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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7839

10 November 2000
Contents Publication in full By article 26 / 40
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/court of justice
The labelling of the geographical origin of a brand must not potentially mislead consumers

Luxembourg, 09/11/2000 (Agence Europe) - In the case of "Schutzverband gegen Unwesen in der Wirtschaft" v "Warsteiner Brauerei Haus Cramer", the Court has ruled that a Member State - in this case Germany - may apply its legislation banning a manufacturer from suing a label of geographical origin if this has the potential to mislead consumers. The EU judges were answering the proceedings brought by the Bundesgerichtshof which will use this ruling to settle a dispute between an association...

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