The Business Law Reports
[2017] Bus LR 1099
Court of Justice of the European Union
Criminal proceedings against Canal Digital Danmark A/S
(Case C‑611/14)
EU:C:2016:800
2016 Oct 26
President of Chamber JL da Cruz Vilaça,Judges M Berger, A Borg Barthet, E Levits, F BiltgenAdvocate General Y Bot
Fair trading— Consumer protection— Unfair commercial practices— Advertising relating to satellite television subscription— Subscription price including six-monthly card service charge in addition to monthly subscription charge— Six-monthly charge omitted or presented in less conspicuous manner than monthly charge— Criminal proceedings brought against trader on ground that advertisements amounting to misleading action or omission— Directive requiring assessment of whether commercial practice misleading omission to take account of limitations of time and space imposed by communications medium— Whether national courts obliged to take limitations into account even if not referred to in transposing legislation— Whether division of price into component parts and emphasis of individual component misleading action— Whether omission of total price or its presentation in less prominent manner misleading omission— Whether Directive containing exhaustive list of material information to be included in invitation to purchase—
Parliament and Council Directive 2005/29/EC, arts 6(1), 7
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