Article 177 EEC Treaty
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Article 177 EEC Treaty is the foundational provision establishing the preliminary reference procedure, enabling national courts to refer questions on the interpretation and validity of Community law to the European Court of Justice.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Article 177 EEC Treaty canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Article 177 EEC Treaty Context triple: [Van Gend en Loos, procedureArticle, Article 177 EEC Treaty]
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A.
Article 12 EEC Treaty
Article 12 EEC Treaty is a foundational provision of the original European Economic Community Treaty that prohibits member states from introducing new customs duties or increasing existing ones in trade between them, and was famously recognized as having direct effect in EU law.
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B.
Article 82 EC Treaty
Article 82 EC Treaty is a core provision of European Union competition law that prohibits the abuse of a dominant market position by undertakings within the internal market.
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C.
Article 81 EC Treaty
Article 81 EC Treaty was a core provision of European Union competition law that prohibited anti-competitive agreements and concerted practices between undertakings affecting trade between Member States.
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D.
Article 152 of the EC Treaty
Article 152 of the EC Treaty is a provision of European Union primary law that establishes the EU’s role and powers in protecting public health and setting high health standards across member states.
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E.
Article 95 of the EC Treaty
Article 95 of the EC Treaty was a key internal market provision empowering the European Community to adopt harmonizing legislation to remove obstacles to trade and distortions of competition within the EU.
- 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: Article 177 EEC Treaty Target entity description: Article 177 EEC Treaty is the foundational provision establishing the preliminary reference procedure, enabling national courts to refer questions on the interpretation and validity of Community law to the European Court of Justice.
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A.
Article 12 EEC Treaty
Article 12 EEC Treaty is a foundational provision of the original European Economic Community Treaty that prohibits member states from introducing new customs duties or increasing existing ones in trade between them, and was famously recognized as having direct effect in EU law.
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B.
Article 82 EC Treaty
Article 82 EC Treaty is a core provision of European Union competition law that prohibits the abuse of a dominant market position by undertakings within the internal market.
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C.
Article 81 EC Treaty
Article 81 EC Treaty was a core provision of European Union competition law that prohibited anti-competitive agreements and concerted practices between undertakings affecting trade between Member States.
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D.
Article 152 of the EC Treaty
Article 152 of the EC Treaty is a provision of European Union primary law that establishes the EU’s role and powers in protecting public health and setting high health standards across member states.
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E.
Article 95 of the EC Treaty
Article 95 of the EC Treaty was a key internal market provision empowering the European Community to adopt harmonizing legislation to remove obstacles to trade and distortions of competition within the EU.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
provision of European Community law
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treaty article ⓘ |
| aimsAt |
ensuring effectiveness of Community law in Member States
ⓘ
preventing divergent interpretations of Community law ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Article 177 EEC
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preliminary reference provision of the EEC Treaty ⓘ |
| appliesTo | national courts of the Member States ⓘ |
| beneficiary |
lower national courts
ⓘ
national courts of last instance ⓘ |
| category | EU judicial cooperation mechanism ⓘ |
| codifiedIn |
original 1957 Treaty of Rome
ⓘ
linked to:
Treaty of Rome
|
| createsObligationFor | courts of last instance to refer questions of Community law ⓘ |
| createsPossibilityFor | lower courts to refer questions of Community law ⓘ |
| ensures | uniform application of Community law ⓘ |
| establishes | preliminary reference procedure ⓘ |
| foundationFor |
case law on preliminary rulings
ⓘ
doctrine of cooperation between national courts and the Court of Justice ⓘ |
| geographicalScope | Member States of the European Economic Community ⓘ |
| governs | procedure for references from national courts to the Court of Justice ⓘ |
| grantsPowerTo |
Court of Justice of the European Communities
ⓘ
linked to:
Court of Justice of the European Union
European Court of Justice ⓘ
linked to:
Court of Justice of the European Union
|
| historicalPeriod | pre-Maastricht European Community law ⓘ |
| inForceFrom | 1 January 1958 ⓘ |
| inspired | development of preliminary ruling mechanisms in later EU treaties ⓘ |
| interpretedBy | European Court of Justice case law ⓘ |
| involvesActor |
judges of the Court of Justice
ⓘ
national judges ⓘ |
| jurisdictionType | preliminary jurisdiction ⓘ |
| language | originally drafted in multiple official Community languages ⓘ |
| legalEffect |
binds national courts regarding interpretation of Community law
ⓘ
creates jurisdiction of the Court of Justice to give preliminary rulings ⓘ |
| legalSystem |
European Community legal order
ⓘ
linked to:
European Union legal order
|
| locatedInInstrument | Treaty of Rome ⓘ |
| partOf |
Treaty establishing the European Economic Community
ⓘ
linked to:
Treaty of Rome
|
| purpose |
to allow national courts to refer questions on interpretation of Community law
ⓘ
to allow national courts to refer questions on validity of acts of Community institutions ⓘ to ensure uniform interpretation of Community law ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
principle of direct effect
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principle of supremacy of Community law ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Article 234 EC Treaty
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Article 267 Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
interpretation of statutes of bodies established by the Council
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interpretation of the Treaty ⓘ validity and interpretation of acts of the institutions of the Community ⓘ |
| successorProvision |
Article 234 EC Treaty
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Article 267 TFEU ⓘ |
| typeOfRemedy | indirect judicial review of Community acts ⓘ |
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Subject: Article 177 EEC Treaty Description of subject: Article 177 EEC Treaty is the foundational provision establishing the preliminary reference procedure, enabling national courts to refer questions on the interpretation and validity of Community law to the European Court of Justice.
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