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Subject-matter

Request for a preliminary ruling – Gerechtshof Den Haag – Interpretation of Article 101 TFEU – Material scope – Provision in a collective labour agreement providing for a minimum rate, not only for employees, but also for self-employed workers who perform the same work as employees but who do so on the basis of a contract for professional services

Systematic classification scheme

Citations of case-law or legislation

References in grounds of judgment

• EU Treaty (Maastricht) - Agreement on Social Policy, Article 1 : paragraph 29
• EU Treaty (Maastricht) - Agreement on Social Policy, Article 2 : paragraph 29
• EU Treaty (Maastricht) - Agreement on Social Policy, Article 3 : paragraph 29
• EU Treaty (Maastricht) - Agreement on Social Policy, Article 4 : paragraph 29
• TFEU, Article 101 : paragraphs 16, 17
• TFEU, Article 101 -P1 : paragraphs 1, 19 - 23, 25, 27, 30, 41, 42
• TFEU, Article 153 : paragraph 29
• TFEU, Article 155 : paragraph 29
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -3/87 : paragraph 36
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -67/96 : paragraphs 10, 13, 22, 23
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -115/97 : paragraphs 13, 23
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -219/97 : paragraphs 13, 23
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -22/98 : paragraph 36
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -180/98 : paragraphs 23, 29
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -222/98 : paragraphs 13, 23
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -256/01 : paragraphs 35, 36
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -217/05 : paragraphs 27, 33
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -438/05 : paragraph 22
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -319/07 : paragraph 22
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -437/09 : paragraph 23
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -32/11 : paragraph 18
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -1/12 : paragraph 27
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -46/12 : paragraph 34
• Court of Justice - Opinion C -413/13 : paragraphs 28, 32
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -270/13 : paragraph 34

Operative part

• Interprets : TFEU, Article 101 -P1

Opinion

• TFEU, Article 101 : points 14, 15, 31, 32, 34, 37, 48, 62, 63, 101
  
• TFEU, Article 101 -P1 : points 1, 19, 20, 22, 36
  
• TFEU, Article 173 : points 41, 42
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -123/83 : point 36
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -243/83 : point 36
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -45/85 : point 36
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -3/87 : point 44
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -107/94 : point 44
  
• Court of Justice - Opinion C -67/96 : points 33, 35, 96
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -35/96 : point 45
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -67/96 : points 1, 16, 19, 26, 71
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -115/97 : points 1, 19, 71
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -219/97 : points 1, 19, 71
  
• Court of Justice - Opinion C -180/98 : point 48
  
• Court of Justice - Opinion C -222/98 : points 16, 48
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -22/98 : point 31
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -180/98 : points 1, 19, 32, 42
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -222/98 : points 1, 19
  
• Court of Justice - Opinion C -309/99 : point 32
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -268/99 : point 44
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -256/01 : point 51
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -60/03 : point 80
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -341/05 : point 80
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -271/08 : point 72
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -437/09 : points 1, 19, 20
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -577/10 : point 80
  
• Court of Justice - Opinion C -32/11 : point 15
  
• Court of Justice - Opinion C -159/12 : point 15
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -596/12 : point 44
  
• Court of Justice - Opinion C -270/13 : point 44
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -270/13 : point 51
  

Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

• 22/07/2013

Date of the Opinion

• 11/09/2014

Date of the hearing

Information not available

Date of delivery

04/12/2014

References

Publication in the Official Journal

Judgment: OJ C 46 from 09.02.2015, p.11

Application: OJ C 325 from 09.11.2013, p.9

Name of the parties

FNV Kunsten Informatie en Media

Notes on Academic Writings

1. Risak, Martin: EuGH zur kollektiven Rechtsetzung für (Schein-)Selbständige, Zeitschrift für Arbeitsrecht und Sozialrecht 2015 p.49 (DE)
2. Eufinger, Alexander: Zur An­wend­bar­keit des Kar­tell­rechts bei Ta­rif­verträgen, Der Betrieb 2015 p.192-193 (DE)
3. Heuschmid, Johannes ; Hlava, Daniel: Keine Anwendung des europäischen Kartellrechts auf TV, die Regelungen für Selbstständige enthalten, Arbeit und Recht 2015 p.193-195 (DE)
4. Lettl, Tobias: Kartellverbot (Art. 101 Abs. 1 AEUV, § 1 GWB) und Tarifvertrag - Zugleich Anmerkung zu EuGH, 04. 12. 2014 – C-413/13 – FNV Kunsten Informatie en Media, Wettbewerb in Recht und Praxis 2015 p.294-301 (DE)
5. Steinle, Christian ; Haußmann, Katrin: Kartellrecht: Anwendbarkeit des Kartellrechts auf Tarifverträge für selbstständige Dienstleister, Europäische Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftsrecht 2015 p.316-317 (DE)
6. Babirad, Robert Miklos: Case comment: FNV Kunsten Informatie en Media v Staat der Nederlanden, European Competition Law Review 2015 p.181-186 (EN)
7. Mok, M.R.: Verzoek om een prejudiciële beslissing ingediend door het gerechtshof te Den Haag, bij arrest van 9 juli 2013. Materiële werkingssfeer van art. 101 VWEU. Bepaling die minimumtarieven voor zelfstandigen vastlegt., Nederlandse jurisprudentie ; Uitspraken in burgerlijke en strafzaken 2015 nº 22 p.2384-2386 (NL)
8. Grosheide, E.F.: Minimumtarieven voor zelfstandigen in cao's: in strijd met het verbod op kartelvorming?, Tijdschrift Recht en Arbeid 2015 nº 02 p.28-30 (NL)
9. Grillberger, Konrad: Tarifvertrag für Selbständige und Kartellverbot, Recht der Arbeit 2015 p.165-168 (DE)
10. Wirtz, M.S.: De cao als kartelovereenkomst van zelfstandige ondernemers, schijnzelfstandigen of werknemers? Concurrentiebeperking tussen werkenden, Tijdschrift Mededingingsrecht in de Praktijk 2015 p.13-21 (NL)
11. Hellingman, K.: Over schijn en wezen in het economisch en sociaal recht:FNV KIEM tegen de Staat, S.E.W. ; Sociaal-economische wetgeving 2015 p.528-533 (NL)
12. Mair, Andreas: EuGH: Kartellrechtliche Freistellung für kollv Regelungen zugunsten Scheinselbständiger, Zeitschrift für Arbeitsrecht und Sozialrecht 2015 p.283-285 (DE)
13. Goldmann, Julius: Tarifverträge für selbstständige Dienstleistungsanbieter als Verstoß gegen EU-Kartellrecht?, Europäische Zeitschrift für Arbeitsrecht 2015 p.509-518 (DE)
14. Materna, Grzegorz: Zastosowanie zakazu porozumień ograniczających konkurencję do układów zbiorowych pracy – glosa do wyroku Trybunału Sprawiedliwości z 4.12.2014 r. w sprawie C-413/13, FNV Kunsten Informatie en Media przeciwko Staat der Nederlanden, Europejski Przegląd Sądowy 2015 Vol. 4 p.24-30 (PL)
15. Hennion, Sylvie: Les limites d'application du droit de la concurrence aux conventions collectives conclues au profit de la protection sociale de travailleurs indépendants, La Semaine Juridique - édition générale 2015 nº 12 p.549-553 (FR)
16. Idot, Laurence: Champ d'application matériel, Europe 2015 Février Comm. nº 2 p.33-34 (FR)
17. Robin, Catherine: La notion d'entreprise, le droit de la concurrence et la convention collective de travail, Revue Lamy de la Concurrence : droit, économie, régulation 2015 nº 43 p.15-16 (FR)
18. Rieble, Volker: EuGH: Kartellkontrolle von Tarifverträgen, Zeitschrift für Wettbewerbsrecht 2016 p.165-178 (DE)
19. Fuchs, Maximilian: Tarifverträge Selbstständiger und europäisches Wettbewerbsrecht, Zeitschrift für europäisches Sozial- und Arbeitsrecht 2016 p.297-306 (DE)
20. Idot, Laurence: Applicabilité du droit de la concurrence et convention collective, Europe 2016 Juillet Comm. nº 7 p.33 (FR)
21. Boot, G.C.: Minimumtarieven voor zzp'ers in cao slechts toegestaan in geval van schijnzelfstandigheid. Strijd met het mededingingsrecht, "JAR" 25 jaar een hooggeleerde selectie met annotaties verfraaid (Ed.Sdu - oprecht de beste keuze) 2017 p.490-492 (NL)
22. Grosheide, Eva ; Ter Haar, Beryl: EMPLOYEE-LIKE WORKER: COMPETITIVE ENTREPRENEUR OR SUBMISSIVE EMPLOYEE ? REFLECTIONS ON CJEU, C-413/13, FNV KUNSTEN INFORMATIE, LABOUR LAW AND SOCIAL RIGHTS IN EUROPE (Gdańsk University Press) 2017 p.21-40 (EN)
23. Delfino, Massimiliano: STATUTORY MINIMUM WAGE AND SUBORDINATION. FNK KUNSTEN INFORMATIE JUDGMENT AND BEYOND (CJEU, C-413/13), LABOUR LAW AND SOCIAL RIGHTS IN EUROPE (Gdańsk University Press) 2017 p.41-48 (EN)
24. Kresal Šoltes, Katarina: Prekarno delo skozi prizmo delovnega prava, Delavci in Delodajalci 2019 nº 4 p.541-559 (SL)

Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

Gerechtshof 's-Gravenhage - Netherlands

Subject-matter

• Competition
  

Provisions of national law referred to

Wet op de collectieve arbeidsovereenkomst, art. 1 Mededingingswet, art. 6

Provisions of international law referred to

Information not available

Procedure and result

• Reference for a preliminary ruling
  

Formation of the Court

Première chambre (Cour)

Judge-Rapporteur

Tizzano

Advocate General

Wahl

Language(s) of the Case

• Dutch
  

Language(s) of the Opinion

• English