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15 August 2014
Issue: 7619 / Categories: Case law , Law digest , In Court
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EU—Treaty obligations

European Commission v Kingdom of Belgium C-421/12, [2014] All ER (D) 17 (Aug)

By: (i) excluding members of a profession, dentists and physiotherapists from the scope of the Law of 14 July 1991, transposing in national law Directive (EC) 2005/29 of the European Parliament and of the Council (concerning unfair business-to-consumer commercial practices in the internal market); (ii) by maintaining in force Arts 20, 21 and 29 of the Law of 6 April 2010; and (iii) by maintaining in force Art 4(3) of the Law of 25 June 1993 and Art 5(1) of the Royal Decree of 24 September 2006; Belgium had failed to fulfil its obligations under Arts 2(b) and (d), 3 and 4 of that Directive.

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