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Document 62014CN0476

    Case C-476/14: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesgerichtshof (Germany) lodged on 27 October 2014  — Citroën Commerce GmbH v Zentralvereinigung des Kraftfahrzeuggewerbes zur Aufrechterhaltung lauteren Wettbewerbs e.V. (ZLW)

    OJ C 462, 22.12.2014, p. 18–18 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

    22.12.2014   

    EN

    Official Journal of the European Union

    C 462/18


    Request for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesgerichtshof (Germany) lodged on 27 October 2014 — Citroën Commerce GmbH v Zentralvereinigung des Kraftfahrzeuggewerbes zur Aufrechterhaltung lauteren Wettbewerbs e.V. (ZLW)

    (Case C-476/14)

    (2014/C 462/28)

    Language of the case: German

    Referring court

    Bundesgerichtshof

    Parties to the main proceedings

    Appellant on a point of law: Citroën Commerce GmbH

    Respondent in the appeal on a point of law: Zentralvereinigung des Kraftfahrzeuggewerbes zur Aufrechterhaltung lauteren Wettbewerbs e.V. (ZLW)

    Questions referred

    1.

    Does an advertisement for a product which indicates the price to be paid for it constitute an offer within the meaning of Article 1 of Directive 98/6/EC (1)?

    If the first question is to be answered in the affirmative:

    2.

    In the case of an offer within the meaning of Article 1 of Directive 98/6/EC, must the selling price to be indicated in accordance with Article 1 and the first sentence of Article 3(1) also include costs necessarily incurred in connection with the transfer of a motor vehicle from the manufacturer to the dealer?

    If the first or the second question is to be answered in the negative:

    3.

    In the case of an invitation to purchase within the meaning of Article 2(i) of Directive 2005/29/EC (2), must the ‘price inclusive of taxes’ to be indicated in accordance with the provision governing the first scenario contemplated in Article 7(4)(c) of Directive 2005/29/EC also include, in the case of a motor vehicle, costs necessarily incurred in connection with the transfer of the vehicle from the manufacturer to the dealer?


    (1)  Directive 98/6/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 1998 on consumer protection in the indication of the prices of products offered to consumers (OJ 1998 L 80, p. 27).

    (2)  Directive 2005/29/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2005 concerning unfair business-to-consumer commercial practices in the internal market and amending Council Directive 84/450/EEC, Directives 97/7/EC, 98/27/EC and 2002/65/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Regulation (EC) No 2006/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council (‘Unfair Commercial Practices Directive’) (OJ 2005 L 149, p. 22).


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