Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 2 February 1994.

Verband Sozialer Wettbewerb eV v Clinique Laboratoires SNC and Estée Lauder Cosmetics GmbH.

Reference for a preliminary ruling: Landgericht Berlin - Germany.

Free movement of goods - Name of a cosmetic product liable to mislead consumers.

Case C-315/92.


Top of the page Documents in the Case
Document Date Name of the parties Subject-matter Curia EUR-Lex Autres Liens
Judgment (Summary)
ECLI:EU:C:1994:34
02/02/1994 Verband Sozialer Wettbewerb v Clinique Laboratories and Estée Lauder
Judgment
ECLI:EU:C:1994:34
02/02/1994 Verband Sozialer Wettbewerb v Clinique Laboratories and Estée Lauder
Opinion
ECLI:EU:C:1993:823
29/09/1993 Verband Sozialer Wettbewerb v Clinique Laboratories and Estée Lauder
Top of the page Legal analysis of the decision or of the case

Reports of Cases

1994 I-00317

Swedish XV/I-00013 Finnish XV/I-00013

Subject-matter

Information not available

Systematic classification scheme

1.
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


Citations of case-law or legislation

References in grounds of judgment

Operative part

Opinion


Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

Information not available

Date of the Opinion

  • 29/09/1993

Date of the hearing

Information not available

Date of delivery

02/02/1994


References

Publication in the Official Journal

Application: OJ C 214 from 20.08.1992, p.6

Judgment: OJ C 76 from 12.03.1994, p.1

Name of the parties

Verband Sozialer Wettbewerb v Clinique Laboratories and Estée Lauder

Notes on Academic Writings

  1. Simon, Denys: Libre circulation des marchandises. Dénomination des produits - Protection des consommateurs - Cosmétiques - Dénomination "Clinique", Europe 1994 Avril Comm. nº 141 p.7-8 (FR)
  2. Gilliams, H.M.: Rechtskundig weekblad 1993-94 p.1403-1404 (NL)
  3. Meyer, Alfred Hagen: Wettbewerb in Recht und Praxis 1994 p.382-385 (DE)
  4. Perau, Guido: Die "Clinique"-Entscheidung des EuGH, Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftsrecht 1994 p.513-515 (DE)
  5. Worth, Charles ; Warburton, Kate: The Division of Powers after Clinique, European Intellectual Property Review 1994 p.247-249 (EN)
  6. Berr, Claude J.: Chronique de jurisprudence du Tribunal et de la Cour de justice des Communautés européennes. Libre circulation des marchandises, Journal du droit international 1994 p.488-489 (FR)
  7. Van Huffel, Michel: Le champ d'application de l'article 30 du Traité de Rome et les arrêts Keck et Mithouard, Hünermund et Clinique : la nouvelle liberté de la libre circulation des marchandises ou "l'enfer, c'est les autres" ?, Revue européenne de droit de la consommation 1994 p.95-113 (FR)
  8. Van Kraay, Frans: Rules on the Free Movement of Goods Re-Examined, The Law Teacher 1994 p.304-306 (EN)
  9. Baister, Stephen: European Food Law Review 1994 p.453-455 (EN)
  10. Stuyck, Jules: La compatibilité de la loi belge avec le droit européen actuel. A la recherche d'un équilibre entre libre circulation et subsidiarité, Les pratiques du commerce, l'information et la protection du consommateur (Ed. Bruylant - Bruxelles) 1994 p.273-329 (FR)
  11. Travers, Noel J.: The Keck Legacy: the Scope of Article 30 Revisited, Irish Law Times and Solicitors' Journal 1995 p.39-42 (EN)
  12. Jans, J.H.: S.E.W. ; Sociaal-economische wetgeving 1995 p.214-216 (NL)
  13. Simon, Denys: Chronique de jurisprudence du Tribunal et de la Cour de justice des Communautés européennes. Institutions et ordre juridique communautaire, Journal du droit international 1995 p.429-434 (FR)
  14. Gratani, Adabella: Marchio ingannevole e libera circolazione dei cosmetici, Diritto comunitario e degli scambi internazionali 1995 p.161-162 (IT)
  15. Quattrini, Laura: Le restrizioni al commercio intracomunitario ed il c.d. "principio di proporzionalità", Rivista di diritto industriale 1995 II p.342-344 (IT)



Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

Landgericht Berlin - Germany

Subject-matter

  • Free movement of goods
  • - Quantitative restrictions
  • - Measures having equivalent effect
  • Approximation of laws

Provisions of national law referred to

Gesetz gegen den unlauteren Wettbewerb (UWG), Paragraph 3 Lebensmittel- und Futtermittelgesetzbuch (LFGB), Paragraph 27

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

Grévisse

Advocate General

Gulmann

Language(s) of the Case

  • German

Language(s) of the Opinion

  • Danish