Case C-543/21, Verband Sozialer Wettbewerb (Containers on which a deposit is charged): Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 29 June 2023 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesgericht...

C 286/4 EN Official Journal of the European Union 14.8.2023 4. Dismisses the action as to the remainder; 5. Orders Ireland to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Commission; 6. Orders the Federal Republic of Germany to bear its own costs. (1) OJ C 382, 20.9.2021. Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 29 June 2023 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesgerichtshof — Germany) — Verband Sozialer Wettbewerb eV v famila-Handelsmarkt Kiel GmbH & Co. KG (Case C-543/21, (1) Verband Sozialer Wettbewerb (Containers on which a deposit is charged)) (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Consumer protection — Indication of the prices of products —Directive 98/6/EC — Article 2(a) — Concept of ‘selling price’ — Products sold in returnable containers —National legislation requiring the amount of the deposit to be indicated separately from the selling price) (2023/C 286/04) Language of the case: German Referring court Bundesgerichtshof Parties to the main proceedings Applicant: Verband Sozialer Wettbewerb eV Defendant: famila-Handelsmarkt Kiel GmbH & Co. KG Operative part of the judgment Article 2(a) of Directive 98/6/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 1998 on consumer protection in the indication of the prices of products offered to consumers must be interpreted as meaning that the concept of ‘selling price’ laid down in that provision does not include the amount of the deposit payable by the consumer...