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Pie Optiek SPRL v Bureau Gevers SA and European Registry for Internet Domains ASBL (C-376/11)
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Pie Optiek SPRL v Bureau Gevers SA and European Registry for Internet Domains ASBL (C-376/11)

Judgment of 19 Jul 2012law://eu/cjeu/2011/c-376-11/para_34@2026-11-10

34Furthermore, an implementing regulation must, if possible, be given an interpretation consistent with the basic regulation (Case C-90/92 Dr Tretter [1993] ECR I-3569, paragraph 11, and Case C-32/00 P Commission v Boehringer [2002] ECR I-1917, paragraph 53).

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

Key facts

Court: Court of Justice · Second Chamber
Case: C-376/11 · ECLI:EU:C:2012:502
Decided: 19 Jul 2012
Procedure: Preliminary reference · referred by the Cour d’appel de Bruxelles (Belgium)
Applicant: Pie Optiek SPRL
Defendants: Bureau Gevers SA; European Registry for Internet Domains ASBL
Rapporteur: U. Lõhmus
Advocate General: V. Trstenjak
Bench: 5 judges
J.N. Cunha Rodrigues, U. Lõhmus, A. Rosas, A. Ó Caoimh, A. Arabadjiev
Language: French
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62011CJ0376

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System of property ownership Trans-European networks

History · 1 version

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Interprets 1: Commission Regulation (EC) No 874/2004 of 28 April 2004 laying down public policy rules concerning the implementation and functions of the .eu Top Level Domain and the principles governing registration (Text with EEA relevance)
Cited by 7: Syngenta Agro GmbH v Agro Trade Handelsgesellschaft mbH (C-830/21)2 provisions; Natumi GmbH v Land Nordrhein-Westfalen (C-815/19)2 provisions; VQ v European Central Bank (T-203/18)2 provisions; GP v Bundesagentur für Arbeit, Familienkasse Baden-Württemberg West (C-473/18)2 provisions; Czech Republic v European Commission (C-696/15 P)2 provisions; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland v European Commission (T-27/16); French Republic v European Commission (C-115/12 P)2 provisions
Cites 13: Falco Privatstiftung and Thomas Rabitsch v Gisela Weller-Lindhorst (C-533/07); Ekro BV Vee- en Vleeshandel v Produktschap voor Vee en Vlees (C-327/82); Google France SARL and Google Inc. v Louis Vuitton Malletier SA, Google France SARL v Viaticum SA and Luteciel SARL and Google France SARL v Centre national de recherche en relations humaines (CNRRH) SARL and Others (C-236/08, C-237/08, C-238/08); Grand Duchy of Luxemburg v Berthe Linster, Aloyse Linster and Yvonne Linster (C-287/98); First Council Directive 89/104/EEC of 21 December 1988 to approximate the laws of the Member States relating to trade marks; Dr Tretter GmbH & Co. v Hauptzollamt Stuttgart-Ost (C-90/92); Anheuser-Busch Inc. v Budějovický Budvar, národní podnik (C-96/09 P); L'Oréal SA, Lancôme parfums et beauté & Cie SNC and Laboratoire Garnier & Cie v Bellure NV, Malaika Investments Ltd and Starion International Ltd (C-487/07); Génesis Seguros Generales Sociedad Anónima de Seguros y Reaseguros (Génesis) v Boys Toys SA and Administración del Estado (C-190/10); Commission Regulation (EC) No 874/2004 of 28 April 2004 laying down public policy rules concerning the implementation and functions of the .eu Top Level Domain and the principles governing registration (Text with EEA relevance); Regulation (EC) No 733/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 April 2002 on the implementation of the .eu Top Level Domain (Text with EEA relevance); Pie Optiek SPRL v Bureau Gevers SA and European Registry for Internet Domains ASBL (C-376/11); Commission of the European Communities v Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica GmbH and C. H. Boehringer Sohn (C-32/00 P)