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Det følger således af den italienske regerings egne oplysninger, at forpligtelsen til at fremlægge bevis for statsborgerskab og til at fremlægge bekræftede oversættelser af samtlige dokumenter,
On that point, the Court observes that the fact that a provision of services is temporary does not mean that the provider of services within the meaning of the Treaty may not equip himself with some form of infrastructure in the host Member State (including an office, chambers or consulting rooms) in so far as such infrastructure is necessary for the purposes of performing the services in question (Case C-55/94 Gebhard [1995], paragraph 27, and Case C-145/99 Commission ν Italy [2002], paragraphs 22 and 23).
Det bemærkes, at den i artikel 4, stk. 2, litra a), i dekret nr. 129/92 fastsatte forpligtelse for en ansøger til, at hans ansøgning om anerkendelse af kvalifikationsbevis skal vedlægges det originale eksamensbevis eller en bekræftet kopi, ikke henhører under artikel 27 i direktiv 85/384.
It follows that Article 9(1) of Decree No 129/92 is incompatible with Article 59 of the Treaty in so far as the general prohibition which it lays down prevents a provider of services established in another Member State from equipping himself in Italy with an infrastructure necessary for the purposes of the services in question.
Den italienske bestemmelse regulerer således indholdet af enhver ansøgning om anerkendelse, der indgives af en interesseret, mens direktivets artikel 27 vedrører situationer, hvor der er begrundet tvivl med hensyn til ægtheden af de eksamensbeviser, certifikater og andre
However, the requirement in Article 4(2)(a) of Decree No 129/92 specifying that the only acceptable evidence is the original of the diploma or a certified copy is clearly disproportionate to the objective pursued, in that it precludes any other form of evidence which might establish with the same degree of certainty the existence of the diploma in question, such as a certified statement or recognition of the applicant's diploma by the authorities or professional organisations of the Member State of origin.
Klagepunktet vedrørende nødvendigheden af at være optaget i arkitektsammenslutningens register
The complaint concerning the need to register with the professional body for architects
Det bemærkes, at ifølge artikel 22, stk. 1, tredje afsnit, i direktiv 85/384 kan værtsmedlemsstaten foreskrive midlertidig registrering, der sker automatisk, i et register på betingelse af, at en sådan registrering på ingen måde forsinker eller komplicerer tjenesteydelsen.
It follows that the obligation of registration in Article 9(3) of Decree No 129/92 delays an architect's first provision of services and that it is therefore incompatible with Article 22 of Directive 85/384.
Hertil bemærkes, at udtrykket »direktivets iværksættelse« i artikel 12 i direktiv 85/384 må fortolkes som en henvisning til den dato, hvor direktivet senest skulle være gennemført. I overensstemmelse med dets artikel 31, stk. 1, skulle det være gennemført inden 24 måneder efter dets meddelelse, dvs. senest den 5. august 1987.
According to Article 22(1), third subparagraph, of Directive 85/384, the host Member State may require automatic temporary enrolment in a register, provided that this registration does not delay or in any way complicate the provision of services.
Det følger heraf, at en medlemsstat, der har gennemført direktiv 85/384 for sent, ikke må forlænge den i direktivets artikel 12 fastsatte overgangsperiode.
The complaint concerning the failure to recognise qualifications within the time-limits
Men den i de italienske bestemmelser fastsatte registrering forsinker tjenesteydelsernes udførelse.
The registration required under the Italian legislation delays the provision of services.
Det fremgår således af de oplysninger, den italienske regering har fremlagt, at optagelsen i registret skal ske inden for en frist på 30 dage fra ansøgningens indgivelse, og at den første ydelse først kan udføres efter den faktiske registrering.
The information provided by the Italian Government indicates that enrolment on the register occurs within 30 days of submission of the application and that the first services may be provided only after effective registration.
Det bemærkes, at Kommissionen ikke har været i stand til at modsige den forklaring, den italienske regering har givet om sagen med den østrigske arkitekt.
The Commission has not been able to contradict the Italian Government's explanation concerning the Austrian architect.
Det følger af artikel 20, stk. 1, i direktiv 85/384, at hvis ansøgningen er ufuldstændig, begynder den frist, der er fastsat for anerkendelsen, ikke at løbe.
In terms of Article 20(1) of Directive 85/384 the period prescribed for recognition does not begin to run if the application is incomplete.
