Opinion of Mr Advocate General Alber delivered on 16 September 2003. Commission of the European Communities v Portuguese Republic. Articles 39 EC, 43 EC and 49 EC - Directive 92/51/EEC - General system for the recognition of professional education and training - Private security activities - Measures taken by a Member State requiring operators, in order for them to be able to pursue private security activities, to have their head office or an establishment in Portugal, to be constituted as a legal person, to have a specific share capital and to provide evidence and guarantees already presented in the Member State of origin - Failure to provide for recognition of professional qualifications in the private security services sector. Case C-171/02.

(Free movement of workers – Freedom of establishment – Freedom to provide services – Activities of private security services – Requirement of a permanent establishment – Consideration of evidence furnished in other Member States – Required minimum amount of capital – Requirement of formation as a legal person – Requirement for a national professional licence – Recognition of attestations of competence)