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Compass-Datenbank GmbH v Republik Österreich (C-138/11)
Judgment
Questions referred for a preliminary r…
The first and second questions
37

Compass-Datenbank GmbH v Republik Österreich (C-138/11)

Judgment of 12 Jul 2012law://eu/cjeu/2011/c-138-11/para_37@2026-11-10

37In addition, a legal entity, and inter alia a public entity, may be regarded as an undertaking in relation to only part of its activities, if the activities which form that part must be classified as economic activities (Aéroports de Paris, paragraph 74, and MOTOE, paragraph 25).

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-138/11 · ECLI:EU:C:2012:449
Decided: 12 Jul 2012
Procedure: Preliminary reference · referred by the Oberster Gerichtshof (Austria)
Applicant: Compass-Datenbank GmbH
Defendant: Republik Österreich
Rapporteur: K. Lenaerts
Advocate General: N. Jääskinen
Bench: 5 judges
K. Lenaerts, J. Malenovský, R. Silva de Lapuerta, G. Arestis, D. Šváby
Language: German
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62011CJ0138

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Interprets 2: Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (consolidated 2016)2 provisions; Directive 96/9/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 1996 on the legal protection of databases
Cited by 19: Camera di Commercio, Industria, Artigianato e Agricoltura di Lecce v Salvatore Manni (C-398/15); Lietuvos notarų rūmai and Others v Lietuvos Respublikos konkurencijos taryba (C-128/21)2 provisions; Staten genom Sjöfartsverket v Stockholms Hamn AB (C-401/24); Kingdom of Denmark v European Commission (T-364/20)2 provisions; Autorità di sistema portuale del Mar Ligure occidentale and Others v European Commission (T-166/21)2 provisions; Hermann Albers eK v European Commission (C-656/20); Gesamtverband Verkehrsgewerbe Niedersachsen eV (GVN) v European Commission (C-666/20); Aanbestedingskalender BV and Others v European Commission (C-687/17); Le Port de Bruxelles and Région de Bruxelles-Capitale v European Commission (T-674/17); Havenbedrijf Antwerpen NV and Maatschappij van de Brugse Zeehaven NV v European Commission (T-696/17)2 provisions; Port autonome du Centre et de l'Ouest SCRL and Others v European Commission (T-673/17); Chambre de commerce et d'industrie métropolitaine Bretagne-Ouest (port de Brest) v European Commission (T-754/17); Union des Ports de France - UPF v European Commission (T-747/17)2 provisions; Aanbestedingskalender BV and Others v European Commission (T-138/15); Kingdom of Spain v European Commission (T-808/14); CW v Council of the European Union (T-516/13); Comunidad Autónoma del País Vasco and Itelazpi, SA v European Commission (T-462/13)2 provisions; Kingdom of Spain v European Commission (T-461/13); Navarra de Servicios y Tecnologías, SA v European Commission (T-487/13)
Cites 15: Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (consolidated 2016); Directive 2003/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 November 2003 on the re-use of public sector information; First Council Directive 68/151/EEC of 9 March 1968 on co-ordination of safeguards which, for the protection of the interests of members and others, are required by Member States of companies within the meaning of the second paragraph of Article 58 of the Treaty, with a view to making such safeguards equivalent throughout the Community; Motosykletistiki Omospondia Ellados NPID (MOTOE) v Elliniko Dimosio (C-49/07); AG2R Prévoyance v Beaudout Père et Fils SARL (C-437/09); Aéroports de Paris v Commission of the European Communities (C-82/01 P); Klaus Höfner and Fritz Elser v Macrotron GmbH (C-41/90); SAT Fluggesellschaft mbH v Eurocontrol (C-364/92); Diego Calì & Figli Srl v Servizi ecologici porto di Genova SpA (SEPG) (C-343/95); Commission of the European Communities v Federal Republic of Germany (107/84); Italian Republic v Commission of the European Communities (41/83); Directive 2003/58/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 July 2003 amending Council Directive 68/151/EEC, as regards disclosure requirements in respect of certain types of companies; SELEX Sistemi Integrati SpA v Commission of the European Communities and Organisation européenne pour la sécurité de la navigation aérienne (Eurocontrol) (C-113/07); Christian Poucet v Assurances Générales de France and Caisse Mutuelle Régionale du Languedoc-Roussillon (C-159/91, C-160/91); Directive 96/9/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 1996 on the legal protection of databases