Court of Justice of the European Union · Judgment
C-108/96Criminal proceedings against Dennis Mac Quen, Derek Pouton, Carla Godts, Youssef Antoun and Grandvision Belgium SA, being civilly liable, intervener: Union professionnelle belge des médecins spécialistes en ophtalmologie et chirurgie oculaire
- Decided
- 2001-02-01
- ECLI
- ECLI:EU:C:2001:67
- CELEX
- 61996CJ0108
- Finality
- Final, the decision cannot be appealed
The court's own keywords
Interpretation of Article 5 of the EC Treaty (now Article 10 EC) and of Articles 30, 52 and 59 of the EC Treaty (now, after amendment, Articles 28 EC, 43 EC and 49 EC) - National legislation prohibiting opticians from carrying out certain optical examinations - National legislation restricting the marketing of equipment for carrying out certain optical examinations which are reserved exclusively for ophthalmologists.
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Read from EU:s publikationsbyrå, Cellar (EUR-Lex och CURIA) on 2026-08-22.
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