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Dette er utvivlsomt ikke tilfældet for Überseering, som har både sit vedtægtsmæssige hjemsted og sit faktiske hovedsæde inden for Fællesskabet.
However, the Bundesgerichtshof points out that the company had not transferred its seat, since, from its incorporation, its registered office had been in the United Kingdom, whilst its actual centre of administration had been in Denmark.
For så vidt angår dette tilfælde har Domstolen i Centrosdommens præmis 19 udtalt, at traktatens artikel 58 ligestiller selskaber, som er oprettet i overensstemmelse med en medlemsstats lovgivning, og hvis vedtægtsmæssige hjemsted, hovedkontor eller hovedvirksomhed er beliggende inden for Fællesskabet, med personer, der er statsborgere i medlemsstaterne.
The Bundesgerichtshof wonders whether, in view of Centros, the Treaty provisions on freedom of establishment preclude, in a situation such as that in point in the main proceedings, application of the rules on conflict of laws in force in the
For det andet skal der tages stilling til det argument, som på grundlag af Daily Mail og General Trust-dommen, der har været et centralt
In limine and contrary to the submissions of both NCC and the German, Spanish and Italian Governments, the Court must make clear that where a company which is validly incorporated in one Member State ('A') in which it has its registered office is deemed, under the law of a
Heraf følger, at Überseering har ret til at påberåbe sig etableringsfriheden for at modsætte sig tysk rets nægtelse af at antage, at selskabet har status som en juridisk person, der har partsevne.
of establishment], be treated in the same way as natural persons who are nationals of Member States'.
Selve selskabets eksistens er endog uløseligt forbundet med dets egenskab af et selskab efter nederlandsk ret, for så vidt som et selskab, som allerede omtalt, kun eksisterer i kraft af den nationale lovgivning, der er bestemmende for dets stiftelse og funktion (jf· i denne retning Daily Mail og General Trust-dommen, præmis 19).
second Member State ('B'), to have moved its actual centre of administration to Member State Β following the transfer of all its shares to nationals of that State residing there, the rules which Member State Β applies to that company do not, as Community law now stands, fall outside the scope of the Community provisions on freedom of establishment.
Hvis derimod erhvervelsen omfatter alle kapitalandelene i et selskab, der har sit vedtægtsmæssige hjemsted i en anden medlemsstat, og kapitalandelene giver en bestemmende indflydelse på beslutningerne i selskabet og sætter de pågældende i stand til at træffe afgørelse om selskabets drift, er det traktatens bestemmelser om etableringsretten, der finder anvendelse (jf. i denne retning dom af 13.4.2000, sag C-251/98, Baars, præmis 21 og 22).
The location of their registered office, central administration or principal place of business constitutes the connecting factor with the legal system of a particular Member State in the same way as does nationality in the case of a natural person.
- Om der foreligger etableringsfriheden etableringsfriheden
A necessary precondition for the exercise of the freedom of establishment is the recognition of those companies by any Member State in which they wish to establish themselves.
I denne henseende kan det ikke udelukkes, at tvingende almene hensyn som beskyttelsen af kreditorernes, minoritetsselskabsdeltagernes, lønmodtagernes eller endog skattevæsenets interesser, under visse omstændigheder og på visse betingelser kan begrunde restriktioner for etableringsfriheden.
Accordingly, it is not necessary for the Member States to adopt a convention on the mutual recognition of companies in order for companies meeting the conditions set out in Article 48 EC to exercise the freedom of establishment conferred on them by Articles 43 EC and 48 EC, which have been directly applicable since the transitional period came to an end.
Det bemærkes, at et selskab, som er lovligt stiftet efter en anden medlemsstats ret end Forbundsrepublikken Tyskland, og som har sit vedtægtsmæssige hjemsted i stiftelsesmedlemsstaten, ikke i en situation som den, der foreligger i hovedsagen, har anden mulighed efter tysk ret — hvis det for en tysk domstol vil gøre rettigheder gældende i henhold til en kontrakt, som det har indgået med et tysk selskab — end at lade sig nystifte i Tyskland.
More specifically, it is important to point out that, although the conventions which may be entered into pursuant to Article 293 EC may, like the harmonising directives provided for in Article 44 EC, facilitate the attainment of freedom of establishment, the exercise of that freedom can none the less not be dependent upon the adoption of such conventions.
