Brussels, 05/12/2011 (Agence Europe) - Goods from non-EU states in customs warehousing or in transit in the EU may only be detained as “counterfeit” or “pirated” goods if it is proven that they are intended to be put on sale in the EU.
That was the ruling of the Court of Justice of the EU on Thursday 1 December on the conduct of EU customs authorities when confronted with similar situations. A Belgian court (case C-466/09) and a British court (case C-495/09) had asked the Court of...