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European Commission v Federal Republic of Germany (C-160/08)
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European Commission v Federal Republic of Germany (C-160/08)

Judgment of 29 Apr 2010law://eu/cjeu/2008/c-160-08/para_73@2026-11-11

73According to the first paragraph of Article 45 EC, in conjunction with Article 55 EC, the provisions relating to the freedom of establishment and the freedom to provide services do not extend to activities which in a Member State are connected, even occasionally, with the exercise of official authority.

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

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Court: Court of Justice · Third Chamber
Case: C-160/08 · ECLI:EU:C:2010:230
Decided: 29 Apr 2010
Procedure: Infringement action
Applicant: European Commission
Defendant: Federal Republic of Germany
Rapporteur: K. Lenaerts
Advocate General: V. Trstenjak
Bench: 5 judges
K. Lenaerts, E. Juhász, G. Arestis, J. Malenovský, T. von Danwitz
Language: German
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62008CJ0160

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Approximation of laws Freedom of establishment Freedom to provide services

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Cited by 16: Openbaar Ministerie v Freddy Lucien Magdalena Kirschstein and Thierry Frans Adeline Kirschstein (C-393/17); Republic of Latvia v Kingdom of Sweden (C-822/21); Asociación Estatal de Entidades de Servicios de Atención a Domicilio (ASADE) v Consejería de Igualdad y Políticas Inclusivas (C-436/20)2 provisions; T-Systems Magyarország Zrt. and BKK Budapesti Közlekedési Központ v Közbeszerzési Hatóság Közbeszerzési Döntőbizottság (C-263/19); HUNGEOD Közlekedésfejlesztési, Földmérési, Út- és Vasúttervezési Kft. and Others v Közbeszerzési Hatóság Közbeszerzési Döntőbizottság (C-496/18, C-497/18); European Commission v Hungary (C-171/17); Oftalma Hospital Srl v Commissione Istituti Ospitalieri Valdesi (CIOV) and Regione Piemonte (C-65/17); Azienda sanitaria locale n. 5 ‘Spezzino’ and Others v San Lorenzo Soc. coop. Sociale and Croce Verde Cogema cooperativa sociale Onlus (C-113/13); European Commission v French Republic (C-237/12); Gabi Thesing and Bloomberg Finance LP v European Central Bank (T-590/10); European Commission v Kingdom of Belgium (C-150/11)2 provisions; European Commission v Kingdom of the Netherlands (C-508/10)2 provisions; European Commission v Republic of Poland (C-271/09)2 provisions; Privater Rettungsdienst und Krankentransport Stadler v Zweckverband für Rettungsdienst und Feuerwehralarmierung Passau (C-274/09)2 provisions; European Commission v Grand Duchy of Luxemburg (C-490/09)2 provisions; European Commission v French Republic (C-512/08)2 provisions
Cites 20: Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (consolidated 2016)6 provisions; Directive 2004/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 on the coordination of procedures for the award of public works contracts, public supply contracts and public service contracts; Commission of the European Communities v Portuguese Republic (C-438/08); Firma Ambulanz Glöckner v Landkreis Südwestpfalz (C-475/99); Commission of the European Communities v Kingdom of Spain (C-114/97); Commission of the European Communities v Ireland (C-494/01); Commission of the European Communities v Kingdom of Belgium (C-437/04); Jean Reyners v Belgian State (2/74); Council Directive 92/50/EEC of 18 June 1992 relating to the coordination of procedures for the award of public service contracts; Commission of the European Communities v Hellenic Republic (C-489/06); Commission of the European Communities v Federal Republic of Germany (C-441/02); Commission of the European Communities v Ireland (C-507/03); Commission of the European Communities v Kingdom of Spain (C-562/07); Servizi Ausiliari Dottori Commercialisti Srl v Giuseppe Calafiori (C-451/03); Adrianus Thijssen v Controledienst voor de verzekeringen (C-42/92); Interhotel, Sociedade Internacional de Hoteis SARL v Commission of the European Communities (C-291/89); Commission Regulation (EC) No 2083/2005 of 19 December 2005 amending Directives 2004/17/EC and 2004/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council in respect of their application thresholds for the procedures for the award of contracts (Text with EEA relevance); Commission of the European Communities v Republic of Finland (C-246/08); pressetext Nachrichtenagentur GmbH v Republik Österreich (Bund), APA-OTS Originaltext-Service GmbH and APA Austria Presse Agentur registrierte Genossenschaft mit beschränkter Haftung (C-454/06); Commission of the European Communities v French Republic (C-159/94)