Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 21 November 2018

Zako SPRL v Sanidel SA

Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal de commerce de Liège

Reference for a preliminary ruling — Self-employed commercial agents — Directive 86/653/EEC — Article 1(2) — Definition of ‘commercial agent’ — Self-employed intermediary performing his activities from the principal’s business premises — Performance of tasks other than those related to the negotiation of sales or the purchase of goods for the principal

Case C-452/17


Top of the page Documents in the Case
Document Date Name of the parties Subject-matter Curia EUR-Lex Autres Liens
Judgment (OJ)
04/01/2019 ZAKO
Judgment
ECLI:EU:C:2018:935
21/11/2018 ZAKO
Judgment (Summary)
ECLI:EU:C:2018:935
21/11/2018 ZAKO
Application (OJ)
29/09/2017 ZAKO
Opinion
ECLI:EU:C:2018:625
25/07/2018 ZAKO
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Reports of Cases

published in the electronic Reports of Cases (Court Reports - general)

Subject-matter

Information not available

Systematic classification scheme

1.
4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.04 Free movement of persons and services
    4.04.02 Freedom of establishment
      4.04.02.01 The various activities
4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.04 Free movement of persons and services
    4.04.02 Freedom of establishment
      4.04.02.01 The various activities


Citations of case-law or legislation

References in grounds of judgment

Operative part

Opinion


Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

  • 27/07/2017

Date of the Opinion

  • 25/07/2018

Date of the hearing

Information not available

Date of delivery

21/11/2018


References

Publication in the Official Journal

Judgment: OJ C 25 from 21.01.2019, p.9

Application: OJ C 347 from 16.10.2017, p.11

Name of the parties

ZAKO

Notes on Academic Writings

  1. Péraldi Leneuf, Fabienne: Agents commerciaux indépendants, Europe 2019 Janvier Comm. nº 1 p.28-29 (FR)
  2. Schnell, Sebastian: EuGH: Begriff des selbständigen Handelsvertreters — Modalitäten einer Handelsvertretertätigkeit, Betriebs-Berater 2019 p.1226-1229 (DE)
  3. Stijnen, R.: Administratiefrechtelijke beslissingen ; Rechtspraak bestuursrecht 2019 nº 284 p.1941-1942 (NL)



Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

Tribunal de commerce de Liège - Belgium

Subject-matter

  • Freedom of establishment
  • 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

quatrième chambre (Cour)

Judge-Rapporteur

Jürimäe

Advocate General

Szpunar

Language(s) of the Case

  • French

Language(s) of the Opinion

  • French