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Judgment of the Court of 8 April 2003. # Pippig Augenoptik GmbH & Co. KG v Hartlauer Handelsgesellschaft mbH and Verlassenschaft nach dem verstorbenen Franz Josef Hartlauer. # Reference for a preliminary ruling: Oberster Gerichtshof - Austria. # Approximation of laws - Directives 84/450/EEC and 97/55/EC - Misleading advertising - Conditions for comparative advertising to be lawful. # Case C-44/01.
Judgment of the Court of 8 April 2003.
Pippig Augenoptik GmbH & Co. KG v Hartlauer Handelsgesellschaft mbH and Verlassenschaft nach dem verstorbenen Franz Josef Hartlauer.
Reference for a preliminary ruling: Oberster Gerichtshof - Austria.
Approximation of laws - Directives 84/450/EEC and 97/55/EC - Misleading advertising - Conditions for comparative advertising to be lawful.
Case C-44/01.
Judgment of the Court of 8 April 2003.
Pippig Augenoptik GmbH & Co. KG v Hartlauer Handelsgesellschaft mbH and Verlassenschaft nach dem verstorbenen Franz Josef Hartlauer.
Reference for a preliminary ruling: Oberster Gerichtshof - Austria.
Approximation of laws - Directives 84/450/EEC and 97/55/EC - Misleading advertising - Conditions for comparative advertising to be lawful.
Case C-44/01.
European Court Reports 2003 I-03095
ECLI identifier: ECLI:EU:C:2003:205
*A9* Oberster Gerichtshof, Beschluß vom 19/12/2000
- Gewerblicher Rechtsschutz und Urheberrecht, internationaler Teil 2001 p.776-781
- Wirtschaftsrechtliche Blätter 2001 p.189 (résumé)
- Zeitschrift für Rechtsvergleichung, internationales Privatrecht und Europarecht 2001 p.151 (résumé)
- Österreichische Blätter für gewerblichen Rechtsschutz und Urheberrecht 2002 p.223-232
- The European Legal Forum p.530-532
- European Current Law 2001 Part 11 nº 61 (résumé)
- The European Legal Forum p.530-532
- The European Legal Forum p.530-533
*P1* Oberster Gerichtshof, Urteil vom 20/05/2003
- Österreichisches Recht der Wirtschaft 2003 p.572 (résumé)
«(Approximation of laws – Directives 84/450/EEC and 97/55/EC – Misleading advertising – Conditions for comparative advertising to be lawful)»
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(Council Directive 84/450, Art. 2(2))
(Council Directive 84/450, Arts 3a and 7)
(Council Directive 84/450, Art. 3a(1))
(Council Directive 84/450, Art. 3a(1))
(Council Directive 84/450, Art. 3a)
(Council Directive 84/450, Art. 3a(1)(e))
(Council Directive 84/450, Art. 3a(1)(e))
JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
8 April 2003 (1)
((Approximation of laws – Directives 84/450/EEC and 97/55/EC – Misleading advertising – Conditions for comparative advertising to be lawful))
In Case C-44/01, REFERENCE to the Court under Article 234 EC by the Oberster Gerichtshof (Austria) for a preliminary ruling in the proceedings pending before that court between Pippig Augenoptik GmbH & Co. KGand
Hartlauer Handelsgesellschaft mbH, Verlassenschaft nach dem verstorbenen Franz Josef Hartlauer, on the interpretation of Council Directive 84/450/EEC of 10 September 1984 on misleading and comparative advertising (OJ 1984 L 250, p. 17), as amended by Directive 97/55/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 October 1997 (OJ 1997 L 290 p. 18),THE COURT,,
after considering the written observations submitted on behalf of:
having regard to the Report for the Hearing,
after hearing the oral observations of Pippig Augenoptik GmbH & Co. KG, Hartlauer Handelsgesellschaft mbH, Verlassenschaft nach dem verstorbenen Franz Josef Hartlauer (the Estate of Franz Josef Hartlauer), and the Commission at the hearing on 23 April 2002,
after hearing the Opinion of the Advocate General at the sitting on 12 September 2002,
gives the following
On those grounds,
THE COURT,
in answer to the questions referred to it by the Oberster Gerichtshof by order of 19 December 2000, hereby rules:
Rodríguez Iglesias |
Puissochet |
Wathelet |
Timmermans |
Edward |
Skouris |
Macken |
Colneric |
von Bahr |
Cunha Rodrigues |
Rosas |
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R. Grass |
G.C. Rodríguez Iglesias |
Registrar |
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