Court of Justice 2 July 1998, C-77/97 (Österreichische Unilever GmbH v Smithkline Beecham Markenartikel GmbH.)

Opinion of the Advocate-General Opinion of the Advocate-General I - Introduction 1 In this case the Court has been asked by the Handelsgericht Wien to give a preliminary ruling on a question concerning the interpretation of Article 30 of the EC Treaty and Council Directive 76/768/EEC of 27 July 1976 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to cosmetic products.