Reports of Cases

2004 I-09553

Subject-matter

Interpretation of Article 49 EC ─ Compatibility of national legislation under which a building contractor is regarded as guarantor of the obligation to pay the minimum wage to workers employed by subcontractors ─ Legislation the principal objective of which is not the protection of workers

Systematic classification scheme

Citations of case-law or legislation

References in grounds of judgment

• EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 49 : paragraphs 1, 13, 19, 31, 45
• Directive 96/71 -C5 : paragraphs 3, 42
• Directive 96/71 -A01 : paragraph 4
• Directive 96/71 -A01P3LA : paragraph 25
• Directive 96/71 -A03 : paragraph 5
• Directive 96/71 -A03P1LC : paragraph 28
• Directive 96/71 -A05 : paragraphs 6, 28 - 30, 45
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -164/99 : paragraphs 31, 32, 34 - 36, 38
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -390/99 : paragraph 30
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -271/01 : paragraph 24
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -71/02 : paragraph 30
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -201/02 : paragraph 21

Operative part

• Interprets : EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 49
• Interprets : Directive 96/71 -A05

Opinion

Information not available

Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

• 14/02/2003

Date of the Opinion

Information not available

Date of the hearing

Information not available

Date of delivery

12/10/2004

References

Publication in the Official Journal

Application: OJ C 112 from 10.05.2003, p.9

Judgment: OJ C 300 from 04.12.2004, p.18

Name of the parties

Wolff & Müller

Notes on Academic Writings

1. Lettner, Harald: Bürgenhaftung des Bauunternehmers für Entgeltzahlungen des Subunternehmers im Lichte der Dienstleistungsfreiheit mit entsandten Arbeitskräften, European Law Reporter 2004 p.467-468
2. Idot, Laurence: Détachement des travailleurs. Qualification de l'exigence impérieuse d'intérêt général, Europe 2004 Décembre Comm. nº 406 p.19
3. Veiga, Maria de Fátima: Mindestlohnverpflichtung des Subunternehmers nach dem AEntG - Haftung des Bauunternehmers, Neue Zeitschrift für Arbeitsrecht 2005 p.208-210
4. Bonechi, Leonardo: La normativa interna a tutela del lavoratore non costituisce ostacolo alla libera prestazione dei servizi, Diritto pubblico comparato ed europeo 2005 p.365-366
5. Houwerzijl, M.S.: Minimumloonregeling voor gedetacheerde werknemers rechtvaardigt belemmeringen van het vrije dienstenverkeer, Nederlands tijdschrift voor Europees recht 2005 p.185-190
6. Pataut, Etienne: Revue critique de droit international privé 2005 p.344-351
7. Meyer, Francis: Droit communautaire du travail, Recueil Le Dalloz 2005 Pan. p.2783-2789
8. Lhernould, Jean-Philippe: L'actualité de la jurisprudence communautaire et internationale, Revue de jurisprudence sociale 2005 p.189-192
9. Ricci, G.: Il Foro italiano 2006 IV Col.25-27

Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

Bundesarbeitsgericht - Germany

Subject-matter

• Freedom of establishment
  
• Freedom to provide services
  

Provisions of national law referred to

Verordnung über zwingende Arbeitsbedingungen im Baugewerbe, Paragraph 1 Arbeitnehmer-Entsendegesetz (AEntG), Paragraph 1 Abs. 3a Sozialgesetzbuch, Drittes Buch (SGB III), Drittes Buch, Paragraph 211 Abs. 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

Timmermans

Advocate General

Ruiz-Jarabo Colomer

Language(s) of the Case

• German
  

Language(s) of the Opinion

Information not available