62023CJ0296_SUM
Case C‑296/23
Zentrale zur Bekämpfung unlauteren Wettbewerbs eV
v
dm-drogerie markt GmbH & Co.KG
(Request for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesgerichtshof)
Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 20 June 2024
(Reference for a preliminary ruling – Approximation of laws – Biocidal products – Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 – Article 72 – Disinfectant containing biocidal products – Advertising restrictions – Concept of ‘any similar indication’ – Purpose of ensuring a high level of protection of both human and animal health and the environment)
Approximation of laws – Biocidal products – Regulation No 528/2012 – Information about biocidal products – Advertising – Prohibition on indications which downplay or deny the risks from biocidal products to human health, animal health or the environment – Any similar indication – Concept – Any indication for biocidal products which may mislead the user in respect of their efficacy or which downplays or even denies the risks they pose to human health, animal health or the environment – Included – General nature of such an indication – Irrelevant
(European Parliament and Council Regulation No 528/2012, recital 61 and Art. 72(3))
(see paragraphs 30-34, 37-39, 43-46, operative part)
See the text of the decision.