Green — Swan Pharmaceuticals CR, a.s. v Státní zemědělská a potravinářská inspekce, ústřední inspektorát (C-299/12)

Judgment of 18 Jul 2013

law://eu/cjeu/2012/c-299-12/para_22@2026-11-15

22As a preliminary point, it should be noted that the starting-point for the definition of a ‘health claim’ within the meaning of Article 2(2)(5) of the regulation is the relationship that must exist between a food or one of its constituents and health; that definition provides no information as to whether that relationship must be direct or indirect, or as to its intensity or duration, so that the term ‘relationship’ must be understood in a broad sense (see Case C-544/10 Deutsches Weintor [2012] ECR, paragraph 34).

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Key facts

Court: Court of Justice · Ninth Chamber
Case: C-299/12 · ECLI:EU:C:2013:501
Decided: 18 Jul 2013
Procedure: Preliminary reference · referred by the Nejvyšší správní soud (Czech Republic)
Applicant: Green – Swan Pharmaceuticals CR, a.s.
Defendant: Státní zemědělská a potravinářská inspekce, ústřední inspektorát
Rapporteur: M. Safjan
Advocate General: M. Wathelet
Bench: 3 judges
J. Malenovský, M. Safjan, A. Prechal
Language: Czech
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62012CJ0299

Topics

Approximation of laws Consumer protection Public health

History · 1 version

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Interprets 1: Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006
Cited by 2: Nelsons GmbH v Ayonnax Nutripharm GmbH and Bachblütentreff Ltd (C-177/15); Moritz Hagenmeyer and Andreas Hahn v European Commission (T-17/12)2 provisions
Cites 2: Deutsches Weintor eG v Land Rheinland-Pfalz (C-544/10); Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006