Reports of Cases
published in the electronic Reports of Cases (Court Reports - general)
Subject-matter
Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations – Infringement of Articles 2(b) and (d), 3 and 4 of Directive 2005/29/EC on unfair commercial practices (OJ 2005 L 149, p. 22) – Compatibility of the exclusion of professions, dentists and physiotherapists from the scope of the national legislation transposing the directive – Compatibility of national legislation concerning an advertisement of price reductions – Compatibility of national legislation restricting travelling trading activity to a certain threshold and prohibiting travelling trading in precious metals and precious stones – Complete harmonisation of the rules on unfair commercial practices
Systematic classification scheme
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3 Legal proceedings
3.01 Actions for failure to fulfil obligations
3.01.00 General
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3 Legal proceedings
3.01 Actions for failure to fulfil obligations
3.01.03 Defences
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3 Legal proceedings
3.01 Actions for failure to fulfil obligations
3.01.03 Defences
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3 Legal proceedings
3.01 Actions for failure to fulfil obligations
3.01.00 General
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2 Institutional framework of the European Union
2.05 Legal acts of the European Union
2.05.03 Directives
2.05.03.00 General
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4.18.05.04 Commercial practices which are in all circumstances considered unfair
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4 Internal policy of the European Union
4.18 Consumer protection
4.18.05 Unfair commercial practices
4.18.05.04 Commercial practices which are in all circumstances considered unfair
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4 Internal policy of the European Union
4.18 Consumer protection
4.18.03 Indication of prices
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4 Internal policy of the European Union
4.18 Consumer protection
4.18.05 Unfair commercial practices
4.18.05.01 Scope of the legislation
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4.18.05.04 Commercial practices which are in all circumstances considered unfair
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4 Internal policy of the European Union
4.18 Consumer protection
4.18.05 Unfair commercial practices
4.18.05.04 Commercial practices which are in all circumstances considered unfair
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Citations of case-law or legislation
References in grounds of judgment
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TFEU - Protocol No 3
-A21L1 : paragraph 30
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TFEU, Article 28
: paragraph 64
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TFEU, Article 258
: paragraphs 30, 33, 34, 44
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TEU, Article 17
-P1 : paragraph 33
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TEU, Article 4
-P3 : paragraph 33
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Directive 85/577
-A08 : paragraphs 8, 9, 71
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Directive 98/6
: paragraphs 11, 59
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Directive 98/6
-A10 : paragraphs 11, 60
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Directive 2005/29
: paragraphs 1, 32, 35, 36, 64
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Directive 2005/29
-A01 : paragraphs 1, 3, 62
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Directive 2005/29
-A02LB : paragraphs 1, 4, 31, 77
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Directive 2005/29
-A02LD : paragraphs 1, 4, 54, 70, 78
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Directive 2005/29
-A03 : paragraphs 1, 5, 77
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Directive 2005/29
-A03P1 : paragraphs 1, 5, 31
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Directive 2005/29
-A03P5 : paragraphs 1, 5, 57, 72 - 75
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Directive 2005/29
-A04 : paragraphs 1, 6, 55, 61, 72, 78
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Directive 2005/29
-A05 : paragraphs 1, 5, 56, 61
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Directive 2005/29
-A05P5 : paragraphs 1, 7, 56
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Directive 2005/29
-A09 : paragraphs 1, 56, 61
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Directive 2005/29
-A19 : paragraphs 1, 34
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Directive 2005/29
-C17 : paragraphs 1, 2, 56
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Directive 2005/29
-N1 : paragraphs 1, 7, 56
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Directive 2011/83
: paragraphs 13, 76
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Court of Justice - Rules of Procedure (2012)
-A120LC : paragraph 30
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -362/88
: paragraphs 52, 62, 65
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -144/99
: paragraph 46
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -450/00
: paragraph 43
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -87/02
: paragraph 44
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -168/03
: paragraph 45
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -456/03
: paragraphs 33, 34
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -482/03
: paragraph 45
