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Subject-matter

Reference for a preliminary ruling – Tribunal da Relação de Lisboa – Interpretation of Articles 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 101 and 102 TFEU – Notion of association of undertakings – Association of chartered accountants – Creation of a mandatory training system for members of the association of chartered accountants – Training provided solely by the association of chartered accountants – Freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services

Systematic classification scheme

Citations of case-law or legislation

References in grounds of judgment

• TFEU, Article 56 : paragraphs 1, 29, 31
• TFEU, Article 101 : paragraphs 1, 29, 30, 34, 38, 44, 48, 57, 59, 61 - 63, 70, 106, 108
• TFEU, Article 101 -P1 : paragraphs 32 - 34, 39, 45, 59, 71, 93
• TFEU, Article 101 -P2 : paragraph 29
• TFEU, Article 101 -P3 : paragraphs 101 - 103
• TFEU, Article 102 : paragraphs 1, 29 - 31
• TFEU, Article 106 -P2 : paragraphs 1, 101, 104, 106, 107
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -179/90 : paragraph 105
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -320/91 : paragraph 106
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -393/92 : paragraph 106
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -203/96 : paragraph 106
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -309/99 : paragraphs 35, 36, 38, 40, 48, 54, 93, 96
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -94/04 : paragraph 66
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -222/04 : paragraph 57
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -238/05 : paragraphs 65, 70, 71, 102
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -49/07 : paragraphs 57, 88, 91
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -439/09 : paragraph 72

Operative part

• Interprets : TFEU, Article 101
• Interprets : TFEU, Article 101 -P1

Opinion

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Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

• 03/01/2012

Date of the Opinion

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Date of the hearing

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Date of delivery

28/02/2013

References

Publication in the Official Journal

Application: OJ C 89 from 24.03.2012, p.12

Judgment: OJ C 114 from 20.04.2013, p.17

Name of the parties

Ordem dos Técnicos Oficiais de Contas

Notes on Academic Writings

1. Dumitraşcu, Augustina: Curtea de Justiție a Uniunii Europene. Hotărârea Curţii de Justiţie Europene din 28 februarie 2013, cauza nr. C-1/12, Curierul Judiciar 2012 p.230-231 (RO)
2. Castellaneta, Marina: Professioni: sul sistema di formazione obbligatoria gli Ordini sono tenuti a rispettare le regole antitrust. A rischio il sistema che attribuisce al Cnf il potere di disciplinare l'aggiornamento, Guida al Diritto 2013 p. 55-58 (IT)
3. Idot, Laurence: Décision d'association d'entreprises et ordres professionnels. Un ordre professionnel, qui adopte un règlement sur un système de formation professionnelle obligatoire en privilégiant la formation dispensée par ses soins et en imposant des conditions discriminatoires aux autres opérateurs, adopte une décision d'association d'entreprises contraire à l'article 101, paragraphe 1 TFUE, Europe 2013 Avril Comm. nº 4 p.30 (FR)
4. Hallet, Philippe ; Wildemeersch, Jonathan: La formation continue serait-elle un enjeu économique?, Revue de jurisprudence de Liège, Mons et Bruxelles 2013 p.756-761 (FR)
5. Skubic, Zoran: Ko zbornični sistem krši konkurenčno pravo EU, Pravna praksa 2013 nº 16-17 p.34-35 (SL)
6. Werner, Jens: Kartellrecht: Anwendung des EU-Wettbewerbsrechts auf berufsständische Vertretungen, Europäische Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftsrecht 2013 p.391-392 (DE)
7. De Romanet, Joséphine: La formation obligatoire mise en place par un ordre professionnel n'est pas exemptée des règles de la concurrence, Revue Lamy droit des affaires 2013 nº 81 p.46-47 (FR)
8. Mok, M.R.: Nederlandse jurisprudentie ; Uitspraken in burgerlijke en strafzaken 2013 nº 284 (NL)
9. Baumé, Tristan: OTOC: The Provision of Training by Professional Associations, Journal of European Competition Law & Practice 2013 Vol. 4 nº 4 p.319-321 (EN)
10. Frazão Nunes, Tânia: Liberal Professions and Competition: the OTOC Preliminary Ruling, European Law Reporter 2013 p.221-225 (EN)
11. Caldeira, Margarida: Comentário de jurisprudência da União europeia - Acórdão do Tribunal de Justiça de 28 de Fevereiro de 2013, no Processo C-1/12, Ordem dos Técnicos Oficiais de Contas v. Autoridade da Concorrência — Aplicação das regras de concorrência a ordens profissionais, Revista de concorrência e regulação 2013 n°13 p.279-302 (PT)
12. Szögi, Nóra: Az okleveles könyvvizsgálók kötelező továbbképzési rendszerének versenyjogi relevanciája, Versenytükör 2013 2. szám p.109-115 (HU)
13. Künstner, Kim Manuel: Kartellrechtliche Überprüfung der Fortbildungssysteme von Berufskammern, Zeitschrift für Wettbewerbsrecht 2014 p.184-202 (DE)
14. Nowag, Julian: Wouters, when the condemned live longer: a comment on OTOC and CNG, European Competition Law Review 2015 p.39-43 (EN)

Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

Tribunal da Relação de Lisboa - Portugal

Subject-matter

• Freedom to provide services
  
• Competition
  
• - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices
  

Provisions of national law referred to

Decreto-Lei n.º 452/99, de 5 de novembro de 1999, du 5 novembre 1999 Decreto-Lei n.º 310/2009, de 26 de outubro de 2009, du 26 octobre 2009 Estatuto da Ordem dos Técnicos Oficiais de Contas, articles 1, 6, 15, 35, 57, 59, 63 Código Deontológico do Técnico Oficial de Contas, artcles 1, 2 et 3 Regulamento do Controlo de Qualidade, publicado em anexo ao Anúncio n.º 131/2004, da Ordem dos Técnicos Oficiais de Contas, de 27 de julho de 2004, da Ordem dos Técnicos Oficiais de Contas, du 27 juillet 2004, articles 1, 2 et 4 Regulamento da Formação de Créditos, publicado em anexo ao Anúncio n.º 4539/2007, da Câmara dos Técnicos Oficiais de Contas, de 12 de julho de 2007, da Câmara dos Técnicos Oficiais de Contas, du 12 juillet 2007, articles 2, 3, 5, 6 et 8 à 17 Lei n.º 18/2003, de 11 de junho de 2003, du 11 juin 2003, articles 1, § 1, 2, § 1, 3, § 1, 4, § 1, et 5 Constituição da República Portuguesa, article 61, § 1

Provisions of international law referred to

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Procedure and result

• Reference for a preliminary ruling
  

Formation of the Court

deuxième chambre (Cour)

Judge-Rapporteur

Arabadjiev

Advocate General

Mengozzi

Language(s) of the Case

• Portuguese
  

Language(s) of the Opinion

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