cannot be overridden by domestic laws. Article I-6 of the proposed European Constitution stated: "The Constitution and law adopted by the institutions of the Union in exercising competences conferred on it shall have primacy over the law of the Member States". The constitution was never ratified, after being rejected in referendums in France and the Netherlands in 2005. Its replacement, the Treaty of Lisbon, did not include the article on primacy but instead included a declaration recalling the case-law. French Judge Robert Lecourt, who was on the Court from 1962 to 1976, would later argue these decisions "added nothing" other than to "give effect" to the treaties, an effect he felt was "commanded" by their being. See also Direct effect Factortame Thoburn v Sunderland City Council Van Gend en Loos v Nederlandse Administratie der Belastingen Notes External links Judgment of the Court of 15 July 1964. Flaminio Costa v E.N.E.L. Reference for a preliminary ruling: Giudice conciliatore di Milano – Italy. Case 6–64 Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 12 December 2002. French Republic v Commission of the European Communities. Action for annulment – State aid – Common organisation of the markets – Wine – Measures for adapting vineyards in Charentes. Case C-456/00 1964 in Italy European Union constitutional law Court of Justice of the European Union case law 1964 in case law Energy in Italy Italian case law