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Alpine Investments BV v Minister van Financiën (C-384/93)
Judgment
The third question
44

Alpine Investments BV v Minister van Financiën (C-384/93)

Judgment of 10 May 1995law://eu/cjeu/1993/c-384-93/para_44@2026-11-11

44Maintaining the good reputation of the national financial sector may therefore constitute an imperative reason of public interest capable of justifying restrictions on the freedom to provide financial services.

Source: EUR-Lex, © European Union, 1998-2026. Reuse authorised under Decision 2011/833/EU.

Key facts

Court: Court of Justice · Full Court
Case: C-384/93 · ECLI:EU:C:1995:126
Decided: 10 May 1995
Procedure: Preliminary reference
Applicant: Alpine Investments BV
Defendant: Minister van Financiën
Rapporteur: D. A. O. Edward
Advocate General: F. G. Jacobs
Bench: 8 judges
F. A. Schockweiler, P. J. G. Kapteyn, C. Gulmann (Presidents of Chambers), G. F. Mancini, J. C. Moitinho de Almeida, J. L. Murray, D. A. O. Edward, J.-P. Puissochet
Language: Dutch
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 61993CJ0384

Topics

Freedom to provide services

History · 1 version

10 May 1995Reading

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Interprets 1: Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (consolidated 2016)2 provisions
Cited by 15: Anica Milivojević v Raiffeisenbank St. Stefan-Jagerberg-Wolfsberg eGen (C-630/17)2 provisions; Société fiduciaire nationale d’expertise comptable v Ministre du Budget, des Comptes publics et de la Fonction publique (C-119/09)2 provisions; Maria Eugenia Van der Weegen and Others v Belgische Staat (C-580/15); Berlington Hungary Tanácsadó és Szolgáltató kft and Others v Magyar Állam (C-98/14); BONVER WIN, a. s. v Ministerstvo financí ČR (C-311/19); European Commission v Portuguese Republic (C-212/09)2 provisions; European Commission v Portuguese Republic (C-543/08)2 provisions; European Commission v Portuguese Republic (C-171/08)2 provisions; European Commission v Kingdom of Spain (C-211/08)2 provisions; Commission of the European Communities v Italian Republic (C-518/06); United Pan-Europe Communications Belgium SA and Others v Belgian State (C-250/06)2 provisions; Commission of the European Communities v Kingdom of Belgium (C-433/04); Commission of the European Communities v Kingdom of Spain (C-514/03)2 provisions; Nicolas Schreiber (C-443/02)2 provisions; Commission of the European Communities v French Republic (C-262/02)2 provisions
Cites 9: Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (consolidated 2016)3 provisions; Council Directive 85/577/EEC of 20 December 1985 to protect the consumer in respect of contracts negotiated away from business premises; Criminal proceedings against Bernard Keck and Daniel Mithouard (C-267/91, C-268/91); Stichting Collectieve Antennevoorziening Gouda and others v Commissariaat voor de Media (C-288/89); Commission of the European Communities v French Republic (C-381/93); Corsica Ferries Italia Srl v Corpo dei Piloti del Porto di Genova (C-18/93); Alpine Investments BV v Minister van Financiën (C-384/93); Criminal proceedings against Matteo Peralta (C-379/92); Council Directive 93/22/EEC of 10 May 1993 on investment services in the securities field