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Nikolay Kantarev v Balgarska Narodna Banka (C-571/16)
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Nikolay Kantarev v Balgarska Narodna Banka (C-571/16)

Judgment of 4 Oct 2018law://eu/cjeu/2016/c-571-16/para_124@2026-11-11

124The principle of equivalence requires that all the rules applicable to actions apply without distinction to actions alleging infringement of EU law and to similar actions alleging infringement of national law (judgment of 15 March 2017, Aquino, C‑3/16, EU:C:2017:209, paragraph 50 and the case-law cited).

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

Key facts

Court: Court of Justice · Fifth Chamber
Case: C-571/16 · ECLI:EU:C:2018:807
Decided: 4 Oct 2018
Procedure: Preliminary reference · referred by the Administrativen sad — Varna (Varna Administrative Court, Bulgaria)
Applicant: Nikolay Kantarev
Defendant: Balgarska Narodna Banka
Intervener: Okrazhna prokuratura — Varna
Rapporteur: J.L. da Cruz Vilaça
Advocate General: J. Kokott
Bench: 5 judges
J.L. da Cruz Vilaça, E. Levits, A. Borg Barthet, M. Berger, F. Biltgen
Language: Bulgarian
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62016CJ0571

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Freedom of establishment

History · 1 version

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