Order — ECLI:EU:C:2010:420
Date: 2010-07-09
Language of the case: Italian
Court formation: Seventh Chamber
Subject matter: Social security for migrant workers
Procedure: Reference for a preliminary ruling
Origin: Italy

Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Corte d'appello di Roma (Italy) lodged on 24 July 2009 - Luigi Ricci v Istituto nazionale della previdenza sociale (INPS) (Case C-286/09) Language of the case: Italian Referring court Corte d'appello di Roma Parties to the main proceedings Applicant: Luigi Ricci Defendant: Istituto nazionale della previdenza sociale (INPS) Question referred The Court of Justice is asked to give a preliminary ruling under Article 234 EC as to whether Articles 17, 39 and 42 EC, and the relevant provisions of Regulation No 1408/71, must be interpreted as meaning that the principle that all insurance periods must be aggregated for the purposes of entitlement to the right to benefits, and of the acquisition and maintenance of that right - a principle implemented through the adoption, by the Council, of Regulation No 1408/71 - applies in all cases where the aggregation and pro rata mechanism must be used for the purposes of recognising the right to a given benefit, with the result that account must be taken to that end both of the insurance periods completed under the legislation of each Member State, and of those completed under the social insurance scheme applicable to employees of the Community institutions. ____________