•1) Den Italienske Republik har tilsidesat sine forpligtelser i henhold til artikel 12, 22, 27 og 31 i Rådets direktiv 85/384/EØF af 10. juni 1985 om gensidig anerkendelse af eksamensbeviser, certifikater og andre kvalifikationsbeviser inden for arkitekturområdet, herunder om foranstaltninger, som skal lette den faktiske udøvelse af retten til etablering og fri udveksling af tjenesteydelser, som ændret ved Rådets direktiv 86/17/EØF af 27. januar 1986 om ændring som følge af Portugals tiltrædelse, af direktiv 85/384 og for
Decfores that: by failing to adopt all the measures necessary to implement Articles 4(1), second subparagraph, 4(2), 11(k), seventh indent, and 14 of Council Directive 85/384/EEC of 10 June 1985 on the mutual recognition of diplomas, certificates and other evidence of formal qualifications in architecture, including measures to facilitate the effective exercise of the right of establishment and freedom to provide services, as amended by Council Directive 86/17/EEC of 27 January 1986 amending, on account of the accession of Portugal, Directive 85/384, by failing to adopt all the measures necessary to implement the automatic recognition of diplomas, certificates and other evidence of formal qualifications in accordance with Articles 2, 3, 7, 8 and 9 of Directive 85/384, by adopting Article 4(2) (a) of Legislative Decree No 129 of the President of the Republic of 27 January 1992 which, in breach of Articles 52 and 59 of the EC Treaty (now, after amendment, Articles 43 EC and 49 EC), lays down a general requirement that the application for recognition of a qualification be accompanied by the original diploma or a certified copy thereof, by adopting Article 4(2) (c) of Decree No 129/92 and Article 4(1)(c) of Decree No 776 of the Minister for Universities and Scientific and Technological Research of 10 June 1994 which, in breach of Article 52 of the Treaty, lay down a general requirement that the application for recognition of a qualification be accompanied by a certificate of nationality,
Dansk tekst foreligger endnu ikke.
The Italian Republic is ordered to pay the costs of the proceedings.'
Sag C-451/99 Cura Anlagen GmbH / Auto Service Leasing GmbH (ASL) Fri udveksling af tjenesteydelser
Case C-451/99 Cura Anlagen GmbH v Auto Service Leasing GmbH (ASL) Freedom to provide services
Præjudiciel »Leasing af biler - forbud mod i en medlemsstat at anvende et køretøj, der er indregistreret i en anden medlemsstat, ud over en vis frist - pligt til indregistrering og betaling af en forbrugsafgift i den medlemsstat, hvor køretøjet anvendes — pligt til at forsikre køretøjet hos et forsikringsselskab, der er godkendt i den medlemsstat, hvor køretøjet anvendes ~ pligt til teknisk kontrol — begrænsninger i den frie udveksling af tjenesteydelser - berettigelse« (Femte Afdeling)
Preliminary ruling (Vehicle leasing Prohibition on using in a Member State for longer than a certain time a vehicle registered in another Member State — Obligations to register the vehicle and to pay a consumption tax in the Member State of use — Obligation to insure with an insurer authorised in the Member State of use - Obligation to undergo roadworthiness testing — Restrictions on the freedom to provide services — Justifications) (Fifth Chamber) interpretation of Articles 49 EC to 55 EC and of Article 28 EC.
Tvisten i hovedsagen og det præjudicielle spørgsmål
That question was raised in proceedings between Cura Anlagen GmbH ('Cura Anlagen'), a
Ved kendelse af 10. november 1999, indgået til Domstolens Justitskontor den 26. november 1999, har Handelsgericht Wien i medfør af artikel 234 EF stillet et præjudicielt spørgsmål vedrørende fortolkningen af artikel 49 EF-55 EF og artikel 28 EF.
By order of 10 November 1999, received at the Court Registry on 26 November 1999, the Handelsgericht Wien (Vienna Commercial Court) referred to the Court for a preliminary ruling under Article 234 EC a question on the
Den østrigske regering har indledningsvis gjort gældende, at anmodningen om en præjudiciel afgørelse skal afvises af tre årsager.
contrary to the freedom to provide services and, in the alternative, to the free movement of goods.
Regeringen har for det første anført, at det stillede spørgsmål, idet det vedrører fortolkningen af artikel 28 EF om varernes frie bevægelighed, ikke er relevant for afgørelsen af tvisten i hovedsagen.
company established in Austria, and Auto Service Leasing GmbH ('ASL'), a company established in Germany and without a place of business in Austria, concerning the performance of a vehicle leasing contract concluded between those two companies.
Det skal i denne forbindelse anføres, at den forelæggende ret med sit spørgsmål nærmere bestemt ønsker oplyst, om den østrigske lovgivning medfører begrænsninger i samhandelen mellem medlemsstaterne, og i givet fald om de kan anses for berettigede.
