The economic and monetary situation
The completion of the common market
Judgment of the Court of Justice, Rewe-Zentral, Case 120/78 (20 February 1979)
TextThis judgment, known as the 'Cassis de Dijon judgment', is a keystone of the development of case-law relative to the prohibition of quantitative restrictions on imports and of measures having equivalent effect on the free movement of goods (Article 30 of the EEC Treaty, now Article 28 of the EC Treaty).
Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee on the White Paper (27 November 1985)
TextOn 27 November 1985, the Economic and Social Committee (ESC) of the European Communities delivers its opinion on the European Commission’s White Paper ‘Completing the Internal Market’. The opinion is adopted by 90 votes in favour, 14 votes against and 17 abstentions.
Budgetary, economic and monetary issues
Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee on the prospects for the Communities’ policies in the 1980s (28 and 29 October 1981)
TextOn 28 and 29 October 1981, the Economic and Social Committee adopts an opinion on the prospects for the Communities’ policies in the 1980s. After reviewing the economic situation in Europe, it concludes that the Communities should move towards a genuine European union based on the existing treaties and new guidelines set by foreign policy.