Reports of Cases

2009 I-10219

Subject-matter

Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations – Infringement of Article 43 EC – Legislation imposing restrictions on the freedom of establishment of entities wishing to carry on vehicle inspection activity in Portugal

Systematic classification scheme

Citations of case-law or legislation

References in grounds of judgment

• EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 43 : paragraphs 1, 25, 28, 32, 33, 53
• EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 45 : paragraphs 32 - 35, 37, 45
• Directive 96/96 : paragraph 43
• Directive 96/96 -A01P2 : paragraph 26
• Directive 96/96 -A02 : paragraphs 42, 43
• Directive 96/96 -C33 : paragraph 26
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -2/74 : paragraphs 35, 36
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -147/86 : paragraphs 34, 35
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -3/88 : paragraph 40
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -42/92 : paragraph 36
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -173/94 : paragraph 51
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -114/97 : paragraph 34
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -283/99 : paragraph 36
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -79/01 : paragraph 29
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -442/02 : paragraph 29
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -158/03 : paragraph 46
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -451/03 : paragraph 34
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -54/05 : paragraph 47
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -110/05 : paragraph 48
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -297/05 : paragraphs 47, 48
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -393/05 : paragraphs 27, 36, 37
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -404/05 : paragraphs 27, 36, 37
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -66/06 : paragraph 51
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -518/06 : paragraph 46
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -531/06 : paragraph 46
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -157/07 : paragraph 29

Operative part

• Reference : EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 43

Opinion

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Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

• 03/10/2008

Date of the Opinion

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Date of the hearing

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Date of delivery

22/10/2009

References

Publication in the Official Journal

Application: OJ C 313 from 06.12.2008, p.18

Judgment: OJ C 297 from 05.12.2009, p.15

Name of the parties

Commission v Portugal

Notes on Academic Writings

1. Idot, Laurence: Participation à l'exercice de l'autorité publique, Europe 2010 Janvier Comm. nº 24 p.24-25

Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

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Subject-matter

• Freedom of establishment
  

Provisions of national law referred to

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Provisions of international law referred to

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Procedure and result

• Action for a declaration of failure to fulfil obligations : application granted
  

Formation of the Court

quatrième chambre (Cour)

Judge-Rapporteur

von Danwitz

Advocate General

Bot

Language(s) of the Case

• Portuguese
  

Language(s) of the Opinion

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