Reports of Cases
2008 I-09947
Subject-matter
Reference for a preliminary ruling – Hof van Beroep, Ghent – Interpretation of Articles 28 and 30 EC – Effects on intra-community trade of a national rule prohibiting a requirement that a consumer pay an advance or make full payment before the expiry of a withdrawal period – Compatibility with Community law
Systematic classification scheme
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B-02.02.02.05 Rules concerning the production, denomination and marketing of products
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B European Community (EEC/EC)
B-02 Free movement of goods
B-02.02 Prohibition of quantitative restrictions and measures having equivalent effect in trade between Member States
B-02.02.02 Measures having equivalent effect
B-02.02.02.05 Rules concerning the production, denomination and marketing of products
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Citations of case-law or legislation
References in grounds of judgment
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EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 23
: paragraph 16
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EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 28
: paragraphs 1, 16, 29, 35, 36, 37
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EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 29
: paragraphs 1, 16, 29, 35, 39, 45, 63
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EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 30
: paragraphs 1, 16, 29, 35, 45, 46
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Directive 97/7
: paragraphs 32, 34
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Directive 97/7
-A06 : paragraphs 3, 48
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Directive 97/7
-A14 : paragraph 49
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Directive 97/7
-A14P1 : paragraph 34
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -120/78
: paragraph 47
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -15/79
: paragraph 40
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -322/01
: paragraphs 33, 34
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -158/04
: paragraph 51
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -441/04
: paragraph 47
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -17/06
: paragraph 31
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Court of Justice - Opinion C -205/07
: paragraph 60
Operative part
Opinion
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EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 23
: point 15
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EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 28
: points 1, 15, 22, 25 - 27, 29, 30, 44, 46, 50, 57, 60, 70
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EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 29
: points 1, 3, 15, 22, 24, 29, 31, 40, 44, 46, 48, 50, 52, 56, 57, 60, 66 - 69, 73, 75, 76, 82, 89 - 91
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EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 30
: points 1, 15, 22, 60, 76, 77
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EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 65
: point 38
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Directive 97/7
: points 22, 78, 79, 81
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Directive 97/7
-A06 : points 5, 78
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Directive 97/7
-A06P2 : point 79
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Directive 97/7
-A08 : points 6, 86
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Directive 97/7
-A14 : points 7, 23
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Directive 97/7
-C14 : points 4, 78
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Regulation 44/2001
: point 38
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Regulation 44/2001
-A15 : point 37
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Regulation 44/2001
-A16 : point 37
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Regulation 44/2001
-A17 : point 37
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Regulation 805/2004
: point 38
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Regulation 1896/2006
: point 38
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Regulation 861/2007
-A29L2 : point 38
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Regulation 593/2008
-A06P1 : point 25
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Regulation 593/2008
: point 25
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -2/73
: point 29
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -8/74
: points 30, 50, 52
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -53/76
: points 30, 31
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -120/78
: points 50, 52, 76, 77
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -15/79
: points 31 - 33, 44, 46, 49
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Court of Justice - Opinion C -155/80
: point 46
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -155/80
: points 32, 56
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -190/80
: point 56
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -193/80
: point 30
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -244/80
: point 26
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -220/81
: point 30
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -237/82
: point 32
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -154/87
: point 47
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -69/88
: point 56
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -9/89
: point 32
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -241/89
: point 22
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -339/89
: point 32
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Court of Justice - Opinion C -47/90
: point 46
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -47/90
: point 32
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -76/90
: point 47
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Court of Justice - Opinion C -322/91
: point 60
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -3/91
: point 32
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -126/91
: point 30
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -267/91
: points 50, 52, 57 - 64, 70, 72
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -80/92
: point 32
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -92/92
: point 47
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -93/92
: point 56
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -379/92
: point 47
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -391/92
: point 61
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -320/93
: point 80
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -384/93
: point 47
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -387/93
: point 61
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -415/93
: point 47
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -418/93
: point 61
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -422/93
: point 26
