Judgment — ECLI:EU:C:2017:408
Date: 2017-05-31
Language of the case: French
Court formation: Fifth Chamber
Subject matter: Citizenship of the Union;Right of establishment;Free movement of capital;Free movement of workers;Anti-discrimination;Non-discrimination on grounds of nationality
Procedure: Reference for a preliminary ruling
Origin: Belgium

Summary — Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber), 31 May 2017 Freedom of movement for persons — Workers — Restrictions — Workers residing in a Member State and possessing, as owner, a vehicle registered in another Member State — Vehicle intended essentially for use in the territory of that latter Member State — Obligation to register the vehicle in the Member State of residence — Not permissible — No justification (Art. 45 TFEU) Article 45 TFEU must be interpreted as precluding legislation of a Member State, such as that at issue in the case in the main proceedings, in accordance with which a worker residing there is required to register in that Member State a motor vehicle which he owns, but which is already registered in another Member State and is intended essentially for use in that latter State. (see para. 31, operative part)