Judgment of the Court of 12 December 1974.

B.N.O. Walrave and L.J.N. Koch v Association Union cycliste internationale, Koninklijke Nederlandsche Wielren Unie and Federación Española Ciclismo.

Reference for a preliminary ruling: Arrondissementsrechtbank Utrecht - Netherlands.

Case 36-74.


Top of the page Documents in the Case
Document Date Name of the parties Subject-matter Curia EUR-Lex Autres Liens
Judgment (Summary)
ECLI:EU:C:1974:140
12/12/1974 Walrave and Koch v Association Union Cycliste Internationale and Others
Judgment
ECLI:EU:C:1974:140
12/12/1974 Walrave and Koch v Association Union Cycliste Internationale and Others
Opinion
ECLI:EU:C:1974:111
24/10/1974 Walrave and Koch v Association Union Cycliste Internationale and Others
Top of the page Legal analysis of the decision or of the case

Reports of Cases

1974 01405

Greek 1974/00563 Portuguese 1974/00595 Spanish 1974/00571 Swedish II/00409 Finnish II/00415

Subject-matter

Information not available

Systematic classification scheme

1.
B European Community (EEC/EC)
  B-01 Principles and citizenship of the Union
    B-01.02 Objectives and foundations of the Community
B European Community (EEC/EC)
  B-01 Principles and citizenship of the Union
    B-01.05 Prohibition of discrimination on grounds of nationality
B European Community (EEC/EC)
  B-01 Principles and citizenship of the Union
    B-01.05 Prohibition of discrimination on grounds of nationality
B European Community (EEC/EC)
  B-01 Principles and citizenship of the Union
    B-01.05 Prohibition of discrimination on grounds of nationality
B European Community (EEC/EC)
  B-01 Principles and citizenship of the Union
    B-01.05 Prohibition of discrimination on grounds of nationality
B European Community (EEC/EC)
  B-04 Free movement of persons and services
    B-04.04 Freedom to provide services
      B-04.04.00 General


Citations of case-law or legislation

References in grounds of judgment

Operative part

Opinion


Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

  • 24/05/1974

Date of the Opinion

  • 24/10/1974

Date of the hearing

Information not available

Date of delivery

12/12/1974


References

Publication in the Official Journal

Application: OJ C 75 from 02.07.1974, p.1

Judgment: OJ C 75 from 05.04.1975, p.1

Name of the parties

Walrave and Koch v Association Union Cycliste Internationale and Others

Notes on Academic Writings

  1. Trabucchi, Alberto: Sport e lavoro lucrativo. Partecipazione alle gare e requisito di cittadinanza in uno dei Paesi della Comunità europea, Rivista di diritto civile 1974 p.622-625 (IT)
  2. Emmerich, Volker: Juristische Schulung 1975 p.390-391 (DE)
  3. Morse, Geoffrey: Direct Applicability of Main Treaty Provisions and Scope of Safeguard Clauses, European Law Review 1975 p.67-69 (EN)
  4. Steindorff, Ernst: Berufssport im Gemeinsamen Markt, Recht der Internationalen Wirtschaft / Außenwirtschaftsdienst des Betriebs-Beraters 1975 p.253-255 (DE)
  5. March Hunnings, Neville: European Community Law. Nationality Discrimination, The Journal of Business Law 1975 p.169-171 (EN)
  6. Telchini, Italo: La sentenza 12 dicembre 1974 nella causa 36/74 e le attività sportive nell'ambito comunitario, Rivista di diritto europeo 1975 p.132-136 (IT)
  7. Marzano, Arturo: Rassegna dell'avvocatura dello Stato 1975 I Sez.II p.77-79 (IT)
  8. Mac Gillavry, Olivier E.: Journal des tribunaux 1975 p.604-606 (FR)
  9. Bronkhorst, H.J.: De ontwikkelingen op het gebied van het vestigingsrecht en het vrij verrichten van diensten in de Europese Gemeenschap, S.E.W. ; Sociaal-economische wetgeving 1976 p.330-346 (NL)
  10. Delannay, Philippe: Cahiers de droit européen 1976 p.209-226 (FR)
  11. Ubertazzi, Giovanni Maria: Le domaine du droit communautaire. A propos de l'arrêt Walrave, Union cycliste internationale, Revue trimestrielle de droit européen 1976 p.635-647 (FR)
  12. Ubertazzi, Giovanni Maria: Giuffrè - Studi di diritto europeo in onore di Riccardo Monaco 1977 p.777-795 (IT)
  13. Plouvin, J.-Y.: L'incidence du droit communautaire sur les activités sportives. L'application de l'art. 7 du traité CEE, Gazette du Palais 1978 III Doct. p.23-29 (FR)
  14. Trabucchi, Alberto: Sport e lavoro lucrativo. Partecipazione alle gare e requisito di cittadinanza in uno dei Paesi della Comunità europea, Cinquant'anni nell'esperienza giuridica 1988 p.1434-1448 (IT)
  15. Banu, Mihai: Libertatea de a presta servicii. Efect direct., Revista românǎ de drept al afacerilor 2009 nº 02 p.152-169 (RO)
  16. Mortelmans, K.J.M.: Een discriminatie op grond van nationaliteit, met veel haken en ogen, Het recht van de Europese Unie in 50 klassieke arresten (Ed. Boom Juridische Uitgevers - Den Haag) 2010 p.103-107 (NL)
  17. Parrish, Richard: Leading cases in sports law (Ed. TMC Asser Press - The Hague) 2013 p.45-64 (EN)
  18. Zeko-Pivač, Ivan: GOSPODARSKE SLOBODE EUROPSKE UNIJE PROMATRANE SA STAJALIŠTA SPORTSKIH ORGANIZACIJA U REPUBLICI HRVATSKOJ, Pravni vjesnik 2014 n° 2 p.233-250 (HR)



Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

Arrondissementsrechtbank Utrecht - Netherlands

Subject-matter

  • Freedom of movement for workers
  • Freedom to provide services

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

Information not available

Judge-Rapporteur

Mertens de Wilmars

Advocate General

Warner

Language(s) of the Case

  • Dutch

Language(s) of the Opinion

  • English