Date: 2021
Type: Working Paper
The Court of Justice in the archives project : analysis of the Dassonville case (8/74)
Working Paper, EUI AEL, 2021/04
MULLER, Justine Viviane Anne, The Court of Justice in the archives project : analysis of the Dassonville case (8/74), EUI AEL, 2021/04 - https://hdl.handle.net/1814/71541
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This working paper is part of the CJEU in the Archive project. In 1974 the Court of Justice of
the European Union (CJEU) stated that measures having an effect equivalent to quantitative
restrictions were prohibited. The famous Dassonville formula is known and repeated by judges
and students alike. The release by the CJEU of the dossier de procédure provides however a
new take on the story that led to one of its most notable decisions. In this case study the main
findings are, first, the discovery of new arguments, sources and evidence that offers valuable
insights into the parties’ interests and goals. Behind the formula, technical and personal
arguments are hidden. Second, the dossier puts the Dassonville case back in its context. This
context reveals how the definition of measure having equivalent effect to quantitative
restrictions was an ongoing subject in all the institutions of European Economic Community.
The dossier thus extends understanding of the Dassonville case and sheds light on the
circumstances that led to the famous formula that was elaborated therein.
Cadmus permanent link: https://hdl.handle.net/1814/71541
ISSN: 1831-4066
Series/Number: EUI AEL; 2021/04
Publisher: European University Institute
Keyword(s): European Court of Justice Trade Measure equivalent Archive Procedure