Defined terms — Council Regulation (EC) No 2679/98 of 7 December 1998 on the functioning of the internal market in relation to the free movement of goods among the Member States
European Union · 31998R2679 · 61 provisions
1 defined in this instrument.
obstacle — an obstacle to the free movement of goods among Member States which is attributable to a Member State, whether it involves action or inaction on its part, which may constitute a breach of Articles 30 to 36 of the Treaty and which:
leads to serious disruption of the free movement of goods by physically or otherwise preventing, delaying or diverting their import into, export from or transport across a Member State,
causes serious loss to the individuals affected, and
requires immediate action in order to prevent any continuation, increase or intensification of the disruption or loss in question 1.