Essential Cases: EU Law provides a bridge between course textbooks and key case judgments. This case document summarizes the facts and decision in Procureur du Roi v Benoît and Gustave Dassonville (Case 8/74), ECLI:EU:C:1974:82, [1974] ECR 837, 11 July 1974. The document also included supporting commentary from author Noreen O’Meara.