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Carlito Abler and Others v Sodexho MM Catering Gesellschaft mbH (C-340/01)
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Carlito Abler and Others v Sodexho MM Catering Gesellschaft mbH (C-340/01)

Judgment of 20 Nov 2003law://eu/cjeu/2001/c-340-01/para_42@2026-11-10

42The fact that the tangible assets taken over by the new contractor did not belong to its predecessor but were provided by the contracting authority cannot therefore preclude the existence of a transfer within the meaning of Directive 77/187.

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

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Court: Court of Justice
Case: C-340/01 · ECLI:EU:C:2003:629
Decided: 20 Nov 2003
Procedure: Preliminary reference
Applicant: Carlito Abler and Others
Defendant: Sodexho MM Catering Gesellschaft mbH
Rapporteur: J.-P. Puissochet
Advocate General: L.A. Geelhoed
Bench: 4 judges
J.N. Cunha Rodrigues, J.-P. Puissochet, F. Macken, N. Colneric
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62001CJ0340

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Interprets 1: Council Directive 77/187/EEC of 14 February 1977 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the safeguarding of employees' rights in the event of transfers of undertakings, businesses or parts of businesses
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Cites 9: Council Directive 77/187/EEC of 14 February 1977 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the safeguarding of employees' rights in the event of transfers of undertakings, businesses or parts of businesses; Ayse Süzen v Zehnacker Gebäudereinigung GmbH Krankenhausservice (C-13/95); Temco Service Industries SA v Samir Imzilyen and Others (C-51/00); Albert Merckx and Patrick Neuhuys v Ford Motors Company Belgium SA (C-171/94, C-172/94); Francisca Sánchez Hidalgo and Others v Asociación de Servicios Aser and Sociedad Cooperativa Minerva, and Horst Ziemann v Ziemann Sicherheit GmbH and Horst Bohn Sicherheitsdienst (C-173/96, C-247/96); Ledernes Hovedorganisation, acting for Ole Rygaard v Dansk Arbejdsgiverforening, acting for Strø Mølle Akustik A/S (C-48/94); Landsorganisationen i Danmark for Tjenerforbundet i Danmark v Ny Mølle Kro (C-287/86); Jozef Maria Antonius Spijkers v Gebroeders Benedik Abattoir CV and Alfred Benedik en Zonen BV (C-24/85); Anne Watson Rask and Kirsten Christensen v Iss Kantineservice A/S (C-209/91)