Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 9 September 2021

Comité Interprofessionnel du Vin de Champagne v GB

Request for a preliminary ruling from the Audiencia Provincial de Barcelona

Reference for a preliminary ruling – Agriculture – Protection of designations of origin and geographical indications – Uniform and exhaustive nature – Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 – Article 103(2)(a)(ii) – Article 103(2)(b) – Evocation – Protected designation of origin (PDO) ‘Champagne’ – Services – Comparability of products – Use of the trade name ‘Champanillo’

Case C-783/19


Top of the page Documents in the Case
Document Date Name of the parties Subject-matter Curia EUR-Lex
Judgment (OJ)
22/10/2021 Comité Interprofessionnel du Vin de Champagne
Judgment
ECLI:EU:C:2021:713
09/09/2021 Comité Interprofessionnel du Vin de Champagne
EUR-Lex text EUR-Lex bilingual text
Opinion
ECLI:EU:C:2021:350
29/04/2021 Comité Interprofessionnel du Vin de Champagne
EUR-Lex text EUR-Lex bilingual text
Application (OJ)
20/12/2019 Comité Interprofessionnel du Vin de Champagne
Request for a preliminary ruling
22/10/2019 Comité Interprofessionnel du Vin de Champagne
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Reports of Cases

not yet published (Court Reports - general)

Subject-matter

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Systematic classification scheme

1.
4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.03 Agriculture and fisheries
    4.03.03 Common organisation of the markets
      4.03.03.06 Wine
4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.11 Approximation of laws
    4.11.05 Protected names
4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.03 Agriculture and fisheries
    4.03.03 Common organisation of the markets
      4.03.03.06 Wine
4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.11 Approximation of laws
    4.11.05 Protected names
4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.03 Agriculture and fisheries
    4.03.03 Common organisation of the markets
      4.03.03.06 Wine
4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.11 Approximation of laws
    4.11.05 Protected names
4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.03 Agriculture and fisheries
    4.03.03 Common organisation of the markets
      4.03.03.06 Wine
4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.11 Approximation of laws
    4.11.05 Protected names


Citations of case-law or legislation

References in grounds of judgment

Operative part

Opinion


Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

  • 22/10/2019

Date of the Opinion

  • 29/04/2021

Date of the hearing

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Date of delivery

09/09/2021


References

Publication in the Official Journal

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Name of the parties

Comité Interprofessionnel du Vin de Champagne

Notes on Academic Writings

  1. Rigaux, Anne: Circulation des marchandises - Appellations d'origine protégées, Europe 2021, nº 11 Novembre, comm. 376 (FR)
  2. Vrins, Olivier: No champagne for ‘Champanillo’: the protection of PDOs and PGIs against evocation for services : C-783/19, Comité Interprofessionnel du Vin de Champagne v GB, Journal of Intellectual Property Law and Practice 2021 p. 1171-1174 (EN)
  3. Cayron, Jocelyne: Une appellation d’origine est protégée contre son évocation par un prestataire de services : (CJUE, 9 septembre 2021, C-783/19), Jus vini 2021 No. 2 p. 231/241 (FR)
  4. Aznar Company, Miquel: Comentario a la Sentencia del Tribunal de Justicia (Sala Quinta) de 9 de septiembre de 2021, Asunto C-783/19 Comité Interprofessionnel du Vin de Champagne contra GB, Revista de Derecho de la Competencia y la Distribución 2021, nº 30, p. 1-11 (ES)
  5. Martin, Stefan ; Bourdeau, Leonie: No free lunch for "Champanillo" : the Court of Justice confirms that the protection of the PDO "Champagne" extends to bar and restaurant services : Comite Interprofessionnel du Vin de Champagne v GB (C-783/19), European Intellectual Property Review 2022 p. 48-51 (EN)
  6. Le Goffic, Caroline: Appellation d’origine protégée (AOP) – Évocation – Produits ou services – Concurrence déloyale, Propriétés intellectuelles 2022, n° 82, p. 105-108 (FR)



Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

Audiencia Provincial de Barcelona - Spain

Subject-matter

  • Agriculture and Fisheries
  • Consumer protection

Provisions of national law referred to

Information not available

Provisions of international law referred to

Information not available

Procedure and result

  • Reference for a preliminary ruling

Formation of the Court

cinquième chambre (Cour)

Judge-Rapporteur

Juhász

Advocate General

Pitruzzella

Language(s) of the Case

  • Spanish

Language(s) of the Opinion

  • Italian