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I. EXTERNAL RELATIONS
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 14 May 2010
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1 ‘Current Developments: European Union Law’ (2005) 54 ICLQ 995.
2 Council SG/11218/07, POLGEN74, para.1.
3 This article will not cover the judgments of the European Courts in the various smart sanctions cases (see, for instance, Joined Cases C402/05 P and C-415/05 P Kadi and Al Barakaat v Council and Commission [2008] ECR I-6351), as they have been analysed extensively elsewhere: see, for instance, Tridimas, T, ‘Terrorism and the ECJ: Empowerment and Democracy in the EC Legal Order’ (2009) 34 ELRev 103Google Scholar, and Halberstam, D and Stein, E, ‘The United Nations, the European Union and the King of Sweden: Economic Sanctions and Individual Rights in a Plural World Order’ (2009) 46 CMLR 13Google Scholar.
4 Case C-94/03 Commission v Council [2006] ECR I-1
5 Case C-281/01 Commission v Council (re: Energy Star Agreement) [2002] ECR I-12049.
6 Opinion 2/00 (re: Cartagena Protocol) [2001] ECR I-9713.
7 [2006] ECR I-1145.
8 Council Regulation 44/2001 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters ([2001] OJ L 12/1.
9 See (n 7) para 131.
10 ibid para 126.
11 The Lisbon Treaty has amended this provision in art 40 TEU which now places the EU and CFSP sets of rules on equal footing.
12 Case C-91/05 Commission v Council [2008] ECR I-3651.
13 Council Decision 2004/833/CFSP implementing Joint Action 2002/589/CFSP [2004] OJ L359/65.
14 See (n 12) para 60.
15 See, for instance, A secure Europe in a better world— European Security Strategy (Brussels, 12 December 2003), as well as Report on the Implementation of the European Security Strategy (Brussels, 11 December 2008). See also European Consensus on Development [2006] C 46/01.
16 Case C-403/05 Parliament v Commission [2007] ECR I-9045.
17 [1992] OJ L52/1.
18 Case C-459/03 Commission v Ireland [2006] ECR I-4635.
19 For other examples, see Case C-25/94 Commission v Council (FAO) [1996] ECR I-1469, and Case C-266/03 Commission v Luxembourg [2005] ECR I-4805.
20 See Opinion 2/91 (Convention No 170 ILO) [1993] ECR I-1061, Opinion 1/94 (WTO) [1994] ECR I-5267, Opinion 2/00 (Cartagena Protocol) [2001] ECR I-9713.
21 See, for instance, the Declaration to the Hague Convention on Private International Law in Annex II to Council Dec. 2006/719/EC [2006] OJ L/297/1, 5.
22 See, for instance, Case C-124/95 Centro-Com [1997] ECR I-81.
23 Case C-246/07 Commission v Sweden, currently pending (AG Maduro delivered his Opinion on 1 October 2009).
24 Case C-249/06, Commission v Sweden, judgment of 3 March 2009, not yet reported.
25 Case C-205/06, Commission v Austria, judgment of 3 March 2009, not yet reported.
26 Case C-118/07 Commission v Finland, judgment of 19 November 2009, not yet reported.
27 Art 47 TEU.
28 With the exception laid down in art 275 TFEU.
29 His role is set out in art 15(6) TEU.
30 S407/08 Report on the Implementation of the European Security Strategy—Providing Security in a Changing World (Brussels, 11 December 2008).
31 See European Consensus on Development [2006] C 46/01.
32 Art 43(1) TEU.
33 Art 45 TEU.
34 Art 42(6) TEU and the accompanying Protocol.
35 Art 42(7) TEU.
36 Council Joint Action 2004/551/CFSP [2004] OJ L245/17.
37 http://www.eda.europa.eu/genericitem.aspx?area=Organisation&id=154 (last accessed on November 24, 2009).
38 The Challenges facing the European Defence-Related Industry. A Contribution for Action at European Level COM(96) 10 final; Implementing European Union Strategy on Defence Related Industries COM(97) 583 final, adopted on November 12, 1997.
39 European Defence—Industrial and Market Issues. Towards an EU Defence Equipment Policy COM(2003) 113 final, adopted on March 11, 2003; Toward a programme to advance European security through Research and Technology COM(2004) 72 final, adopted on February 3, 2004; Security Research: The Next Step COM(2004) 590 final, adopted on September 7, 2004.
40 COM(2006) 779 final, adopted on December 7, 2006.
41 Case C-337/05 Commission v Italy [2008] ECR I-2173, and Case C-157/06 Commission v Italy [2008] ECR I-7313.
42 [2009] OJ L 146/1.
43 [2009] OJ L 216/76.
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