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Klaus Konle v Republik Österreich (C-302/97)
Judgment
The second and third questions
59

Klaus Konle v Republik Österreich (C-302/97)

Judgment of 1 Jun 1999law://eu/cjeu/1997/c-302-97/para_59@2026-11-10

59The answer to the second question must therefore be that it is in principle for the national courts to assess whether a breach of Community law is sufficiently serious for a Member State to incur non-contractual liability vis-à-vis an individual.

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

Key facts

Court: Court of Justice · Full Court
Case: C-302/97 · ECLI:EU:C:1999:271
Decided: 1 Jun 1999
Procedure: Preliminary reference
Applicant: Klaus Konle
Defendant: Republic of Austria
Rapporteur: J.-R Puissochet
Advocate General: A. La Pergola
Bench: 11 judges
J.-R Puissochet, G. Hirsch, P. Jann (Presidents of Chambers), G.R Mancini, J.C. Moitinho de Almeida, C. Gulmann, J.L. Murray, D.A.O. Edward, H. Ragnemalm, L. Sevón, M. Wathelet
Language: German
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 61997CJ0302

Topics

Non-discrimination on grounds of nationality

History · 1 version

1 Jun 1999Reading

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Interprets 1: Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (consolidated 2016)2 provisions
Cited by 16: Cali Apartments SCI and HX v Procureur général près la cour d'appel de Paris and Ville de Paris (C-724/18, C-727/18); Staat der Nederlanden v Essent NV (C‑105/12), Essent Nederland BV (C‑105/12), Eneco Holding NV (C‑106/12) and Delta NV (C‑107/12) (C-105/12, C-106/12, C-107/12)2 provisions; Minister voor Wonen, Wijken en Integratie v Woningstichting Sint Servatius (C-567/07); Günter Fuß v Stadt Halle (C-429/09)2 provisions; Margarethe Ospelt and Schlössle Weissenberg Familienstiftung (C-452/01); Winfried L. Holböck v Finanzamt Salzburg-Land (C-157/05)2 provisions; João Filipe Ferreira da Silva e Brito and Others v Estado português (C-293/24); UBS Real Estate Kapitalanlagegesellschaft mbH v Agenzia delle Entrate (C-478/19); Bank Mellat v Council of the European Union (T-160/13)2 provisions; European Commission v Kingdom of Belgium (C-250/08); European Commission v Portuguese Republic (C-171/08)2 provisions; Test Claimants in the Thin Cap Group Litigation v Commissioners of Inland Revenue (C-524/04); Criminal proceedings against Uwe Kay Festersen (C-370/05)2 provisions; Test Claimants in the FII Group Litigation v Commissioners of Inland Revenue (C-446/04)2 provisions; Ewald Burtscher v Josef Stauderer (C-213/04)2 provisions; Gerhard Köbler v Republik Österreich (C-224/01)2 provisions
Cites 11: Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (consolidated 2016)14 provisions; Union royale belge des sociétés de football association ASBL v Jean-Marc Bosman, Royal club liégeois SA v Jean-Marc Bosman and others and Union des associations européennes de football (UEFA) v Jean-Marc Bosman (C-415/93); Brasserie du Pêcheur SA v Bundesrepublik Deutschland and The Queen v Secretary of State for Transport, ex parte: Factortame Ltd and others (C-46/93, C-48/93); Erich Dillenkofer, Christian Erdmann, Hans-Jürgen Schulte, Anke Heuer, Werner, Ursula and Trosten Knor v Bundesrepublik Deutschland (C-178/94, C-179/94, C-188/94, C-189/94, C-190/94); Robert Fearon & Company Limited v Irish Land Commission (182/83); The Queen v H. M. Treasury, ex parte British Telecommunications plc (C-392/93); Denkavit International BV, VITIC Amsterdam BV and Voormeer BV v Bundesamt für Finanzen (C-283/94, C-291/94, C-292/94); Criminal proceedings against Lucas Emilio Sanz de Lera, Raimundo Díaz Jiménez and Figen Kapanoglu (C-163/94, C-165/94, C-250/94); Criminal proceedings against Aldo Bordessa, Vicente Marí Mellado and Concepción Barbero Maestre (C-358/93, C-416/93); Graziana Luisi and Giuseppe Carbone v Ministero del Tesoro (286/82, 26/83); Commission of the European Communities v Hellenic Republic (305/87)