Anotácia
Európsky súdny dvor (ESD) vo svojom rozhodnutí zo dňa 4.7.2019 (vec C-377/17) o štruktúre poplatkov pre architektov a inžinierov (HOAI) v konaní o nesplnení povinnosti proti Európskej komisii proti Spolkovej republike Nemecko rozhodol Európsky súdny dvor (ESD) že nemecké nariadenia HOAI o minimálnej a maximálnej výške poplatkov pre projektantov porušujú ustanovenia smernice o službách (smernica 2006/123/ES). Nasledujúci článok preskúma, čo presne toto rozhodnutie znamená a aké účinky a požiadavky na reformu to spôsobuje.
Annotation
In its ruling of 4th July 2019 (Case C-377/17) on the Fee Structure for Architects and Engineers (HOAI) in the infringement proceedings of the EU Commission against the Federal Republic of Germany, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled that the German regulations of the HOAI on minimum and maximum rates for planners' fees violate the provisions of the Services Directive (Directive 2006/123/EC). The following article will examine what exactly this ruling means and what effects and reform requirements it causes.
Kľúčové slová
Nesplnenie povinnosti členským štátom, Služby na vnútornom trhu, článok 49 ZFEÚ, sloboda usadiť sa, poplatky architektov a inžinierov za plánovacie služby, minimálne a maximálne tarify
Key Words
Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations, Services in the internal market, Article 49 TFEU, Freedom of establishment, Fees of architects and engineers for planning services, Minimum and maximum tariffs
1 Introduction
In its ruling of 4 July 2019 (Case C-377/17) on the Fee Structure for Architects and Engineers (German "HOAI") in the infringement proceedings of the EU Commission against the Federal Republic of Germany, the European Court of Justice considered the German regulations of the HOAI on minimum and maximum rates for planners' fees to be incompatible with EU law. In the opinion of the ECJ, the regulations according to which the remuneration for architectural and engineering services must lie within fixed corridors depending on the construction costs to be estimated in advance (so-called cost calculation) violate the provisions of the Services Directive (Directive 2006/123/EC).
The following article deals with the following questions:
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What is the German HOAI and what does it regulate?
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What did the European Court of Justice criticize in its decision?
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What are the consequences for German law?
2 HOAI
The Fee Structure for Architects and Engineers (HOAI) is a federal regulation governing the fees for architectural and engineering services in Germany. The HOAI applies to all persons who work in Germany for domestic projects in the field of civil engineering, regardless of their actual education, which is clarified by the long title Regulation on Fees for Architectural and Engineering Services. The HOAI, valid since July 2013, regulates the remuneration of services rendered by architects and engineers who provide pl