12.4.2008
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
C 92/4
Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 21 February 2008 — Commission of the European Communities v French Republic
(Case C-201/06) (1)
(Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Plant protection products - Parallel imports - Marketing authorisation procedure - Conditions - Common origin of a plant protection product imported in parallel and the reference product)
(2008/C 92/05)
Language of the case: French
Parties
Applicant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: B. Stromsky, acting as Agent)
Defendant: French Republic (represented by: G. de Bergues and R. Loosli-Surrans, acting as Agents)
Intervener in support of the defendant: Kingdom of the Netherlands (represented by H.G. Sevenster, acting as Agent)
Re:
Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Article 28 EC — Requirement that a plant protection product imported in parallel and a reference product have a common origin
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1.
Dismisses the action;
2.
Orders the Commission of the European Communities to pay the costs;
3.
Orders the Kingdom of the Netherlands to bear its own costs.
(1) OJ C 165, 15.7.2006.
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