Freedom of Establishment

By using these EU Freedom of Establishment Law notes, you will be able to define what is meant by the Right of Establishment. A student will be able to differentiate Establishment from the other fundamental freedoms. A student will be able to explain how the right of Establishment is provided for under Article 49. An EU law student will be able to differentiate rules which directly discriminate from those which indirectly discriminate. Lastly you will understand how member states can justify laws which restrict Establishment.

Cases

The scope of freedom of establishment

Reyners v The Belgian State (Case 2/74) [1974] ECR 63

Distinguishing between establishment and services

Gebhard v Consiglio dell’Ordine degli Avvocati e Procuratori di Milano (Case C-55/94) [1995] ECR I-4165

Matters falling outside Article 49’s ambit

Knoors v Secretary of State for Economic Affairs (Case 115/78) [1979] ECR 399

Restrictions under Article 49

Thieffry v conseil l’Ordre des Avocats a la Cour de Paris (Case 71/76) [1977] ECR 765

Basic rights of establishment of companies

Centros Ltd v Erhvervs-og Selskabsstyrelsen (Case C-212/97) [1999] ECR I-1459

Überseering BV v Nordic Construction Company Baumanagement GmbH (Case C-200/00) [2002] ECR I-9919

Professional qualifications

Vlassopoulou v Ministerium fur Justiz, Bundes und Europaangelegenheiten Baden-Württemberg (Case 340/89) [1991] ECR 2357

Tawil-Albertini v Ministre des Affaires Sociales (Case C-154/93) [1994] ECR I-451