«(Regulation (EC) No 258/97 – Novel foods – Placing on the market – Safety assessment – Simplified procedure – Substantial equivalence to existing foods – Foods produced from genetically modified maize – Presence of residues of transgenic protein – Measure by a Member State temporarily restricting or suspending the trade in or use of a novel food in its territory)»
JUDGMENT OF THE COURT9 September 2003 (1)
((Regulation (EC) No 258/97 – Novel foods – Placing on the market – Safety assessment – Simplified procedure – Substantial equivalence to existing foods – Foods produced from genetically modified maize – Presence of residues of transgenic protein – Measure by a Member State temporarily restricting or suspending the trade in or use of a novel food in its territory))
and
THE COURT,,
after considering the written observations submitted on behalf of:
having regard to the Report for the Hearing,
after hearing the oral observations of Monsanto Agricoltura Italia SpA and Others, the Italian Government, the Parliament, the Council and the Commission at the hearing on 24 September 2002,
after hearing the Opinion of the Advocate General at the sitting on 13 March 2003,
gives the following
On those grounds,
THE COURT,
Rodríguez Iglesias
Puissochet
Timmermans
Gulmann
Edward
La Pergola
Jann
Skouris
von Bahr
Cunha Rodrigues
Rosas
R. Grass
G.C. Rodríguez Iglesias
Registrar
President