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Roma,
26 maggio 2015
Circolare n. 83/2015
Oggetto: Trasporti
internazionali – Germania – Salario minimo – Apertura della procedura
d’infrazione – Comunicato stampa della Commissione europea del 19.5.2015.
La Commissione europea ha aperto una procedura d’infrazione contro
la Germania per l’applicazione della legge sul salario minimo garantito al settore dei trasporti, ritenendo che
limiti in maniera sproporzionata la libera prestazione dei servizi e la libera
circolazione delle merci. Le autorità tedesche hanno ora due mesi di tempo per
rispondere ai rilievi sollevati dalla Commissione.
Si rammenta che le disposizioni sul salario minimo (pari a
8,50 euro l’ora) si applicano dall’1 gennaio scorso alle imprese che effettuano
cabotaggio e trasporti internazionali da e per la Germania mentre sono state
sospese per i trasporti in transito attraverso lo stesso Paese.
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Fabio Marrocco |
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European Commission - Press release
Transport: Commission launches infringement case on the application of the German Minimum Wage law to the transport sector
Strasbourg, 19 May 2015
The European
Commission decided today
to launch an infringement procedure against Germany, concerning
the application of the Minimum
Wage Act to the transport sector. Following an exchange of information with the German authorities and a thorough
legal assessment of the German measures, the Commission has sent a Letter of Formal Notice
to Germany. This constitutes the first step in the infringement procedure.
Whilst fully supporting the introduction of a minimum
wage in Germany, the Commission considers that the application of the Minimum
Wage Act to all transport
operations which touch
German territory restricts
the freedom to provide services
and the free movement of goods in a disproportionate manner.
In particular, the application of German measures
to transit and certain international transport operations can in the Commission's view not be justified, as it creates
disproportionate administrative barriers which prevent the internal
market from functioning properly. The Commission considers that more proportionate measures are available to safeguard the social protection of workers and to ensure fair competition, whilst allowing for free movement
of services and goods.
What are the next steps:
The German authorities now have two months to respond to the arguments
put forward by the Commission, in the letter
of formal notice.
The Commission's letter of formal
notice only concerns
the specific case of the German law and is without prejudice
to further initiatives that the Commission may take to clarify the rules, for example in the context
of the labour mobility package scheduled for adoption later
this year.
Background
The Commission supports the introduction of minimum wage in Germany,
which is in line with the social policy commitment of this Commission. However, as Guardian
of the Treaties, the Commission must also ensure
that the application of the national
measures is fully
compatible with EU law, notably the posting
of workers directive
(Directive
96/71/EC), transport acquis and the Treaty principle of freedom to provide services, the free movement
of goods, and having regard
to the principle of proportionality.
Germany is the 22nd country in the EU which introduced a minimum
wage. The law entered into force on 1 January
2015. The German minimum wage is set at €8.50 per hour. The law also applies
to companies outside
of Germany which provide services in Germany. Companies outside Germanyin certain sectors,
including transport are obliged to notify the German customs
authorities via specific forms provided
by the German authorities. The German customs
authorities are competent
for controlling the execution of such notifications. Penalties for a breach of these notification obligations can be as high as €30 000, and €500 000 in case where the remuneration paid does not comply with the German
law.
IP/15/5003
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