Reports of Cases

2002 I-01049

Subject-matter

Interpretation of Article 37(1) of the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Poland, of the other part ─ Prohibition of discrimination based on nationality as regards the working conditions, remuneration or dismissal of Polish workers legally employed in the territory of a Member State ─ Employment contract concluded with a Polish foreign-language assistant for a fixed term (four years) ─ Effect of the entry into force of the Europe Agreement on a contract of that kind which is already in existence.

Systematic classification scheme

Citations of case-law or legislation

References in grounds of judgment

• EC Treaty (Maastricht), Article 48 -P2 : paragraphs 31, 34, 36, 37, 39 - 41, 44
• Agreement with Third Countries or International Bodies - 21993A1231(18) -A01P2 : paragraph 26
• Agreement with Third Countries or International Bodies - 21993A1231(18) -A37P1 : paragraphs 1, 18, 20, 21, 23 - 25, 28 - 31, 39 - 42, 44 - 46, 48, 52, 53, 56, 57
• Agreement with Third Countries or International Bodies - 21993A1231(18) -A58P1 : paragraph 28
• Agreement with Third Countries or International Bodies - 21993A1231(18) -A121 : paragraph 47
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -270/80 : paragraph 32
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -21/81 : paragraph 49
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -104/81 : paragraph 32
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -270/84 : paragraph 50
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -278/84 : paragraph 55
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -33/88 : paragraphs 36, 38
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -321/91 : paragraphs 32, 33
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -34/92 : paragraph 49
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -272/92 : paragraphs 34 - 38
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -122/96 : paragraph 50
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -262/96 : paragraph 19
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -60/98 : paragraph 55
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -63/99 : paragraphs 19, 27, 28, 32, 33

Operative part

• Interprets : Agreement with Third Countries or International Bodies - 21993A1231(18) -A37P1T1

Opinion

• EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 39 -P2 : point 51
  
• Agreement with Third Countries or International Bodies - 21993A1231(18) -A37P1 : points 28 - 30, 33 - 40, 44 - 46, 49, 51 - 53, 61 - 63, 65 - 68
  
• Agreement with Third Countries or International Bodies - 21993A1231(18) -A121 : points 55, 56
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -98/78 : point 57
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -112/80 : points 63, 64
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -270/84 : point 60
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -278/84 : point 63
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -12/86 : points 27, 39
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -272/92 : points 49, 52
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -262/96 : point 41
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -416/96 : points 31, 40
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -37/98 : point 41
  
• Court of Justice - Opinion C -268/99 : point 40
  

Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

• 02/05/2000

Date of the Opinion

• 20/09/2001

Date of the hearing

Information not available

Date of delivery

29/01/2002

References

Publication in the Official Journal

Application: OJ C 211 from 22.07.2000, p.6

Judgment: OJ C 97 from 20.04.2002, p.1

Name of the parties

Pokrzeptowicz-Meyer

Notes on Academic Writings

1. Van der Burg, F.H.: Administratiefrechtelijke beslissingen ; Rechtspraak bestuursrecht 2002 nº 95
2. Staples, H.: Gelijke behandeling voor onderdanen van de Midden- en Oost-Europese landen die in een lidstaat arbeid in loondienst verrichten, Nederlands tijdschrift voor Europees recht 2002 p.81-85
3. Ter Heegde, Annemarie: Europa-Abkommen, European Law Reporter 2002 p.208-209
4. Tschäpe, Philipp: Zum Zugangsrecht zum Europäischen Arbeitsmarkt für MOE-Staatsangehörige nach den Rechtssachen C-63/99 und C-162/00, Informationsbrief Ausländerrecht 2002 p.277-281
5. Evtimov, Erik: The freedom of movement for workers under the Europe Agreements of the EC with the Central and Eastern European countries, The European legal forum 2002 p.235-239 (EN)
6. Evtimov, Erik: Zur Arbeitnehmerfreizügigkeit in den Europa-Abkommen der EG mit den MOEL, The European legal forum 2002 p.235-240 (D)
7. Evtimov, Erik: Sulla libertà di circolazione dei lavoratori dipendenti secondo gli accordi europei con i Paesi dell'Europa centro orientale, The European legal forum 2002 p.235-240 (I)
8. Fabiano, Laura: La Corte di giustizia motore dell'integrazione "negativa" fra l'Unione ed i Paesi associati, Diritto pubblico comparato ed europeo 2002 p.662-664
9. Nuyts, Dirk: De PECO-arresten en het recht op vestiging, Tijdschrift voor vreemdelingenrecht 2002 p.280-284
10. Hillion, Christophe: Common Market Law Review 2003 p.465-491
11. Holzer, Wolfgang ; Reissner, Gert-Peter: Zur arbeitsrechtlichen Gleichbehandlungspflicht in EU-Assoziationsabkommen, Das Recht der Arbeit 2003 p.476-480
12. Luby, Monique: Chronique de jurisprudence du Tribunal et de la Cour de justice des Communautés européennes, Journal du droit international 2003 p.622-624
13. Kłaczyńska, Katarzyna: Zakaz dyskryminacji polskich pracowników w państwach Unii Europejskiej. Uwagi w związku z orzeczeniem Europejskiego Trybunału Sprawiedliwości wydanym na podstawie Układu Europejskiego w sprawie Pokrzeptowicz-Meyer, Transformacje Prawa Prywatnego 2003 Vol.1 p.41-54
14. Hamerník, Pavel: Rozsudek Evropského soudního dvora Simutenkov - definitivní konec cizineckých kvót ve sportu v EU?, Právní rozhledy : casopis pro vsechna právní odvetví 2005 p.795-799

Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

Bundesarbeitsgericht - Germany

Subject-matter

• External relations
  
• - Association Agreement
  
• Freedom of movement for workers
  

Provisions of national law referred to

Hochschulrahmengesetz (HRG) (in der bis zum 24.08.1998 geltenden Fassung), Paragraph 57b Abs. 3

Provisions of international law referred to

Information not available

Procedure and result

• Reference for a preliminary ruling
  

Formation of the Court

Cour plénière (Cour)

Judge-Rapporteur

La Pergola

Advocate General

Jacobs

Language(s) of the Case

• German
  

Language(s) of the Opinion

• English