The objective of ensuring the supply of gravel, sand, and clay to the construction sector at the regional level cannot justify a restriction on the freedom of establishment, according to a judgment that the Court of Justice of the EU published on Thursday, 13 July.
In this case (C-106/22), the Hungarian company Xella Magyarország (concrete construction products) challenged, before a Hungarian court, the decision of the Hungarian minister for innovation that prohibited it from acquiring...