Opinion of the Advocate General — ECLI:EU:C:1998:277
Date: 1998-06-11
Based on: Treaty establishing the European Economic Community (1957)
Subject matter: Social security for migrant workers
Procedure: Reference for a preliminary ruling
Origin: Spain

Summary of the Judgment
Social security for migrant workers — Equal treatment — National legislation making the grant
of an unemployment allowance conditional upon payment by the person concerned of contribu­
tions to a retirement pension scheme over a minimum period — Whether permissible — Condi­
tions
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SUMMARY — CASE C-320/95
The qualifying period which must have been
completed in order to be eligible for an unem­
ployment allowance such as that introduced
by national social security legislation for
unemployed persons of over 52 years of age
is determined by the legislation of that Member
State, provided that contributions paid in
whole or in part to the social security schemes
of one or more other Member States are also
deemed to count towards that period.
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