Press Release: Internal Market: Nationality requirement for notaries: Commission takes Hungary to Court to ensure non-discrimination

On 29 April 2015, the European Commission decided to take Hungary to the Court of Justice of the European Union because the country only allows Hungarian nationals to take up and practice the profession of notary in Hungary, thus excluding nationals from other Member States.

In the Commission’s view, this nationality requirement runs contrary to rules on freedom of establishment and cannot be justified under Article 51 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), which concerns activities linked to official authority.

ESO: Background information: Nationality requirements for notaries: the Commission takes steps to ensure compliance with the principle of non-discrimination in eight Member States http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-nationality-requirements-for-notaries-the-commission-takes-steps-to-ensure-compliance-with-the-principle-of-non-discrimination-in-eight-member-states/

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