Sådanne formål kan imidlertid ikke begrunde, at det ikke anerkendes, at et selskab, der er forskriftsmæssigt stiftet i en anden medlemsstat, hvor det har sit vedtægtsmæssige hjemsted, har retsevne og dermed partsevne.
Second, it is important to consider the argument based on the decision in Daily Mail and General Trust, which was central to the arguments put to the Court.
En sådan foranstaltning er ensbetydende med en ren nægtelse af den etableringsfrihed, som selskaber anerkendes at have i medfør af artikel 43 EF og 48 EF.
It was cited in order, in some way, to assimilate the situation in Daily Mail and General Trust to the situation which under German law entails the loss of legal capacity and of the capacity to be a party to legal proceedings by a company incorporated under the law of another Member State.
Det følger af besvarelsen af det første præjudicielle spørgsmål, at i tilfælde, hvor et
In that regard, it must be borne in mind that, as the Court has already had occasion to point out, the freedom of establishment, conferred by Article 43 EC on Community nationals, includes the right for them to take up and pursue activities as self-employed persons and to set up and manage undertakings under the same conditions as are laid down by the law of the Member State of establishment for its own nationals.
Überseering, som er lovligt stiftet i Nederlandene, hvor det har sit vedtægtsmæssige hjemsted, har imidlertid i medfør af artikel 43 EF og 48 EF ret til at gøre brug af sin etableringsfrihed i Tyskland som et selskab efter nederlandsk ret.
Furthermore, according to the actual wording of Article 48 EC, 'companies or firms formed in accordance with the law of a Member State and having their registered office, central administration or principal place of business within the Community shall, for the purposes of [the provisions of the Treaty concerning the right
I denne henseende kan det ikke have betydning, at hele selskabets kapital på et tidspunkt efter stiftelsen er blevet erhvervet af tyske statsborgere, der har bopæl i Tyskland, idet denne omstændighed ikke ses at have ført til, at det har mistet den status som juridisk person, som det anerkendes at have i den nederlandske retsorden.
Unlike the case before the national court in this instance, Daily Mail and General Trust did not concern the way in which one Member State treats a company which is validly incorporated in another Member State and which is exercising its freedom of establishment in the first Member State.
pålægger artikel 43 EF og 48 EF den sidstnævnte medlemsstat at anerkende den retsevne og dermed den partsevne, selskabet har i henhold til retten i den stat, hvori det er stiftet.
There are no grounds for concluding from Daily Mail and General Trust that, where a company formed in accordance with the law of one Member State and with legal personality in that State exercises its freedom of establishment in another Member State, the question of recognition of its legal capacity and its capacity to be a party to legal proceedings in the Member State of establishment falls outside the scope of the Treaty provisions on freedom of establishment, even when the company is found, under the law of the Member State of establishment, to have moved its actual centre of administration to that State.
selskab, som er stiftet efter lovgivningen i en medlemsstat, på hvis område det har sit vedtægtsmæssige hjemsted, gør brug af sin etableringsfrihed i en anden medlemsstat,
By contrast, where the acquisition involves all the shares in a company having its registered office in another Member State and the shareholding confers a definite influence over the company's decisions and allows the shareholders to determine its activities, it is the Treaty provisions on freedom of establishment which apply (see, to that effect, Case C-251/98 Baars [2000], paragraphs 21 and 22).
»1) Artikel 43 EF og 48 EF er til hinder for — i tilfælde, hvor et selskab, der er stiftet efter lovgivningen i en medlemsstat, på hvis område det har sit vedtægtsmæssige hjemsted, efter en anden medlemsstats ret anses for at have forlagt sit faktiske hovedsæde til denne anden stat — at sidstnævnte stat ikke anerkender, at selskabet har retsevne og dermed partsevne for de nationale domstole med henblik på at gøre rettigheder gældende i henhold til en kontrakt, det har indgået med et selskab, der er etableret i denne stat.
Third, the Court rejects the Spanish Government's argument that, in a situation such as that in point before the national court, Title I of the General Programme subordinates the benefit of the freedom of establishment guaranteed by the Treaty to the requirement that there be a real and continuous link with the economy of a Member State.
I tilfælde, hvor et selskab, som er stiftet efter lovgivningen i en medlemsstat, på hvis område det har sit vedtægtsmæssige hjemsted, gør brug af sin etableringsfrihed i en anden medlemsstat, pålægger artikel 43 EF og 48 EF den sidstnævnte medlemsstat at anerkende den retsevne og dermed den partsevne, selskabet har i henhold til retten i den stat, hvori det er stiftet«
In a situation such as that in point in the main proceedings, a company validly incorporated under the law of, and having its registered office in, a Member State other than the Federal Republic of Germany has under German law no alternative to reincorporation in Germany if it wishes to enforce before a German court its rights under a contract entered into with a company incorporated under German law.
