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Criminal proceedings against Ditlev Bluhme

Country/Territory
Denmark
Type of court
International court
Date
Dec 3, 1998
Source
UNEP, InforMEA
Court name
European Court of Justice
Seat of court
Luxembourg
Judge
Puissochet, J.-P
Moitinho de Almeida, J.C.
Gulmann, C.
Sevón, L.
Wathelet, M.
Fennelly, N.
Reference number
C-67/97
Language
Danish
Subject
Wild species & ecosystems, Environment gen.
Keyword
Emission standards Water quality standards Environmental standards Public health Standards Effluent waste standards Noise standards
Abstract
A national legislative measure prohibiting the keeping on an island such as Læsø of any species of bee other than the subspecies Apis mellifera mellifera (Læsø brown bee) constitutes a measure having an effect equivalent to a quantitative restriction within the meaning of Article 30 of the EC Treaty. A national legislative measure prohibiting the keeping on an island such as Læsø of any species of bee other than the subspecies Apis mellifera mellifera (Læsø brown bee) must be regarded as justified, under Article 36 of the Treaty, on the ground of the protection of the health and life of animals.