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Document 62023CN0517

Case C-517/23, Apothekerkammer Nordrhein: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesgerichtshof (Germany) lodged on 10 August 2023 — Apothekerkammer Nordrhein v DocMorris NV

OJ C, C/2023/640, 13.11.2023, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2023/640/oj (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, GA, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2023/640/oj

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Official Journal
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Series C

C/2023/640

13.11.2023

Request for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesgerichtshof (Germany) lodged on 10 August 2023 — Apothekerkammer Nordrhein v DocMorris NV

(Case C-517/23, Apothekerkammer Nordrhein)

(C/2023/640)

Language of the case: German

Referring court

Bundesgerichtshof

Parties to the main proceedings

Defendant and appellant in the appeal on a point of law: Apothekerkammer Nordrhein

Applicant and respondent in the appeal on a point of law: DocMorris NV

Questions referred

1.

Does advertising for the purchase of prescription medicinal products from the entire range of products of a pharmacy fall within the scope of the rules on the advertising of medicinal products in Directive 2001/83 (1) (Titles VIII and VIIIa, Articles 86 to 100)?

2.

If Question 1 is to be answered in the affirmative:

Is it consistent with the provisions of Title VIII of Directive 2001/83, in particular Article 87(3), if a national rule (here: letter (a) of the first clause of point 2 of the second half of the first sentence of Paragraph 7(1) of the HWG) is interpreted as prohibiting the advertising of the entire range of prescription medicinal products of a mail-order pharmacy established in another Member State using promotional gifts in the form of vouchers for a monetary amount or a percentage discount for subsequent purchases of other products?

3.

Furthermore, if Question 1 is to be answered in the affirmative:

Is it consistent with the provisions of Title VIII of Directive 2001/83, in particular Article 87(3), if a national rule (here: letter (a) of the first clause of point 2 of the second half of the first sentence of Paragraph 7(1) of the HWG) is interpreted as permitting the advertising of the entire range of prescription medicinal products of a mail-order pharmacy established in another Member State using promotional gifts in the form of immediately effective price reductions and payments?

(1)  Directive 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 November 2001 on the Community code relating to medicinal products for human use (OJ 2001 L 311, p. 67).

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2023/640/oj

ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)

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