Case C-137/04: Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of  16 February 2006  (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Regeringsrätten) — Amy Rockler v Försäkringskassan, formerly Riksförsäkringsverket (Freedom of movement for workers — Officials and servants of the European Communities — Parental benefits — Taking into account of the period of affiliation to the Joint Sickness Insurance Scheme of the European Communities)
Date: 2006-06-03
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: European official, health insurance, interpretation of the law, parental leave, regulations for civil servants, social-security benefit

C 131/10

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

3.6.2006

Operative part of the judgment

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1. Dismisses the action;

2. Orders the Commission of the European Communities to pay the

costs;

Article 48 of the EC Treaty (now, after amendment,
Article 39 EC) is to be interpreted as meaning that, where
national
legislation such as that at issue in the main
proceedings applies, the period during which a worker
was affiliated to the Joint Sickness Insurance Scheme of
the European Communities must be taken into account.

3. Orders the Kingdom of Spain and the Republic of Finland to bear

their own costs.

(1) OJ C 106, 30.04.2004.

(1) OJ C 94, 17.04.2004.

Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 16 February
2006 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Reger-
ingsrätten) — Amy Rockler v Försäkringskassan, formerly
Riksförsäkringsverket

(Case C-137/04) (1)

(Freedom of movement for workers — Officials and servants
of the European Communities — Parental benefits — Taking
into account of the period of affiliation to the Joint Sickness
Insurance Scheme of the European Communities)

(2006/C 131/17)

Language of the case: Swedish

Referring court

Regeringsrätten

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicant: Amy Rockler

Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 14 March
2006 — Commission of the European Communities v
French Republic

(Case C-177/04) (1)

(Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Directive
85/374/EEC — Product liability — Judgment of the Court
finding a failure to fulfil obligations — Failure to take
measures to comply — Article 228 EC — Financial penalties
— Partial compliance with the judgment during the proceed-
ings)

(2006/C 131/18)

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicant: Commission of the European Communities (repre-
sented by G. Valero Jordana and B. Stromsky, Agents)

Defendant: French Republic (represented by G. de Bergues and
R. Loosli, Agents)

Defendant: Försäkringskassan, formerly Riksförsäkringsverket

Re:

Re:

Reference for a preliminary ruling — Regeringsrätten — Inter-
pretation of Article 39 EC — Right to parental benefit (‘föräl-
drapenning’) — No account taken of period of cover by the
Joint Sickness Insurance Scheme provided for by the Staff
Regulations of Officials of the European Communities

Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Failure to give
effect to the judgment delivered by the Court on 25 April
2002 in Case C-52/00 concerning the incorrect transposition
of Council Directive 85/374/EEC of 25 July 1985 on the
approximation of
regulations and administrative
provisions of the Member States concerning liability for defec-
tive products (OJ 1985 L 210, p. 29) — Failure to amend the
provisions of the French Civil Code — Application for imposi-
tion of a penalty payment

the laws,