National Competition Law Report – Q4 2006

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National Competition Law Report – Q4 2006

PARALLEL TRADE

Judgment of the Swiss Supreme Court concerning the sale of imported "preventative dental medicinal" toothpaste Colgate Dentagard

On October 19, 2006, the Swiss Supreme Court issued a judgment in the Colgate Dentagard case. This judgment indicates a concern to favour the levelling of barriers to the free movement of goods from the EU into Switzerland, and a receptiveness to EU law "soft" influence in appropriate areas of Swiss law. This judgment may also significantly effect the way toothpaste and other oral hygiene...

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