Brussels, 20/07/2004 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission has decided to send a reasoned opinion to Italy, which employs "work consultants" in the elaboration and production of payslips or other non- official staff. The Commission is basing its case on the jurisprudence of the Court (ruling of 17 October 2002 in the Payroll C-79/01 affair) and considers that this exclusivity is unjustifiable when these services essentially involve the execution of these tasks.
In Italy if a service...