Case C-616/20

DECISION

Title: Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 13 October 2022. M2Beauté Cosmetics GmbH v Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Verwaltungsgericht Köln. Reference for a preliminary ruling – Medicinal products for human use – Directive 2001/83/EC – Article 1(2)(b) – Concept of ‘medicinal product by function’ – No scientific study – Scientific knowledge on a structural analogue – Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 – Cosmetic product – Specific beneficial effects on human health – Direct or indirect beneficial effects – Positive effects on appearance. Case C-616/20.
ECLI identifier: ECLI:EU:C:2022:781
Judge-Rapporteur: Wahl
Type of procedure: Reference for a preliminary ruling
Complementary documents:: Communication published in the Official Journal

13/10/2022

Title: Opinion of Advocate General Ćapeta delivered on 7 April 2022. M2Beauté Cosmetics GmbH v Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Verwaltungsgericht Köln. Reference for a preliminary ruling – Medicinal products for human use – Directive 2001/83/EC – Article 1(2)(b) – Concept of ‘medicinal product by function’ – No scientific study – Scientific knowledge on a structural analogue – Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 – Cosmetic product – Specific beneficial effects on human health – Direct or indirect beneficial effects – Positive effects on appearance. Case C-616/20.
ECLI identifier: ECLI:EU:C:2022:284
Advocate General: Ćapeta

07/04/2022

Title: Case C-616/20: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Verwaltungsgericht Köln (Germany) lodged on 19 November 2020 — M2Beauté Cosmetics GmbH v Federal Republic of Germany

01/03/2021