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Case C-159/09: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal de commerce de Bourges (France) lodged on 8 May 2009 — Lidl SNC v Vierzon Distribution SA
ECLI:EU:UNKNOWN:62009CN0159
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Official Journal of the European Union
C 180/27
(Case C-159/09)
2009/C 180/46
Language of the case: French
Referring court
Parties to the main proceedings
Applicant: Lidl SNC
Defendant: Vierzon Distribution SA
Question referred
Is Article 3a of Directive 84/450, as amended by Directive 97/55, to be interpreted as meaning that it is unlawful to engage in comparative advertising on the basis of the price of products meeting the same needs or intended for the same purpose, that is to say, products which are sufficiently interchangeable, on the sole ground that, in regard to food products, the extent to which consumers would like to eat those products, or, in any case, the pleasure of consuming them, is completely different according to the conditions and the place of production, the ingredients used and the experience of the producer?
Council Directive 84/450/EEC of 10 September 1984 relating to the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States concerning misleading advertising (OJ 1984 L 250, p. 17).
Directive 97/55/EC of European Parliament and of the Council of 6 October 1997 amending Directive 84/450/EEC concerning misleading advertising so as to include comparative advertising (OJ 1997 L 290, 23.10.1997, p. 18).
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Language of the case: French.