Case C-384/02 Criminal proceedings against Grongaard [2006] IRLR 214, ECJ
In this case the Judgement was a reference for a preliminary ruling under Article 234 EC. The judgment on 22 November 2005, was as follows:
"1. Article 3(a) of Council Directive 89/592/EEC of 13 November 1989 coordinating regulations on insider dealing precludes a person, who receives inside information in his capacity as an employees' representative on a company's board of directors or in his capacity as a member of the liaison committee of a group of undertakings, from disclosing such information to the general secretary of the professional organisation which organises those employees and which appointed that person as a member of the liaison committee, unless:
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there is a close link between the disclosure and the exercise of his employment, profession or duties, and
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that disclosure is strictly necessary for the exercise of that employment, profession or duties.
As part of its examination, the national court must, in the light of the applicable national rules, take particular account of:
- the fact that that exception to the prohibition of disclosure of inside information must be interpreted strictly;
- the fact that each additional disclosure is liable to increase the risk of that information being exploited for a purpose contrary to Directive 89/592, and
- the sensitivity of the inside information.
2. Article 3(a) of Directive 89/592 precludes disclosure of inside information by the general secretary of a professional organisation to colleagues, such as those referred to in the third and fourth questions, except under the conditions set out in the reply to the first and second questions.
As part of its examination, the national court must, in the light of the applicable national rules, take particular account of the criteria also set out in that reply." (Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 22 November 2005 in Case C-384/02: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Københavns Byret in the criminal proceedings against Knud Grøngaard, Allan Bang (Directive 89/592/EEC — Insider dealing — Disclosure of inside information to third parties — Prohibition - Official Journal C 036 , 11/02/2006 P. 0001 - 0001)
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