CELEX: 62013CA0593
Language: en
Date: 2015-06-16 00:00:00
Title: Case C-593/13: Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 16 June 2015 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Consiglio di Stato (Italy)) — Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri and Others v Rina Services SpA, Rina SpA, SOA Rina Organismo di Attestazione SpA (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Articles 49 TFEU, 51 TFEU and 56 TFEU — Freedom of establishment — Connection with the exercise of official authority — Directive 2006/123/EC — Article 14 — Bodies responsible for verifying and certifying that undertakings carrying out public works comply with the conditions laid down by law — National legislation providing that the registered office of such bodies must be situated in Italy)

24.8.2015   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 279/8
            
         Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 16 June 2015 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Consiglio di Stato (Italy)) — Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri and Others v Rina Services SpA, Rina SpA, SOA Rina Organismo di Attestazione SpA
   (Case C-593/13) (1)
   
   ((Reference for a preliminary ruling - Articles 49 TFEU, 51 TFEU and 56 TFEU - Freedom of establishment - Connection with the exercise of official authority - Directive 2006/123/EC - Article 14 - Bodies responsible for verifying and certifying that undertakings carrying out public works comply with the conditions laid down by law - National legislation providing that the registered office of such bodies must be situated in Italy))
   (2015/C 279/09)
   Language of the case: Italian
   
      Referring court
   
   Consiglio di Stato
   
      Parties to the main proceedings
   
   
      Applicants: Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri, Consiglio di Stato, Consiglio Superiore dei Lavori Pubblici, Autorità per la Vigilanza sui Contratti Pubblici di lavori, servizi e forniture, Conferenza Unificata Stato Regioni, Ministero dello Sviluppo Economico delle Infrastrutture e dei Trasporti, Ministero per le Politiche europee, Ministero dell’Ambiente e della Tutela del Territorio e del Mare, Ministero per i beni e le attività culturali, Ministero dell’Economia e delle Finanze, Ministero degli Affari esteri
   
      Defendants: Rina Services SpA, Rina SpA, SOA Rina Organismo di Attestazione SpA
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   
               1.
            
            
               The first paragraph of Article 51 TFEU must be interpreted as meaning that the exception to the right of establishment laid down in that provision does not apply to the certification activities carried out by companies classified as certification bodies.
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Article 14 of Directive 2006/123 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006 on services in the internal market must be interpreted as precluding legislation of a Member State which provides that companies classified as certification bodies must have their registered office in national territory.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 61, 1.3.2014.