Source: All England Reporter
Publisher Citation: [1999] All ER (D) 709
Court: Court of Appeal, Civil Division
Judge:

Morritt, Sedley LJJ and Lindsay J

Representation Stephen Auld QC (instructed by Pinsent Curtis, Birmingham) for the plaintiffs.
  Christopher Vajda QC and George Peretz (instructed by the Treasury Solicitor) for the defendants.
Judgment Dates: 1 July 1999

Catchwords

European Community - Freedom of movement - Goods - German authorities classifying product as 'medical device' and assigning CE mark - UK authorities considering that product was cosmetic product which could not lawfully be marketed in the United Kingdom - Whether UK authorities obliged to respect CE mark - Whether product 'medical device' or cosmetic - Council Directive (EEC) 93/42 - Council Directive (EEC) 76/768.

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