Costa v ENEL
E312027
Costa v ENEL is a landmark 1964 judgment of the European Court of Justice that established the primacy of European Union law over conflicting national law.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Costa v ENEL canonical | 3 |
| Flaminio Costa v E.N.E.L. | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2931923 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Costa v ENEL Context triple: [European Union legal order, originatedInCase, Costa v ENEL]
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A.
Fortum
Fortum is a Finnish state-owned energy company that focuses on electricity generation, district heating, and related energy services across the Nordic and Baltic regions, Poland, and India.
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B.
Energetica
Energetica is an interactive exhibition at Amsterdam’s NEMO Science Museum that explores the principles and applications of sustainable energy and natural forces.
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C.
E.ON
E.ON is a major European energy company based in Germany that focuses on electricity generation, renewable energy, and energy infrastructure services.
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D.
Engie
Engie is a major French multinational utility company specializing in electricity, natural gas, and energy services, with a strong focus on renewable and low-carbon energy solutions.
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E.
Lanco
Lanco is a small Chilean city located in the Los Ríos Region, known primarily as an agricultural and service center for the surrounding rural area.
- 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: Costa v ENEL Target entity description: Costa v ENEL is a landmark 1964 judgment of the European Court of Justice that established the primacy of European Union law over conflicting national law.
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A.
Fortum
Fortum is a Finnish state-owned energy company that focuses on electricity generation, district heating, and related energy services across the Nordic and Baltic regions, Poland, and India.
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B.
Energetica
Energetica is an interactive exhibition at Amsterdam’s NEMO Science Museum that explores the principles and applications of sustainable energy and natural forces.
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C.
E.ON
E.ON is a major European energy company based in Germany that focuses on electricity generation, renewable energy, and energy infrastructure services.
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D.
Engie
Engie is a major French multinational utility company specializing in electricity, natural gas, and energy services, with a strong focus on renewable and low-carbon energy solutions.
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E.
Lanco
Lanco is a small Chilean city located in the Los Ríos Region, known primarily as an agricultural and service center for the surrounding rural area.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
European Court of Justice case
ⓘ
case law ⓘ landmark judgment ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
EU institutional law
ⓘ
constitutional law of the European Union ⓘ |
| articleInterpreted |
Article 82 EC Treaty
ⓘ
surface form:
Article 102 EEC Treaty
Article 177 EEC Treaty ⓘ Article 189 EEC Treaty ⓘ |
| caseNumber | 6/64 ⓘ |
| citedBy |
R v Secretary of State for Transport, ex parte Factortame Ltd
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surface form:
Factortame (No. 2)
Internationale Handelsgesellschaft mbH v Einfuhr- und Vorratsstelle für Getreide und Futtermittel ⓘ Simmenthal ⓘ
surface form:
Simmenthal II
|
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| court |
Court of Justice of the European Union
ⓘ
surface form:
European Court of Justice
|
| decisionDate | 1964-07-15 ⓘ |
| decisionType | preliminary ruling on interpretation of Community law ⓘ |
| defendant | Ente Nazionale per l'Energia Elettrica ⓘ |
| defendantAbbreviation | ENEL ⓘ |
| field |
European Union legal order
ⓘ
surface form:
European Union law
|
| fullCaseName |
Costa v ENEL
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Flaminio Costa v E.N.E.L.
|
| hasParty |
Ente Nazionale per l'Energia Elettrica
ⓘ
Flaminio Costa ⓘ |
| importance |
foundational case for EU legal order
ⓘ
key authority on supremacy of EU law ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
European Economic Community
ⓘ
European Union legal order ⓘ |
| languageOfProceedings | Italian ⓘ |
| legalEffect | binding precedent in EU law ⓘ |
| legalPrincipleEstablished |
direct effect of certain Treaty provisions
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primacy of EU law over national law ⓘ supremacy of European Union law ⓘ |
| legalSystem |
European Union legal order
ⓘ
surface form:
EU law
|
| originatingCourt | Giudice conciliatore di Milano ⓘ |
| plaintiff | Flaminio Costa ⓘ |
| procedureType | preliminary ruling ⓘ |
| regionConcerned |
Member States of the European Union
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surface form:
Member States of the European Economic Community
|
| relatedCase |
Van Gend en Loos
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surface form:
Van Gend en Loos v Nederlandse Administratie der Belastingen
|
| relatedConcept |
autonomy of EU legal order
ⓘ
direct effect ⓘ supremacy of EU law ⓘ |
| result | affirmation of primacy of Community law over later national law ⓘ |
| shortName | Costa v ENEL self-link ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
conflict between national law and Community law
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primacy of Community law ⓘ |
| treatyInterpreted |
Treaty of Rome
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surface form:
EEC Treaty
Treaty of Rome ⓘ
surface form:
Treaty establishing the European Economic Community
|
| yearDecided | 1964 ⓘ |
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Subject: Costa v ENEL Description of subject: Costa v ENEL is a landmark 1964 judgment of the European Court of Justice that established the primacy of European Union law over conflicting national law.
Referenced by (4)
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this entity surface form:
Flaminio Costa v E.N.E.L.