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A v Daniel B and Others (C-649/18)
Consideration of the question referred
The first part of the question referred
56

A v Daniel B and Others (C-649/18)

Judgment of 1 Oct 2020law://eu/cjeu/2018/c-649-18/para_56@2026-11-11

56Such advertising by the provider thus appears to be an activity that is ancillary to and inseparable from its online sales service relating to medicinal products, which is its main economic activity.

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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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)2 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)2 provisions
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)