Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 19 December 2019

Michael Dobersberger v Magistrat der Stadt Wien

Request for a preliminary ruling from the Verwaltungsgerichtshof

Reference for a preliminary ruling — Articles 56 and 57 TFEU — Freedom to provide services — Directive 96/71/EC — Applicability — Article 1(3)(a) — Posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services — Provision of services on board international trains — National rules imposing administrative obligations in relation to the posting of workers

Case C-16/18


Top of the page Documents in the Case
Document Date Name of the parties Subject-matter Curia EUR-Lex Autres Liens
Judgment (OJ)
07/02/2020 Dobersberger
Judgment
ECLI:EU:C:2019:1110
19/12/2019 Dobersberger
Abstract
ECLI:EU:C:2019:1110
19/12/2019 Dobersberger
Application (OJ)
16/03/2018 Dobersberger
Opinion
ECLI:EU:C:2019:638
29/07/2019 Dobersberger
Top of the page Legal analysis of the decision or of the case

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
    4.04.03 Freedom to provide services
      4.04.03.01 The various services
4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.07 Transport
    4.07.01 Common transport policy
4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.04 Free movement of persons and services
    4.04.03 Freedom to provide services
      4.04.03.01 The various services
4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.04 Free movement of persons and services
    4.04.03 Freedom to provide services
      4.04.03.01 The various services


Citations of case-law or legislation

References in grounds of judgment

Operative part

Opinion


Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

  • 09/01/2018

Date of the Opinion

  • 29/07/2019

Date of the hearing

Information not available

Date of delivery

19/12/2019


References

Publication in the Official Journal

Judgment: OJ C 61 from 24.02.2020, p.2

Application: OJ C 123 from 09.04.2018, p.10

Name of the parties

Dobersberger

Notes on Academic Writings

  1. Franssen, E.J.A.: Jurisprudentie arbeidsrecht 2020 nº 29 (NL)
  2. Gundt, Nicola: Europees arbeidsrecht : Hof van Justitie van de Europese Unie 19 december 2019, C-16/18 : commentaar, Tijdschrift Recht en Arbeid 2020 nº 03 p.28-29 (NL)
  3. Cazet, Safia: Prestation de services - Travailleurs détachés, Europe 2020 Février Comm. nº 2 p.54 (FR)
  4. Frohn, Martin: Arbeitsrecht: Keine Entsendung von Arbeitnehmern für das Erbringen : Anmerkung, Europäische Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftsrecht 2020 p.153-155 (DE)
  5. Verner, Martha: Exclusion du champ d'application de la directive n° 96/71/CE des salariés détachés à bord d'un train dont le point de départ et le point d'arrivée sont situés dans le même pays, Petites affiches. La Loi / Le Quotidien juridique 2020 nº 91 p. 27-31 (FR)
  6. Windisch-Graetz, Michaela: Keine Anwendbarkeit der Entsende-RL auf ungarische Arbeitskräfte in österreichischen Speisewägen, Das Recht der Arbeit 2020 p. 434-436 (DE)
  7. Lasek-Markey, Marta: Sufficient connection test and the definition of a posted worker: unexpected lessons learnt from Dobersberger, European Law Review 2021 p. 395-403 (EN)



Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

Verwaltungsgerichtshof - Austria

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

grande chambre (Cour)

Judge-Rapporteur

Bay Larsen

Advocate General

Szpunar

Language(s) of the Case

  • German

Language(s) of the Opinion

  • English