Generaladvokat D. Ruiz-Jarabo Colomer fremsatte forslag til afgørelse i retsmødet (Domstolens plenum) den 4. december 2001.
It is apparent from the wording of the General Programme that it requires a real and continuous link solely in a case in which the company has nothing but its registered office within the Community.
Kommissionen for De Europæiske Fællesskaber / Forbundsrepublikken Tyskland Frie varebevægelser
It is of little significance in that regard that, after the company was formed, all its shares were acquired by German nationals residing in Germany, since that has not caused Überseering to cease to be a legal person under Netherlands law.
»Frie varebevægelser — foranstaltninger med tilsvarende virkning oprindelsesmærke« (Domstolens plenum)
Indeed, its very existence is inseparable from its status as a company incorporated under Netherlands law since, as the Court has observed, a company exists only by virtue of the national legislation which determines its incorporation and functioning (see, to that effect, Daily Mail and General Trust, paragraph 19).
Kommissionen for De Europæiske Fællesskaber anlagt sag med påstand om, at det fastslås, at
The requirement of reincorporation of the same company in Germany is therefore tantamount to outright negation of freedom of establishment.
Ved stævning indleveret til Domstolens Justitskontor den 4. september 2000 har
Furthermore, it must be borne in mind that as a general rule the acquisition by one or more natural persons residing in a Member State of
CMA forbeholder retten til at anvende mærket for produkter fremstillet i Tyskland, hvad enten de er fremstillet på grundlag af råvarer, der stammer fra Tyskland, eller importerede råvarer.
circumstances and subject to certain conditions, justify restrictions on freedom of establishment.
Forbundsrepublikken Tyskland har tilsidesat de forpligtelser, der påhviler den i henhold til EF-traktatens artikel 30 (efter ændring nu artikel 28 EF), idet den har givet tilladelse til at anvende et kvalitetsmærke med teksten »Markenqualität aus deutschen Landen« (mærkekvalitet fra Tyskland) på færdigprodukter af en bestemt kvalitet, der er fremstillet i Tyskland.
Such objectives cannot, however, justify denying the legal capacity and, consequently, the capacity to be a party to legal proceedings of a company properly incorporated in another Member State in which it has its registered office.
Når CMA har kontrolleret, at en virksomheds produkter opfylder betingelserne for tildeling af mærket, indgår CMA en licensaftale med den pågældende virksomhed.
Such a measure is tantamount to an outright negation of the freedom of establishment conferred on companies by Articles 43 EC and 48 EC.
CMA-mærket har eksisteret siden starten af 1970'erne og bliver ifølge de oplysninger, der fremgår af sagens akter, anvendt af 2 538 virksomheder for 11 633 forskellige produkter, der fordeler sig over 23 produktionssektorer.
In those circumstances, the refusal by a host Member State ('B') to recognise the legal capacity of a company formed in accordance with the law of another Member State ('A') in which it has its registered office on the ground, in particular, that the company moved its actual centre of administration to Member State Β following the acquisition of all its shares by nationals of that State residing there, with the result that the company cannot, in Member State B, bring legal proceedings to defend rights under a contract unless it is reincorporated under the law of Member State B, constitutes a restriction on freedom of establishment which is, in principle, incompatible with Articles 43 EC and 48 EC.
Ved Gesetz über die Errichtung eines zentralen Fonds zur Absatzförderung der deutschen Landund Ernährungswirtschaft (Absatzfondsgesetzt) (lov om etablering af en central fond med henblik på fremme af afsætningen i den tyske landbrugs- og fødevareindustri af 26.6.1969), i den konsoliderede udgave af 21. juni 1993 (herefter »AbsFondsG«), blev der etableret en fond benævnt »Absatzförderungsfonds der deutschen Land- und Ernährungswirtschaft (Absatzfonds)« (herefter »fonden«).
It follows from the answer to the first question referred to the Court for a preliminary ruling that, where a company formed in accordance with the law of a Member State ('A') in which it has its registered office exercises its freedom of establishment in another Member State ('B'), Articles 43 EC and 48 EC require Member State Β to recognise the legal capacity and, consequently, the capacity to be a party to legal proceedings which the company enjoys under the law of its State of incorporation ('A').
