Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 1 October 2020

A v Daniel B and Others

Request for a preliminary ruling from the Cour d'appel de Paris

Reference for a preliminary ruling – Medicinal products for human use not subject to compulsory medical prescription – Online sales – Advertising for a pharmacy’s website – Limitations – Prohibition on discounts where the order exceeds certain amounts and the use of paid referencing – Obligation to require a patient to complete a health questionnaire prior to validation of his or her first order on a pharmacy’s website – Protection of public health – Directive 2000/31/EC – Electronic commerce – Article 2(a) – Information society service – Article 2(h) – Coordinated field – Article 3 – Country-of-origin principle – Derogations – Justification – Protection of public health – Protection of the dignity of the profession of pharmacist – Prevention of the abusive consumption of medicinal products

Case C-649/18


Top of the page Documents in the Case
Document Date Name of the parties Subject-matter Curia EUR-Lex Autres Liens
Judgment (OJ)
06/11/2020 A (Advertising and sale of medicinal products online)
Judgment
ECLI:EU:C:2020:764
01/10/2020 A (Advertising and sale of medicinal products online)
Application (OJ)
07/12/2018 A (Advertising and sale of medicinal products online)
Request for a preliminary ruling
15/10/2018 A (Advertising and sale of medicinal products online)
Opinion
ECLI:EU:C:2020:134
27/02/2020 A (Advertising and sale of medicinal products online)
Top of the page Legal analysis of the decision or of the case

Reports of Cases

not yet published (Court Reports - general)

Subject-matter

Information not available

Systematic classification scheme

1.
4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.04 Free movement of persons and services
    4.04.03 Freedom to provide services
      4.04.03.00 General
4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.11 Approximation of laws
    4.11.11 Information and communication technologies
      4.11.11.02 Information society
4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.04 Free movement of persons and services
    4.04.03 Freedom to provide services
      4.04.03.00 General
4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.11 Approximation of laws
    4.11.11 Information and communication technologies
      4.11.11.02 Information society
4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.04 Free movement of persons and services
    4.04.03 Freedom to provide services
      4.04.03.00 General
4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.11 Approximation of laws
    4.11.11 Information and communication technologies
      4.11.11.02 Information society
4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.04 Free movement of persons and services
    4.04.03 Freedom to provide services
      4.04.03.00 General
4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.11 Approximation of laws
    4.11.11 Information and communication technologies
      4.11.11.02 Information society
4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.04 Free movement of persons and services
    4.04.03 Freedom to provide services
      4.04.03.00 General
4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.11 Approximation of laws
    4.11.11 Information and communication technologies
      4.11.11.02 Information society


Citations of case-law or legislation

References in grounds of judgment

Operative part

Opinion


Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

  • 15/10/2018

Date of the Opinion

  • 27/02/2020

Date of the hearing

Information not available

Date of delivery

01/10/2020


References

Publication in the Official Journal

Information not available

Name of the parties

A (Advertising and sale of medicinal products online)

Notes on Academic Writings

  1. Rigaux, Anne: Prestation de services - Vente en ligne des médicaments, Europe 2020, n° 12 Décembre, Comm. 390 (FR)
  2. Carbonnelle, Nicolas ; Mourisse, Benedicte: Arrêt « A (Publicité et vente de médicaments en ligne) » : les limites à la publicité pour les plateformes de vente en ligne de médicaments dans un contexte transnational, Journal de droit européen 2021 nº 279 p. 232-234 (FR)



Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

Cour d'appel de Paris - France

Subject-matter

  • Freedom of establishment
  • Free movement of goods
  • - Quantitative restrictions
  • Freedom to provide services
  • Consumer protection
  • Approximation of laws

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

troisième chambre (Cour)

Judge-Rapporteur

Malenovský

Advocate General

Saugmandsgaard Øe

Language(s) of the Case

  • French

Language(s) of the Opinion

  • French