Rättspraxis

  • Uppgifter om ärendet
    • Nationellt id-nummer: MD 2013:10
    • Medlemsstat: Sverige
    • Vedertaget namn:N/A
    • Beslutstyp: Domstolsbeslut överklagat
    • Beslutsdatum: 28/06/2013
    • Domstol: Marknadsdomstolen
    • Ämne:
    • Kärande: Stockholm Info AB
    • Svarande: Savor Media AB
    • Nyckelord: advertising, authorisation, misleading commercial practices
  • Direktivartiklar
    Unfair Commercial Practices Directive, Chapter 2, Article 5, 1. Unfair Commercial Practices Directive, Chapter 2, Section 1, Article 6, 1. Unfair Commercial Practices Directive, Chapter 2, Section 1, Article 6, 1., (f) Unfair Commercial Practices Directive, Annex I, 4.
  • Huvudanmärkning
    Not every violation of the terms and conditions of an authorisation constitutes unfair commercial practice when claiming to be authorised.
  • Omständigheter
    The plaintiff is authorised for providing tourist information and also sells tickets, souvenirs and provides tourist maps.

    The defendant is a media company that provides tourist information. In the area of Stockholm, the defendant provides mobile tourist agencies via mopeds on which the tourist informants move between chosen locations to provide maps and sale of tickets etc.

    Until the spring 2012, the organization Turism i Sverige (FörTur) was responsible for the authorisation of tourist agencies in Sweden. In April 2012 the defendant applied for authorisation at FörTur and FörTur approved their application shortly thereafter. Upon being authorised, tourist agencies are entitled to use the organization's trademark.
  • Juridisk fråga
    Does claiming to be authorized in marketing, when violating some of the terms and conditions of an authorisation, constitute unfair commercial practice?
  • Beslut

    The plaintiff has claimed that the defendant in four aspects is in breach of the terms and conditions for authorisation: the defendant does not have the necessary permissions from the police authority, the defendant does not have premises which are easily accessible from a tourist point of view, the defendant does not cover a specific sign upon closing the agency for the season and lastly, the defendant does not adhere to the provisions of opening hours for season agencies.

    The court firstly states that it is primarily the private or public entity responsible for authorisation that is responsible to inspect the compliance with the terms and conditions of the authorisation.

    The court finds that section 4 of Annex 1 to the Directive 2005/29/EC, shall not be construed as meaning that any violation of the terms for an authorisation shall result in a breach of section 4. Instead, the court finds that section 4 of Annex 1 to the Directive 2005/29/EC shall be construed to concern cases where the terms and conditions of key importance of the authorisation are breached, in a manner which implies that claiming to be authorised cannot be considered truthful.

    The court finds that the alleged violated terms and conditions at hand are not of such importance that a violation of them should be deemed a breach as stated above, and hence imply an unfair commercial practice. The question of whether or not the defendant operates the tourist agency all the year around does not affect the assessment of whether or not the defendant is authorised. Nor does the fact that one of the agencies has a very small authorisation sign which is not covered when the agency is closed for the season affect the question of whether or not the defendant is authorised.

    Hence, the court does not find that the defendant's claim to be authorised constitutes unfair marketing practice.

    URL: http://www.marknadsdomstolen.se/Filer/Avgöranden/Dom2011-22.pdf

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  • Resultat
    The court dismisses the plaintiff’s claims