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Online Games Handels GmbH and Others v Landespolizeidirektion Oberösterreich (C-685/15)
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Online Games Handels GmbH and Others v Landespolizeidirektion Oberösterreich (C-685/15)

Judgment of 14 Jun 2017law://eu/cjeu/2015/c-685-15/para_52@2026-11-11

52The Court has stated that the national court must carry out a global assessment of the circumstances in which restrictive legislation was adopted and implemented (judgment of 30 April 2014, Pfleger and Others, C‑390/12, EU:C:2014:281, paragraph 52).

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

Key facts

Court: Court of Justice · Second Chamber
Case: C-685/15 · ECLI:EU:C:2017:452
Decided: 14 Jun 2017
Procedure: Preliminary reference · referred by the Landesverwaltungsgericht Oberösterreich (Upper Austria Regional Administrative Court, Austria)
Applicants: Online Games Handels GmbH; Frank Breuer; Nicole Enter; Astrid Walden
Defendant: Landespolizeidirektion Oberösterreich
Rapporteur: C. Toader
Advocate General: E. Sharpston
Bench: 5 judges
M. Ilešič, A. Prechal, A. Rosas, C. Toader, E. Jarašiūnas
Language: German
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62015CJ0685

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Freedom of establishment Freedom to provide services

History · 1 version

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