Order of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 12 February 2015 — Siddu

(Case C‑478/14) 1 ( 1 )

‛Reference for a preliminary ruling — Article 99 of the Rules of Procedure — Identical questions — Articles 49 TFEU and 56 TFEU — Freedom of establishment — Freedom to provide services — Games of chance — National rules — Reorganisation of the licensing system through the alignment of licence expiry dates — New call for tenders — Licences with a period of validity shorter than that of licences awarded in the past — Restriction — Compelling reasons of general interest — Proportionality’

1. Questions referred for a preliminary ruling — Questions identical to those already ruled on in the case-law — Article 99 of the Rules of Procedure (Art. 267 TFEU; Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice, Art. 99) (see para. 9)

2. Freedom of establishment — Freedom to provide services — Restrictions — Betting and gaming — National legislation which provides for the organisation of a new call for tenders relating to licences with a period of validity shorter than that of licences awarded in the past due to a reorganisation of the licencing system through a temporary alignment of licence expiry dates — Justification in the public interest — Proportionality — Lawfulness (Arts 49 TFUE and 56 TFUE) (see para. 11, operative part)

Operative part

Articles 49 TFEU and 56 TFEU and the principles of equal treatment and effectiveness must be interpreted as not precluding national legislation, such as that at issue in the main proceedings, which provides for the organisation of a new call for tenders concerning licences with a period of validity shorter than that of licences awarded in the past on account of a reorganisation of the system through the alignment of licence expiry dates.

( 1 ) OJ C 7, 12.1.2015.

Order of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 12 February 2015 — Siddu

(Case C‑478/14) 1 ( 1 )

‛Reference for a preliminary ruling — Article 99 of the Rules of Procedure — Identical questions — Articles 49 TFEU and 56 TFEU — Freedom of establishment — Freedom to provide services — Games of chance — National rules — Reorganisation of the licensing system through the alignment of licence expiry dates — New call for tenders — Licences with a period of validity shorter than that of licences awarded in the past — Restriction — Compelling reasons of general interest — Proportionality’

1. Questions referred for a preliminary ruling — Questions identical to those already ruled on in the case-law — Article 99 of the Rules of Procedure (Art. 267 TFEU; Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice, Art. 99) (see para. 9)

2. Freedom of establishment — Freedom to provide services — Restrictions — Betting and gaming — National legislation which provides for the organisation of a new call for tenders relating to licences with a period of validity shorter than that of licences awarded in the past due to a reorganisation of the licencing system through a temporary alignment of licence expiry dates — Justification in the public interest — Proportionality — Lawfulness (Arts 49 TFUE and 56 TFUE) (see para. 11, operative part)

Operative part

Articles 49 TFEU and 56 TFEU and the principles of equal treatment and effectiveness must be interpreted as not precluding national legislation, such as that at issue in the main proceedings, which provides for the organisation of a new call for tenders concerning licences with a period of validity shorter than that of licences awarded in the past on account of a reorganisation of the system through the alignment of licence expiry dates.

( 1 ) OJ C 7, 12.1.2015.