Internationale Handelsgesellschaft mbH v Einfuhr- und Vorratsstelle für Getreide und Futtermittel

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judgment of the European Court of Justice landmark case in European Union law

Internationale Handelsgesellschaft mbH v Einfuhr- und Vorratsstelle für Getreide und Futtermittel is a landmark 1970 judgment of the European Court of Justice that affirmed the primacy of European Community law over conflicting national constitutional provisions, including fundamental rights guarantees.

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Label	Occurrences
Internationale Handelsgesellschaft mbH v Einfuhr- und Vorratsstelle für Getreide und Futtermittel canonical	2
Internationale Handelsgesellschaft mbH v Einfuhr- und Vorratsstelle	1

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NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Internationale Handelsgesellschaft mbH v Einfuhr- und Vorratsstelle für Getreide und Futtermittel
Context triple: [Costa v ENEL, citedBy, Internationale Handelsgesellschaft mbH v Einfuhr- und Vorratsstelle für Getreide und Futtermittel]

A. Schorsch Meier GmbH v Hennin
Schorsch Meier GmbH v Hennin is a notable English contract law case, associated with Lord Denning, concerning the enforcement of foreign currency judgments and the impact of European Community law on domestic legal principles.
B. United States of America vs. Erhard Milch
United States of America vs. Erhard Milch was a post–World War II Nuremberg war crimes trial in which former Luftwaffe Field Marshal Erhard Milch was prosecuted for his role in the Nazi regime’s use of forced labor and other atrocities.
C. Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG
Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG is a major German port and logistics company that operates key container terminals in the Port of Hamburg and provides integrated transport and logistics services.
D. Mühlenbau und Industrie Aktiengesellschaft
Mühlenbau und Industrie Aktiengesellschaft (MIAG) was a German engineering and manufacturing company best known for producing milling machinery and industrial equipment.
E. Verband der Nahrungsmittel- und Genussmittelarbeiter
Der Verband der Nahrungsmittel- und Genussmittelarbeiter war eine deutsche Gewerkschaft, die die Interessen von Beschäftigten in der Lebensmittel- und Genussmittelindustrie vertrat.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Internationale Handelsgesellschaft mbH v Einfuhr- und Vorratsstelle für Getreide und Futtermittel
Target entity description: Internationale Handelsgesellschaft mbH v Einfuhr- und Vorratsstelle für Getreide und Futtermittel is a landmark 1970 judgment of the European Court of Justice that affirmed the primacy of European Community law over conflicting national constitutional provisions, including fundamental rights guarantees.

A. Schorsch Meier GmbH v Hennin
Schorsch Meier GmbH v Hennin is a notable English contract law case, associated with Lord Denning, concerning the enforcement of foreign currency judgments and the impact of European Community law on domestic legal principles.
B. United States of America vs. Erhard Milch
United States of America vs. Erhard Milch was a post–World War II Nuremberg war crimes trial in which former Luftwaffe Field Marshal Erhard Milch was prosecuted for his role in the Nazi regime’s use of forced labor and other atrocities.
C. Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG
Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG is a major German port and logistics company that operates key container terminals in the Port of Hamburg and provides integrated transport and logistics services.
D. Mühlenbau und Industrie Aktiengesellschaft
Mühlenbau und Industrie Aktiengesellschaft (MIAG) was a German engineering and manufacturing company best known for producing milling machinery and industrial equipment.
E. Verband der Nahrungsmittel- und Genussmittelarbeiter
Der Verband der Nahrungsmittel- und Genussmittelarbeiter war eine deutsche Gewerkschaft, die die Interessen von Beschäftigten in der Lebensmittel- und Genussmittelindustrie vertrat.
F. None of above. chosen

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	judgment of the European Court of Justice ⓘ landmark case in European Union law ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Internationale Handelsgesellschaft ⓘ
areaOfLaw	common agricultural policy ⓘ
citedBy	later ECJ judgments on primacy and fundamental rights ⓘ
comparedWith	Costa v ENEL ⓘ Simmenthal II ⓘ linked to: Simmenthal
country	European Communities member states ⓘ linked to: Member States of the European Union
court	Court of Justice of the European Communities ⓘ linked to: Court of Justice of the European Union
decisionDate	1970 ⓘ
field	EU constitutional law ⓘ
fundamentalRightsSource	common constitutional traditions of the member states ⓘ general principles of Community law ⓘ international treaties for the protection of human rights ⓘ
importance	considered a cornerstone of EU constitutional law ⓘ
influenced	development of EU fundamental rights jurisprudence ⓘ later ECJ case law on supremacy of EU law ⓘ
issue	alleged incompatibility of Community rules with German constitutional guarantees of fundamental rights ⓘ validity of Community rules on export licences and deposits ⓘ
jurisdiction	European Communities ⓘ linked to: European Economic Community
keyHolding	European Community law has primacy over conflicting national constitutional provisions ⓘ linked to: EU acquis communautaire Primacy of Community law extends over national constitutional rules protecting fundamental rights ⓘ Validity of Community measures can only be judged in light of Community law, not national law ⓘ
languageOfProceedings	German ⓘ
legalDomain	European Union law ⓘ constitutional law ⓘ fundamental rights law ⓘ
legalEffect	confirmed that national courts must set aside conflicting national constitutional provisions when applying Community law ⓘ reinforced uniform application of Community law across member states ⓘ
originatingMemberState	Germany ⓘ
parties	Einfuhr- und Vorratsstelle für Getreide und Futtermittel ⓘ Internationale Handelsgesellschaft mbH ⓘ linked to: Internationale Handelsgesellschaft
principleAffirmed	Community fundamental rights as general principles of law ⓘ autonomy of the Community legal order ⓘ supremacy of Community law ⓘ
procedureType	preliminary ruling ⓘ
referringCourt	German national court ⓘ
relatedConcept	direct effect of EU law ⓘ primacy of EU law ⓘ
status	leading authority on primacy of EU law over national constitutions ⓘ
subjectMatter	fundamental rights protection in Community law ⓘ primacy of European Community law ⓘ relationship between Community law and national constitutions ⓘ
timeContext	early development of the European Community legal order ⓘ

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Costa v ENEL → citedBy → Internationale Handelsgesellschaft mbH v Einfuhr- und Vorratsstelle für Getreide und Futtermittel ⓘ

Internationale Handelsgesellschaft → hasFullCaseName → Internationale Handelsgesellschaft mbH v Einfuhr- und Vorratsstelle für Getreide und Futtermittel ⓘ

Internationale Handelsgesellschaft → hasShortName → Internationale Handelsgesellschaft mbH v Einfuhr- und Vorratsstelle ⓘ

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