Court of Justice 25 November 1999, C-281/98 (Roman Angonese v Cassa di Risparmio di Bolzano SpA.)

Opinion of the Advocate-General Opinion of the Advocate-General I - Introduction 1. The special linguistic regime of the Italian autonomous province of Bolzano forms the background of this case. It relates to a recruitment condition imposed by a private employer that candidates for employment possess a specified certificate of competence in German and Italian issued by the provincial authorities.