Opinion of the Advocate General — ECLI:EU:C:1998:384
Date: 1998-07-16
Language of the case: Finnish
Based on: Treaty establishing the European Economic Community (1957)
Subject matter: Right of establishment;Freedom to provide services
Procedure: Reference for a preliminary ruling
Origin: Finland

Summary of the Judgment
Approximation oflaws— Package travel, package holidays andpackage tours — Directive 90/314
— Scope — International student exchanges — Not covered — Special case
(Council Directive 90/314, Art. 2(1))
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SUMMARY — CASE C-237/97
Directive 90/314 on package travel, package
holidays and package tours does not apply to
travel:
— comprising student exchanges of about six
months' or a year's duration;
— the purpose of which is attendance by the
student at an educational establishment in
the host country in order to familiarise
himself with its people and culture; and
— during which the student stays with a host
family as if he were a member thereof free
of charge.
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