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Karel de Grote – Hogeschool Katholieke Hogeschool Antwerpen VZW v Susan Romy Jozef Kuijpers (C-147/16)
Consideration of the questions referred
The second and third questions
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Karel de Grote – Hogeschool Katholieke Hogeschool Antwerpen VZW v Susan Romy Jozef Kuijpers (C-147/16)

Judgment of 17 May 2018law://eu/cjeu/2016/c-147-16/para_49@2026-11-10

49In the first place, the use of the term ‘any’ in that provision shows that every natural or legal person must be regarded as a ‘seller or supplier’, within the meaning of Directive 93/13, when performing a professional activity.

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

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Court: Court of Justice · Fifth Chamber
Case: C-147/16 · ECLI:EU:C:2018:320
Decided: 17 May 2018
Procedure: Preliminary reference · referred by the vredegerecht te Antwerpen (Magistrates’ court, Antwerp, Belgium)
Applicant: Karel de Grote — Hogeschool Katholieke Hogeschool Antwerpen VZW
Defendant: Susan Romy Jozef Kuijpers
Rapporteur: M. Berger
Advocate General: E. Sharpston
Bench: 5 judges
J.L. da Cruz Vilaça, E. Levits, A. Borg Barthet, M. Berger, F. Biltgen
Language: Dutch
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62016CJ0147

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