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Document 62000CJ0318
Judgment of the Court of 21 January 2003. # Bacardi-Martini SAS and Cellier des Dauphins v Newcastle United Football Company Ltd. # Reference for a preliminary ruling: High Court of Justice (England & Wales), Queen's Bench Division - United Kingdom. # Reference for a preliminary ruling - Freedom to provide services - Refusal to display advertisements for alcoholic drinks at a sporting event taking place in a Member State whose law allows television advertising for alcoholic drinks but being broadcast on television in another Member State whose law prohibits such advertising - Relevance of the questions for the outcome of the main proceedings. # Case C-318/00.
Euroopa Kohtu otsus, 21. jaanuar 2003.
Bacardi-Martini SAS ja Cellier des Dauphins versus Newcastle United Football Company Ltd.
Eelotsusetaotlus: High Court of Justice (England & Wales), Queen's Bench Division - Ühendkuningriik.
Teenuste osutamise vabadus.
Kohtuasi C-318/00.
Euroopa Kohtu otsus, 21. jaanuar 2003.
Bacardi-Martini SAS ja Cellier des Dauphins versus Newcastle United Football Company Ltd.
Eelotsusetaotlus: High Court of Justice (England & Wales), Queen's Bench Division - Ühendkuningriik.
Teenuste osutamise vabadus.
Kohtuasi C-318/00.
ECLI identifier: ECLI:EU:C:2003:41
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(Art. 234 EC)
JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
21 January 2003 (1)
((Reference for a preliminary ruling – Freedom to provide services – Refusal to display advertisements for alcoholic drinks at a sporting event taking place in a Member State whose law allows television advertising for alcoholic drinks but being broadcast on television in another Member State whose law prohibits such advertising – Relevance of the questions for the outcome of the main proceedings))
In Case C-318/00, REFERENCE to the Court under Article 234 EC by the High Court of Justice of England and Wales, Queen's Bench Division, for a preliminary ruling in the proceedings pending before that court between Bacardi-Martini SAS, Cellier des Dauphinsand
Newcastle United Football Company Ltd, on the interpretation of Article 59 of the EC Treaty (now, after amendment, Article 49 EC),THE COURT,,
after considering the written observations submitted on behalf of:
having regard to the national court's reply to a request for clarification pursuant to Article 104(5) of the Rules of Procedure, received at the Court on 26 February 2002,having regard to the Report for the Hearing,
after hearing the oral observations of Bacardi-Martini SAS and Cellier des Dauphins, represented by N. Green and M. Hoskins; the United Kingdom Government, represented by G. Amodeo and K. Beal; the French Government, represented by R. Loosli-Surrans; and the Commission, represented by H. van Lier, acting as Agent, at the hearing on 14 May 2002,
after hearing the Opinion of the Advocate General at the sitting on 26 September 2002,
gives the following
On those grounds,
THE COURT,
in answer to the questions referred to it by the High Court of Justice of England and Wales, Queen's Bench Division, by order of 28 July 2000, hereby rules:
Rodriguez Iglesias |
Puissochet |
Wathelet |
Gulmann |
Edward |
Jann |
Skouris |
Macken |
Colneric |
von Bahr |
Cunha Rodrigues |
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R. Grass |
G.C. Rodriguez Iglesias |
Registrar |
President |