CELEX: 62016CA0575
Language: en
Date: 2018-03-15 00:00:00
Title: Case C-575/16: Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 15 March 2018 — European Commission v Czech Republic (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)

14.5.2018   
            
            
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               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 166/15
            
         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))
   (2018/C 166/18)
   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.