Opinion of the Advocate General — ECLI:EU:C:2018:783
Date: 2018-09-27
Language of the case: Dutch
Subject matter: Social security for migrant workers;Free movement of workers
Procedure: Reference for a preliminary ruling
Origin: Netherlands

Request for a preliminary ruling from the Centrale Raad van Beroep (Netherlands) lodged on 8 August 2017 — Raad van bestuur van de Sociale Verzekeringsbank v D. Balandin and Others (Case C-477/17) Language of the case: Dutch Referring court Centrale Raad van Beroep Parties to the main proceedings Applicant: Raad van bestuur van de Sociale Verzekeringsbank Defendant: D. Balandin, I. Lukachenko, Holiday on Ice Services B.V. Question referred Must Article 1 of Regulation No 1231/2010 1 be interpreted as meaning that third-country nationals, who live outside the European Union, but who work in various Member States on a temporary basis for an employer who is established in the Netherlands, may invoke (Title II of) Regulation No 883/2004 2 and Regulation No 987/2009 3 ? ____________ 1 Regulation (EU) No 1231/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010 extending Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 and Regulation (EC) No 987/2009 to nationals of third countries who are not already covered by these Regulations solely on the ground of their nationality (OJ 2010 L 344, p. 1). 2 Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the coordination of social security systems (OJ 2004 L 166, p. 1). 3 Regulation (EC) No 987/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 September 2009 laying down the procedure for implementing Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 on the coordination of social security systems (OJ 2009 L 284, p. 1).