Unilever Italia SpA v Central Food SpA

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Unilever v Central Food
Submitted 7 December 1998
Decided 26 September 2000
Full case nameUnilever Italia SpA v Central Food SpA.
CaseC-443/98
CelexID61998CJ0443
ECLIECLI:EU:C:2000:496
Language of proceedingsItalian
Nationality of partiesItaly
Court composition
Judge-Rapporteur
C. Gulmann
President
G.C. Rodríguez Iglesias
Judges
Advocate General
F.G. Jacobs
Legislation affecting
Article 177 of the EC Treaty; Council Directive 83/189/EEC, as amended by Directive 94/10/EC of the European Parliament

Unilever Italia SpA v Central Food (2000) C-443/98 is an EU law case, concerning the conflict of law between a national legal system and European Union law.

Facts[edit]

Unilever sold olive oil to Central Food, which refused to pay on the ground the oil did not comply with Italian law. This was a ‘technical regulation’ under Directive 83/189. Unilever claimed damages for breach of contract. The question was referred to the European Court of Justice, whether the Directive precluded enforcement of the contract.

Judgment[edit]

The European Court of Justice upheld Unilever's claim that the law could not be applied. The Directive was a procedural bar to adopting national legislation.

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