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| 10.9.2011 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 269/7 |
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Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 21 July 2011 — European Commission v Portuguese Republic

(Case C-518/09)( 1 )

(Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services - Carrying out real estate activities)

2011/C 269/10

Language of the case: Portuguese

Parties

Applicant: European Commission (represented by: I Rogalski and P. Guerra e Andrade, acting as Agents)

Defendant: Portuguese Republic (represented by: L. Inez Fernandes, Agent, and N. Ruiz, advogado)

Re:

Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Infringement of Articles 49 TFEU and 56 TFEU — Carrying out real estate activities

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

| 1. | Declares that,
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by permitting activities of real estate brokers to be carried out only within real estate agencies; —
by requiring real estate brokerages and real estate agents established in other Member States to cover their professional liability by taking out insurance which complies with Portuguese legislation; —
by requiring real estate brokerages established in other Member States to hold positive equity within the meaning of that legislation, and —
by making real estate brokerages and real estate agents established in other Member States subject to the full disciplinary control of the Instituto de Construção e do Imobiliário IP, the Portuguese Republic has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 56 TFEU, and
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by requiring real estate brokerages to carry out exclusively real estate brokerage activities, with the exception of the management of real property on behalf of third parties, and —
by requiring real estate agents to carry out exclusively real estate agency activities, the Portuguese Republic has failed to fulfil its obligations under Articles 49 TFEU and 56 TFEU; | — | by permitting activities of real estate brokers to be carried out only within real estate agencies; | — | by requiring real estate brokerages and real estate agents established in other Member States to cover their professional liability by taking out insurance which complies with Portuguese legislation; | — | by requiring real estate brokerages established in other Member States to hold positive equity within the meaning of that legislation, and | — | by making real estate brokerages and real estate agents established in other Member States subject to the full disciplinary control of the Instituto de Construção e do Imobiliário IP, | — | by requiring real estate brokerages to carry out exclusively real estate brokerage activities, with the exception of the management of real property on behalf of third parties, and | — | by requiring real estate agents to carry out exclusively real estate agency activities, |
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| — | by permitting activities of real estate brokers to be carried out only within real estate agencies; | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | by requiring real estate brokerages and real estate agents established in other Member States to cover their professional liability by taking out insurance which complies with Portuguese legislation; | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | by requiring real estate brokerages established in other Member States to hold positive equity within the meaning of that legislation, and | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | by making real estate brokerages and real estate agents established in other Member States subject to the full disciplinary control of the Instituto de Construção e do Imobiliário IP, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | by requiring real estate brokerages to carry out exclusively real estate brokerage activities, with the exception of the management of real property on behalf of third parties, and | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | by requiring real estate agents to carry out exclusively real estate agency activities, | | | | | | | | | | | | |

| 2. | Orders the Portuguese Republic to pay the costs. |
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( 1 )  OJ C 37, 13.2.2010.

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