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DocMorris NV v Apothekerkammer Nordrhein (C-190/20)
Consideration of the question referred…
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DocMorris NV v Apothekerkammer Nordrhein (C-190/20)

Judgment of 15 Jul 2021law://eu/cjeu/2020/c-190-20/para_39@2026-11-12

39As regards the first of those conditions, it should be noted that, in the present case, the HWG applies without distinction to all pharmacies which sell medicinal products on German territory, whether they are established in the territory of the Federal Republic of Germany or in another Member State.

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

Key facts

Court: Court of Justice · Fourth Chamber
Case: C-190/20 · ECLI:EU:C:2021:609
Decided: 15 Jul 2021
Procedure: Preliminary reference · referred by the Bundesgerichtshof (Federal Court of Justice, Germany)
Applicant: DocMorris NV
Defendant: Apothekerkammer Nordrhein
Rapporteur: M. Vilaras
Advocate General: H. Saugmandsgaard Øe
Bench: 5 judges
M. Vilaras, N. Piçarra, D. Šváby, S. Rodin, K. Jürimäe
Language: German
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62020CJ0190

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Acts of the institutions Pharmaceutical and cosmetic products

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Interprets 2: Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (consolidated 2016)2 provisions; 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
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Cites 15: Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (consolidated 2016)2 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 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; A v Daniel B and Others (C-649/18); Criminal proceedings against Bernard Keck and Daniel Mithouard (C-267/91, C-268/91); Deutsche Parkinson Vereinigung eV v Zentrale zur Bekämpfung unlauteren Wettbewerbs eV (C-148/15); Procureur du Roi v Benoît and Gustave Dassonville (8/74); Société d'Importation Edouard Leclerc-Siplec v TF1 Publicité SA and M6 Publicité SA (C-412/93); Ruth Hünermund and others v Landesapothekerkammer Baden-Württemberg (C-292/92); Konsumentombudsmannen (KO) v De Agostini (Svenska) Förlag AB and TV-Shop i Sverige AB (C-35/95 and C-36/95) (C-34/95, C-35/95, C-36/95); Herbert Karner Industrie-Auktionen GmbH v Troostwijk GmbH (C-71/02); Konsumentombudsmannen (KO) v Gourmet International Products AB (GIP) (C-405/98); Criminal proceedings against Etablissements Fr. Colruyt NV (C-221/15); VIPA Kereskedelmi és Szolgáltató Kft. v Országos Gyógyszerészeti és Élelmezés-egészségügyi Intézet (C-222/18)