In those circumstances, the Handelsgericht Wien decided to stay the proceedings and refer the following question to the Court of Justice for a preliminary ruling:
Cura Anlagen nedlagde subsidiært påstand om, at leasingaftalen blev ophævet.
The dispute in the main proceedings and the question referred
Det skal imidlertid præciseres, at leasing udgør en tjenesteydelse i artikel 50 EFs forstand.
In February 1999, ASL and Cura Anlagen entered into a leasing contract whereby ASL leased a German-registered passenger vehicle (in this case an Audi A3) to Cura Anlagen for 36 months, for a fixed monthly sum, including the cost of compulsory insurance, plus an additional rate per 1 000 km covered by the vehicle over and above a certain distance.
Det følger heraf, at det præjudicielle spørgsmål skal anses for alene at have fortolkningen af artikel 49 EF-55 EF til genstand.
'Are Article 49 et seq. EC (or alternatively Article 28 EC) to be interpreted as precluding the application of provisions of Member State A which prohibit an undertaking established in Member State A from using for more than three days, or for more than a year as the case may be, in Member State A a motor vehicle which is leased from a leasing undertaking established in Member State B and registered in Member State B in the name of the leasing undertaking established there, without obtaining a (second) registration for that motor vehicle in Member State A?'
ASL nedlagde påstand om frifindelse.
It was agreed that Cura Anlagen, which was to take possession of the vehicle from ASL in Munich, was to use it primarily in Austria.
Selskabet gjorde gældende, at bestemmelserne i KFG's §§ 37, 79 og § 82, stk. 8, gjorde grænseoverskridende leasing af køretøjer så vanskelig, at det praktisk talt var umuligt at præstere denne ydelse i Østrig, således at disse bestemmelser ikke måtte anvendes, idet de var i strid med den frie udveksling af tjenesteydelser og subsidiært med varernes frie bevægelighed.
It was also agreed that, for the duration of the contract, the vehicle would remain registered in the name of ASL and would thus retain its German registration plates.
Den østrigske regering har dernæst anført, at tvisten i hovedsagen vedrører fortolkningen og opfyldelsen af en privatretlig aftale, der ikke har nogen forbindelse med det præjudicielle spørgsmål.
The subject-matter and admissibility of the question referred
Det er under disse omstændigheder, at Handelsgericht Wien har besluttet at udsætte sagen og stille Domstolen følgende præjudicielle spørgsmål:
The Austrian Government argues as a preliminary point that the reference for a preliminary ruling is inadmissible in three respects.
Det er vigtigt for en national ret, der skal bestemme, om en aftale skal opfyldes eller annulleres, at vide, om de nationale bestemmelser, der forekommer at være til hinder for denne opfyldelse, er forenelige med fællesskabsretten.
After bringing the vehicle into Austria in February 1999, Cura Anlagen was unable to use it there in accordance with the terms of the contract by reason of the provisions of the Kraftfahrgesetz 1967 (Austrian Law on Motor Vehicles; 'the KFG') prohibiting the driving of a vehicle with foreign plates in Austria for more than three days.
Spørgsmålet er derfor relevant.
It argues first that, in so far as it concerns the interpretation of Article 28 EC on the free movement of goods, the question referred is not relevant to the resolution of the dispute in the main proceedings.
Den østrigske regering har endelig bestridt den reelle karakter af tvisten i hovedsagen, der ifølge regeringen i vidt omfang er konstrueret.
In the alternative, Cura Anlagen applied for the annulment of the leasing contract.
»Skal artikel 49 EF ff., henholdsvis artikel 28 EF, fortolkes således, at bestemmelserne er til hinder for anvendelsen af retsregler i medlemsstat A hvorefter det forbydes en virksomhed, der er hjemmehørende i medlemsstat A at benytte et motorkøretøj, som er leaset hos en leasingvirksomhed, der er hjemmehørende i medlemsstat B, og som er registeret i medlemsstat B i den dér hjemmehørende leasingvirksomheds navn, i medlemsstat A i længere tid end tre dage, henholdsvis ét år, uden tillige at lade køretøjet registrere i medlemsstat A?«
In that respect, it should be noted that, by its question, the referring court is primarily seeking to ascertain whether the Austrian legislation entails restrictions on intra-Community trade and, if so, whether those restrictions can be justified. For that purpose, it asks the Court of Justice whether legislation such as that at issue in the main proceedings is compatible either with Articles 49 EC to 55 EC, or with Articles 28 EC to 31 EC, according to whether the leasing of vehicles constitutes a supply of services or a delivery of goods.
