Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Rechtbank van Koophandel te Dendermonde (Belgium) lodged on 2 June 2010 — Wamo BVBA v JBC NV and Modemakers Fashion NV

(Case C-288/10)

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2010/C 246/34

Language of the case: Dutch

Referring court

Rechtbank van Koophandel te Dendermonde

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicant: Wamo BVBA

Defendants:

Question referred

Does Directive 2005/29/EC (1) of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2005 concerning unfair business-to-consumer commercial practices preclude a national provision such as that laid down in Article 53 of the Wet van 14 juli 1991 betreffende de handelspraktijken en de voorlichting en bescherming van de consument (Law of 14 July 1991 on commercial practices and consumer information and protection, ‘WHP’) which prohibits announcements of price decreases and suggestions of such decreases during defined periods?

(1)  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).