(Case C-227/19 Request for a preliminary ruling from the Landesverwaltungsgericht Steiermark (Austria) lodged on 14March 2019— DX

Request for a preliminary ruling from the Landesverwaltungsgericht Steiermark (Austria) lodged on 14March 2019— DX

(Case C-227/19)

Language of the case: German

Referring court

Landesverwaltungsgericht Steiermark

Parties to the main proceedings

Appellant: DX

Respondent authority: Bürgermeister der Stadt Graz

Interested party: Finanzpolizei

Questions referred

1.Must Article56 TFEU, Directive 96/71/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16December 1996 concerning the posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services¹ and Directive 2014/67/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15May 2014 on the enforcement of Directive 96/71/EC² be interpreted as precluding a national provision which, for infringements of formal obligations in connection with the cross-border deployment of labour, such as a failure to make available documents relating to pay or a failure to report to the Central Coordination Office (ZKO notifications), provides for very high fines, in particular high minimum penalties, which are imposed cumulatively in respect of each worker concerned?

2.If the answer to Question 1 is in the negative:

Must Article56 TFEU, Directive 96/71/EC and Directive 2014/67/EU be interpreted as precluding the imposition of cumulative fines for infringements of formal obligations in connection with the cross-border deployment of labour which have no absolute upper limits?

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¹ OJ 1997 L18, p.1.² Directive 2014/67/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15May 2014 on the enforcement of Directive 96/71/EC concerning the posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services and amending Regulation (EU) No1024/2012 on administrative cooperation through the Internal Market Information System (OJ 2014 L159, p.11).