I denne sag kan det ikke nægtes — selv om visse forhold i sagsakterne kunne give grund til at tro, at den situation, der ligger bag tvisten i hovedsagen, er konstrueret med henblik på fra
ASL contended that that action should be dismissed. It argued that the combined provisions of Paragraphs 37, 79 and 82(8) of the KFG made cross-border leasing of vehicles so difficult that it was practically impossible for it to provide that service in Austria, with the result that those provisions should be set aside as
Domstolen at opnå en afgørelse af et fællesskabsretligt spørgsmål af almen interesse — at der findes en reel aftale, hvis opfyldelse eller annullation ubestrideligt afhænger af et fællesskabsretligt spørgsmål.
The Austrian Government then argues that the dispute in the main proceedings concerns the interpretation and performance of a private law contract which bears no relation to the question referred.
Det er ubestridt, at forpligtelsen til at foretage indregistrering i den medlemsstat, hvor de køretøjer, der er leaset af en virksomhed, der har hjemsted i en anden medlemsstat, anvendes, medfører, at virksomhed med grænseoverskridende leasing vanskeliggøres.
It is important for a court which is asked to order the enforcement or annulment of a contract to know whether the national provisions which appear to hinder its performance are compatible with Community law or not.
Det skal hermed undersøges, om den begrænsning, der følger af denne forpligtelse, kan være berettiget.
The question therefore appears to be relevant.
Det skal efterprøves, om en lovgivning som den i hovedsagen omhandlede udgør en hindring for den frie udveksling af tjenesteydelser, og om en sådan hindring i givet fald kan tillades som en undtagelsesforanstaltning, der er udtrykkeligt fastsat i traktaten, eller er berettiget i overensstemmelse med Domstolens praksis på grund af tvingende almene hensyn.
Essentially, therefore, the national court is asking by its question whether the provisions of the Treaty on the freedom to provide services (Articles 49 EC to 55 EC) preclude legislation of a Member State, such as that at issue in the main proceedings, which requires an undertaking established in that Member State which takes a lease of a vehicle registered in another Member State to register it in the first Member State in order to be able to use it there for more than a certain period.
Det skal bemærkes, at tvisten i hovedsagen alene vedrører den situation, der er skabt af en leasingaftale med en varighed på tre år, der er indgået mellem et selskab med hjemsted i Østrig og et selskab, der har hjemsted i en anden medlemsstat, og som vedrører et køretøj, der er beregnet til fortrinsvis at blive anvendt i Østrig.
It also asks whether the same provisions of the Treaty preclude legislation of a Member State, such as that at issue in the main proceedings, requiring an undertaking established in that Member State which takes a lease of a vehicle registered in another Member State to register it in the first Member State and imposing on it a certain number of conditions.
Almindelige lejeaftaler af kort varighed, såsom leje af et erstatningskøretøj hos et selskab, der har hjemsted i en anden medlemsstat, er ikke omfattet af tvisten.
Finally, the Austrian Government challenges the genuineness of the dispute in the main proceedings, which it claims is to a large extent contrived.
Det skal i denne forbindelse bemærkes, at beskatningen af motorkøretøjer - med undtagelse af køretøjer i en særlig midlertidig indførselssituation inden for Fællesskabet og motorkøretøjer, der udelukkende er beregnet til vejtransport af varer, og som har en samlet tilladt lastvægt på tolv tons eller derover, hvilke køretøjer ikke er omfattet af hovedsagen — ikke er blevet harmoniseret og er yderst forskellig fra en medlemsstat til en anden.
There is no dispute that the obligation to register in the Member State where they are used vehicles which have been leased from an undertaking established in another Member State has the effect of making cross-border leasing activities more difficult.
Det står medlemsstaterne frit for at fordele denne beskatningsbeføjelse mellem sig på grundlag af kriterier såsom det område, hvorpå køretøjet reelt anvendes, eller førerens bopæl, der er forskellige bestanddele af territorialitetsprincippet, og indbyrdes indgå aftaler, der sikrer, at et køretøj alene er genstand for indirekte beskatning i en af de undertegnende stater.
In this case, even if some of the information on the file might give rise to a suspicion that the situation underlying the main proceedings was contrived with a view to obtaining a decision from the Court of Justice on a question of Community law of general interest, it cannot be denied that there is a genuine contract the performance or annulment of which undeniably depends on a question of Community law.
