Tjenesteydelser: Kommissionen anlægger sag mod Østrig ved EU-Domstolen og afslutter sag mod Cypern
(WorldNews Denmark)

Today, The Commission decided to refer Austria to the Court of Justice of the EU due to overly restrictive rules on the provision of services by architects, engineers, patent attorneys and veterinarians. At the same time, the Commission is closing a case against Cyprus as it has addressed the Commission`s concerns and removed restrictions on engineering companies. Austrian legislation imposes a number of requirements on regulated professions: - seat requirements for architects, engineers and patent attorneys; - legal form and excessive shareholding requirements for architects, engineers, patent attorneys and veterinarians; - restrictions on multidisciplinary companies for architects,...