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European Union
Commission of the European Communities v Ireland (C-362/01)
Judgment
The pre-litigation procedure
Admissibility
18

Commission of the European Communities v Ireland (C-362/01)

Judgment of 10 Dec 2002law://eu/cjeu/2001/c-362-01/para_18@2026-11-10

18Thus, the pre-litigation procedure pursues the following three objectives: to allow the Member State to put an end to any infringement, to enable it to exercise its rights of defence and to define the subject-matter of the dispute with a view to bringing an action before the Court.

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

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Court: Court of Justice
Case: C-362/01 · ECLI:EU:C:2002:739
Decided: 10 Dec 2002
Procedure: Infringement action
Applicant: Commission of the European Communities
Defendant: Ireland
Rapporteur: J.-P. Puissochet
Advocate General: D. Ruiz-Jarabo Colomer
Bench: 10 judges
J.-P. Puissochet, M. Wathelet, C.W.A. Timmermans (Presidents of Chambers), D.A.O. Edward, A. La Pergola, P. Jann, F. Macken, N. Colneric, S. von Bahr, J.N. Cunha Rodrigues
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62001CJ0362

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Freedom of establishment Freedom of movement for workers

History · 1 version

10 Dec 2002Reading

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Cited by 4: Commission of the European Communities v Federal Republic of Germany (C-135/01)2 provisions; European Commission v Slovak Republic (C-433/13)3 provisions; European Commission v Kingdom of the Netherlands (C-79/09)2 provisions; Commission of the European Communities v Hellenic Republic (C-156/04)2 provisions
Cites 5: Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (consolidated 2016); Directive 98/5/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 1998 to facilitate practice of the profession of lawyer on a permanent basis in a Member State other than that in which the qualification was obtained; Commission of the European Communities v French Republic (C-1/00); Commission of the European Communities v Kingdom of Spain (C-266/94); Commission of the European Communities v Kingdom of Belgium (C-293/85)