CELEX: C2002/109/06
Language: en
Date: 2002-05-04 00:00:00
Title: Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) 7 March 2002 in Case C-310/99: Italian Republic v Commission of the European Communities (State aid — Guidelines on aid to employment — Measures intended to promote youth employment and convert fixed-term contracts into open-ended ones — Reduction of social security contributions)

C 109/4                  EN                     Official Journal of the European Communities                                             4.5.2002
                  JUDGMENT OF THE COURT                                    2.    A national regulation such as the 1993 Regulation adopted by
                                                                                 a body such as the Bar of the Netherlands does not infringe
                                                                                 Article 85(1) of the Treaty, since that body could reasonably
                          19 February 2002                                       have considered that that regulation, despite effects restrictive of
                                                                                 competition, that are inherent in it, is necessary for the proper
                                                                                 practice of the legal profession, as organised in the Member
in Case C-309/99 (Reference for a preliminary ruling from                        State concerned.
the Raad van State): J.C.J. Wouters, J.W. Savelbergh, Price
Waterhouse Belastingadviseurs BV v Algemene Raad van                       3.    A body such as the Bar of the Netherlands does not constitute
           de Nederlandse Orde van Advocaten (1)                                 either an undertaking or a group of undertakings for the
                                                                                 purposes of Article 86 of the Treaty (now Article 82 EC).
(Professional body — National Bar — Regulation by the Bar                  4.    It is not contrary to Articles 52 and 59 of the Treaty (now,
of the exercise of the profession — Prohibition of multi-                        after amendment, Articles 43 and 49 EC) for a national
disciplinary partnerships between members of the Bar and                         regulation such as the 1993 Regulation to prohibit any multi-
accountants — Article 85 of the EC Treaty (now Article 81                        disciplinary partnerships between members of the Bar and
EC) — Association of undertakings — Restriction of compe-                        accountants, since that regulation could reasonably be con-
tition — Justification — Article 86 of the Treaty (now                           sidered to be necessary for the proper practice of the legal
Article 82 EC) — Undertaking or group of undertakings —                          profession, as organised in the country concerned.
Articles 52 and 59 of the EC Treaty (now, after amendment,
Articles 43 and 49 EC) — Applicability — Restrictions —
                             Justification)                                (1) OJ C 299 of 16.10.1999.
                           (2002/C 109/05)
                     (Language of the case: Dutch)
                                                                                             JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
(Provisional translation; the definitive translation will be published
                    in the European Court Reports)                                                   (Sixth Chamber)
                                                                                                       7 March 2002
In Case C-309/99: Reference to the Court under Article 234                 in Case C-310/99: Italian Republic v Commission of the
EC by the Raad van State for a preliminary ruling in the                                       European Communities (1)
proceedings pending before that court between J.C.J. Wouters,
J.W. Savelbergh, Price Waterhouse Belastingadviseurs BV and
Algemene Raad van de Nederlandse Orde van Advocaten,                       (State aid — Guidelines on aid to employment — Measures
intervener: Raad van de Balies van de Europese Gemeenschap,                intended to promote youth employment and convert fixed-
on the interpretation of Articles 3(g) of the EC Treaty (now,              term contracts into open-ended ones — Reduction of social
after amendment, Article 3(1)(g) EC), 5 of the EC Treaty (now                                     security contributions)
Article 10 EC), 52 and 59 of the EC Treaty (now, after
amendment, Articles 43 and 49 EC), and 85, 86 and 90 of the
EC Treaty (now Articles 81 EC, 82 EC and 86 EC), the Court,                                           (2002/C 109/06)
composed of: G.C. Rodrı́guez Iglesias, President, P. Jann,
F. Macken, N. Colneric, and S. von Bahr (Presidents of                                          (Language of the case: Italian)
Chambers), C. Gulmann, D.A.O. Edward, A. La Pergola,
J.-P. Puissochet, M. Wathelet (Rapporteur), R. Schintgen,
V. Skouris and J.N. Cunha Rodrigues, Judges; P. Léger, Advocate            (Provisional translation; the definitive translation will be published
General; H. von Holstein, Registrar; Deputy Registrar, has                                     in the European Court Reports)
given a judgment on 19 February 2002, in which it has ruled:
1.    A regulation concerning partnerships between members of the          In Case C-310/99, Italian Republic (Agent: U. Leanza, assisted
      Bar and other professionals, such as the Samenwerkingsveror-         by O. Fiumara) v Commission of the European Communities
      dening 1993 (1993 regulation on joint professional activity),        (Agents: initially G. Rozet and P. Stancanelli, and, subsequently,
      adopted by a body such as the Nederlandse Orde van Advocaten         G. Rozet and V. Di Bucci): Application for annulment of
      (the Bar of the Netherlands), is to be treated as a decision         Commission Decision 2000/128/EC of 11 May 1999 concern-
      adopted by an association of undertakings within the meaning         ing aid granted by Italy to promote employment (OJ 2000
      of Article 85(1) of the Treaty (now Article 81 EC).                  L 42, p. 1) the Court (Sixth Chamber), composed of: N. Colneric
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(Rapporteur), President of the Second Chamber, acting for the              Salzburg, on the interpretation of Articles 56 EC to 60 EC, the
President of the Chamber, C. Gulmann, R. Schintgen, V. Skou-               Court (Sixth Chamber), composed of: N. Colneric, President of
ris and J.N. Cunha Rodrigues, Judges; D. Ruiz-Jarabo Colomer,              the Second Chamber, acting for the President of the Sixth
Advocate General; L. Hewlett, Administrator, for the Registrar,            Chamber, C. Gulmann, J.-P. Puissochet (Rapporteur),
has given a judgment on 7 March 1999, in which it:                         R. Schintgen and V. Skouris, Judges; L.A. Geelhoed, Advocate
                                                                           General; H.A. Rühl, Principal Administrator, for the Registrar,
                                                                           has given a judgment on 5 March 2002, in which it has ruled:
1.     Dismisses the application;
                                                                           Articles 56 EC to 60 EC:
