Germany: the European Commission requires a modification of rules on workers’ posting

The European Commission asked Germany, on June 29, to put an end to obstacles to freedom of movement and services within the framework of a worker's posting, amenable to a Non-member state. (Ref. 06676)
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The Commission has decided to send a letter of formal notice to Germany for its failure to implement the judgment delivered by the Court on 19 January 2006 in the Case C-244/04 concerning the posting of workers who are nationals of non-EU countries (see our article n°0654). The Court had found that in not confining itself to making the posting of workers from non-EU countries in order to provide services on its territory subject to a simple prior declaration by the undertaking established in a

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