EU Internal Market
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R. Barents "Charges have an Equivalent effect on Customs Duties" (1978) 15CNL rev 415
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- Paul Craig, Gráinne de Búrca, EU Law: Text, Cases, and Materials, p.613, 617, 618, 2015
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- http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A61968CJ0024
What types of actions count as quantitative restrictions?
Quantitative restrictions are not just legislation, they can be administrative acts as shown by the Franking
Machine case (case 21/84).
Bans on imports can count as quantitative restrictions. (See cases of Commission v. Italy (Re Ban on Pork
Imports) (case 7/61)) and (R. v. Henn (Ban on import of pornographic materials) (case 34/79)).
It also includes quota systems. (See case Salgoil SpA v. Italian Ministry for Foreign Trade (case 13/68)).
Even a quota system applying to a small part of the country counts as a quantitative restriction. (See the
Ditlev Bluhme case (Danish Brown bees) (case C-67/97))