Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 19.6.2010 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 161/19 |

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Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Hof van Cassatie van België (Belgium) lodged on 17 March 2010 — Greenstar-Kanzi Europe NV v Jean Hustin and Jo Goossens

(Case C-140/10)

(2010/C 161/27)

Language of the case: Dutch

Referring court

Hof van Cassatie van België

Parties to the main proceedings

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| Applicants | : | Greenstar-Kanzi Europe NV |
| Defendants | : | |  |  | | --- | --- | |  | Jean Hustin |  |  |  | | --- | --- | |  | Jo Goossens | |

Questions referred

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| 1. | Should Article 94 of Council Regulation (EC) No 2100/94 [(1)](#ntr1-C_2010161EN.01001901-E0001) of 27 July 1994 on Community plant variety rights, as amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 873/2004 [(2)](#ntr2-C_2010161EN.01001901-E0002) of 29 April 2004, read in conjunction with Articles 11(1), 13(1) to 13(3), 16, 27 and 104 of the aforementioned Regulation (EC) No 2100/94, be interpreted in such a way that the holder or the person enjoying the right of exploitation may bring an action for infringement against anyone who effects acts in respect of material which was sold or disposed of to him by a licensee of the right of exploitation if the limitations in the licensing contract between the licensee and the holder of the Community plant variety right that were stipulated to apply in the event of the sale of that material were not respected? |

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| 2. | If so, is it of significance for the assessment of the infringement that the person effecting the aforementioned act is aware or is deemed to be aware of the limitations thus imposed in the said licensing contract? |

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