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European Commission v Hungary (C-179/14)
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European Commission v Hungary (C-179/14)

law://eu/cjeu/2014/c-179-14/para_164@2026-11-12

Key facts

Court: Court of Justice · Grand Chamber
Case: C-179/14 · ECLI:EU:C:2016:108
Decided: 23 Feb 2016
Procedure: Infringement action
Applicant: European Commission
Defendant: Hungary
Rapporteur: A. Prechal
Advocate General: Y. Bot
Bench: 13 judges
K. Lenaerts, R. Silva de Lapuerta, M. Ilešič, L. Bay Larsen, D. Šváby, F. Biltgen, C. Lycourgos, A. Rosas, E. Juhász, M. Safjan, M. Berger, A. Prechal, K. Jürimäe
Language: Hungarian
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62014CJ0179

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Freedom of establishment Freedom to provide services Internal market - Principles

History · 1 version

23 Feb 2016Reading

Judgment of 23 Feb 2016

164In the third place, it is accepted that national legislation such as that at issue, under which exclusive rights to carry on an economic activity are conferred on a single, private or public, operator, constitutes a restriction both of the freedom of establishment and of the freedom to provide services (see to that effect, inter alia, judgments in Läärä and Others, C‑124/97, EU:C:1999:435, paragraph 29; Servizi Ausiliari Dottori Commercialisti C‑451/03, EU:C:2006:208, paragraphs 33 and 34; and Stoß and Others, C‑316/07, C‑358/07 to C‑360/07, C‑409/07 and C‑410/07, EU:C:2010:504, paragraphs 68 and 107).

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

Connections

Cited by 16: Anonymi Geniki Etairia Tsimenton Iraklis (AGET Iraklis) v Ypourgos Ergasias, Koinonikis Asfalisis kai Koinonikis Allilengyis (C-201/15); European Commission v Hungary (C-66/18); INTERZERO Trajnostne rešitve za svet brez odpadkov d.o.o. and Others and Surovina, družba za predelavo odpadkov d.o.o. and Others (C-254/23); European Commission v Hellenic Republic (C-729/17); Memoria Srl and Antonia Dall'Antonia v Comune di Padova (C-342/17); European Commission v Ireland (C-552/15); SIA „KOB” v Madonas novada pašvaldības Administratīvo aktu strīdu komisija (C-206/19); Slagelse Almennyttige Boligselskab Afdeling Schackenborgvænge and Others v MV and Others (C-417/23); Bursa Română de Mărfuri SA v Autoritatea Naţională de Reglementare în domeniul Energiei i (ANRE) (C-394/21)2 provisions; Asociación Estatal de Entidades de Servicios de Atención a Domicilio (ASADE) v Consejería de Igualdad y Políticas Inclusivas (C-436/20); European Commission v Hungary (C-171/17)2 provisions; ‘TTL’ EOOD v Direktor na Direktsia ‘Obzhalvane i danachno-osiguritelna praktika’ - Sofia (C-553/16); Alphonse Eschenbrenner v Bundesagentur für Arbeit (C-496/15); Betriebsrat der Ruhrlandklinik gGmbH v Ruhrlandklinik gGmbH (C-216/15); European Commission v Czech Republic (C-525/14); État belge, SPF Finances v NN (L) International (C-48/15)
Cites 19: Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (consolidated 2016)4 provisions; Directive 2006/123/EC; Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri and Others v Rina Services SpA and Others (C-593/13); OSA — Ochranný svaz autorský pro práva k dílům hudebním o.s. v Léčebné lázně Mariánské Lázně a.s (C-351/12); Fédération des maisons de repos privées de Belgique (Femarbel) ASBL v Commission communautaire commune de Brussels-Capitale (C-57/12); Société fiduciaire nationale d’expertise comptable v Ministre du Budget, des Comptes publics et de la Fonction publique (C-119/09); Commission of the European Communities v Italian Republic (C-439/99); Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional and Bwin International Ltd v Departamento de Jogos da Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa (C-42/07); Hans-Dieter Jundt and Hedwig Jundt v Finanzamt Offenburg (C-281/06); Her Majesty's Customs and Excise v Gerhart Schindler and Jörg Schindler (C-275/92); Berlington Hungary Tanácsadó és Szolgáltató kft and Others v Magyar Állam (C-98/14); Questore di Verona v Diego Zenatti (C-67/98); Markku Juhani Läärä, Cotswold Microsystems Ltd and Oy Transatlantic Software Ltd v Kihlakunnansyyttäjä (Jyväskylä) and Suomen valtio (Finnish State) (C-124/97)2 provisions; Cadbury Schweppes plc and Cadbury Schweppes Overseas Ltd v Commissioners of Inland Revenue (C-196/04); Markus Stoß, Avalon Service-Online-Dienste GmbH and Olaf Amadeus Wilhelm Happel v Wetteraukreis and Kulpa Automatenservice Asperg GmbH, SOBO Sport & Entertainment GmbH and Andreas Kunert v Land Baden-Württemberg (C-316/07, C-358/07, C-359/07, C-360/07, C-409/07, C-410/07)2 provisions; Christelle Deliège v Ligue francophone de judo et disciplines associées ASBL, Ligue belge de judo ASBL, Union européenne de judo and François Pacquée (C-51/96, C-191/97); Reinhard Gebhard v Consiglio dell'Ordine degli Avvocati e Procuratori di Milano (C-55/94); Carmen Media Group Ltd v Land Schleswig-Holstein and Innenminister des Landes Schleswig-Holstein (C-46/08); Rolf Dieter Danner (C-136/00)