62020CJ0616_SUM
Case C‑616/20
EN M2Beauté Cosmetics
v
Bundesrepublik Deutschland
(Request for a preliminary ruling from the Verwaltungsgericht Köln)
Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 13 October 2022
(Reference for a preliminary ruling – Medicinal products for human use – Directive 2001/83/EC – Article 1(2)(b) – Definition of ‘medicinal product by function’ – Absence of a scientific study – Scientific knowledge on a structural analogue – Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 – Cosmetic product – Specific beneficial effects on human health – Direct or indirect beneficial effects – Positive effects on appearance)
Approximation of laws – Medicinal products for human use – Directive 2001/83 – Classification of a product as a medicinal product by function – Criteria
(European Parliament and Council Directive 2001/83, as amended by Directive 2010/84)
(see paragraphs 29, 30, 43-45)
Approximation of laws – Medicinal products for human use – Directive 2001/83 – Classification of a product as a medicinal product by function – Criteria
(European Parliament and Council Directive 2001/83, as amended by Directive 2010/84, Art. 1(2)(b))
(see paragraphs 32-38, operative part 1)
Approximation of laws – Medicinal products for human use – Directive 2001/83 – Classification of a product as a medicinal product by function – Criteria
(European Parliament and Council Directive 2001/83, as amended by Directive 2010/84, Art. 1(2)(b))
(see paragraphs 42, 46-53, operative part 2)
See the text of the decision.