I sin stævning har Kommissionen for De Europæiske Fællesskaber nedlagt påstand om, at det fastslås, at Kongeriget Sverige har tilsidesat sine forpligtelser i henhold til artikel 90, stk. 2, EF, idet det har anvendt interne afgifter, der indirekte beskytter øl, som hovedsageligt er fremstillet i Sverige, i forhold til vin, som hovedsageligt er indført fra andre medlemsstater.
By its application, the Commission of the European Communities claims that the Court should declare that the Kingdom of Sweden has failed to fulfil its obligations under the second paragraph of Article 90 EC, by imposing internal taxes of such a nature as to afford indirect protection to beer, which is mainly produced in Sweden, as compared with wine, which is mainly imported from other Member States.