Order — ECLI:EU:C:2015:276
Date: 2015-04-22
Language of the case: Romanian
Court formation: Ninth Chamber
Subject matter: Social security for migrant workers
Procedure: Reference for a preliminary ruling
Origin: Romania

Request for a preliminary ruling from the Curtea de Apel Galați (Romania) lodged on 5 December 2013 – Casa Judeţeană de Pensii Brăila v E.S. (Case C-646/13) Language of the case: Romanian Referring court Curtea de Apel Galați Parties to the main proceedings Appellant: Casa Judeţeană de Pensii Brăila Respondent: E.S. Questions referred Must Article 8(1) of Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 be interpreted as excluding the application of a bilateral convention on social security which was entered into prior to application of that regulation and does not appear in Annex II to that regulation, under circumstances in which the rules applicable under tha e convention by the regulation)?In the event of a negative answer to the first question (to the effect that application of the bilateral convention on social security is not excluded), is it possible to regard as more favourable, within the meaning of Article 8(1) of Regulation (EC) No 883/2004, legal rules on the basis of which a State signatory to the convention on social security recognises a shorter contributory period than that actually completed, and that State pays a pension of a greater amount than that to which entitlement would arise if the entire contributory period in the joint-signatory State were to be recognised?