Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Oberverwaltungsgericht Berlin-Brandenburg lodged on 19 May 2006 - Mehmet Soysal, Cengiz Salkim, Ibrahim Savatli v Bundesrepublik Deutschland; Joined party: Bundesagentur für Arbeit

(Case C-228/06)

Language of the case: German

Referring court

Oberverwaltungsgericht Berlin-Brandenburg

Parties to the main proceedings

Appellant: Mehmet Soysal, Cengiz Salkim, Ibrahim Savatli

Respondent: Bundesrepublik Deutschland (Federal Republic of Germany)

Joined party: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (Federal Republic of Germany)

Questions referred

1.    Is Article 41(1) of the Additional Protocol of 23 November 1970¹ to the Agreement establishing an Association between the European Economic Community and Turkey to be interpreted in such a way that it constitutes a restriction on freedom to provide services if a Turkish national who works in international transport for a Turkish undertaking as a driver of a lorry registered in Germany has to be in possession of a Schengen visa to enter Germany under Paragraph 4(1) and Paragraph 6 of the Aufenthaltsgesetz (German law on residence) of 30 July 2004 and Article 1(1) of Regulation (EC) No 539/2001² even though on the date on which the Additional Protocol entered into force he was permitted to enter the Federal Republic of Germany without a visa?

2.    If the answer to the first question is in the affirmative, should Article 41(1) of the Additional Protocol be interpreted as meaning that the Turkish nationals mentioned in (1) do not require a visa to enter Germany?

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¹ - JO 1972 L 293, p.4.

² - OJ 2001 L 81, p.1.