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Case C-340/14: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Raad van State (Netherlands) lodged on 14 July 2014 — R.L. Trijber, trading as Amstelboats; other party: College van Burgemeester en Wethouders van Amsterdam
Case C-340/14: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Raad van State (Netherlands) lodged on 14 July 2014 — R.L. Trijber, trading as Amstelboats; other party: College van Burgemeester en Wethouders van Amsterdam
Case C-340/14: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Raad van State (Netherlands) lodged on 14 July 2014 — R.L. Trijber, trading as Amstelboats; other party: College van Burgemeester en Wethouders van Amsterdam
OJ C 339, 29.9.2014, p. 8–9
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
29.9.2014 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 339/8 |
Request for a preliminary ruling from the Raad van State (Netherlands) lodged on 14 July 2014 — R.L. Trijber, trading as Amstelboats; other party: College van Burgemeester en Wethouders van Amsterdam
(Case C-340/14)
2014/C 339/09
Language of the case: Dutch
Referring court
Raad van State
Parties to the main proceedings
Appellant: R.L. Trijber, trading as Amstelboats
Other party: College van Burgemeester en Wethouders van Amsterdam
Questions referred
1. |
Is the transportation of passengers by open sloop on the internal waterways of Amsterdam, with the main purpose of providing, for payment, tours and rentals for festive occasions, as in the case in the present proceedings, a service to which the provisions of Directive 2006/123/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006 on services in the internal market (OJ 2006 L 376, p. 36) apply, regard being had to the exception set out in Article 2(2)(d) of that directive in respect of services in the field of transport? |
2. |
If the answer to Question 1 is in the affirmative: Does Chapter III of Directive 2006/123 apply to purely internal situations, or is the assessment of the question as to whether that chapter applies subject to the case-law of the Court of Justice concerning the Treaty provisions on freedom of establishment and the free movement of services in purely internal situations? |
3. |
If the answer to Question 2 is that the case-law of the Court of Justice concerning the Treaty provisions on freedom of establishment and the free movement of services in a purely internal situation applies to the assessment of the question as to whether Chapter III of Directive 2006/123 is applicable:
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4. |
Does it follow from Article 11(1)(b) of Directive 2006/123 that, if the number of authorisations is limited by an overriding reason relating to the public interest, the duration of the validity of the authorisations must also be limited, regard being had also to the objective pursued by that directive of securing free access to the market for services, or is this a matter which lies within the discretion of the competent authority of the Member State? |