Stichting Rookpreventie Jeugd and Others ( Opinion) French Text [2021] EUECJ C-160/20_O (15 July 2021)

Stichting Rookpreventie Jeugd and Others ( Opinion) French Text [2021] EUECJ C-160/20_O (15 July 2021)

The absence of full publication in the Official Journal of the ISO standards referenced in Article 4(1) of Directive 2014/40/EU does not violate Article 297(1) TFEU or the principle of free access to law, as these standards are technical and accessory, do not impose direct obligations on manufacturers/importers, and...

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Citation
[2021] EUECJ C-160/20_O
Parties
Applicant: Stichting Rookpreventie Jeugd; Applicant: Stichting Inspire2live; Applicant: Rode Kruis Ziekenhuis BV; Applicant: Stichting ClaudicatioNet; Applicant: Nederlandse Vereniging voor Kindergeneeskunde; Applicant: Nederlandse Vereniging voor Verzekeringsgeneeskunde; Applicant: Accare, Stichting Universitaire en Algemene Kinder- en Jeugdpsychiatrie Noord-Nederland; Applicant: Vereniging Praktijkhoudende Huisartsen; Applicant: Nederlandse Vereniging van Artsen voor Longziekten en Tuberculose; Applicant: Nederlandse Federatie van Kankerpatiëntenorganisaties; Applicant: Nederlandse Vereniging Arbeids- en Bedrijfsgeneeskunde; Applicant: Nederlandse Vereniging voor Cardiologie; Applicant: Koepel van Artsen Maatschappij en Gezondheid; Applicant: Koninklijke Nederlandse Maatschappij tot bevordering der Tandheelkunde; Applicant: College van Burgemeester en Wethouders van Amsterdam; Respondent: Staatssecretaris van Volksgezondheid, Welzijn en Sport; Intervener: Vereniging Nederlandse Sigaretten- en Kerftabakfabrikanten (VSK)
Jurisdiction
European Union
Procedural Posture
Preliminary Reference (eu) / Advocate General's Opinion
Outcome
The Advocate General proposes that the Court answer the preliminary question by holding that the access conditions to the ISO standards referenced in Article 4(1) of Directive 2014/40/EU do not violate Article 297(1) TFEU or the principle of free access to law.
Legal Topics
Publication of Technical Standards, Access to Law, Tobacco Regulation, Transparency, Reference to ISO Standards, Directive 2014/40/eu, Article 297 TFEU, Principle of Free Access to Law
EU Law Administrative Law Public Health Law Publication of Technical Standards Access to Law Tobacco Regulation Transparency Reference to ISO Standards +3 more

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Parties

Stichting Rookpreventie Jeugd

Applicant

Stichting Inspire2live

Applicant

Rode Kruis Ziekenhuis BV

Applicant

Stichting ClaudicatioNet

Applicant

Nederlandse Vereniging voor Kindergeneeskunde

Applicant

Nederlandse Vereniging voor Verzekeringsgeneeskunde

Applicant

Accare, Stichting Universitaire en Algemene Kinder- en Jeugdpsychiatrie Noord-Nederland

Applicant

Vereniging Praktijkhoudende Huisartsen

Applicant

Nederlandse Vereniging van Artsen voor Longziekten en Tuberculose

Applicant

Nederlandse Federatie van Kankerpatiëntenorganisaties

Applicant

Nederlandse Vereniging Arbeids- en Bedrijfsgeneeskunde

Applicant

Nederlandse Vereniging voor Cardiologie

Applicant

Koepel van Artsen Maatschappij en Gezondheid

Applicant

Koninklijke Nederlandse Maatschappij tot bevordering der Tandheelkunde

Applicant

College van Burgemeester en Wethouders van Amsterdam

Applicant

Staatssecretaris van Volksgezondheid, Welzijn en Sport

Respondent

Vereniging Nederlandse Sigaretten- en Kerftabakfabrikanten (VSK)

Intervener

Procedural Posture

Preliminary Reference (eu) / Advocate General's Opinion

  1. 1 Whether reference to non-freely accessible ISO standards in EU legislation violates Article 297(1) TFEU and the principle of transparency/free access to law
  2. 2 Whether the method of measurement for tobacco emissions in Directive 2014/40/EU must be published in full in the Official Journal

Ratio Decidendi

The absence of full publication in the Official Journal of the ISO standards referenced in Article 4(1) of Directive 2014/40/EU does not violate Article 297(1) TFEU or the principle of free access to law, as these standards are technical and accessory, do not impose direct obligations on manufacturers/importers, and access conditions (including paid access) are justified and not disproportionate.

Court Disposition

The Advocate General proposes that the Court answer the preliminary question by holding that the access conditions to the ISO standards referenced in Article 4(1) of Directive 2014/40/EU do not violate Article 297(1) TFEU or the principle of free access to law.