Brussels, 24/05/2011 (Agence Europe) - The main court of the European Court of Justice has ruled that Belgium, France, Luxembourg, Austria, Germany and Greece have failed to meet their responsibilities by reserving access to their respective national notary professions. According to the ECJ, the activities of notaries, as currently defined in the states in question, certainly pursue the objectives of general interest but “do not participate in the exercise of public authority” as in the...