Court of Justice of the European Union · Judgment
C-540/07Commission of the European Communities v Italian Republic
- Decided
- 2009-11-19
- ECLI
- ECLI:EU:C:2009:717
- CELEX
- 62007CJ0540
- Finality
- Final, the decision cannot be appealed
The court's own keywords
Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Free movement of capital - Article 56 EC - Articles 31 and 40 of the EEA Agreement - Direct taxation - Withholding at source on outgoing dividends - Set-off at the place of establishment of the recipient of the dividend, pursuant to a convention for the avoidance of double taxation.
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