Wine Industry Report

Case C-231/04: Order of the Court (Second Chamber) of 11 May 2006 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunale Amministrativo Regionale del Lazio — Italy) — Confcooperative, Unione regionale della Cooperazione Fvg Federagricole, Friulvini Soc. coop. rl, Cantina Sociale di Ramuscello e S. Vito v Ministero delle Politiche Agricole e Forestali, Regione Veneto (First subparagraph of Article 104(3) of the Rules of Procedure — External relations — Agreement between the EC and Hungary on the reciprocal protection and control of wine names — Protection in the Community of a name relating to certain wines originating in Hungary — Geographical indication Tokaj — Exchange of letters — Possibility of using the word Tocai in the term Tocai friulano or Tocai italico for the description and presentation of certain Italian wines, in particular quality wines produced in specified regions ( quality wines psr ), during a transitional period expiring on 31 March 2007 — Exclusion of that possibility at the end of the transitional period — Validity — Legal basis — Article 133 EC — Principles of international law relating to treaties — Articles 22 to 24 of the TRIPs Agreement — Protection of fundamental rights — Right to property)
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