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Subject-matter

Reference for a preliminary ruling – Oberverwaltungsgericht Berlin-Brandenburg – Interpretation of Article 41(1) of the Additional Protocol and Financial Protocol, signed on 23 November 1970, annexed to the Agreement establishing the Association between the European Economic Community and Turkey and on measures to be taken for their entry into force (OJ 1972 L 293, p. 4; no official translation published in English) – Interpretation of the concept of ‘freedom to provide services’ in that provision – Possible inclusion of the ‘passive’ freedom to provide services – Right of a Turkish national to go to another Member State in order to visit a member of his family there and possibly to receive services

Systematic classification scheme

Citations of case-law or legislation

References in grounds of judgment

• EEC Treaty (Rome), Article 59 : paragraphs 34, 62
• EEC Treaty (Rome), Article 60 -L3 : paragraph 34
• EC Treaty (Maastricht), Article 59 : paragraph 34
• EC Treaty (Maastricht), Article 60 -L3 : paragraph 34
• EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 49 : paragraph 34
• EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 50 -L3 : paragraph 34
• TFEU, Article 56 : paragraphs 33 - 36, 49
• TFEU, Article 57 -L3 : paragraph 34
• Agreement with Third Countries or International Bodies - 21970A1123(01) -A41P1 : paragraphs 1, 12, 31 - 63
• Agreement with Third Countries or International Bodies - 21970A1123(01) -A41P2 : paragraphs 12, 13
• Agreement with Third Countries or International Bodies - 21970A1123(01) -A41P2L2 : paragraph 52
• Decision 64/732 : paragraph 3
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -270/80 : paragraph 44
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -286/82 : paragraphs 34 - 36, 59, 62
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -186/87 : paragraph 35
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -312/91 : paragraph 47
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -274/96 : paragraphs 35 - 36
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -37/98 : paragraphs 37 - 39, 50, 54
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -348/98 : paragraph 35
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -63/99 : paragraph 47
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -162/00 : paragraph 47
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -307/01 : paragraphs 38 - 40, 43, 54
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -215/03 : paragraph 35
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -16/05 : paragraphs 38, 39, 54
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -325/05 : paragraph 53
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -228/06 : paragraphs 38, 41, 42, 54
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -270/08 : paragraph 44
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -351/08 : paragraph 44
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -371/08 : paragraph 48
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -70/09 : paragraph 44

Operative part

• Interprets : Agreement with Third Countries or International Bodies - 21970A1123(01) -A41P1

Opinion

• EEC Treaty (Rome), Article 7 : point 69
  
• EEC Treaty (Rome), Article 59 : points 54, 57
  
• TFEU, Article 2 -P2 : point 43
  
• TFEU, Article 4 -P2LJ : point 43
  
• TFEU, Article 20 : point 67
  
• TFEU, Article 21 : point 67
  
• TFEU, Article 51 : point 59
  
• TFEU, Article 52 : point 59
  
• TFEU, Article 56 : points 3, 4, 51, 52, 61, 64, 68, 69
  
• TFEU, Article 57 : point 75
  
• TFEU, Article 61 : point 59
  
• TFEU, Article 77 -P2LA : points 41, 43
  
• Agreement with Third Countries or International Bodies - 21964A1229(01) : points 8, 53, 64 - 69
  
• Agreement with Third Countries or International Bodies - 21964A1229(01) -A02 : point 9
  
• Agreement with Third Countries or International Bodies - 21964A1229(01) -A03 : point 10
  
• Agreement with Third Countries or International Bodies - 21964A1229(01) -A04 : point 10
  
• Agreement with Third Countries or International Bodies - 21964A1229(01) -A05 : point 10
  
• Agreement with Third Countries or International Bodies - 21964A1229(01) -A06 : points 11, 65
  
• Agreement with Third Countries or International Bodies - 21964A1229(01) -A08 : points 11, 12
  
• Agreement with Third Countries or International Bodies - 21964A1229(01) -A12 : points 12, 60
  
• Agreement with Third Countries or International Bodies - 21964A1229(01) -A13 : point 12
  
• Agreement with Third Countries or International Bodies - 21964A1229(01) -A14 : points 12, 13, 60
  
• Agreement with Third Countries or International Bodies - 21964A1229(01) -A22P1 : point 11
  
• Agreement with Third Countries or International Bodies - 21964A1229(01) -A28 : point 9
  
• Agreement with Third Countries or International Bodies - 21970A1123(01) : point 30
  
• Agreement with Third Countries or International Bodies - 21970A1123(01) -A01 : point 14
  
• Agreement with Third Countries or International Bodies - 21970A1123(01) -A41 : points 15, 58
  
• Agreement with Third Countries or International Bodies - 21970A1123(01) -A41P1 : points 1, 2, 4, 26 - 80
  
• Agreement with Third Countries or International Bodies - 21970A1123(01) -A41P2 : points 16, 58, 66
  
• Agreement with Third Countries or International Bodies - 21970A1123(01) -A59 : point 59
  
• Agreement with Third Countries or International Bodies - 21970A1123(01) -A62 : points 60, 62
  
• Agreement with Third Countries or International Bodies - 21970A1123(01) -A63P2 : point 14
  
• Agreement with Third Countries or International Bodies - 21970A1123(01) -CH2TIT2 : point 15
  
• Agreement with Third Countries or International Bodies - 21993A1231(18) : point 63
  
• Agreement with Third Countries or International Bodies - 22002A0430(01) -A05P3 : point 57
  
