Judgment of the Court of 7 July 1976.

Lynne Watson and Alessandro Belmann.

Reference for a preliminary ruling: Pretura di Milano - Italy.

Case 118-75.


Top of the page Documents in the Case
Document Date Name of the parties Subject-matter Curia EUR-Lex Autres Liens
Judgment (Summary)
ECLI:EU:C:1976:106
07/07/1976 Watson and Belmann
Judgment
ECLI:EU:C:1976:106
07/07/1976 Watson and Belmann
Opinion
ECLI:EU:C:1976:79
02/06/1976 Watson and Belmann
Top of the page Legal analysis of the decision or of the case

Reports of Cases

1976 01185

Greek 1976/00425 Portuguese 1976/00465 Spanish 1976/00395 Swedish III/00145 Finnish III/00153

Subject-matter

Information not available

Systematic classification scheme

1.
B European Community (EEC/EC)
  B-04 Free movement of persons and services
    B-04.00 General
B European Community (EEC/EC)
  B-04 Free movement of persons and services
    B-04.01 Right of entry and of residence
      B-04.01.01 Detailed rules governing the exercise of the right of entry and of residence


Citations of case-law or legislation

References in grounds of judgment

Operative part

Opinion


Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

Information not available

Date of the Opinion

  • 02/06/1976

Date of the hearing

Information not available

Date of delivery

07/07/1976


References

Publication in the Official Journal

Application: OJ C 17 from 24.01.1976, p.3

Judgment: OJ C 254 from 27.10.1976, p.7

Name of the parties

Watson and Belmann

Notes on Academic Writings

  1. Wyatt, Derrick: Alien's Duty to Notify National Authorities of His Presence, European Law Review 1976 p.556-560 (EN)
  2. X: Brevi spunti sulla "ragionevolezza" e sulla "proporzionalità" come criteri di verifica della compatibilità con la normativa comunitaria di norme di diritto interno, Rassegna dell'avvocatura dello Stato 1976 I Sez.II p.731-737 (IT)
  3. Krsjak, Peter: Gazette du Palais 1977 I Jur. p.96-97 (FR)
  4. Closset, Ch.-L. ; Archambeau, G.: Journal des tribunaux 1977 p.171-174 (FR)
  5. Tomuschat, Christian: Le principe de proportionnalité : quis iudicabit ?. L'affaire Watson, Cahiers de droit européen 1977 p. 97-102 (FR)
  6. Weber, Albrecht: Das nationale Ausländer- und Melderecht in gemeinschaftsrechtlicher Sicht, Bayerische Verwaltungsblätter 1978 p.357-364 (DE)
  7. Nascimbene, Bruno: Soggiorno dello straniero in Italia e diritto comunitario, Rivista di diritto internazionale 1979 p.353-368 (IT)
  8. Banu, Mihai: Jurisprudenţǎ comunitarǎ istoricǎ, Revista română de drept al afacerilor 2009 nº 06 p.124-133 (RO)



Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

Pretura di Milano - Italy

Subject-matter

  • Freedom of movement for persons
  • - Freedom of movement for workers
  • Freedom of movement for persons
  • - Freedom of establishment
  • Freedom to provide services

Provisions of national law referred to

testo unico legge di pubblica sicurezza 18/06/1931, art. 142 decreto-legge 11/02/1948 n° 50, art. 2

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

Kutscher

Advocate General

Trabucchi

Language(s) of the Case

  • Italian

Language(s) of the Opinion

  • Italian