SeGEC and Others (Judgment) French Text [2022] EUECJ C-277/21 (28 April 2022)

SeGEC and Others (Judgment) French Text [2022] EUECJ C-277/21 (28 April 2022)

A national regulation targeting non-profit institutions in the education sector, even if they are publicly funded and subject to significant regulatory obligations, only constitutes 'excessive regulation' and thus public control if the regulatory powers are sufficiently intrusive to allow the administration to...

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Citation
[2022] EUECJ C-277/21
Parties
Applicant: Secrétariat général de l’enseignement catholique ASBL (SeGEC) et autres; Respondent: Institut des comptes nationaux (ICN); Respondent: Banque nationale de Belgique; Intervener: Commission européenne
Jurisdiction
European Union
Procedural Posture
Preliminary Ruling (renvoi Préjudiciel) / Judgment on Reference From Conseil D’état (belgium)
Outcome
Questions answered; interpretation provided for national court's application.
Legal Topics
Classification of Non Profit Institutions, Public Sector Accounting, State Control Over Education, Regulation of Educational Institutions, Interpretation of EU Regulation 549/2013
European Union Law Administrative Law Constitutional Law Education Law Classification of Non Profit Institutions Public Sector Accounting State Control Over Education Regulation of Educational Institutions +1 more

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Parties

Secrétariat général de l’enseignement catholique ASBL (SeGEC) et autres

Applicant

Institut des comptes nationaux (ICN)

Respondent

Banque nationale de Belgique

Respondent

Commission européenne

Intervener

Procedural Posture

Preliminary Ruling (renvoi Préjudiciel) / Judgment on Reference From Conseil D’état (belgium)

  1. 1 Whether national regulation of publicly funded non-profit educational institutions constitutes 'excessive regulation' amounting to public control under EU Regulation 549/2013, Annex A, point 20.309(h)
  2. 2 Whether specific employment statutes for staff of such institutions constitute 'general regulation' under Annex A, point 20.15, second sentence, of the same regulation

Ratio Decidendi

A national regulation targeting non-profit institutions in the education sector, even if they are publicly funded and subject to significant regulatory obligations, only constitutes 'excessive regulation' and thus public control if the regulatory powers are sufficiently intrusive to allow the administration to exercise a durable and substantial influence over the definition and implementation of the institution's objectives, activities, and strategic directions. The existence of a specific employment statute applicable only to staff of publicly funded non-profit educational institutions does not amount to a 'general regulation' within the meaning of Annex A, point 20.15, second sentence,...

Court Disposition

Questions answered; interpretation provided for national court's application.

Orders

  • Annex A, point 20.309(h), of Regulation (EU) No 549/2013, read with points 2.39(b) and 20.15(b), must be interpreted as meaning that a national regulation constitutes 'excessive regulation' only if it is sufficiently intrusive to determine, in fact, the general policy or program of the non-profit educational...
  • Annex A, point 20.15, second sentence, of Regulation (EU) No 549/2013 must be interpreted as meaning that a regulation applicable only to staff of publicly funded non-profit educational institutions does not constitute 'general regulation' applying to all units in the same field of activity.