Opinion of the Advocate General — ECLI:EU:C:2005:68
Date: 2005-01-27
Language of the case: German
Based on: Treaty establishing the European Economic Community (1957)
Subject matter: Free movement of workers
Procedure: Reference for a preliminary ruling
Origin: Germany

Summary of the Judgment Freedom of movement for persons – Workers – Equal treatment – Preparatory practical training – Reimbursement of travel expenses limited to the domestic stretch of the journey – Not permissible (EC Treaty, Art. 48 (now, after amendment, Art. 39 EC)) Article 48 of the Treaty (now, after amendment, Article 39 EC) precludes a national measure which grants a person who has completed a practical training period for certain jobs under conditions of genuine and effective activity as an employed person in a Member State other than his Member State of origin the right to reimbursement of travel expenses only up to the amount incurred in respect of the domestic stretch of the journey, while providing that, if such an activity were carried out on national territory, all the travel costs would be reimbursed. (see para. 36, operative part)