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Document 62002CJ0154
Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 23 October 2003. # Criminal proceedings against Jan Nilsson. # Reference for a preliminary ruling: Hässleholms tingsrätt - Sweden. # International trade in endangered species of wild fauna and flora - CITES - Regulation (EC) No 338/97 - Articles 2(w) and 8(3) - Notion of worked specimen - Stuffed animal - Concept of specimen acquired more than 50 years previously - Manner of acquisition - Exemption - Regulation (EC) No 1808/2001 - Articles 29 and 32. # Case C-154/02.
Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 23 October 2003.
Criminal proceedings against Jan Nilsson.
Reference for a preliminary ruling: Hässleholms tingsrätt - Sweden.
International trade in endangered species of wild fauna and flora - CITES - Regulation (EC) No 338/97 - Articles 2(w) and 8(3) - Notion of worked specimen - Stuffed animal - Concept of specimen acquired more than 50 years previously - Manner of acquisition - Exemption - Regulation (EC) No 1808/2001 - Articles 29 and 32.
Case C-154/02.
Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 23 October 2003.
Criminal proceedings against Jan Nilsson.
Reference for a preliminary ruling: Hässleholms tingsrätt - Sweden.
International trade in endangered species of wild fauna and flora - CITES - Regulation (EC) No 338/97 - Articles 2(w) and 8(3) - Notion of worked specimen - Stuffed animal - Concept of specimen acquired more than 50 years previously - Manner of acquisition - Exemption - Regulation (EC) No 1808/2001 - Articles 29 and 32.
Case C-154/02.
European Court Reports 2003 I-12733
ECLI identifier: ECLI:EU:C:2003:590
«(International trade in endangered species of wild fauna and flora – CITES – Regulation (EC) No 338/97 – Articles 2(w) and 8(3) – Definition of worked specimen – Stuffed animal – Definition of specimen acquired more than 50 years previously – Manner of acquisition – Exemption – Regulation (EC) No 1808/2001 – Articles 29 and 32)»
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(Council Regulation No 338/97, Arts 2(w) and 8(3)(b))
(Council Regulation No 338/97)
(Council Regulation No 338/97, Art. 8(3)(b))
(Council Regulation No 338/97, Art. 8(3)(b); Commission Regulation No 1808/2001, Art. 32, second para.)
JUDGMENT OF THE COURT (Sixth Chamber)
23 October 2003 (1)
((International trade in endangered species of wild fauna and flora – CITES – Regulation (EC) No 338/97 – Articles 2(w) and 8(3) – Notion of worked specimen – Stuffed animal – Concept of specimen acquired more than 50 years previously – Manner of acquisition – Exemption – Regulation (EC) No 1808/2001 – Articles 29 and 32))
In Case C-154/02, REFERENCE to the Court under Article 234 EC by Hässleholms tingsrätt (Sweden) for a preliminary ruling in the criminal proceedings pending before that court against Jan Nilsson, on the interpretation of Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 of 9 December 1996 on the protection of species of wild fauna and flora by regulating trade therein (OJ 1997 L 61, p. 1), as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2307/97 of 18 November 1997 (OJ 1997 L 325, p. 1), and of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1808/2001 of 30 August 2001 laying down detailed rules concerning the implementation of Regulation No 338/97 (OJ 2001 L 250, p. 1),THE COURT (Sixth Chamber),,
after considering the written observations submitted on behalf of:
having regard to the report of the Judge-Rapporteur,
after hearing the Opinion of the Advocate General at the sitting on 15 May 2003,
gives the following
On those grounds,
THE COURT (Sixth Chamber),
in answer to the questions referred to it by the Hässleholms tingsrätt by order of 22 April 2002, hereby rules:
Puissochet |
Gulmann |
Macken |
Colneric |
Cunha Rodrigues |
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R. Grass |
V. Skouris |
Registrar |
President |