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Document 62017CA0377
Case C-377/17: Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 4 July 2019 — European Commission v Federal Republic of Germany (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Services in the internal market — Directive 2006/123/EC — Article 15 — Article 49 TFEU — Freedom of establishment — Fees of architects and engineers for planning services — Minimum and maximum tariffs)
Case C-377/17: Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 4 July 2019 — European Commission v Federal Republic of Germany (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Services in the internal market — Directive 2006/123/EC — Article 15 — Article 49 TFEU — Freedom of establishment — Fees of architects and engineers for planning services — Minimum and maximum tariffs)
Case C-377/17: Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 4 July 2019 — European Commission v Federal Republic of Germany (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Services in the internal market — Directive 2006/123/EC — Article 15 — Article 49 TFEU — Freedom of establishment — Fees of architects and engineers for planning services — Minimum and maximum tariffs)
OJ C 305, 9.9.2019, p. 2–2
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
9.9.2019 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 305/2 |
Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 4 July 2019 — European Commission v Federal Republic of Germany
(Case C-377/17) (1)
(Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Services in the internal market - Directive 2006/123/EC - Article 15 - Article 49 TFEU - Freedom of establishment - Fees of architects and engineers for planning services - Minimum and maximum tariffs)
(2019/C 305/02)
Language of the case: German
Parties
Applicant: European Commission (represented by: W. Mölls, L. Malferrari and H. Tserepa-Lacombe, acting as Agents)
Defendant: Federal Republic of Germany (represented initially by: T. Henze and D. Klebs, and subsequently by D. Klebs, acting as Agents)
Intervener in support of the defendant: Hungary (represented by: M.Z. Fehér, G. Koós and M.M. Tátrai, acting as Agents
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. |
Declares that, by maintaining fixed tariffs for the planning services of architects and engineers, the Federal Republic of Germany failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 15(1), (2)(g) and (3) of Directive 2006/123/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006 on services in the internal market. |
2. |
Orders the Federal Republic of Germany to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Commission. |
3. |
Orders Hungary to bear its own costs. |