Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Conseil d’État (France) lodged on 1 April 2009 — Société fiduciaire nationale d’expertise comptable v Ministre du budget, des comptes publics et de la fonction publique

(Case C-119/09)

2009/C 141/49

Language of the case: French

Referring court

Conseil d’État

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicant: Société fiduciaire nationale d’expertise comptable

Defendant: Ministre du budget, des comptes publics et de la fonction publique

Question referred

Was Directive 2006/123/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006 on services in the internal market (1) intended to proscribe, in respect of the regulated professions falling within its scope, any general prohibition [on commercial communications], whatever the form of commercial practice concerned, or does it leave the Member States the option of maintaining general prohibitions in respect of certain commercial practices, such as canvassing?

(1)  OJ L 376, p. 36.