I henhold til § 2, stk. 1, i AbsFondsG har fonden navnlig til formål på centralt niveau at fremme afsætning og anvendelse af produkter hidrørende fra den tyske landbrugs- og fødevareindustri gennem, skabelse af nye markeder og stimuleringen af eksisterende markeder i og uden for Tyskland.
It is not inconceivable that overriding requirements relating to the general interest, such as the protection of the interests of creditors, minority shareholders, employees and even the taxation authorities, may, in certain
Kommissionen tilsendte den 22. januar 1998 den tyske regering en åbningsskrivelse vedrørende CMA-mærket, hvorpå den tyske regering svarede den 3. juni 1998. Da Kommissionen fandt den tyske regerings svar utilfredsstillende, tilstillede den den 11. december 1998 Forbundsrepublikken Tyskland en begrundet udtalelse, hvori den opfordrede Forbundsrepublikken Tyskland til at træffe de nødvendige foranstaltninger for at efterkomme sine forpligtelser i henhold til traktatens artikel 30 inden for en frist på to måneder fra meddelelsen af udtalelsen.
Where a company formed in accordance with the law of a Member State ("A") in which it has its registered office is deemed, under the law of another Member State ("Β"), to have moved its actual centre of administration to Member State B, Articles 43 EC and 48 EC preclude Member State Β from denying the company legal capacity and, consequently, the capacity to bring legal proceedings before its national courts for the purpose of enforcing rights under a contract with a company established in Member State B.
I henhold til vedtægternes § 2, stk. 2, litra d), udsteder CMA et kvalitetsmærke (»Gütezeichen«), som giver ret til at anbringe betegnelsen »Markenqualität aus deutschen Landen« (herefter »CMA-mærket«) på de pågældende produkter. Efter anmodning fra en tysk landbrugs- eller fødevarevirksomhed tildeles mærket produkter, der opfylder de kvalitetskrav, der er fastsat af CMA CMA efterprøver løbende - ved hjælp af uafhængige laboratorier - om de produkter, der har fået tilladelse til at bære mærket, lever op til de relevante kvalitetskrav.
Where a company formed in accordance with the law of a Member State ('A') in which it has its registered office exercises its freedom of establishment in another Member State ("B"), Articles 43 EC and 48 EC require Member State Β to recognise the legal capacity and, consequently, the capacity to be a party to legal proceedings which the company enjoys under the law of its State of incorporation ("A").'
Under disse omstændigheder besluttede Kommissionen at anlægge nærværende sag.
Advocate General D. Ruiz-Jarabo Colomer delivered his Opinion at the sitting of the Full Court on 4 December 2001.
Fællesskabet, som svarer til dem, der følger af en ordning vedtaget af de offentlige myndigheder.
Case C-325/00 Commission of the European Communities ν Federal Republic of Germany Free movement of goods
Spørgsmålet, om den omtvistede ordning har karakter af en offentlig foranstaltning der kan tilregnes medlemsstaten
(Free movement of goods — Measures having equivalent effect — Label of origin and quality) (Full Court) limited company (GmbH) which, in accordance with Paragraph 2(2) and (4) of the AFG is responsible for promoting the distribution and exploitation of products in the sectors of the German economy in question with resources which are granted to it through the Fund.
Den tyske regering har gjort gældende, at CMA's aktiviteter ikke henhører under de offentlige myndigheders kompetence og derfor ikke falder ind under anvendelsesområdet for traktatens artikel 30.
Under Article 2(2) (d) of its Articles of Association, the CMA awards a quality label ('Gütezeichen'), which enables the mark 'Markenqualität aus deutschen Landen' 'CMA label') to be affixed to the products concerned.
Finansieringen af CMA's virksomhed, som er reguleret ved lov, sker ved hjælp af midler fra fonden.
That label is awarded, on the application of an agricultural or food company, to products satisfying certain quality requirements set by the CMA The latter constantly verifies, with the help of independent laboratories, that the products authorised to carry its label satisfy the corresponding quality requirements.
I den forbindelse bemærkes det, at CMA, selv om det er etableret som et privat selskab,
The CMA reserves the use of its label for products made in Germany, whether they are made from raw materials produced in Germany or imported.
Under disse omstændigheder skal det fastslås, at Kommissionen med rette antog, at den omtvistede ordning kunne tilregnes medlemsstaten.
