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 Autres Liens
National decision following the preliminary ruling
ECLI:ES:APB:2022:2691
18/03/2022 Comité Interprofessionnel du Vin de Champagne External Link
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
Judgment (Summary)
ECLI:EU:C:2021:713
09/09/2021 Comité Interprofessionnel du Vin de Champagne
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
Opinion
ECLI:EU:C:2021:350
29/04/2021 Comité Interprofessionnel du Vin de Champagne
Top of the page Legal analysis of the decision or of the case

Reports of Cases

published in the electronic Reports of Cases (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

Information not available

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 2022, 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
  • 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