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- article 71
- subparagraph 33
- first 18
- second 15
- directive 13
- words 9
- trade 8
- third 8
- introductory 7
- services 6
- indent 6
- goods 6
- //ec 6
- european 6
- parliament 6
- council 6
- marks 5
- oj l 5
- does 4
- oj l 4
- //eec 4
- competitor 4
- point 4
- october 3
- annex i 3
- products 3
- designation 3
- part 3
- distinguishing 3
- point a 3
- same 3
- between 2
- origin 2
- mark 2
- names 2
- name 2
- sentence 2
- advertiser 2
- december 2
- president 2
- opinion 2
- published 2
- amended 2
- transposition 2
- application 2
- point b 2
- annex ii 2
- article a 2
- decision 2
- final 2
Article 4
Comparative advertising shall, as far as the comparison is concerned, be permitted when the following conditions are met:
(a) | it is not misleading within the meaning of Articles 2(b), 3 and 8(1) of this Directive or Articles 6 and 7 of Directive 2005/29/EC of the european Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2005 concerning unfair business-to-consumer commercial practices in the internal market (‘Unfair Commercial Practices Directive’) (7); |
(b) | it compares goods or services meeting the same needs or intended for the same purpose; |
(c) | it objectively compares one or more material, relevant, verifiable and representative features of those goods and services, which may include price; |
(d) | it does not discredit or denigrate the trade marks, trade names, other distinguishing marks, goods, services, activities or circumstances of a competitor; |
(e) | for products with designation of origin, it relates in each case to products with the same designation; |
(f) | it does not take unfair advantage of the reputation of a trade mark, trade name or other distinguishing marks of a competitor or of the designation of origin of competing products; |
(g) | it does not present goods or services as imitations or replicas of goods or services bearing a protected trade mark or trade name; |
(h) | it does not create confusion among traders, between the advertiser and a competitor or between the advertiser's trade marks, trade names, other distinguishing marks, goods or services and those of a competitor. |
Article 12
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Strasbourg, 12 December 2006.
For the european Parliament
The President
J. BORRELL FONTELLES
For the Council
The President
M. PEKKARINEN
(1) Opinion of 26 October 2006 (not yet published in the Official Journal).
(2) Opinion of the european Parliament of 12 October 2006 (not yet published in the Official Journal) and Council Decision of 30 November 2006.
(3) OJ L 250, 19.9.1984, p. 17. Directive as last amended by Directive 2005/29/EC of the european Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 149, 11.6.2005, p. 22).
(4) See Annex I, Part A.
(5) OJ L 93, 31.3.2006, p. 12.
(6) OJ L 40, 11.2.1989, p. 1. Directive as amended by Decision 92/10/EEC (OJ L 6, 11.1.1992, p. 35).
(7) OJ L 149, 11.6.2005, p. 22.
ANNEX I
PART A
Repealed Directive with its successive amendments
Council Directive 84/450/EEC |
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Directive 97/55/EC of the european Parliament and of the Council |
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Directive 2005/29/EC of the european Parliament and of the Council | only Article 14 |
PART B
List of time-limits for transposition into national law and application
(referred to in Article 10)
Directive | Time-limit for transposition | Date of application |
84/450/EEC | 1 October 1986 | — |
97/55/EC | 23 April 2000 | — |
2005/29/EC | 12 June 2007 | 12 December 2007 |
ANNEX II
CORRELATION TABLE
Directive 84/450/EEC | This Directive |
Article 1 | Article 1 |
Article 2, introductory words | Article 2, introductory words |
Article 2, point 1 | Article 2(a) |
Article 2, point 2 | Article 2(b) |
Article 2, point 2a | Article 2(c) |
Article 2, point 3 | Article 2(d) |
Article 2, point 4 | Article 2(e) |
Article 3 | Article 3 |
Article 3a(1) | Article 4 |
Article 4(1), first subparagraph, first sentence | Article 5(1), first subparagraph |
Article 4(1), first subparagraph, second sentence | Article 5(1), second subparagraph |
Article 4(1), second subparagraph | Article 5(2), first subparagraph |
Article 4(1), third subparagraph | Article 5(2), second subparagraph |
Article 4(2), first subparagraph, introductory words | Article 5(3), first subparagraph, introductory words |
Article 4(2), first subparagraph, first indent | Article 5(3), first subparagraph, point (a) |
Article 4(2), first subparagraph, second indent | Article 5(3), first subparagraph, point (b) |
Article 4(2), first subparagraph, final words | Article 5(3), second subparagraph |
Article 4(2), second subparagraph, introductory words | Article 5(3), third subparagraph |
Article 4(2), second subparagraph, first indent | Article 5(3), third subparagraph |
Article 4(2), second subparagraph, second indent | Article 5(3), third subparagraph |
Article 4(2), second subparagraph, final words | Article 5(3), third subparagraph |
Article 4(2), third subparagraph, introductory words | Article 5(4), introductory words |
Article 4(2), third subparagraph, first indent | Article 5(4), point (a) |
Article 4(2), third subparagraph, second indent | Article 5(4), point (b) |
Article 4(3), first subparagraph | Article 5(5) |
Article 4(3), second subparagraph | Article 5(6) |
Article 5 | Article 6 |
Article 6 | Article 7 |
Article 7(1) | Article 8(1), first subparagraph |
Article 7(2) | Article 8(1), second subparagraph |
Article 7(3) | Article 8(2) |
Article 7(4) | Article 8(3) |
Article 7(5) | Article 8(4) |
Article 8, first subparagraph | — |
Article 8, second subparagraph | Article 9 |
— | Article 10 |
— | Article 11 |
Article 9 | Article 12 |
— | Annex I |
— | Annex II |
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