Nature and primacy of Community law Powers of the Community Effects of legal acts Fundamental rights General principles of law (selection) Legal certainty Proportionality Protection of legitimate expectations Subsidiarity principle

Nature and primacy of Community law
Powers of the Community
Effects of legal acts
Fundamental rights
General principles of law (selection)
    Legal certainty
    Proportionality
    Protection of legitimate expectations
    Subsidiarity principle

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Nature and primacy of Community law

Case 26/62 Van Gend & Loos (1963) ECR 1 (nature of Community law; rights and obligations of individuals).

Case 6/64 Costa/ENEL (1964) ECR 1251 (nature of Community law; direct applicability; primacy of Community law).

Case 14/68 Walt Wilhelm and others (1969) ECR 1 (nature of Community law; primacy of Community law).

Case 106/77 Simmenthal (1978) ECR 629 (Community law; direct applicability, primacy).

Case 826/79 Mireco (1980) ECR 2559 (primacy of Community law).

Case C-213/89 Factortame (1990) ECR I- 2466 (direct applicability; primacy of Community law).

Joined Cases C-6 Francovich and 9/90 Bonifaci (1991) ECR I-5403 (effect of Community law; liability of Member States for failure to discharge Community obligations; non-transposal of directives).

Case C-13 and 113/91 Debus (1992) ECR I-3636 (conflict between Community and national law; direct applicability and primacy of Community law).

Case C-393/92 Gemeente Almelo (1994) ECR I-1477 (primacy and uniform application of Community law).

Joined Cases C-46/93 Brasserie du pêcheur and C-48/93 Factortame (1996) ECR I-1029 (effect of Community law; general liability of Member States for failure to discharge Community obligations).

Joined Cases C-10 and 22/97 IN.CO.GE "90 Srl. (1998) ECR I-6307 (primacy of Community law).

Case C-212/97 Centros Ltd. (1999) ECR I- 1459 (national measures for preventing abuse of Community law).

Powers of the Community

Case 8/55 Fédéchar (1955-56) ECR 291 (implied powers; official fixing of prices).

Case 22/70 AETR (1971) ECR 263 (legal personality and treaty-making powers of the Community).

Case 6/76 Kramer (1976) ECR 1279 (external relations; international commitments; authority of the Community).

Opinion 1/76 (1977) ECR 759 ff. (external relations; international commitments; authority of the Community).

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Opinion 1/78 (1979) ECR 2871 (division of powers between the Community and the Member States).

Cases 51, 90 and 94/89 United Kingdom and others v Council (1991) ECR I-2786 (subsidiarity; scope of principle).

Opinion 2/91 (1993) ECR I-1061 (distribu tion of powers between the Community and the Member States).

Opinion 1/91 (1993) ECR I-6079 (EEA Agreement I; distribution of powers).

Opinion 1/94 (1994) ECR I-5267 (WTO Agreement; distribution of powers).

Opinion 2/94 (1996) ECR I-1759 (acces sion by the EC to the ECHR; absence of powers).

Case 22/96 - Parliament v Council (1998) ECR I-3231

Effects of legal acts

Case 43/71 Politi (1971) ECR 1039 (regulations; direct effects).

Case 65/75 Tasca (1976) ECR 291 (regulations; direct effects).

Case 31/78 Bussone (1978) ECR 2429 (regulations; direct effects).

Case 2/74 Reyners (1974) ECR 631 (direct applicability; freedom of establishment).

Case 11/77 Hugh Patrick (1977) ECR 1199 (direct applicability; right of establishment).

Case 33/74 van Binsbergen (1974) ECR 1299 (direct applicability; freedom to provide services).

Case 41/74 van Duyn (1974) ECR 1337 (direct applicability; freedom of movement).

Case 9/70 Grad (1970) ECR 825 (decisions; direct applicability).

Case 33/70 SACE (1970) ECR 1213 (directives; direct applicability).

Case 148/78 Ratti (1979) ECR 1629 (directives; direct applicability).

