Press Release: Advocate General’s Opinion in Case C-33/17. Čepelnik d.o.o. v Michael Vavti

Advocate General Wahl proposes that the Court holds that national legislation requiring a recipient of services to provide security in order to secure a fine that might be imposed on a service provider established in another Member State for breach of a provision of national labour legislation is contrary to EU law.

Such a measure is precluded by the Services Directive and, in any event, it would go beyond what is necessary to enable the national authorities to verify and enforce compliance with national labour legislation enacted to protect workers and avoid unfair competition and social dumping.