Gerrit Holdijk and others. [1982] EUECJ R-143/81 (1 April 1982)

Gerrit Holdijk and others. [1982] EUECJ R-143/81 (1 April 1982)

Community law does not prevent a Member State from maintaining or introducing unilateral rules concerning standards for enclosures for fattening calves, provided these apply without distinction to animals intended for the national market and for export.

Citation
[1982] EUECJ R-143/81
Parties
Defendant: Gerrit Holdijk; Defendant: Lubbartus Mulder; Defendant: Veevoederbedrijf 'Alpuro' BV
Jurisdiction
European Union
Judgment Date
01 April 1982
Procedural Posture
Reference for a Preliminary Ruling / Judgment on Preliminary Reference
Outcome
Reference answered; national rules permissible under current Community law.
Legal Topics
Free Movement of Goods, Quantitative Restrictions, Animal Welfare, Common Agricultural Policy
European Union Law Agricultural Law Free Movement of Goods Quantitative Restrictions Animal Welfare Common Agricultural Policy

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Parties

Gerrit Holdijk

Defendant

Lubbartus Mulder

Defendant

Veevoederbedrijf 'Alpuro' BV

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Reference for a Preliminary Ruling / Judgment on Preliminary Reference

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether national rules on minimum standards for enclosures for fattening calves are compatible with Community law, specifically the rules on free movement of goods and the common organization of agricultural markets.

Ratio Decidendi

Community law does not prevent a Member State from maintaining or introducing unilateral rules concerning standards for enclosures for fattening calves, provided these apply without distinction to animals intended for the national market and for export.

Court Disposition

Reference answered; national rules permissible under current Community law.

Orders

  • Community law does not prevent a Member State from maintaining or introducing unilateral rules concerning the standards for enclosures for fattening calves, provided they apply without distinction to calves intended for the national market and for export.