Under Paragraph 2(1) of the AFG, the Fund has, inter alia, the object of promoting, at central level, the marketing and development of agricultural products and the German food industry by researching and developing markets inside and outside Germany.
- i henhold til reglerne i AbsFondsG finansieres gennem et obligatorisk bidrag fra alle virksomheder inden for de berørte sektorer.
Paragraph 2(2) of the AFG provides that the Fund is to carry out its task through a central body ('einer zentralen Einrichtung der Wirtschaft'). That central body is the Centrale Marketing-Gesellschaft der deutschen Agrarwirtschaft mbH (the 'CMA').
Det skal således overholde de grundlæggende regler i traktaten om frie varebevægelser, når det vedtager en ordning, som er åben for alle virksomheder i de pågældende sektorer, og som kan have virkninger for samhandelen inden for
Following an investigation carried out in 1992 in order to list the quality labels existing in the Member States for agricultural products and
Spørgsmålet, om ordningen er begrundet i hensynet til beskyttelse af industriel og kommerciel ejendomsret
— is financed, according to the rules laid down by the AFG, by a compulsory contribution by all the undertakings in the sectors concerned.
Endelig skal argumentet om, at den omtvistede ordning skulle være retfærdiggjort med henvisning til EF-traktatens artikel 36 (efter ændring nu artikel 30 EF), idet den skulle falde ind under undtagelsen vedrørende beskyttelse af industriel og kommerciel ejendomsret, fordi CMA-mærket skulle være en rent geografisk oprindelsesbetegnelse, forkastes.
food, the Commission, by letters of 6 July 1994 and 18 October 1995, informed the German Government that the award of the CMA label in the circumstances set out above ('the contested scheme') constituted a breach of the principle of the free movement of goods enshrined in Article 30 of the Treaty.
Exportur-sagen (sag C-3/91) ganske vist anerkendt, at beskyttelse af geografiske angivelser under visse betingelser kan være omfattet af beskyttelsen af industriel og kommerciel ejendomsret i traktatens artikel 36's forstand, men en ordning som den, der er tale om i nærværende sag, som definerer et oprindelsesområde på grundlag af det tyske territorium, og som finder anvendelse for alle produkter fra landbrugs- og fødevareindustrien, der opfylder visse kvalitetskrav, kan under alle omstændigheder ikke betragtes som en geografisk angivelse, der kan retfærdiggøres med henvisning til traktatens artikel 36.
Such a body, which is set up by a national law of a Member State and which is financed by a contribution imposed on producers, cannot, under Community law, enjoy the same freedom as regards the promotion of national production as that enjoyed by producers themselves or producers' associations of a voluntary character (see Case 222/82 Apple and Pear Development Council [1983], paragraph 17). Thus it is obliged to respect the basic rules of the Treaty on the free movement of goods when it sets up a scheme, open to all undertakings of the sectors concerned, which can have effects on intraCommunity trade similar to those arising under the scheme adopted by the public authorities.
Som den tyske regering har bemærket, har Domstolen i dommen af 10. november 1992 i
In those circumstances, the Commission decided to bring the present action.
Det hedder i domskonklusionen:
— the Fund is a public law body;
»I) Forbundsrepublikken Tyskland har tilsidesat de forpligtelser, der påhviler den i henhold til EF-traktatens artikel 30 (efter ændring nu artikel 28 EF), idet den har givet tilladelse til at anvende et kvalitetsmærke med teksten »Markenqualität aus deutschen Landen« (mærkekvalitet fra Tyskland) på færdigprodukter af en bestemt kvalitet, der er fremstillet i Tyskland
— the financing of the CMA's activities, under legislation, comes from resources which are granted to it through the Fund, and
Generaladvokat F.G. Jacobs fremsatte forslag til afgørelse i retsmødet (Domstolens plenum! den 14. marts 2002.
Thus it follows that the contested scheme must be considered to be a public measure for the purpose of Article 30 ascribable to the State.
2) pålægge Forbundsrepublikken Tyskland at betale sagens omkostninger.«
Such a scheme, set up in order to promote the distribution of agricultural and food products made in Germany
Sag C-352/01 Kommissionen for De Europæiske Fællesskaber / Kongeriget Spanien Tilnærmelse af lovgivningerne
after amendment, Article 30 EC), as coming within the derogation for the protection of industrial and commercial property in so far as the CMA label constitutes simply a geographical indication of provenance, must be dismissed.