Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Arios Pagos by decision of that court of 9 June 2005 in Athinaiki Khartopiia A.E. v L. Panagiotidis and Others

(Case C-270/05)

(2005/C 217/56)

Language of the case: Greek

Reference has been made to the Court of Justice of the European Communities by decision of the Arios Pagos (Supreme Court of Cassation) of 9 June 2005, received at the Court Registry on 1 July 2005, for a preliminary ruling in the proceedings between Athinaiki Khartopiia A.E. and L. Panagiotidis and Others on the following question:

Does the operating unit whose staff were made collectively redundant by the employer in derogation from the procedures for informing and consulting with the workers' representatives which are envisaged in Article 1(2)(d) of Directive 75/129, Article 2(4) of Directive 92/56 and Article 4(4) of Directive 98/59 fall within the meaning of the Community term ‘establishment’, for the purpose of applying the Council directives referred to in the grounds of this decision and Law 1387/1983 concerning ‘control of collective redundancies and other provisions’?