Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 25 April 2024 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Corte suprema di cassazione – Italy) – Edil Work 2 Srl, S.T. Srl v STE Sàrl

(Case C-276/22, Edil Work 2 and S.T.) ¹

(Reference for a preliminary ruling – Articles 49 and 54 TFEU – Freedom of establishment – Company established in a Member State but carrying on its activities in another Member State – Operation and management of the company – National legislation providing for the application of the law of the Member State in which a company carries on its activities – Restriction on freedom of establishment – Justification – Protection of the interests of creditors, minority shareholders and staff – Prevention of abusive practices and artificial arrangements – Proportionality)

Language of the case: Italian

Referring court

Corte suprema di cassazione

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicants: Edil Work 2 Srl, S.T. Srl

Defendant: STE Sàrl

Intervening party: CM

Operative part of the judgment

Articles 49 and 54 TFEU

must be interpreted as precluding legislation of a Member State which provides generally for its national law to apply to the acts of management of a company established in another Member State but carrying on the main part of its activities in the first Member State.

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¹ OJ C 266, 11.7.2022.