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European Union
Colegio de Oficiales de la Marina Mercante Española v Administración del Estado (C-405/01)
Judgment
The second question
Observations submitted to the Court
57

Colegio de Oficiales de la Marina Mercante Española v Administración del Estado (C-405/01)

Judgment of 30 Sept 2003law://eu/cjeu/2001/c-405-01/para_57@2026-11-10

57The requirement of reciprocity is incompatible with the principle of equal treatment (Case 1/72 Frilli [1972] ECR 457, paragraph 19, and Case 186/87 Cowan [1989] ECR 195, paragraph 20).

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

Key facts

Court: Court of Justice
Case: C-405/01 · ECLI:EU:C:2003:515
Decided: 30 Sept 2003
Procedure: Preliminary reference
Applicant: Colegio de Oficiales de la Marina Mercante Española
Defendant: Administración del Estado
Rapporteur: M. Wathelet
Advocate General: C. Stix-Hackl
Bench: 14 judges
J.-P. Puissochet, M. Wathelet, R. Schintgen, C.W.A. Timmermans (Presidents of Chambers), C. Gulmann, D.A.O. Edward, A. La Pergola, P. Jann, V. Skouris, F. Macken, N. Colneric, S. von Bahr, J.N. Cunha Rodrigues, A. Rosas
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62001CJ0405

Topics

Freedom of movement for workers

History · 1 version

30 Sept 2003Reading

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Interprets 1: Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (consolidated 2016)
Cited by 15: European Commission v Kingdom of Belgium (C-47/08)2 provisions; European Commission v Republic of Austria (C-53/08)2 provisions; Edyta Joanna Jakubowska v Alessandro Maneggia (C-225/09); European Commission v Republic of Latvia (C-151/14)2 provisions; Iraklis Haralambidis v Calogero Casilli (C-270/13); European Commission v Kingdom of the Netherlands (C-157/09); European Commission v Grand Duchy of Luxemburg (C-51/08)2 provisions; European Commission v Portuguese Republic (C-52/08); European Commission v Hellenic Republic (C-61/08)2 provisions; European Commission v French Republic (C-50/08)2 provisions; European Commission v Federal Republic of Germany (C-54/08)2 provisions; European Commission v Hellenic Republic (C-460/08); Commission of the European Communities v Italian Republic (C-447/07); Commission of the European Communities v French Republic (C-89/07); Tod's SpA and Tod's France SARL v Heyraud SA (C-28/04)2 provisions
Cites 13: Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (consolidated 2016); Commission of the European Communities v Kingdom of Spain (C-114/97); Giovanni Maria Sotgiu v Deutsche Bundespost (C-152/73); Commission of the European Communities v Kingdom of Belgium (C-149/79); Ingetraut Scholz v Opera Universitaria di Cagliari and Cinzia Porcedda (C-419/92); Ian William Cowan v Trésor public (C-186/87); Commission of the European Communities v Hellenic Republic (C-290/94); Portuguese Republic v Commission of the European Communities (C-163/99); Commission of the European Communities v Italian Republic (C-283/99); Emir Gül v Regierungspräsident Düsseldorf (C-131/85); Commission of the European Communities v Italian Republic (C-225/85); Commission of the European Communities v Italian Republic (C-142/01); Regulation (EEC) No 1612/68 of the Council of 15 October 1968 on freedom of movement for workers within the Community