Source: All England Reporter
Publisher Citation: [2004] All ER (D) 50 (Oct)
Court: Court of Justice of the European Communities
Judge:

Judges Skouris (President), Jann, Timmermans, Gulmann, Puissochet and Cunha Rodriguies (Rapporteur) (Presidents of Chambers), Schintgen, Colneric, von Bahr, Silva de Lapuerta and Lenaerts

Judgment Dates: 6 October 2004

Catchwords

European Communities - Right of establishment - Companies - Banking - National prohibition on payment of interest on sight accounts - Purported justification on basis of consumer protection and encouragement of medium and long-term saving - Article 43 EC.

The Case

Article 43EC precluded legislation of a member state which prohibited a credit institution which was a subsidiary of a company from another member state from remunerating sight accounts in euros opened by residents of the former member state.

Practice Areas

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