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Christa Plessers v PREFACO NV and Belgische Staat (C-509/17)
The dispute in the main proceedings an…
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Christa Plessers v PREFACO NV and Belgische Staat (C-509/17)

Judgment of 16 May 2019law://eu/cjeu/2017/c-509-17/para_42@2026-11-10

42As the Advocate General observed in point 55 of his Opinion, it is common ground between the parties that proceedings for judicial restructuring cannot be regarded as being insolvency proceedings.

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

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Court: Court of Justice · Third Chamber
Case: C-509/17 · ECLI:EU:C:2019:424
Decided: 16 May 2019
Procedure: Preliminary reference · referred by the arbeidshof te Antwerpen, afdeling Hasselt (Antwerp Labour Court, Hasselt Section, Belgium)
Applicant: Christa Plessers
Defendants: Prefaco NV; Belgische Staat
Rapporteur: J. Malenovský
Advocate General: M. Szpunar
Bench: 5 judges
M. Vilaras, J. Malenovský, L. Bay Larsen, M. Safjan, D. Šváby
Language: Dutch
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62017CJ0509

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Interprets 1: Council Directive 2001/23/EC of 12 March 2001 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the safeguarding of employees' rights in the event of transfers of undertakings, businesses or parts of undertakings or businesses
Cited by 7: Ministère public and Ministre des Finances du Royaume de Belgique v QC and Comida paralela 12 (C-579/18); AE and Others v BA and Others (C-431/23)2 provisions; M. B. v Dyrektor Izby Administracji Skarbowej we Wrocławiu (C-277/24); Comité interprofessionnel des huiles essentielles françaises (CIHEF) and Others v Ministre de la Transition écologique and Premier ministre (C-147/21); NY v Herios SARL (C-593/21); EM v TMD Friction GmbH and FL v TMD Friction EsCo GmbH (C-674/18, C-675/18); Naturschutzbund Deutschland - Landesverband Schleswig-Holstein e.V. v Kreis Nordfriesland (C-297/19)
Cites 14: Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (consolidated 2016)2 provisions; Peter Gauweiler and Others v Deutscher Bundestag (C-62/14); Andrea Francovich and Danila Bonifaci and others v Italian Republic (C-6/90, C-9/90); Naczelnik Urzędu Celnego I w Ł. v G.M. and M.S (C-303/15); American Express Co. v The Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury (C-304/16); Dansk Industri (DI), acting on behalf of Ajos A/S v Estate of Karsten Eigil Rasmussen (C-441/14); Federatie Nederlandse Vakvereniging and Others v Smallsteps BV (C-126/16); David Smith v Patrick Meade and Others (C-122/17); OTP Bank Nyrt. v Magyar Állam and Magyar Államkincstár (C-672/13); Lu Zheng v Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (C-190/17); Jhonny Briot v Randstad Interim, Sodexho SA and Council of the European Union (C-386/09); Kirtruna SL and Elisa Vigano v Red Elite de Electrodomésticos SA and Others (C-313/07); Christa Plessers v PREFACO NV and Belgische Staat (C-509/17); Council Directive 2001/23/EC of 12 March 2001 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the safeguarding of employees' rights in the event of transfers of undertakings, businesses or parts of undertakings or businesses