Brussels, 11/03/2008 (Agence Europe) - French law does not comply with Community law on the free movement of workers, insofar as it prevents non-French citizens from holding the positions of captain and first mate (second in command) on merchant navy vessels. This was the ruling delivered by the Court of Justice of the European Communities on 11 March in case C-89-07. The Court considers that the responsibilities of a captain are not often enough of a “public authority” nature for...