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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)).
Forcing importers to have licences is also an example of a quantitative restriction. Although the courts
have sometimes decided that it is a measure equivalent to a quantitative restriction (MEQR). (As they did
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