Indregistreringen forekommer i denne forbindelse at være et naturlig led i udøvelsen af denne beskatningsbeføjelse. Indregistreringen letter kontrollen både for registreringsmedlemsstaten og for de andre medlemsstater, for hvilke indregistreringen i en medlemsstat er bevis for, at der i denne stat er betalt motorkøretøjsafgifter.
It therefore needs to be examined whether the restriction arising from that obligation may be justified.
Det lægges herefter til grund, at den forelæggende ret med sit spørgsmål nærmere bestemt ønsker oplyst, om traktatens bestemmelser vedrørende den frie udveksling af tjenesteydelser (artikel 49 EF-55 EF) er til hinder for en medlemsstats lovgivning som den i hovedsagen omhandlede, der pålægger en virksomhed, der har hjemsted i denne medlemsstat, og som leaser et køretøj, der er indregistreret i en anden medlemsstat, at indregistrere det i den førstnævnte medlemsstat for dér at kunne anvende køretøjet ud over en vis periode.
It should be recalled in that respect that, save for the specific situation of vehicles which are imported into the Community temporarily and motor vehicles intended exclusively for the road transport of goods with an authorised load of 12 tonnes or more, which are not at issue in the main proceedings, the taxation of motor vehicles has not been harmonised and differs considerably from one Member State to another. Member States are therefore free to exercise their powers of taxation in that area, provided they do so in compliance with Community law.
Retten ønsker ligeledes oplyst, om de samme bestemmelser i traktaten er til hinder for en medlemsstats lovgivning som den i hovedsagen omhandlede, der pålægger en virksomhed, der har hjemsted i denne medlemsstat, og som leaser et køretøj, der er indregistreret i en anden medlemsstat, at indregistrere det i den førstnævnte medlemsstat og herved pålægger virksomheden en række betingelser.
It is lawful for them to allocate those powers of taxation amongst themselves on the basis of criteria such as the territory in which a vehicle is actually used or the residence of the driver, which are various components of the territoriality principle, and to conclude agreements amongst themselves to ensure that a vehicle is subject to indirect taxation in only one of the signatory States.
I en situation som den i hovedsagen omhandlede, nemlig når et køretøj, der er leaset hos et selskab med hjemsted i en medlemsstat, reelt anvendes på en anden medlemsstats vejnet, kan denne sidstnævnte derfor bestemme, at dette køretøj skal være indregistreret på dens område.
It should be noted that the dispute in the main proceedings concerns only the situation created by a three-year leasing contract concluded by a company registered in Austria with a company registered in another Member State and concerning a vehicle intended to be used essentially in Austria.
Det skal bedømmes, om den frist, som køretøjets bruger råder over til at indregistrere det i Østrig, kan være begrundet.
In that respect, registration appears to be the natural corollary of the exercise of those powers of taxation.
det kører, i denne sag Østrig, i leasingvirksomhedens navn med angivelse af navn og adresse for den lejer, der pr. definition har bopæl i Østrig, og som i givet fald sammen med leasingvirksomheden er ansvarlig for at overholde de forpligtelser, der følger af køretøjets indregistrering og anvendelse.
The Austrian Government argues that it is often necessary, where traffic law has been breached, to require the person in whose name the vehicle is registered to give information as to the identity of the driver at a given moment. It would be difficult to obtain such information if the person in question were established in another Member State.
Den med forsikringen forbundne forpligtelse
That requirement appears disproportionate in relation to the objective cited by the Austrian Government.
Selv hvis der ikke findes fællesskabsretlige bestemmelser på området og i de tilfælde som den i hovedsagen omhandlede sag, hvor registreringspligten kan anses for at være forenelig med artikel 49 EF-55 EF, kan medlemsstaterne ikke fastsætte en så kort frist, at det reelt gøres umuligt eller urimeligt vanskeligt at overholde de pålagte forpligtelser under hensyn til de formaliteter, der skal opfyldes.
Therefore, in a situation such as that at issue in the main proceedings, namely where a vehicle leased from a company established in one Member State is actually used on the road network of another Member State, the latter may impose an obligation for that vehicle to be registered in its territory.
Det fremgår af KFG's § 37, stk. 2, litra b), §§ 59 og 61, at det køretøj, der er leaset af en person, der har hjemsted i Østrig, og som anvender køretøjet i denne stat, skal være forsikret i et forsikringsselskab, som dér er godkendt til at udøve denne virksomhed, for at køretøjet kan indregistreres i Østrig.
It does need to be examined whether the timelimit within which a vehicle user must register the vehicle in Austria is capable of being justified.