Judgment — ECLI:EU:C:2018:186
Date: 2018-03-15
Language of the case: Czech
Court formation: Sixth Chamber
Subject matter: Right of establishment;Freedom to provide services;Free movement of workers
Procedure: Action for failure to fulfil obligations - successful
Origin: Czechia

Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 15 March 2018 — European Commission v Czech Republic (Case C-575/16) 1 (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Article 49 TFEU — Freedom of establishment — Notaries — Nationality requirement– Article 51 TFEU — Connection with the exercise of official authority) Language of the case: Czech Parties Applicant: European Commission (represented by: H. Støvlbæk and K. Walkerová, acting as Agents) Defendant: Czech Republic (represented by: M. Smolek, T. Müller, J. Vláčil and A. Kasalická, acting as Agents) Operative part of the judgment The Court: 1. Declares that, by imposing a nationality requirement for access to the profession of notary, the Czech Republic has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 49 TFEU; 2. Orders the Czech Republic to pay the costs. ____________ 1 OJ C 22, 23.1.2017.