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Criminal proceedings against Van Gennip BVBA and Others (C-137/17)
Consideration of the questions referred
The second question
76

Criminal proceedings against Van Gennip BVBA and Others (C-137/17)

Judgment of 26 Sept 2018law://eu/cjeu/2017/c-137-17/para_76@2026-11-10

76Furthermore, the Court has already stated that the activity of retail trade in goods constitutes a ‚service’ within the meaning of Article 4, point 1, of Directive 2006/123 (see, to that effect, judgment of 30 January 2018, X and Visser, C‑360/15 and C‑31/16, EU:C:2018:44, paragraphs 91 and 97).

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

Key facts

Court: Court of Justice · Fifth Chamber
Case: C-137/17 · ECLI:EU:C:2018:771
Decided: 26 Sept 2018
Procedure: Preliminary reference · referred by the Rechtbank van eerste aanleg te Antwerpen (Court of First Instance, Antwerp, Belgium)
Rapporteur: M. Berger
Advocate General: Y. Bot
Bench: 5 judges
J.L. da Cruz Vilaça, E. Levits, A. Borg Barthet, M. Berger, F. Biltgen
Language: Dutch
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62017CJ0137

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Approximation of laws Consumer protection Freedom of establishment Freedom to provide services Internal market - Principles Measures having equivalent effect Principles of Union law

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Interprets 2: Directive 2006/123/EC3 provisions; Directive 2007/23/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 May 2007 on the placing on the market of pyrotechnic articles (Text with EEA relevance)
Cited by 5: Openbaar Ministerie v Freddy Lucien Magdalena Kirschstein and Thierry Frans Adeline Kirschstein (C-393/17); Cali Apartments SCI and HX v Procureur général près la cour d'appel de Paris and Ville de Paris (C-724/18, C-727/18); FA.RO. di YK & C. Sas v Agenzia delle Dogane e dei Monopoli (C-16/23)2 provisions; Sportingbet plc and Internet Opportunity Entertainment Ltd v Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa (C-275/19); VG Media Gesellschaft zur Verwertung der Urheber- und Leistungsschutzrechte von Medienunternehmen mbH v Google LLC (C-299/17)
Cites 20: Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (consolidated 2016)4 provisions; Directive 2006/123/EC2 provisions; Directive 98/34/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 June 1998 laying down a procedure for the provision of information in the field of technical standards and regulations; Directive 2007/23/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 May 2007 on the placing on the market of pyrotechnic articles (Text with EEA relevance); Directive 2013/29/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 June 2013 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market of pyrotechnic articles (recast) Text with EEA relevance; College van Burgemeester en Wethouders van de gemeente Amersfoort v X BV and Visser Vastgoed Beleggingen BV v Raad van de gemeente Appingedam (C-360/15, C-31/16)2 provisions; Grupo Itevelesa SL and Others v Oca Inspección Técnica de Vehículos SA and Generalidad de Cataluña (C-168/14); R.L. Trijber v College van Burgemeester en Wethouders van Amsterdam and J. Harmsen v Burgemeester van Amsterdam (C-340/14, C-341/14); Ministerul Administraţiei şi Internelor - Direcţia Generală de Paşapoarte Bucureşti v Gheorghe Jipa (C-33/07); Criminal proceedings against Lars Erik Staffan Lindberg (C-267/03); Criminal proceedings against Sebat Ince (C-336/14); Naczelnik Urzędu Celnego I w Ł. v G.M. and M.S (C-303/15); Commission of the European Communities v Kingdom of Spain (C-503/03); European Commission v Federal Republic of Germany (C-220/15); Association Eglise de scientologie de Paris and Scientology International Reserves Trust v The Prime Minister (C-54/99); Petar Aladzhov v Zamestnik director na Stolichna direktsia na vatreshnite raboti kam Ministerstvo na vatreshnite raboti (C-434/10); Lars Ivansson and Others (C-307/13); Criminal proceedings against Sami Heinonen (C-394/97); Márton Urbán v Vám- és Pénzügyőrség Észak-alföldi Regionális Parancsnoksága (C-210/10); E v Subdelegación del Gobierno en Álava (C-193/16)