Case 70/83 Kloppenburg (1984) ECR 1075 (directives; direct applicability).

Case 152/84 Marshall (1986) ECR 723 (directives; direct applicability).

Case 103/88 Costanzo (1989) ECR 1861 (directives; direct applicability; conditions; consequences).

Case 322/88 Grimaldi (1989) ECR 4416 (recommendations; direct effect or its absence; observance by national courts).

Case 188/89 Forster (1990) ECR I-3343 (directives; horizontal direct effect).

Case 221/88 Busseni (1990) ECR I-519 (ECSC recommendations/directives; vertical direct effect).

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Case 292/89 Antonissen (1991) ECR I-773 (statements in Council minutes; status for interpretation purposes).

Case 156/91 Hansa Fleisch (1992) ECR I- 5567 (decisions; direct applicability; conditions).

Case 91/92 Faccini Dori (1994) ECR I- 3325 (directives; horizontal direct effect).

Case 465/93 Atlanta Fruchthandelsge sellschaft (1995) ECR I-3761 (validity of a regulation; preliminary ruling; ordering of interim measures; conditions).

Case 469/93 Chiquita Italia (1995) ECR I- 4533 (direct effect of provisions of the GATT and the Lomé Convention).

Case 368/96 Generics Ltd. (1998) ECR I- 7967 (statements in minutes; status for interpretation purposes).

Fundamental rights

Case 29/69 Stauder (1969) ECR 419 (fundamental rights; general principles of law).

Case 11/70 Internationale Handelsge sellschaft (1970) ECR 1125 (fundamental rights; general principles of law).

Cases 166/73, 146/73 Rheinmühlen I, II (1974) ECR 33 and 139 (extent to which national courts are bound by rulings of superior courts).

Case 4/73 Nold (1974) ECR 491 (funda- mental rights; general principles of law; common constitutional traditions).

Case 36/75 Rutili (1975) ECR 1219 (equal treatment; reference to the ECHR).

Case 175/73 Amalgamated European Public Service Union (1974) ECR 917 (freedom to form associations).

Case 130/75 Prais (1976) ECR 1589 (freedom of religion).

Case 117/76 Quellmehl (1977) ECR 1753 (principle of equality).

Case 149/77 Defrenne (1978) ECR 1381 (fundamental rights; general principles of law).

Case 44/79 Hauer (1979) ECR 3727 (fundamental rights; right to property).

Case 85/79 Hoffmann-La Roche (1979) ECR 461 (fundamental rights; principle of the right to be heard).

Joined Cases 154, 205, 206, 227-228, 263 and 264/78 Valsabbia (1980) ECR 1010 (fundamental rights; right of property).

Case 293/83 Gravier (1985) ECR 593 (equal treatment; students" registration fee).

Case 234/85 Keller (1986) ECR 2897 (freedom to pursue a trade or profession).

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Case 12/86 Demirel (1987) ECR 3719 (fundamental rights; Convention on Human Rights).

Joined Cases 46/87 and 227/88 Hoechst (1989) ECR 2919 (fundamental rights; principle of the right to be heard; adminis trative procedure; inviolability of the home; reference to the ECHR).

Case 374/87 Orkem (1989) ECR 3343 (fundamental rights; principle of the right to be heard; investigation procedure).

Case 265/87 Schräder (1989) ECR 2263 (rights of ownership; freedom to pursue a trade or profession; restrictions).

Case 100/88 Oyowe and Traore (1989) ECR 4304 (fundamental rights; freedom of expression).

Case 5/88 Wachauf (1989) ECR 2633 (restrictions on fundamental rights).

Case 62/90 Commission v Germany (1992) ECR I-2575 (fundamental rights; observance by Member States; restrictions in the public interest).

Case 219/91 Ter voort (1992) ECR I-5485 (freedom of expression).

Case 97/91 Borelli (1992) ECR I-6313 (fundamental rights; right to take action in the courts).

Case 357/89 Raulin (1992) ECR I-1027 (equal treatment; prohibition of discrimination on grounds of nationality).

