Judgment — ECLI:EU:C:2015:540
Date: 2015-09-03
Language of the case: German
Court formation: Seventh Chamber
Subject matter: Approximation of laws
Procedure: Reference for a preliminary ruling
Origin: Germany

Summary — Judgment of the Court (Seventh Chamber), 3 September 2015 Approximation of laws — Cosmetic products — Regulation No 1223/2009 — Scope — Non-corrective colour contact lenses featuring designs — Not included (European Parliament and Council Regulation No 1223/2009) Regulation No 1223/2009 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’. (see para. 27, operative part)