Judgment — ECLI:EU:C:2006:711
Date: 2006-11-09
Language of the case: French
Court formation: Fifth Chamber
Based on: Treaty establishing the European Economic Community (1957)
Subject matter: Social security for migrant workers;Free movement of workers
Concepts: Equal treatment
Procedure: Reference for a preliminary ruling
Origin: Belgium

Summary of the Judgment Social security for migrant workers – Equal treatment (Art. 39(2) EC; Art. 3(1) of Council Regulation No 1408/71) The principle of equal treatment as laid down in Article 39(2) EC and Article 3(1) of Regulation No 1408/71 precludes national legislation under which the competent institution of the Member State of residence denies unemployment benefits to a national of another Member State on the ground that, on the date when the benefit claim was submitted, the person concerned had not completed a specified period of employment in that Member State of residence, whereas there is no such requirement for nationals of that Member State. (see paras 29, 36, operative part)