26.10.2015
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
C 354/9
Judgment of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 3 September 2015 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Landgericht Krefeld — Germany) — Colena AG v Karnevalservice Bastian GmbH
(Case C-321/14) (1)
((Request for a preliminary ruling - Approximation of laws - Cosmetic products - Consumer protection - Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 - Scope - Non-corrective colour contact lenses featuring designs - Statement on the outer packaging describing the product in question as a cosmetic product - Consumer protection))
(2015/C 354/10)
Language of the case: German
Referring court
Landgericht Krefeld
Parties to the main proceedings
Applicant: Colena AG
Defendant: Karnevalservice Bastian GmbH
Operative part of the judgment
Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009 on cosmetic products must be interpreted as meaning that non-corrective colour contact lenses featuring designs do not fall within the scope of that regulation, notwithstanding the fact that their outer packaging bears the statement ‘cosmetic eye accessory, subject to the EU Cosmetics Directive’.
(1) OJ C 315, 15.9.2014.
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