Brussels, 05/04/2011 (Agence Europe) - Any national rules banning qualified accountants from canvassing for work infringes the EU Services Directive (2006/123/EC) and restricts the freedom to provide services in more than one country, ruled the European Court of Justice in Case C-119/09 on Tuesday 5 April 2011.
The European Court of Justice was answering a question raised by the French state about whether the Services Directive prevents any general ban on accountants, irrespective of the...