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Use the Advanced search Document 12006E044 Help Print Text Document information Up-to-date link Permanent link Download notice Save to My items Create an email alert Create an RSS alert Treaty establishing the European Community (consolidated version)#Part Three - Community policies#TITLE III - Free movement of persons, services and capital#Chapter 2 - Right of establishment#Article 44 Treaty establishing the European Community (consolidated version)Part Three - Community policiesTITLE III - Free movement of persons, services and capitalChapter 2 - Right of establishmentArticle 44 Treaty establishing the European Community (consolidated version)Part Three - Community policiesTITLE III - Free movement of persons, services and capitalChapter 2 - Right of establishmentArticle 44 OJ C 321E, 29.12.2006, pp. 59–60 (ES, CS, ET, GA, HU, MT, NL, PT, SK, SL, SV) In force ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/treaty/tec_2006/art_44/oj Expand all Collapse all Languages, formats and link to OJ Language BG ES CS DA DE ET EL EN FR GA HR IT LV LT HU MT NL PL PT RO SK SL FI SV HTML EN Toggle Dropdown BG ES CS DA DE ET EL EN FR GA HR IT LV LT HU MT NL PL PT RO SK SL FI SV Official Journal EN Toggle Dropdown BG ES CS DA DE ET EL EN FR GA HR IT LV LT HU MT NL PL PT RO SK SL FI SV Multilingual display Language 1 Please choose Spanish (es) Czech (cs) Estonian (et) Irish (ga) Hungarian (hu) Maltese (mt) Dutch (nl) Portuguese (pt) Slovak (sk) Slovenian (sl) Swedish (sv) Language 2 Please choose Spanish (es) Czech (cs) Estonian (et) Irish (ga) Hungarian (hu) Maltese (mt) Dutch (nl) Portuguese (pt) Slovak (sk) Slovenian (sl) Swedish (sv) Language 3 Please choose Spanish (es) Czech (cs) Estonian (et) Irish (ga) Hungarian (hu) Maltese (mt) Dutch (nl) Portuguese (pt) Slovak (sk) Slovenian (sl) Swedish (sv) Display Text The document is unavailable in your User interface language. Aviso jurídico importante | 12006E044 Tratado constitutivo de la Comunidad Europea (Versión consolidada) - Tercera parte. Políticas de la Comunidad - TÍTULO III. Libre circulación de personas, servicios y capitales - Capítulo 2. Derecho de establecimiento - Artículo 44 Diario Oficial n° C 321 E de 29/12/2006 p. 0059 - 0060 Diario Oficial n° C 325 de 24/12/2002 p. 0053 - Versión consolidada Diario Oficial n° C 340 de 10/11/1997 p. 0195 - Versión consolidada Diario Oficial n° C 224 de 31/08/1992 p. 0022 - Versión consolidada (Tratado CEE - publicación oficial no disponible) Artículo 441. A efectos de alcanzar la libertad de establecimiento en una determinada actividad, el Consejo decidirá, mediante directivas, con arreglo al procedimiento previsto en el artículo 251 y previa consulta al Comité Económico y Social.2. El Consejo y la Comisión ejercerán las funciones que les atribuyen las disposiciones precedentes, en particular:a) ocupándose, en general, con prioridad, de las actividades en las que la libertad de establecimiento contribuya de manera especialmente útil al desarrollo de la producción y de los intercambios;b) asegurando una estrecha colaboración entre las administraciones nacionales competentes a fin de conocer las situaciones particulares, dentro de la Comunidad, de las distintas actividades afectadas;c) eliminando aquellos procedimientos y prácticas administrativos que resulten de la legislación nacional o de acuerdos celebrados con anterioridad entre los Estados miembros, cuyo mantenimiento suponga un obstáculo para la libertad de establecimiento;d) velando por que los trabajadores asalariados de uno de los Estados miembros, empleados en el territorio de otro Estado miembro, puedan permanecer en dicho territorio para emprender una actividad no asalariada, cuando cumplan las condiciones que les serían exigibles si entraran en el citado Estado en el momento de querer iniciar dicha actividad;e) haciendo posible la adquisición y el aprovechamiento de propiedades inmuebles situadas en el territorio de un Estado miembro por un nacional de otro Estado miembro, en la medida en que no se contravengan los principios establecidos en el apartado 2 del artículo 33;f) aplicando la supresión progresiva de las restricciones a la libertad de establecimiento, en cada rama de actividad contemplada, tanto en lo que respecta a las condiciones de apertura, en el territorio de un Estado miembro, de agencias, sucursales o filiales, como a las condiciones de admisión del personal de la sede central en los órganos de gestión o de control de aquéllas;g) coordinando, en la medida necesaria y con objeto de hacerlas equivalentes, las garantías exigidas en los Estados miembros a las sociedades definidas en el párrafo segundo del artículo 48, para proteger los intereses de socios y terceros;h) asegurándose de que las condiciones para el establecimiento no resultan falseadas mediante ayudas otorgadas por los Estados miembros.-------------------------------------------------- Top This site is managed by the Publications Office of the European Union Need help? 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| as of | 2026-08-07 → this version applied |
| valid | 1957-03-25 → open publisher-asserted |
| type | TREATY Treaty establishing the European Community (consolidated version)#Part Three - Community policies#TITLE III - Free movement of persons, services and capital#Chapter 2 - Right of establishment#Article 44 |
| language | en |
| published | 1957-03-25 |
| lex_id | eu-eurlex:12006e044:1957-03-25 |
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