Commission of the European Communities v Kingdom of Spain.

JurisdictionEuropean Union
CourtCourt of Justice (European Union)
Writing for the CourtLindh
ECLIECLI:EU:C:2008:86
Docket NumberC-274/06
Date14 February 2008
Procedure TypeRecours en constatation de manquement - fondé





Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 14 February 2008 – Commission v Spain

(Case C‑274/06)

Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations – Article 56 EC – National provision limiting the voting rights of shareholders in undertakings in the energy sector – Limitation applicable to public bodies

Free movement of capital – Restrictions – Company law – National legislation limiting the voting rights attaching to shares held by public bodies in national undertakings in the energy sector (Arts 56 EC and...

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    ...[2009] ECR I-0000, paragraph 66. 49 – See, in this connection, Case C-367/98 Commission v Portugal [2002] ECR I‑4731, paragraph 49 and Case C-274/06 Commission v Spain [2008] ECR I-26, paragraph 35. 50 – See, in this connection, Case C-54/99 Church of Scientology [2000] ECR I-1335, paragrap......
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