ECJ Failure of a Member State to fulfil its obligations – Directive 91/439/CEE. The directive required member states to introduce a system to recognise community driving licences. The Netherlands had instituted a system which made difficult the continued use of a community licence. Held: The system set down in Netherlands conflicted with the directive in … Continue reading Commission v Netherlands: ECJ 10 Jul 2003

Any formalities required in order to have a driving licence issued in one Member State recognised in another Member State constitute an obstacle to the free movement of persons, and are in breach of the Treaty. Europa 1. As Community law stands, and prior to the implementation of Directive 91/439 on driving licences, Article 52 … Continue reading Skanavi and Chryssanthakopoulos (Judgment): ECJ 29 Feb 1996