Data source
Date of text
06 Oct 2005
Country
Seat of court
Luxembourg
Original language
Dutch
Type of text
International court
Reference number
C-9/04
Court name
European Court of Justice
Justice(s)
Jann, P.
Lenaerts, K.
Colneric, N.
Schiemann, K.
Léger, E.
Sources
InforMEA
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The Supreme Court of the Netherlands has asked the ECJ for a preliminary ruling concerning the interpretation of Directive 88/378/EEC on approximation of the laws concerning the safety of toys and Directive 91/338/EEC on the approximation of the laws relating to restrictions on the marketing and use of certain dangerous substances and preparations. The Dutch criminal proceedings were brought against Geharo BV for having stocked toys with a cadmium content greater than the maximum content permitted under Netherlands law. The ECJ has ruled that cadmium levels in toys are subject to restrictions in both directives.