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European Union
Adina Onofrei v Conseil de l’ordre des avocats au barreau de Paris and Others (C-218/19)
Consideration of the questions referred
26

Adina Onofrei v Conseil de l’ordre des avocats au barreau de Paris and Others (C-218/19)

Judgment of 17 Dec 2020law://eu/cjeu/2019/c-218-19/para_26@2026-11-12

26It follows that EU law does not preclude legislation of a Member State from making access to the profession of lawyer contingent on the possession of the knowledge and qualifications deemed to be necessary.

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-218/19 · ECLI:EU:C:2020:1034
Decided: 17 Dec 2020
Procedure: Preliminary reference · referred by the Cour de cassation (Court of Cassation, France)
Applicant: Adina Onofrei
Defendants: Conseil de l’ordre des avocats au barreau de Paris; Bâtonnier de l’ordre des avocats au barreau de Paris; Procureur général près la cour d’appel de Paris
Rapporteur: L. Bay Larsen
Advocate General: M. Bobek
Bench: 5 judges
J.-C. Bonichot, L. Bay Larsen, C. Toader, M. Safjan, N. Jääskinen
Language: French
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62019CJ0218

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Freedom of establishment Freedom of movement for workers

History · 1 version

17 Dec 2020Reading

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Interprets 1: Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (consolidated 2016)3 provisions
Cited by 7: Benedetti Pietro e Angelo S.S. and Others v Agenzia per le Erogazioni in Agricoltura (AGEA) (C-377/19); Katharina Plavec v Rechtsanwaltskammer Wien (C-807/23)2 provisions; Autorità di Regolazione per Energia Reti e Ambiente (ARERA) v Fallimento Esperia spa and Gestore dei Servizi Energetici SpA - GSE (C-558/22); FK v Rechtsanwaltskammer Wien (C-58/21); Gerencia Regional de Salud de Castilla y León v Delia (C-86/21); I GmbH v Finanzamt H (C-228/20); Real Vida Seguros SA v Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira (C-449/20)
Cites 12: Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (consolidated 2016)2 provisions; Directive 2005/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 September 2005 on the recognition of professional qualifications (Text with EEA relevance); European Commission v Hungary (C-66/18); Air Berlin plc & Co. Luftverkehrs KG v Bundesverband der Verbraucherzentralen und Verbraucherverbände - Verbraucherzentrale Bundesverband e.V (C-290/16); J. C. J. Wouters, J. W. Savelbergh and Price Waterhouse Belastingadviseurs BV v Algemene Raad van de Nederlandse Orde van Advocaten, intervener: Raad van de Balies van de Europese Gemeenschap (C-309/99); Jean-Philippe Lahorgue v Ordre des avocats du barreau de Lyon and Others (C-99/16); Robert Koller (C-118/09); Ordre des avocats au Barreau de Paris v Onno Klopp (107/83); Presidente del Consiglio dei Ministri v Regione Sardegna (C-169/08); Krzysztof Peśla v Justizministerium Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (C-345/08); Christine Morgenbesser v Consiglio dell'Ordine degli avvocati di Genova (C-313/01); Alain Laurent Brouillard v Jury du concours de recrutement de référendaires près la Cour de cassation and État belge (C-298/14)