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EP QUESTION ON MANCHESTER HACKNEY-CARRIAGE DRIVERS

Official Journal of the European Communities Information and Notices - 19 February 1996

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European Parliament written question No P-2981/95 by Gary Titley asking whether the criteria set for the issue of hackney-carriage licences by Manchester City Council, which include the stipulation of residency in Manchester, are contrary to the principles of the Treaty of Rome. The Commission's reply states that it was unaware of this situation and asks for further details so that it can pursue the matter with the United Kingdom authorities. It confirms that from a general point of view, such a stipulation could be incompatible with the EC Treaty, and in particular with the principle of the right of establishment laid down in Article 52 EC Treaty.

References: 96/C48/40

Notes: 2 pages.

FREEDOM OF ESTABLISHMENT - FREEDOM TO PROVIDE SERVICES - PASSENGER TRANSPORT - TAXIS

Document No. EE9602145

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EC Treaty (Maastricht)

PART THREE - COMMUNITY POLICIES
Title III - Free movement of persons, services and capital
Chapter 2 - Right of Establishment

Article 52

Within the framework of the provisions set out below, restrictions on the freedom of establishment of nationals of a Member State in the territory of another Member State shall be abolished by progressive stages in the course of the transitional period. Such progressive abolition shall also apply to restrictions on the setting up of agencies, branches or subsidiaries by nationals of any Member State established in the territory of any Member State.

Freedom of establishment shall include the right to take up and pursue activities as self-employed persons and to set up and manage undertakings, in particular companies or firms within the meaning of the second paragraph of Article 58, under the conditions laid down for its own nationals by the law of the country where such establishment is effected, subject to the provisions of the Chapter relating to capital.

In force: 1 November 1993 - 30 April 1999

References: Replaced by Article 43 EC (Amsterdam)

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EC Treaty (Maastricht)

PART THREE - COMMUNITY POLICIES
Title III - Free movement of persons, services and capital
Chapter 2 - Right of Establishment

Article 58

Companies or firms formed in accordance with the law of a Member State and having their registered office, central administration or principal place of business within the Community shall, for the purposes of this Chapter, be treated in the same way as natural persons who are nationals of Member States.

'Companies or firms' means companies or firms constituted under civil or commercial law, including cooperative societies, and other legal persons governed by public or private law, save for those which are non-profitmaking.

In force: 1 November 1993 - 30 April 1999

References: Replaced by Article 48 EC (Amsterdam)
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