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -42/95
: points 22, 83
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -314/96
: point 26
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -394/97
: point 80
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -412/97
: points 32, 56
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -209/98
: point 32
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -367/98
: point 47
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -217/99
: point 30
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -112/00
: point 44
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -388/00
: point 76
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -469/00
: point 32
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Court of Justice - Opinion C -322/01
: point 60
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -108/01
: point 32
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -322/01
: points 23, 61, 70
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -387/01
: point 22
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -420/01
: point 30
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -12/02
: point 32
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -14/02
: point 76
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -41/02
: point 30
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -293/02
: points 32, 44
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -442/02
: point 56
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -20/03
: points 30, 56
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -320/03
: point 44
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -432/03
: point 76
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -40/04
: point 76
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -147/04
: point 30
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -282/04
: point 47
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -434/04
: point 30
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Court of Justice - Opinion C -142/05
: point 60
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -297/05
: point 30
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Court of Justice - Opinion C -212/06
: point 56
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -17/06
: point 22
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -404/06
: point 26
Dates
Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings
Date of the Opinion
Date of the hearing
Information not available
Date of delivery
16/12/2008
References
Publication in the Official Journal
Application: OJ C 140 from 23.06.2007, p.14
Judgment: OJ C 44 from 21.02.2009, p.11
Name of the parties
Gysbrechts and Santurel Inter
Notes on Academic Writings
- Schöndorf-Haubold, Bettina: Paradigmenwechsel in der Dogmatik der Warenverkehrsfreiheit: Anmerkung zu den Schlussanträgen der Generalanwältin Verica Trstenjak in der Rechtssache C-205/07 vom 17.7.2008 - Strafverfahren gegen Lodewijk Gysbrechts und Santurel Inter BVBA, Zeitschrift für Gemeinschaftsprivatrecht 2008 p.237-243 (DE)
- Rigaux, Anne: Nouvelle définition des mesures d'effet équivalent à l'exportation, Europe 2009 Février Comm. nº 77 p.28-30 (FR)
- Dawes, Anthony: La jurisprudence de la Cour de justice et du Tribunal de première instance. Chronique des arrêts. Arrêt "Gysbrechts", Revue du droit de l'Union européenne 2009 nº 1 p.139-142 (FR)
- Mok, M.R.: Nederlandse jurisprudentie ; Uitspraken in burgerlijke en strafzaken 2009 nº 216 (NL)
- De Vries, S.A.: "Goods Revisited", Nederlands tijdschrift voor Europees recht 2009 p.121-130 (NL)
- Bonnamour, Blandine: De la rétraction et de la Cour de justice des Communautés européennes, Revue Lamy droit des affaires 2009 nº 36 p.67-72 (FR)
- Mengozzi, Pieralberto: Il ribadimento di un approccio ispirato ad un principio personalistico nella giurisprudenza comunitaria relativa alla protezione dei consumatori, Studi sull'integrazione europea 2009 nº 1 p.201-211 (IT)
- Wasserer, Simone: Massnahmen gleicher Wirkung wie Ausfuhrbeschränkungen bleiben Diskriminierungsverbote, European Law Reporter 2009 p.136-142 (DE)
- Tsadiras, Alexandros: Elliniki Epitheorisi Evropaïkou Dikaiou 2009 p.105-106 (EL)
- Weatherill, Stephen: Measures of consumer protection as impediments to exports of goods, European Review of Contract Law 2009 Vol. 5 p.149-158 (EN)
- Brigola, Alexander: Die Figur der Marktaustrittsbeschränkungen als Korrelat der Figur der Marktzugangsbeschränkungen, Europäische Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftsrecht 2009 p.479-484 (DE)
- Tenenbaum, Aline: Droit européen et communautaire des contrats. L'interprétation des mesures d'effet équivalent à des restrictions quantitatives à l'exportation visées par l'article 29 du Traité CE, applicables à un contrat de vente de marchandises par internet: un début de revirement?, Revue des contrats 2009 p.1217-1223 (FR)
- Knoblochová, V.: Zákaz zaplacení ve lhůtě na odstoupení - oprávněné opatření či nepřiměřené zatížení při prodeji na dálku?, Jurisprudence : specialista na komentování judikatury 2009 p.39-43 (CS)
- Defossez, Alexandre: Arrêt Gysbrechts: le droit de rétractation du consommateur face au droit communautaire, Revue européenne de droit de la consommation 2009 p.549-559 (FR)
- Steennot, R.: S.E.W. ; Sociaal-economische wetgeving 2009 p.402-404 (NL)
- Sánchez González, María Paz: Tribunal de Justicia de las Comunidades Europeas: TJCE - Sentencia de 16.12.2008, Gysbrechts y Santurel Inter, C-205/07 - Protección de los consumidores en materia de contratos a distancia - Prohibición de exigencia de anticipo o de pago durante el plazo de resolución del contrato, Revista de Derecho Comunitario Europeo 2009 p.635-647 (ES)
- Defossez, Alexandre: L'histoire d'une divergence et d'une possible réconciliation: l'article 29 CE, Cahiers de droit européen 2009 p.409-461 (FR)
- Defossez, Alexandre: La compatibilité de l'article 80 de la loi sur les pratiques de commerce avec l'article 29 du Traité CE, Revue de droit commercial belge 2009 p.389-391 (FR)
- Slot, P.J.: Algemene regels vrij verkeer nu ook van toepassing op uitvoerverboden, Ars aequi 2009 p.753-755 (NL)
- Roth, Wulf-Henning: Case C-205/07, Lodewijk Gysbrechts, Santurel Inter BVBA, Judgment of the Court of Justice (Grand Chamber) of 16 December 2008, Common Market Law Review 2010 Vol. 47 nº 2 p.509-520 (EN)
- Safari, Anja: Verbraucherschutz im Fernabsatz: Vorabentscheidungsersuchen im Strafverfahren gegen Lodewijk Gysbrechts und Santurel Inter BVBA, Zeitschrift für europäisches Privatrecht 2011 p.708-720 (DE)
- Gormley, Laurence W.: Restrictions on Exports and Consumer Protection, Landmark cases of EU consumer law: in honour of Jules Stuyck (Ed. Intersentia - Cambridge) 2013 p.283-290 (EN)
Procedural Analysis Information
Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling
Hof van beroep Gent - Belgium
Subject-matter
- Free movement of goods
- Consumer protection
Provisions of national law referred to
Loi du 14/07/1991
Provisions of international law referred to
Information not available
Procedure and result
- Reference for a preliminary ruling
Formation of the Court
grande chambre (Cour)
Judge-Rapporteur
Toader
Advocate General
Trstenjak
Language(s) of the Case
Language(s) of the Opinion