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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/court of justice

Court of Justice authorises sale of miniature bottles of Baileys in Germany, despite non-standard volume

Luxembourg, 04/10/2007 (Agence Europe) - In a decision on Thursday 4 October, the Court of Justice ruled that Directive 75/106/EEC does not allow Germany to ban the sale of miniature 0.071 litre bottles of Baileys. In line with the conclusions reached by the advocate general in June 2007, the Court concludes that such a ban would infringe upon the free movement of goods, since these bottles are authorised on the Irish and British markets. The decision follows in the wake of the Commission's...

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