3.11.2015
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
C 363/13
Judgment of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 10 September 2015 — European Commission v Republic of Latvia
(Case C-151/14) (1)
((Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Article 49 TFEU - Freedom of establishment - Notaries - Nationality requirement - Article 51 TFEU - Connection with the exercise of official authority))
(2015/C 363/15)
Language of the case: Latvian
Parties
Applicant: European Commission (represented by: I. Rubene and H. Støvlbæk, acting as Agents)
Defendant: Republic of Latvia (represented by: D. Pelše, I. Kalniņš and K. Freimanis, acting as Agents)
Interveners in support of the defendant: Czech Republic (represented by: M. Smolek and J. Vláčil, acting as Agents), Hungary (represented by: M. Tátrai and M. Fehér, acting as Agents)
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1.
Declares that, by imposing a nationality requirement for access to the profession of notary, the Republic of Latvia failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 49 TFEU;
2.
Orders the Republic of Latvia to pay the costs;
3.
Orders the Czech Republic to bear its own costs;
4.
Orders Hungary to bear its own costs.
(1) OJ C 159, 26.5.2014.
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