''Commission v Portugal'' (2010
C-171/08is an
EU law
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case, relevant for
UK enterprise law
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, concerning
European company law
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. Following a trend in cases such as ''Commission v United Kingdom'', and ''
Commission v Netherlands
Commission or commissioning may refer to:
Business and contracting
* Commission (remuneration), a form of payment to an agent for services rendered
** Commission (art), the purchase or the creation of a piece of art most often on behalf of anothe ...
'',
['']Commission v Netherlands
Commission or commissioning may refer to:
Business and contracting
* Commission (remuneration), a form of payment to an agent for services rendered
** Commission (art), the purchase or the creation of a piece of art most often on behalf of anothe ...
'' (2006
C‑282/04
and se
AG Maduro's Opinion
/ref> it struck down public oversight, through golden shares of Portuguese telecommunications companies.
Facts
In January 2008, the European Commission referred Portugal to the European Court of Justice because it considered that the special rights conferred on the State by its golden shares in Portugal Telecom
Altice Portugal (formerly known as Portugal Telecom or PT) is the largest telecommunications service provider in Portugal. Since June 2, 2015, the company has been a wholly owned subsidiary of Altice Europe, a multinational cable and telecommuni ...
(PT) discouraged investment from other Member States in violation of the EC Treaty.
Judgment
The Grand Chamber of the Court of Justice of the European Union
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held that the Portuguese law violated free movement of capital.
See also
* United Kingdom enterprise law
Notes
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References
*
United Kingdom enterprise case law
Court of Justice of the European Union case law