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To: energyplay who wrote (96082)	10/30/2012 3:24:09 AM
From: elmatador	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 218732

This case is one of the most famous of the EU rulings and very significant in the development of the single European market. When Rowe-Zentral AG, a German importing and exporting company, attempted to market the French Creme de Cassis de Dijon in its home country, it met crippling restrictions on alcohol characteristics. The liqueur did not meet the high alcohol content requirements for liquor nor the low alcohol content requirements for beer. Specifically, provisions necessitate fruit liqueurs to have a minimum alcohol content of 25%; Creme de Cassis has an alcohol content of only 15-20%. Citing health concerns, the German Federal Monopoly Administration for Spirits prohibited the sale of the Cassis liqueur. The German importing company took the case to the European Court of Justice citing a restriction on the free movement of goods among member states of the European Union. Within international trade, non-tariff barriers to trade are elusive devices used by member-states of multilateral agreements to protect domestic industries from outside competition. In addition to subsidies and quotas, regional trade divergences can be an instrument for national governments to create an unfair advantage for domestic goods when competing with imports. The free movement of goods is essential to the collectivity of the EU and ECJ rulings reinforce the importance of this concept. The Cassis de Dijon decision built upon the 1974 Dassonville ruling that challenged the validity of national legislation attempting to introduce non-tariff barriers to trade. This case is one of the most famous of the EU rulings and very significant in the development of the single European market. The EU has grown into a prominent and powerful international regime, creating increasing competition for world power. Through economic and political integration, the EU countries have produced a very influential and prominent union while still celebrating national cultures and diversity. The Cassis de Dijon court ruling demonstrates the regional differences that arise throughout Europe as well as the rest of the international community and how such distinctiveness should be encouraged instead of suppressed.