• Secondary Legislation - Document published in the OJ - - 31961X1201 : point 56
  
• Decision 64/732 : point 8
  
• Directive 64/220 : point 56
  
• Directive 64/220 -A01P1LB : point 56
  
• Regulation 539/2001 : points 41, 43
  
• Regulation 562/2006 -A01P1 : point 18
  
• Regulation 562/2006 -A04P4 : point 44
  
• Regulation 562/2006 -A05P1LB : point 17
  
• Regulation 562/2006 -N1 : point 18
  
• Regulation 810/2009 -A30 : point 40
  
• Court of Justice - Opinion C -118/75 : point 57
  
• Court of Justice - Opinion C -66/77 : point 57
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -270/80 : point 62
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -15/81 : point 67
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -17/81 : point 63
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -104/81 : point 62
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -286/82 : points 3, 51, 55, 61, 69, 75
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -352/85 : point 50
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -12/86 : point 60
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -299/86 : point 67
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -186/87 : points 3, 69
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -163/90 : point 63
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -312/91 : points 62, 67
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -434/93 : point 61
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -274/96 : points 3, 50
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -348/96 : point 3
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -416/96 : point 53
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -294/97 : points 3, 75
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -37/98 : points 34, 35
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -63/99 : points 63, 67
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -162/00 : point 62
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -243/01 : point 3
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -317/01 : points 34, 35, 61
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -16/05 : points 34, 35
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -228/06 : points 2, 34 - 37, 42, 46
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -242/06 : point 35
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -92/07 : point 35
  
• Court of Justice - Opinion C -371/08 : points 53, 65
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -169/08 : point 3
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -351/08 : point 62
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -371/08 : points 63, 65
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -541/08 : point 62
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -56/09 : points 3, 75
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -70/09 : point 62
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -490/09 : points 3, 75
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -186/10 : point 34
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -256/11 : points 34, 35
  

Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

• 11/05/2011

Date of the Opinion

• 11/04/2013

Date of the hearing

Information not available

Date of delivery

24/09/2013

References

Publication in the Official Journal

Application: OJ C 232 from 06.08.2011, p.15

Judgment: OJ C 344 from 23.11.2013, p.5

Name of the parties

Demirkan

Notes on Academic Writings

1. Zeran, Ünal: Die Demirkan Entscheidung – eine nicht überzeugende Neujustierung des Assoziationsvertrages mit der Türkei, Informationsbrief Ausländerrecht 2013 p.405-407 (DE)
2. Rigaux, Anne: Accord d'association UE/Turquie. La clause de stand still figurant à l'article 41, paragraphe 1 du protocole additionnel à l'accord d'association CEE-Turquie, qui interdit aux Parties contractantes d'introduire de nouvelles restrictions à la liberté d'établissement et à la libre prestation des services a certes un effet direct, mais son champ d'application ne s'étend pas à la libre prestation de services dite « passive », au sens de la jurisprudence Luisi et Carbone, Europe 2013 Novembre Comm. nº 11 p.18-19 (FR)
3. Brehm, Bernhard ; Sahinol, Mahmut: Dienstleistungsfreiheit und Assoziierungsabkommen EWG-Türkei - Zusatzprotokoll - Art 41 Abs 1 - Stillhalteklausel - Visumpflicht für die Einreise in das Hoheitsgebiet eines Mitgliedstaats, Migralex 2013 p.89-91 (DE)
4. Slot, P.J.: Ars aequi 2014 p.129-132 (NL)
5. Hatzopoulos, Vassilis: Turkish service recipients under the EU-Turkey Association Agreement: Demirkan, Common Market Law Review 2014 p.647-664 (EN)
6. Vandamme, Thomas A.J.A.: 'Le temps détruit tout'?, Nederlands tijdschrift voor Europees recht 2014 nr.2/3 p.61-67 (NL)
7. Groenendijk, Kees: Rechtspraak Vreemdelingenrecht 2013 (Ed. Ars Aequi Libri - Nijmegen) 2013 p.214-215 (NL)
8. Hatzopoulos, Vassilis: Quand la CJUE déforme le droit pour servir la réalité, Revue trimestrielle de droit européen 2014 p.133-143 (FR)
9. Beqiraj, Julinda: Il diritto alla libera circolazione dei destinatari di servizi alla luce del Protocollo addizionale dell'Accordo di associazione UE-Turchia: tra pacta sunt servanda e in claris non fit interpretatio, Diritto pubblico comparato ed europeo 2014 p.92-98 (IT)
10. Pistoia, Emanuela: L'ingresso dei cittadini turchi nell'Unione europea al tempo della sentenza Demirkan, Diritti umani e diritto internazionale 2014 p.254-260 (IT)
11. Matera, Claudio: CJEU - Judgment of 23.9.2013 (Grand Chamber) - Case C-221/11, Leyla Demirkan v Bundesrepublik Deutschland - Association Agreement with Turkey - Article 41 of the Additional Protocol - Freedom to provide services - Visa requirement - Turkey Association Agreement does not cover passive reception of services and Turkish nationals wishing to enter the Schengen area cannot benefit from this freedom, Revista de Derecho Comunitario Europeo 2014 nº 47 p.285-299 (EN)

Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

Oberverwaltungsgericht Berlin-Brandenburg - Germany

Subject-matter

• Freedom of movement for workers
  
• External relations
  
• - Association Agreement
  
• - international agreements
  

Provisions of national law referred to

Information not available

Provisions of international law referred to

Information not available

Procedure and result

• Reference for a preliminary ruling
  

Formation of the Court

grande chambre (Cour)

Judge-Rapporteur

Rosas

Advocate General

Cruz Villalón

Language(s) of the Case

• German
  

Language(s) of the Opinion

• German