Court of Justice Statement: Judgment in C-439/09 Pierre Fabre Dermo-Cosmétique v Président de l’Autorité de la Concurrence, Others
( October 13, 2011, 08:12 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: The EU’s Court of Justice has said that a ban on the online sale of Pierre Fabre’s skin creams is a “restriction by object,” and can only be legal if is it “objectively” justified. The court has drawn a parallel between creams and contact lenses, whose online sales cannot be restricted due to the need to provide advice to customers. It also rejected arguments that Pierre Fabre could restrict online sales to preserve its image. It is up to the national court to decide whether the ban imposed by Pierre Fabre is legitimate or not.Full statement follows. The judgment can be found here.
Judgment in Case C-439/09 Pierre Fabre Dermo-Cosmétique SAS v Président de l'Autorité de la Concurrence and Others...
Prepare for tomorrow’s regulatory change, today
MLex identifies risk to business wherever it emerges, with specialist reporters across the globe providing exclusive news and deep-dive analysis on the proposals, probes, enforcement actions and rulings that matter to your organization and clients, now and in the longer term.
Know what others in the room don’t, with features including:
- Daily newsletters for Antitrust, M&A, Trade, Data Privacy & Security, Technology, AI and more
- Custom alerts on specific filters including geographies, industries, topics and companies to suit your practice needs
- Predictive analysis from expert journalists across North America, the UK and Europe, Latin America and Asia-Pacific
- Curated case files bringing together news, analysis and source documents in a single timeline
Experience MLex today with a 14-day free trial.