EU: the Commission is launching infringement proceedings against Austria for failure to implement the CJEC judgment on workers’ posting

The European Commission sent the Austrian government a letter of formal notice in which it requires that it complies with the judgment issued by the court of Justice of the European Communities (CJEC) on September 21, 2006, in which certain Austrian administrative formalities were deemed contrary to the free movement of service. (Ref. 070259)
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In the case judged on September 21, 2006 (see our dispatch n°06935,) the CJEC ruled that certain administrative requirements imposed to companies temporarily posting workers in Austria were contrary to the free movement of service. Indeed, to deliver a detachment confirmation, the company posting the workers had to prove 1/ that the workers concerned have concluded an employment contract of indefinite duration and have been employed for at least one year; 2/ that they strictly comply with Aust

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