11.12.2017
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
C 424/8
Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 19 October 2017 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Juzgado de lo Contencioso-Administrativo de Murcia — Spain) — Europamur Alimentación SA v Dirección General de Comercio y Protección del Consumidor de la Comunidad Autónoma de la Región de Murcia,
(Case C-295/16) (1)
((Reference for a preliminary ruling - Consumer protection - Directive 2005/29/EC - Unfair business-to-consumer commercial practices - Scope of that directive - Sale by a wholesaler to retailers - Jurisdiction of the Court - National legislation laying down a general prohibition on selling at a loss - Exceptions based on criteria not provided for by that directive))
(2017/C 424/10)
Language of the case: Spanish
Referring court
Juzgado de lo Contencioso-Administrativo de Murcia
Parties to the main proceedings
Applicant: Europamur Alimentación SA
Defendants: Dirección General de Comercio y Protección del Consumidor de la Comunidad Autónoma de la Región de Murcia
Operative part of the judgment
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 and 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’) must be interpreted as precluding a national provision, such as that at issue in the main proceedings, which contains a general prohibition on offering for sale or selling goods at a loss and which lays down grounds of derogation from that prohibition that are based on criteria not appearing in that directive.
(1) OJ C 305, 22.8.2016.