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Subject-matter

Reference for a preliminary ruling – Simvoulio tis Epikratias – Interpretation of Article 49 TFEU, of Council Directive 89/48/EEC of 21 December 1988 on a general system for the recognition of higher-education diplomas awarded on completion of professional education and training of at least three years’ duration (OJ 1989 L 19, p. 16) and of Council Directive 92/51/EEC of 18 June 1992 on a second general system for the recognition of professional education and training to supplement Directive 89/48/EEC (OJ 1992 L 209, p. 25) – Refusal to grant authorisation giving access to the regulated profession of physiotherapist in a host Member State to one of that State’s nationals who does not have a diploma to that effect, within the meaning of Article 1(a) of Directive 92/51/EEC, but does have qualifications for engaging in a similar profession that is recognised in another Member State – Possibility of partial access, limited to certain activities covered by the profession

Systematic classification scheme

Citations of case-law or legislation

References in grounds of judgment

• TFEU, Article 49 : paragraphs 1, 15 - 19, 31 - 35
• TFEU, Article 52 : paragraph 27
• Directive 2005/36 : paragraph 20
• Directive 2005/36 -A01 : paragraph 3
• Directive 2005/36 -A04 : paragraph 4
• Directive 2005/36 -A04P2 : paragraph 31
• Directive 2005/36 -A11 : paragraph 5
• Directive 2005/36 -A13P1 : paragraph 6
• Directive 2005/36 -A14 : paragraphs 1, 4, 5
• Directive 2005/36 -A14P1 : paragraph 31
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -55/94 : paragraph 19
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -108/96 : paragraphs 20, 27
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -294/00 : paragraph 27
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -330/03 : paragraphs 17 - 20, 25, 31 - 34
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -141/07 : paragraph 27

Operative part

• Interprets : TFEU, Article 49

Opinion

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Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

• 16/11/2011

Date of the Opinion

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Date of the hearing

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Date of delivery

27/06/2013

References

Publication in the Official Journal

Application: OJ C 25 from 28.01.2012, p.36

Judgment: OJ C 225 from 03.08.2013, p.15

Name of the parties

Nasiopoulos

Notes on Academic Writings

1. Michel, Valérie: Des différences entre les professions de kinésithérapeute et de masseur-balnéothérapeute médical. L'impossibilité de tout accès partiel à la profession de kinésithérapeute ne peut être justifiée par la protection des consommateurs et de la santé publique si les activités de la profession sont dissociables, Europe 2013 Août Comm. nº 8-9 p.28-29 (FR)
2. González Saquero, Pablo: Jurisprudencia – Tribunal de Justicia de la Unión Europea, Revista española de Derecho Europeo 2013 nº 47 p.193-230 (ES)
3. Skubic, Zoran: Regulirani poklici in (zadostne) poklicne kvalifikacije po pravu EU, Pravna praksa 2013 nº 29-30 p.32-33 (SL)
4. Mair, Andreas: Zeitschrift für europäisches Sozial- und Arbeitsrecht 2014 p.33-35 (DE)
5. Carlier, Jean-Yves: La libre circulation des personnes. dans l’Union européenne, Journal de droit européen 2014 nº 208 p.167-179 (FR)

Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

Symvoulio tis Epikrateias (Conseil d'État) - Greece

Subject-matter

• Freedom of movement for workers
  
• Freedom of establishment
  
• Freedom to provide services
  

Provisions of national law referred to

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Provisions of international law referred to

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Procedure and result

• Reference for a preliminary ruling
  

Formation of the Court

première chambre (Cour)

Judge-Rapporteur

Levits

Advocate General

Mengozzi

Language(s) of the Case

• Greek
  

Language(s) of the Opinion

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