Unit 2: Labour law and the internal market

CJEU decisions:

• Judgment of the Court of 21 September 1999, Albany International BV v Stichting Bedrijfspensioenfonds Textielindustrie, Case C-67/96.

• Judgment of the Court of 16 November 1995, Fédération Française des Sociétés d'Assurance, Société Paternelle-Vie, Union des Assurances de Paris-Vie and Caisse d'Assurance et de Prévoyance Mutuelle des Agriculteurs v Ministère de l'Agriculture et de la Pêche, Case C-244/94.

• Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 11 December 2007, International Transport Workers’ Federation and Finnish Seamen’s Union v Viking Line ABP and OÜ Viking Line Eesti, Case C-438/05.

• Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 18 December 2007, Laval un Partneri Ltd v Svenska Byggnadsarbetareförbundet, Svenska Byggnadsarbetareförbundets avdelning 1, Byggettan and Svenska Elektrikerförbundet, Case C-341/05.

• Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 3 April 2008, Dirk Rüffert v Land Niedersachsen, Case C-346/06.

• Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 19 June 2008, Commission of the European Communities v Grand Duchy of Luxemburg, Case C-319/06.

Questions:

1. Explain how the CJEU reconcile competition law and national labour law. More particularly, describe the european legal regime applied to collective agreements and to the principle of solidarity.

1. Describe the seminal “Viking quartet”[1] and its aftermath.Don’t forget to consult articles 1,2 and 3 of the Directive 96/71/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 1996 concerning the posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services.

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[1] The four latter decisions.