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Winner Wetten GmbH v Bürgermeisterin der Stadt Bergheim (C-409/06)
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Winner Wetten GmbH v Bürgermeisterin der Stadt Bergheim (C-409/06)

Judgment of 8 Sept 2010law://eu/cjeu/2006/c-409-06/para_61@2026-11-10

61Rules of national law, even of a constitutional order, cannot be allowed to undermine the unity and effectiveness of Union law (see, to that effect, Case 11/70 Internationale Handelsgesellschaft [1970] ECR 1125, paragraph 3).

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

Key facts

Court: Court of Justice · Grand Chamber
Case: C-409/06 · ECLI:EU:C:2010:503
Decided: 8 Sept 2010
Procedure: Preliminary reference · referred by the Verwaltungsgericht Köln (Germany)
Applicant: Winner Wetten GmbH
Defendant: Bürgermeisterin der Stadt Bergheim
Rapporteur: K. Schiemann
Advocate General: Y. Bot
Bench: 13 judges
V. Skouris, A. Tizzano, J.N. Cunha Rodrigues, K. Lenaerts, J.-C. Bonichot, P. Lindh, K. Schiemann, A. Borg Barthet, M. Ilešič, J. Malenovský, U. Lõhmus, A. Ó Caoimh, L. Bay Larsen
Language: German
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62006CJ0409

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Freedom of establishment Freedom to provide services

History · 1 version

8 Sept 2010Reading

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