62023CJ0674_SUM
Case C‑674/23
AEON NEPREMIČNINE d.o.o. and Others and Others
(Request for a preliminary ruling from the Ustavno sodišče)
Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 27 February 2025
(Reference for a preliminary ruling – Freedom of establishment – Services in the internal market – Directive 2006/123/EC – Article 15(2) and (3) – Fixed maximum tariffs – Provider of property intermediation services – National legislation laying down a maximum limit on the commission charged for intermediation services relating to the sale or rental of immovable property by a natural person – Proportionality – Articles 16 and 38 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union – Freedom to conduct a business – Consumer protection)
Freedom of establishment – Freedom to provide services – Services in the internal market – Directive 2006/123 – Requirements to be evaluated – Fixed minimum or maximum tariffs to be complied with by the provider – Concept – Purchase, sale or rental of immovable property – Limitation on the maximum permitted commission for property intermediation services – Inclusion in the concept
(European Parliament and Council Directive 2006/123, Art. 15(2)(g))
(see paragraphs 35, 36)
Fundamental rights – Respect for private and family life – Article 7 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights – Scope – Right to be provided with a home – Not included
(Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, Art. 7)
(see paragraphs 40, 41, 44)
Freedom of establishment – Freedom to provide services – Services in the internal market – Directive 2006/123 – Requirements to be evaluated – Property intermediation services – Cap on the commission charged for services relating to the purchase or rental by a natural person of a single-family house, a flat or a residential unit – Whether permissible – Condition – Observance of the principle of proportionality
(Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, Arts 15 and 38; European Parliament and Council Directive 2006/123, Art. 15(3))
(see paragraphs 46-49, 51, 54-72, 75, 77-83, operative part)
See the text of the decision.