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CJEU - C 51/08 / Judgment

European Commission v Luxembourg
Deciding body type
Court of Justice of the European Union
Deciding body
European Court of Justice (Grand Chamber)
Type
Decision
Decision date
24/05/2011

Carta dos Direitos Fundamentais da UE

Title III: Equality

Article 20 - Equality before the law

Title III: Equality

Article 21 - Non-discrimination

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  • CJEU - C 51/08 / Judgment
    Key facts of the case:
     
    According to Luxembourg legislation, access to the liberal profession of notaries was restricted to nationals. The Commission did not accept the Luxembourgian argument that this restriction was covered by Article 45 (1) TEC (now Article 51 [1] TFEU) and, therefore, brought an action under Article 226 TEC (now Article 258 TFEU) for infringement of Article 43 TEC (now Article 49 TFEU) and failure of transposition of Directive 2005/36.
     
    Results (sanctions) and key consequences of the case:
     
    The Court ...
    1. Declares that, by imposing a nationality condition for access to the profession of notary, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 43 EC;
    2. Dismisses the action as the remainder;
    3. Orders the European Commission, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, the Czech Republic, the French Republic, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Poland, the Slovak Republic and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to bear their own costs.
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