2.     Orders the Italian Republic to pay the costs.
                                                                           —     do not preclude a prior notification procedure such as that laid
                                                                                 down by the scheme for the acquisition of land established by
( 1) OJ C 299 of 16.10.1999.
                                                                                 the Salzburger Grundverkehrsgesetz 1997;
                                                                           —     preclude a prior authorisation procedure such as that laid down
                                                                                 by that scheme.
                                                                           (1) OJ C 79 of 18.3.2000.
                  JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
                          (Sixth Chamber)
                            5 March 2002
                                                                                            JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
in Cases C-515/99, C-519/99 to C-524/99 and C-526/99 to
                                                                                                     (Fifth Chamber)
C-540/99 (Reference for a preliminary ruling from the
Unabhängiger Verwaltungssenat Salzburg): Hans Reisch
e.a. v Bürgermeister der Landeshauptstadt Salzburg,                                                27 February 2002
Grundverkehrsbeauftragter des Landes Salzburg, Grund-
     verkehrslandeskommission des Landes Salzburg (1)
                                                                           in Case C-6/00 (Reference for a preliminary ruling from
                                                                           the Verwaltungsgerichtshof): Abfall Service AG (ASA) v
(Free movement of capital — Article 56 EC — Prior                              Bundesminister für Umwelt, Jugend und Familie (1)
notification and authorisation procedure for the acquisition
   of building plots — Absence of purely internal situation)
                                                                           (Environment — Waste — Regulation (EEC) No 259/93 on
                                                                           shipments of waste — Competence of the authority of
                           (2002/C 109/07)                                 dispatch to scrutinise the classification of the purpose of a
                                                                           shipment (recovery or disposal) and to object to a shipment
                                                                           on the ground of an incorrect classification — Directive
                    (Language of the case: German)                         75/442/EEC on waste — Classification of deposit of waste
                                                                                                    in a disused mine)
(Provisional translation; the definitive translation will be published
                    in the European Court Reports)                                                   (2002/C 109/08)
                                                                                              (Language of the case: German)
In Joined Cases C-515/99, C-519/99 to C-524/99 and
C-526/99 to C-540/99: Reference to the Court under                         (Provisional translation; the definitive translation will be published
Article 234 EC by the Unabhängiger Verwaltungssenat Salz-                                     in the European Court Reports)
burg (Austria) for a preliminary ruling in the proceedings
pending before that court between Hans Reisch (C-515/99),
Walter Riedl (C-527/99), Alexander Hacker (C-528/99),
Gerhard Eckert (C-529/99), Franz Gstöttenbauer (C-530/99),                 In Case C-6/00: Reference to the Court under Article 234 EC
Helmut Hechwarter (C-531/99), Alois Bixner (C-532/99), Geza                by the Verwaltungsgerichtshof (Austria) for a preliminary
Aumüller (C-533/99), Berthold Garstenauer (C-534/99 and                    ruling in the proceedings pending before that court between
C-536/99), Robert Eder (C-535/99), Hartmut Ramsauer                        Abfall Service AG (ASA) and Bundesminister für Umwelt,
(C-537/99 and C-538/99), Harald Kronberger (C-539/99),                     Jugend und Familie, on the interpretation of Council Regu-
Erich Morianz (C-540/99) and Bürgermeister der Landes-                     lation (EEC) No 259/93 of 1 February 1993 on the supervision
hauptstadt Salzburg, Grundverkehrsbeauftragter des Landes                  and control of shipments of waste within, into and out of the