CELEX: C2002/084/05
Language: en
Date: 2002-04-06 00:00:00
Title: Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) 24 January 2002 in Case C-164/99 (Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Amtsgericht Tauberbischofsheim): Portugaia Construções Lda (Freedom to provide services — Construction undertakings — Directive 96/71/EC — Posting of workers — Minimum wage)

6.4.2002                EN                      Official Journal of the European Communities                                                C 84/3
respect of the expenditure for 1995 of the Guarantee Section               1.    Dismisses the action;
of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund
(OJ 1999 L 61, p. 37), in so far as it concerns the French                 2.    Orders the Italian Republic to pay the costs.
Republic, the Court (Sixth Chamber), composed of: F. Macken
(Rapporteur), President of the Chamber, N. Colneric, C. Gul-
mann, R. Schintgen and V. Skouris, Judges, Advocate General:               (1) OJ C 174 of 19.6.1999.
S. Alber, Registrar: H.A. Rühl, Principal Administrator, has
given a judgment on 24 January 2002, in which it has ruled:
1.    Dismisses the application;
2.    Orders the French Republic to pay the costs;                                            JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
3     .Orders the Republic of Finland to bear its own costs.
                                                                                                       (Fifth Chamber)
(1) OJ C 188 of 3.7.1999.                                                                             24 January 2002
                                                                           in Case C-164/99 (Reference for a preliminary ruling
                                                                           from the Amtsgericht Tauberbischofsheim): Portugaia
                                                                                                     Construções Lda (1)
                                                                           (Freedom to provide services — Construction undertakings
                 JUDGMENT OF THE COURT                                     — Directive 96/71/EC — Posting of workers — Minimum
                                                                                                             wage)
                         (Sixth Chamber)
                                                                                                        (2002/C 84/05)
                      of 27 November 2001
                                                                                                (Language of the case: German)
in Case C-146/99: Italian Republic v Commission of the
                   European Communities (1)                                (Provisional translation; the definitive translation will be published
                                                                                                in the European Court Reports)
(EAGGF — Clearance of accounts — Tomatoes — Minimum
                        price for producers)
                                                                           In Case C-164/99: Reference to the Court under Article 234
                          (2002/C 84/04)                                   EC by the Amtsgericht Tauberbischofsheim (Germany) for a
                                                                           preliminary ruling in the infringement proceedings brought
                                                                           before that court against Portugaia Construções Lda, on the
                    (Language of the case: Italian)                        interpretation of Article 59 of the EC Treaty (now, after
                                                                           amendment, Article 49 EC) and Article 60 of the EC Treaty
(Provisional translation; the definitive translation will be published     (now Article 50 EC) and of Directive 96/71/EC of the
                   in the European Court Reports)                          European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 1996
                                                                           concerning the posting of workers in the framework of the
                                                                           provision of services (OJ 1997 L 18, p. 1), the Court (Fifth
                                                                           Chamber), composed of: P. Jann, President of the Chamber,
In Case C-146/99: Italian Republic (Agent: U. Leanza, assisted             D.A.O. Edward (Rapporteur) and A. La Pergola, Judges,
by D. Del Gaizo) v Commission of the European Communities                  Advocate General: J. Mischo, Registrar: H.A. Rühl, Principal
(Agent: F.P. Ruggeri Laderchi, assisted by A. Dal Ferro) —                 Administrator, has given a judgment on 24 January 2002, in
application for annulment of Commission Decision                           which it has ruled:
1999/186/EC of 3 February 1999 excluding from Community
financing certain expenditure incurred by the Member States                1.    In assessing whether the application by the host Member State
under the Guarantee Section of the European Agricultural                         to service providers established in another Member State of
Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) (OJ 1999 L 61, p. 34),                       domestic legislation laying down a minimum wage is compat-
in so far as it disallowed ITL 7 421 939 820 of expenditure                      ible with Article 59 of the EC Treaty (now, after amendment,
incurred by the Italian Republic for aid for the processing of                   Article 49 EC) and Article 60 of the EC Treaty (now Article 50
tomatoes — the Court (Sixth Chamber), composed of: F. Mack-                      EC), it is for the national authorities or, as the case may be, the
en, President of the Chamber, N. Colneric, C. Gulmann                            national courts to determine whether, considered objectively,
(Rapporteur), V. Skouris and J.N. Cunha Rodrigues, Judges;                       that legislation provides for the protection of posted workers. In
C. Stix-Hackl, Advocate General; L. Hewlett, Administrator, for                  that regard, although the declared intention of the legislature
the Registrar, has given a judgment on 27 November 2001, in                      cannot be conclusive, it may nevertheless constitute an indication
which it:                                                                        as to the objective pursued by the legislation.
