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Berlington Hungary Tanácsadó és Szolgáltató kft and Others v Magyar Állam (C-98/14)
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Berlington Hungary Tanácsadó és Szolgáltató kft and Others v Magyar Állam (C-98/14)

Judgment of 11 Jun 2015law://eu/cjeu/2014/c-98-14/para_81@2026-11-10

81The referring court may take into account, for that purpose, all relevant elements which emerge from the terms, objectives or general scheme of the legislation concerned (see, to that effect, Ålands Vindkraft, C‑573/12, EU:C:2014:2037, paragraph 129).

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

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Court: Court of Justice · First Chamber
Case: C-98/14 · ECLI:EU:C:2015:386
Decided: 11 Jun 2015
Procedure: Preliminary reference · referred by the Fővárosi Törvényszék (Hungary)
Applicants: Berlington Hungary Tanácsadó és Szolgáltató kft; Lixus Szerencsejáték Szervező kft and 3 more
Lixus Projekt Szerencsejáték Szervező kft; Lixus Invest Szerencsejáték Szervező kft; Megapolis Terminal Szolgáltató kft
Defendant: Magyar Állam (Hungarian State)
Rapporteur: S. Rodin
Advocate General: N. Jääskinen
Bench: 5 judges
A. Tizzano, S. Rodin, A. Borg Barthet, M. Berger, F. Biltgen
Language: Hungarian
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62014CJ0098

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Approximation of laws Freedom of establishment Freedom to provide services Measures having equivalent effect

History · 1 version

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Interprets 2: Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (consolidated 2016)2 provisions; Directive 98/34/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 June 1998 laying down a procedure for the provision of information in the field of technical standards and regulations
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