Court of Justice 9 March 2000, C-448/98 (Criminal proceedings against Jean-Pierre Guimont.)

Opinion of the Advocate-General Opinion of the Advocate-General Subject of the case and national legislation 1. By this reference for a preliminary ruling, the Tribunal de Police (Local Criminal Court) Belley, France, effectively asks the Court to establish whether French legislation which prohibits the use of the designation Emmenthal for cheese which does not have a hard rind of a yellow golden