Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 1 February 2001.

Criminal proceedings against Dennis Mac Quen, Derek Pouton, Carla Godts, Youssef Antoun and Grandvision Belgium SA, being civilly liable, intervener: Union professionnelle belge des médecins spécialistes en ophtalmologie et chirurgie oculaire.

Reference for a preliminary ruling: Tribunal de première instance de Bruxelles - Belgium.

Interpretation of Article 5 of the EC Treaty (now Article 10 EC) and of Articles 30, 52 and 59 of the EC Treaty (now, after amendment, Articles 28 EC, 43 EC and 49 EC) - National legislation prohibiting opticians from carrying out certain optical examinations - National legislation restricting the marketing of equipment for carrying out certain optical examinations which are reserved exclusively for ophthalmologists.

Case C-108/96.

Reports of Cases

2001 I-00837