14.11.2016
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
C 419/7
Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 22 September 2016 — European Commission v Czech Republic
(Case C-525/14) (1)
((Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Free movement of goods - Article 34 TFEU - Quantitative restrictions on imports - Measures having equivalent effect - Precious metals hallmarked in a third country in accordance with Netherlands legislation - Import into the Czech Republic after being put into free circulation - Refusal to recognise the hallmark - Consumer protection - Proportionality - Admissibility))
(2016/C 419/08)
Language of the case: Czech
Parties
Applicant: European Commission (represented by: P. Němečková, E. Manhaeve and G. Wilms, acting as Agents)
Defendant: Czech Republic (represented by: M. Smolek, T. Müller, J. Vláčil and J. Očková, acting as Agents)
Intervener in support of the defendant: French Republic (represented by: D. Colas and R. Coesme, acting as Agents)
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1.
Declares that, by refusing to recognise the hallmarks of the WaarborgHolland assay office, the Czech Republic has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 34 TFEU;
2.
Dismisses the action as to the remainder;
3.
Orders the European Commission, the Czech Republic and the French Republic to bear their own costs.
(1) OJ C 46, 9.2.2015.
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