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European Court of Justice: prohibition of linking raffles with product purchase in German Act against Unfair Competition violates European Community law

• Reed Smith LLP
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• European Union, Germany
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• January 27 2010

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) decided on January 14, 2010 (file no. C-30408) that Directive 200529EC concerning unfair commercial practices makes domestic legislation impossible according to which business practices linking participation of consumers in a raffle to the purchase of goods or the use of services are declared to be unfair competition