Hearings
European Union
11 Mar 1986 (Case C-121/85); (Case C-121/85); EU:C:1986:114; [1987] QB 254; [1987] 2 WLR 39; [1986] 2 All ER 688, ECJ
England & Wales
25 Apr 1986 [1987] QB 254; [1987] 2 WLR 39; [1986] 2 All ER 688, QBD (Kennedy J)
Conegate Ltd v HM Customs and Excise
Subject Matter
REVENUE — Customs and Excise — Prohibition on import and export of goods — Import of indecent and obscene articles from member state of EEC — No restriction on manufacture and limited restriction on marketing of such articles in United Kingdom — Whether prohibition justified on ground of public morality — Exception relating to preexisting treaty obligations — Customs Consolidation Act 1876, s 42 — EEC Treaty, arts 30, 36, 234
(Case C-121/85); (Case C-121/85); EU:C:1986:114; [1987] QB 254; [1987] 2 WLR 39; [1986] 2 All ER 688, ECJ