Judgment_paragraph 37 · Wolfram Bechtel and Marie-Laure Bechtel v Finanzamt Offenburg (C-20/16)

37It is established case-law that the provisions of the Treaty on freedom of movement for persons are intended to facilitate the pursuit by EU nationals of occupational activities of all kinds throughout the European Union, and preclude measures which might place them at a disadvantage when they wish to pursue an economic activity in the territory of another Member State (see, inter alia, judgments of 13 November 2003, Schilling and Fleck-Schilling, C‑209/01, EU:C:2003:610, paragraph 24; of 21 February 2006, Ritter-Coulais, C‑152/03, EU:C:2006:123, paragraph 33; of 18 July 2007, Lakebrink and Peters-Lakebrink, C‑182/06, EU:C:2007:452, paragraph 17, and of 16 October 2008, Renneberg, C‑527/06, EU:C:2008:566, paragraph 43).