CELEX: C2005/132/32
Language: en
Date: 2005-05-28 00:00:00
Title: Case C-149/05: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Cour d'appel de Paris by judgment of 23 March 2005 in Harold Price v Conseil des ventes volontaires de meubles aux enchères publiques

28.5.2005   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 132/17
            
         Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Cour d'appel de Paris by judgment of 23 March 2005 in Harold Price v Conseil des ventes volontaires de meubles aux enchères publiques
   (Case C-149/05)
   (2005/C 132/32)
   Language of the case: French
   Reference has been made to the Court of Justice of the European Communities by judgment of the Cour d'appel de Paris of 23 March 2005, received at the Court Registry on 4 April 2005, for a preliminary ruling in the proceedings pending between Harold Price and the Conseil des ventes volontaires de meubles aux enchères publiques on the following questions:
   
               1.
            
            
               Does Council Directive 92/51/EEC of 18 June 1992 on a second general system for the recognition of professional education and training to supplement Directive 89/48/EEC (1) apply to the activity of director of voluntary sales of chattels by public auction which is governed by Articles L.321-1 to L.321-3, L.321-8 and L.321-9 of the Code de commerce?
            
         
               2.
            
            
               If so, can the host Member State avail itself of the derogation in the second indent of Article 4(1)(b) as provided for by the sixth (2) indent of Article 4(1)(b) of the Directive?
            
         
      (1)  OJ L 209 of 24.07.1992, p. 25.
   
      (2)  Tr. : Scil. the third indent.