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2.    The fact that, in concluding a collective agreement specific to       1.    Declares that, by providing for a second system of training
      one undertaking, a domestic employer can pay wages lower                    leading to entry to the profession of dentist, which does not
      than the minimum wage laid down in a collective agreement                   comply with Council Directive 78/687/EEC of 25 July 1978
      declared to be generally applicable, whilst an employer estab-              concerning the coordination of provisions laid down by law,
      lished in another Member State cannot do so, constitutes an                 regulation or administrative action in respect of the activities of
      unjustified restriction on the freedom to provide services.                 dental practitioners, the Italian Republic has failed to fulfil its
                                                                                  obligations under that directive.
(1) OJ C 204 of 17.7.1999.                                                  2.    Dismisses the remainder of the action.
                                                                            3.    Orders the Italian Republic and the Commission of the
                                                                                  European Communities to pay their own costs.
                                                                            (1) OJ C 226 of 7.8.1999.
                  JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
                            (Fifth Chamber)
                       of 29 November 2001
in Case C-202/99: Commission of the European Communi-                                        JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
                      ties v Italian Republic (1)
                                                                                                      (Fifth Chamber)
(Failure by a Member State to fulfil its obligations —
Directive 78/687/EEC — Maintenance of a second system of
training leading to entry to the profession of dentist —                                          of 29 November 2001
Maintenance of the possibility of dual registration in the
register of doctors and in that of dentists for doctors                     in Case C-221/99 (reference for a preliminary ruling from
      mentioned in Article 19 of Directive 78/686/EEC)                      the Giudice di Pace di Genova ): Giuseppe Conte v
                                                                                                      Stefania Rossi (1)
                             (2002/C 84/06)
                                                                            (Architects’ fees — Summary procedure for the recovery of
                     (Language of the case: Italian)                        debts — Opinion of the professional association — Articles 5
                                                                              and 85 of the EC Treaty (now Articles 10 EC and 81 EC))
(Provisional translation; the definitive translation will be published
                    in the European Court Reports)                                                     (2002/C 84/07)
                                                                                                (Language of the case: Italian)
In Case C-202/99: Commission of the European Communities
(Agents: E. Traversa and B. Mongin) v Italian Republic (Agent:              (Provisional translation; the definitive translation will be published
U. Leanza, assisted by P. G. Ferri) — application for a                                        in the European Court Reports)
declaration that, by maintaining a second system of training
for entry into the dental profession, which is contrary to
Council Directive 78/687/EEC of 25 July 1978 concerning the
coordination of provisions laid down by law, regulation or                  In Case C-221/99: reference to the Court under Article 234
administrative action in respect of the activities of dental                EC from the Giudice di Pace di Genova (Magistrate’s Court,
practitioners (OJ 1978 L 233, p. 10), and by maintaining the                Genoa) (Italy) for a preliminary ruling in the proceedings
possibility for doctors who practise as dentists to be doubly               pending before that court between Giuseppe Conte and
registered in the registers of medical and dental practitioners,            Stefania Rossi — on the interpretation of Articles 5 and 85 of
the Italian Republic has failed to fulfil its obligations under             the EC Treaty (now Articles 10 EC and 81 EC) — the Court
that directive — the Court (Fifth Chamber), composed of:                    (Fifth Chamber), composed of: S. von Bahr, President of the
P. Jann, President of the Chamber, D.A.O. Edward (Rappor-                   Fourth Chamber, acting for the President of the Fifth Chamber,
teur), A. La Pergola, L. Sevón and C.W.A. Timmermans, Judges;              D.A.O. Edward, A. La Pergola, M. Wathelet (Rapporteur) and
P. Léger, Advocate General; L. Hewlett, Administrator, for the              C.W.A. Timmermans, Judges; P. Léger, Advocate General;
Registrar, has given a judgment on 29 November 2001, in                     H. von Holstein, Deputy Registrar, for the Registrar, has given
which it:                                                                   a judgment on 29 November 2001, in which it has ruled: