Europamur Alimentacion (Judgment) French Text [2017] EUECJ C-295/16 (19 October 2017)

Europamur Alimentacion (Judgment) French Text [2017] EUECJ C-295/16 (19 October 2017)

Directive 2005/29/EC precludes a national provision that imposes a general prohibition on sales at a loss and provides exceptions based on criteria not found in the Directive, as such a provision constitutes a more restrictive measure than allowed by the Directive, which fully harmonises the field and requires a...

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Citation
[2017] EUECJ C-295/16
Parties
Applicant: Europamur Alimentación SA; Respondent: Dirección General de Comercio y Protección del Consumidor de la Comunidad Autónoma de la Región de Murcia; Intervener: Commission européenne
Jurisdiction
European Union
Procedural Posture
Preliminary Reference / Judgment
Outcome
Directive 2005/29/EC precludes a national law imposing a general prohibition on sales at a loss with exceptions based on non-Directive criteria.
Legal Topics
Unfair Commercial Practices, Directive 2005/29/ec, Sale at a Loss, National Law Compatibility, Harmonisation of Consumer Protection
European Union Law Consumer Protection Commercial Law Unfair Commercial Practices Directive 2005/29/ec Sale at a Loss National Law Compatibility Harmonisation of Consumer Protection

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Parties

Europamur Alimentación SA

Applicant

Dirección General de Comercio y Protección del Consumidor de la Comunidad Autónoma de la Región de Murcia

Respondent

Commission européenne

Intervener

Procedural Posture

Preliminary Reference / Judgment

  1. 1 Whether Directive 2005/29/EC precludes a national law imposing a general prohibition on sales at a loss with exceptions based on criteria not found in the Directive, even where the law aims to protect consumers.

Ratio Decidendi

Directive 2005/29/EC precludes a national provision that imposes a general prohibition on sales at a loss and provides exceptions based on criteria not found in the Directive, as such a provision constitutes a more restrictive measure than allowed by the Directive, which fully harmonises the field and requires a case-by-case assessment of unfairness based on the Directive's criteria.

Court Disposition

Directive 2005/29/EC precludes a national law imposing a general prohibition on sales at a loss with exceptions based on non-Directive criteria.

Orders

  • The Directive must be interpreted as opposing a national provision that contains a general prohibition on offering for sale or selling goods at a loss and provides exceptions based on criteria not found in the Directive.