Reports of Cases

2000 I-01335

Subject-matter

Preliminary ruling ─ French Conseil d'Etat ─ Free movement of capital ─ Interpretation of Article 73d of the EC Treaty (now Article 58 EC) ─ Possibility for a Member State to maintain a system of prior authorisation for such investments as may adversely affect public order, public health or public security

Systematic classification scheme

Citations of case-law or legislation

References in grounds of judgment

• EC Treaty (Maastricht), Article 73B : paragraph 22
• EC Treaty (Maastricht), Article 73B -P1 : paragraphs 14, 19
• EC Treaty (Maastricht), Article 73D : paragraphs 1, 13
• EC Treaty (Maastricht), Article 73D -P1LB : paragraph 23
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -36/75 -N26 : paragraph 17
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -222/86 -N14 : paragraph 17
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -358/93 : paragraph 19
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -163/94 : paragraph 19
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -163/94 -N23 : paragraph 18
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -163/94 -N24 : paragraph 14
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -348/96 -N21 : paragraph 17
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -302/97 -N45 : paragraph 19

Operative part

• Interprets : EC Treaty (Maastricht), Article 73D -P1LB

Opinion

• EC Treaty (Maastricht), Article 36 : point 16
  
• EC Treaty (Maastricht), Article 73D -P1LB : points 16, 17, 23
  
• Directive 88/361 -A04 : point 18
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -41/74 : point 18
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -36/75 : point 18
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -30/77 : point 19
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -72/83 -N32 : point 19
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -121/85 -N17 : point 22
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -367/89 : point 16
  

Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

• 16/02/1999

Date of the Opinion

• 21/10/1999

Date of the hearing

Information not available

Date of delivery

14/03/2000

References

Publication in the Official Journal

Application: OJ C 100 from 10.04.1999, p.16

Judgment: OJ C 149 from 27.05.2000, p.3

Name of the parties

Église de scientologie

Notes on Academic Writings

1. X: Revue de jurisprudence de droit des affaires 2000 p.466 (FR)
2. Idot, Laurence: Europe 2000 Mai Comm. nº 140 p.15 (FR)
3. Glöckner, Jochen: Mitgliedstaatliche Investitionsbeschränkungen gegen die Scientology Church, European Law Reporter 2000 p.142-145 (DE)
4. Van der Burg, F.J.: Administratiefrechtelijke beslissingen ; Rechtspraak bestuursrecht 2000 nº 260 (NL)
5. Van der Beek, J.C.M.: Hoe vrij is het vrije verkeer van diensten en kapitaal?, Nederlands tijdschrift voor Europees recht 2000 p.131-136 (NL)
6. Foglia, Raffaele ; Saggio, Antonio: Autorizzazione preventiva degli investimenti diretti stranieri, Il Corriere giuridico 2000 p.1109-1110 (IT)
7. Cosi, Anna Rosa: Investimenti diretti stranieri e regime comunitario della libera circolazione dei capitali: il limite dell'ordine pubblico non giustifica disposizioni nazionali "troppo vaghe", Diritto pubblico comparato ed europeo 2000 p.720-724 (IT)
8. Palmieri, C.: Il Foro italiano 2000 IV Col.520-521 (IT)
9. Banu, Mihai: Lucrǎtori. Liberǎ circulație. Derogare. Atingere adusǎ ordinii publice naționale. Conduitǎ personalǎ. Afiliere la un grup ce nu e interzis, Revista română de drept al afacerilor 2008 nº 08 p.130-148 (RO)

Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

Conseil d'État - France

Subject-matter

• Free movement of capital
  

Provisions of national law referred to

Loi no. 66-1008 du 2/12/1966 Loi no. 87-1127 du 31/12/1987 Loi no. 96-109 du 14/02/1996 Ordonnance no. 45-1708 du 31/07/1945 Décret no. 53-934 du 28/06/1953 Décret no. 89-938 du 29/12/1989, art. 11 bis et 12 Décret no. 96-117 du 14/02/1996

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

Gulmann

Advocate General

Saggio

Language(s) of the Case

• French
  

Language(s) of the Opinion

• Italian