Press Release: Letter of formal notice sent to France for non-compliance of Court judgment on British beef

Under the EU-Treaty a Member State is obliged to implement a judgment of the European Court of Justice. On 13 December 2001, the Court declared France's refusal to end the ban on British beef and veal as unlawful but up to March 2002 no measure implementing the Court judgment has been communicated to the European Commission. The European Commission has therefore sent today a letter of formal notice to France identifying France's infringement of the Court judgment. France is expected to submit its observations within 30 days.

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