Order — ECLI:EU:C:2004:83
Date: 2004-02-10
Language of the case: Greek
Court formation: First Chamber
Based on: Treaty establishing the European Economic Community (1957)
Subject matter: Right of establishment;Freedom to provide services
Concepts: The various activities
Procedure: Reference for a preliminary ruling
Origin: Greece

Summary of the Order 
Freedom of movement for persons — Freedom of establishment — Independent com­
mercial agents — Directive 86/653 — Scope — Persons acting on behalf of a principal 
but in their own name — Not included 
(Council Directive 86/653) 
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SUMMARY — CASE C-85/03 
Directive 86/653 on the coordination of the 
laws of the Member States relating to 
self-employed commercial agents must be 
interpreted as meaning that persons who 
act on behalf of a principal, but in their 
own name, do not come within the scope of 
that directive. 
The activity pursued by persons acting on 
behalf of a third party but in their own 
name is different from that pursued by 
commercial agents and the interests and 
need for protection of the two occupations 
are not the same. 
(see paras 17, 2 1 , operative part) 
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