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Judgment of the Court of 9 September 2003.#Monsanto Agricoltura Italia SpA and Others v Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri and Others.#Reference for a preliminary ruling: Tribunale amministrativo regionale del Lazio - Italy.#Regulation (EC) No 258/97 - Novel foods - Placing on the market - Safety assessment - Simplified procedure - Substantial equivalence to existing foods - Foods produced from genetically modified maize - Presence of residues of transgenic protein - Measure by a Member State temporarily restricting or suspending the trade in or use of a novel food in its territory.#Case C-236/01.
Hotărârea Curții din data de 9 septembrie 2003.
Monsanto Agricoltura Italia SpA și alții împotriva Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri și alții.
Cerere având ca obiect pronunțarea unei hotărâri preliminare: Tribunale amministrativo regionale del Lazio - Italia.
Cauza C-236/01.
Hotărârea Curții din data de 9 septembrie 2003.
Monsanto Agricoltura Italia SpA și alții împotriva Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri și alții.
Cerere având ca obiect pronunțarea unei hotărâri preliminare: Tribunale amministrativo regionale del Lazio - Italia.
Cauza C-236/01.
ECLI identifier: ECLI:EU:C:2003:431
«(Regulation (EC) No 258/97 – Novel foods – Placing on the market – Safety assessment – Simplified procedure – Substantial equivalence to existing foods – Foods produced from genetically modified maize – Presence of residues of transgenic protein – Measure by a Member State temporarily restricting or suspending the trade in or use of a novel food in its territory)»
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(Regulation No 258/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Art. 3(4), first subpara.)
(Regulation No 258/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Art. 5 and Art. 12(1))
(Regulation No 258/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Art. 3(4), second subpara. and Arts 5, 12 and 13)
(Regulation No 258/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Arts 3(1) and 12)
(Arts 152(1) EC and 174(2) EC; Regulation No 258/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Art. 3(4), first subpara.,
and Art. 5)
JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
9 September 2003 (1)
((Regulation (EC) No 258/97 – Novel foods – Placing on the market – Safety assessment – Simplified procedure – Substantial equivalence to existing foods – Foods produced from genetically modified maize – Presence of residues of transgenic protein – Measure by a Member State temporarily restricting or suspending the trade in or use of a novel food in its territory))
In Case C-236/01, REFERENCE to the Court under Article 234 EC by the Tribunale amministrativo regionale del Lazio (Italy) for a preliminary ruling in the proceedings pending before that court between Monsanto Agricoltura Italia SpA and Othersand
Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri and Others, on the interpretation and validity of the first subparagraph of Article 3(4) and the first paragraph of Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 258/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 January 1997 concerning novel foods and novel food ingredients (OJ 1997 L 43, p. 1), and on the interpretation of Article 12 thereof,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 Monsanto Agricoltura Italia SpA and Others, the Italian Government, the Parliament, the Council and the Commission at the hearing on 24 September 2002,
after hearing the Opinion of the Advocate General at the sitting on 13 March 2003,
gives the following
On those grounds,
THE COURT,
in answer to the questions referred to it by the Tribunale amministrativo regionale del Lazio by order of 18 April 2001, hereby rules:
Rodríguez Iglesias |
Puissochet |
Timmermans |
Gulmann |
Edward |
La Pergola |
Jann |
Skouris |
von Bahr |
Cunha Rodrigues |
Rosas |
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R. Grass |
G.C. Rodríguez Iglesias |
Registrar |
President |