 30 EC and 307 EC, and Council Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 of 14 July 1992 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (OJ 1992 L 208, p. 1), as amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 535/97 of 17 March 1997 (OJ 1997 L 83, p. 3),THE COURT,,
after considering the written observations submitted on behalf of:
having regard to the Report for the Hearing,
after hearing the oral observations of Budějovický Budvar, národní podnik, represented by S. Kommar; Rudolf Ammersin GmbH, represented by C. Hauer, D. Ohlgart and B. Goebel, Rechtsanwälte; and the Commission, represented by A.-M. Rouchaud and B. Wägenbaur, at the hearing on 19 November 2002,
after hearing the Opinion of the Advocate General at the sitting on 22 May 2003,
gives the following
On those grounds,
THE COURT,
in answer to the questions referred to it by the Handelsgericht Wien by order of 26 February 2001, hereby rules:
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Jann |
Timmermans |
Gulmann |
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