Case 132/91 Katsikas (1992) ECR I-6577 (fundamental rights; freedom to pursue a trade or profession).

Case 2/92 Bostock (1994) ECR I-955 (fundamental freedoms; right of owner ship; freedom to pursue a trade or profession; observance when implementing Community rules).

Case 280/93 Germany v Council (1994) ECR I-5065 (rights of ownership; freedom to pursue a trade or profession; restrictions in the public interest).

Case 415/93 Bosman (1995) ECR I-4921 (fundamental rights; freedom to pursue a trade or profession).

Case 55/94 Gebhard (1995) ECR I-4165 (fundamental rights; right of establishment; freedom to pursue a trade or profession).

Opinion 2/94 (1996) ECR I-1759 (fundamental rights; accession by the EC to the ECHR).

Case T-105/95 WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature) v Commission (1997) ECR II- 313 (basic procedural rights; public access to Council and Commission documents).

Cases 248 and 249/95 SAM Schiffahrt und Stapf (1997) ECR I-4475 (protection of property rights and their substance).

Case T-42/96 Eyckeler & Malt AG v Commission ("Hilton Beef") (1998) ECR II- 401 (basic procedural rights; right to be heard).

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General principles of law (selection)

Legal certainty

Cases 18 and 35/65 Gutmann (1966) ECR 103, 149 ff.

Case 78/74 Deuka (1975) ECR 421.

Case 98/78 Racke (1979) ECR 69.

Case 96/78 Decker (1979) ECR 101.

Case 265/78 Ferwerda (1980) ECR 617.

Case 61/79 Denkavit (1980) ECR 1205.

Cases 66, 127 and 128/79 Salumi (1980) ECR 1237.

Case 826/79 Mireco (1980) ECR 2559.

Case 70/83 Kloppenburg (1984) ECR 1075.

Case 322/93 P Peugeot (1994) ECR I- 2727.

Case 137/95 Richardson (1995) ECR I- 3407.

Cases T-551/93, T-231-234/94 Industrias Pesqueras Campos and others (1996) ECR II-247.

Proportionality

Case 116/76 Granaria (1977) ECR 1247.

Case 8/77 Sagulo (1977) ECR 1495.

Case 122/78 Buitoni (1979) ECR 677.

Case 154/78 Valsabbia (1980) ECR 907.

Case 808/79 Pardini (1980) ECR 2103.

Case 125/83 Corman (1985) ECR 3039.

Case 265/87 Schräder (1989) ECR 2263.

Case 331/88 Fedesa (1990) ECR I-4057.

Case 87/92 Hoche (1993) ECR I-4623.

Case T-480/93 Antillean Rice Mills (1995) ECR II-2305.

Case T-162/94 NMB and others (1996) ECR II-427.

Case 233/94 Germany v Council and Parliament (1997) ECR I-2405.

Case 161/96 Südzucker (1998) ECR I-281.

Protection of legitimate expectations

Case 74/74 CNTA (1975) ECR 533.

Cases 205-215/82 Deutsche Milchkontor (1983) ECR 2633.

Case 120/86 Mulder (1988) ECR 2344.

Case 170/86 von Deetzen (1988) ECR 2368.

Case 350/88 Delacre (1990) ECR I-418.

Case 152/88 Sofrimport (1990) ECR I- 2477.

Case 368/89 Crispoltoni I (1991) ECR I- 3715.

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Cases 31-44/91 Lageder (1993) ECR I- 1761.

Case T-82/91 Latham (1994) ECR II-61.

Case T-472/93 Campo Ebro (1995) ECR II- 421.

Case 22/94 Irish Farmer Association (1997) ECR I-1808.

Case T-119/95 Hauer (1998) ECR II-2713.

Subsidiarity principle

Case T-29/92 SPO (1995) ECR II-289.

Case 84/94 United Kingdom v Council (1996) ECR I-5755.

Cases 36 and 37/97 Kellinhusen and Ketelsen (1998) ECR I-6337.