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -375/04
: paragraph 43
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -152/05
: paragraph 45
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -205/07
: paragraph 62
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -282/08
: paragraph 45
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -304/08
: paragraphs 55, 56, 61
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -540/08
: paragraph 55
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -185/09
: paragraph 45
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -150/11
: paragraph 30
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Court of Justice - Order C -126/11
: paragraph 54
Operative part
Opinion
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Directive 85/577
: point 80
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Directive 85/577
-A01P1 : point 12
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Directive 85/577
-A08 : points 13, 79, 87
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Directive 98/6
: points 54, 57, 58, 60, 62, 67, 70
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Directive 98/6
-A01 : points 14, 61
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Directive 98/6
-A02 : point 61
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Directive 98/6
-A03 : point 61
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Directive 98/6
-A04 : point 61
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Directive 98/6
-A05 : point 61
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Directive 98/6
-A10 : points 15, 63, 64
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Directive 98/6
-C12 : point 60
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Directive 98/6
-C5 : point 59
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Directive 98/6
-C6 : point 59
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Directive 2005/29
: points 1, 43 - 46, 54 - 57, 80, 82, 87, 92
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Directive 2005/29
-A01 : point 6
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Directive 2005/29
-A02 : point 7
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Directive 2005/29
-A02LB : point 92
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Directive 2005/29
-A02LD : points 55, 79, 92
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Directive 2005/29
-A03 : points 8, 65, 92
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Directive 2005/29
-A03P2 : point 66
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Directive 2005/29
-A03P4 : point 67
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Directive 2005/29
-A03P5 : points 1, 68 - 70, 81, 83 - 86, 88, 90
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Directive 2005/29
-A03P6 : points 68, 81, 89
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Directive 2005/29
-A04 : points 9, 71, 77, 92
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Directive 2005/29
-A05 : points 10, 72, 74, 76
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Directive 2005/29
-A06 : point 11
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Directive 2005/29
-A06P1 : point 73
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Directive 2005/29
-A09 : points 72, 74, 76
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Directive 2005/29
-A18 : point 81
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Directive 2005/29
-C14 : point 3
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Directive 2005/29
-C15 : points 4, 75
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Directive 2005/29
-C17 : point 5
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Directive 2005/29
-C6 : point 2
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Directive 2005/29
-N1 : point 72
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Commission - COM Document (Draft Legislation) - 52003PC0356
: point 69
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -144/99
: point 51
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -304/08
: points 55, 57, 71
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -540/08
: point 55
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Court of Justice - Order C -126/11
: point 55
Dates
Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings
Date of the Opinion
Date of the hearing
Information not available
Date of delivery
10/07/2014
References
Publication in the Official Journal
Judgment: OJ C 315 from 15.09.2014, p.5
Application: OJ C 355 from 17.11.2012, p.11
Name of the parties
Commission v Belgium
Notes on Academic Writings
- Poillot, Élise: Cour de justice, 3e ch., 10 juillet 2014, Commission c/ Royaume de Belgique, aff. C-421/12, ECLI:EU:C:2014:2064, Jurisprudence de la CJUE 2014 (Ed. Bruylant - Bruxelles) 2014 p.763-766 (FR)
- Poillot, Élise: XIX. Consommation - Cour de justice, 3e ch., 10 juillet 2014, Commission c/ Royaume de Belgique, aff. C‑421/12, ECLI:EU:C:2014:2064, Jurisprudence de la CJUE 2014. Décisions et commentaires (Ed. Bruylant - Bruxelles) 2015, p. 763-766 (FR)
Procedural Analysis Information
Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling
Information not available
Subject-matter
- Approximation of laws
- Consumer protection
Provisions of national law referred to
Information not available
Provisions of international law referred to
Information not available
Procedure and result
- Action for a declaration of failure to fulfil obligations : application granted
Formation of the Court
troisième chambre (Cour)
Judge-Rapporteur
Toader
Advocate General
Cruz Villalón
Language(s) of the Case
Language(s) of the Opinion