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Lidl Belgium GmbH & Co. KG v Etablissementen Franz Colruyt NV (C-356/04)
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Lidl Belgium GmbH & Co. KG v Etablissementen Franz Colruyt NV (C-356/04)

Judgment of 19 Sept 2006law://eu/cjeu/2004/c-356-04/para_45@2026-11-11

45Second, Article 3a(1)(c) of the Directive, echoing the second recital in the preamble to Directive 97/55, expressly states that features which meet the four criteria referred to above must in addition be compared objectively.

Source: EUR-Lex, © European Union, 1998-2026. Reuse authorised under Decision 2011/833/EU.

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Court: Court of Justice · Grand Chamber
Case: C-356/04 · ECLI:EU:C:2006:585
Decided: 19 Sept 2006
Procedure: Preliminary reference · referred by the Rechtbank van Koophandel te Brussel (Belgium)
Applicant: Lidl Belgium GmbH & Co KG
Defendant: Etablissementen Franz Colruyt NV
Rapporteur: K. Schiemann
Advocate General: A. Tizzano
Bench: 13 judges
V. Skouris, P. Jann, C.W.A. Timmermans, K. Schiemann, J. Malenovský, J.N. Cunha Rodrigues, R. Silva de Lapuerta, K. Lenaerts, P. Kūris, E. Juhász, G. Arestis, A. Borg Barthet, M. Ilešič
Language: Dutch
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62004CJ0356

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Approximation of laws Consumer protection

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19 Sept 2006Reading

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Interprets 1: Council Directive 84/450/EEC of 10 September 1984 relating to the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States concerning misleading advertising
Cited by 5: Konsumentombudsmannen v Ving Sverige AB (C-122/10)2 provisions; Carrefour Hypermarchés SAS v ITM Alimentaire International SASU (C-562/15)2 provisions; Viiniverla Oy v Sosiaali- ja terveysalan lupa- ja valvontavirasto (C-75/15); Lidl SNC v Vierzon Distribution SA (C-159/09)2 provisions; De Landtsheer Emmanuel SA v Comité Interprofessionnel du Vin de Champagne and Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin SA (C-381/05)2 provisions
Cites 9: Council Directive 84/450/EEC of 10 September 1984 relating to the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States concerning misleading advertising; Estée Lauder Cosmetics GmbH & Co. OHG v Lancaster Group GmbH (C-220/98); Criminal proceedings against Gottfried Linhart and Hans Biffl (C-99/01); Toshiba Europe GmbH v Katun Germany GmbH (C-112/99); Pippig Augenoptik GmbH & Co. KG v Hartlauer Handelsgesellschaft mbH and Verlassenschaft nach dem verstorbenen Franz Josef Hartlauer (C-44/01); Directive 97/55/EC of European Parliament and of the Council of 6 October 1997 amending Directive 84/450/EEC concerning misleading advertising so as to include comparative advertising; Criminal proceedings against X (C-373/90); Siemens AG v VIPA Gesellschaft für Visualisierung und Prozeßautomatisierung mbH (C-59/05); Gut Springenheide GmbH and Rudolf Tusky v Oberkreisdirektor des Kreises Steinfurt - Amt für Lebensmittelüberwachung (C-210/96)