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A v Daniel B and Others (C-649/18)
Consideration of the question referred
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A v Daniel B and Others (C-649/18)

Judgment of 1 Oct 2020law://eu/cjeu/2018/c-649-18/para_48@2026-11-10

48In the present case, it is apparent from the order for reference that the service provider at issue in the main proceedings is carrying out a wide-ranging and multifaceted advertising campaign for its online sales services, both by means of physical media, such as, inter alia, postal mail and leaflets, and via its internet site.

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

Key facts

Court: Court of Justice · Third Chamber
Case: C-649/18 · ECLI:EU:C:2020:764
Decided: 1 Oct 2020
Procedure: Preliminary reference · referred by the cour d’appel de Paris (Court of Appeal, Paris, France)
Applicant: A
Defendants: Daniel B; UD and 3 more
AFP; B; L
Rapporteur: J. Malenovský
Advocate General: H. Saugmandsgaard Øe
Bench: 5 judges
A. Prechal, K. Lenaerts, L.S. Rossi, J. Malenovský, F. Biltgen
Language: French
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62018CJ0649

Topics

Consumer protection Freedom of establishment Freedom to provide services Pharmaceutical and cosmetic products Quantitative restrictions

History · 1 version

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Connections

Interprets 1: Directive 2000/31/EC
Cited by 7: SIA 'EUROAPTIEKA' v Ministru kabinets (C-530/20)5 provisions; DocMorris NV v Apothekerkammer Nordrhein (C-190/20)2 provisions; Sogefinancement SAS v RW and UV (C-50/22); Apothekerkammer Nordrhein v DocMorris NV (C-517/23)3 provisions; Parfümerie Akzente GmbH v KTF Organisation AB (C-88/23); L.T. s.s. and Others v Istituto nazionale della previdenza sociale (INPS) (C-212/24); ‘Unigames’ UAB v Lošimų priežiūros tarnyba prie Lietuvos Respublikos finansų ministerijos (C-120/24)
Cites 19: Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (consolidated 2016)3 provisions; Directive 2000/31/EC; 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 (EU) 2015/1535 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 September 2015 laying down a procedure for the provision of information in the field of technical regulations and of rules on Information Society services (codification); Directive 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 November 2001 on the Community code relating to medicinal products for human use; Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri and Others v Rina Services SpA and Others (C-593/13); Criminal proceedings against X (C-390/18); Ker-Optika bt v ÀNTSZ Dél-dunántúli Regionális Intézete (C-108/09); Peter Gauweiler and Others v Deutscher Bundestag (C-62/14); Apothekerkammer des Saarlandes and Others and Helga Neumann-Seiwert v Saarland and Ministerium für Justiz, Gesundheit und Soziales (C-171/07); Criminal proceedings against Luc Vanderborght (C-339/15); Deutscher Apothekerverband eV v 0800 DocMorris NV and Jacques Waterval (C-322/01); American Express Co. v The Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury (C-304/16); Federico Cipolla v Rosaria Fazari, née Portolese and Stefano Macrino and Claudia Capoparte v Roberto Meloni (C-94/04, C-202/04); ratiopharm GmbH v Novartis Consumer Health GmbH (C-786/18); VIPA Kereskedelmi és Szolgáltató Kft. v Országos Gyógyszerészeti és Élelmezés-egészségügyi Intézet (C-222/18); Dansk Industri (DI), acting on behalf of Ajos A/S v Estate of Karsten Eigil Rasmussen (C-441/14); Polkomtel sp. z o.o. v Prezes Urzędu Komunikacji Elektronicznej (C-397/14); A v Daniel B and Others (C-649/18)