Case C-577/08: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Arbeidshof te Antwerpen, Afdeling Hasselt (Belgium) lodged on 29 December 2008 — Rijksdienst voor pensioenen v E. Brouwer
Date: 2008-12-29
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: equal treatment, frontier worker, gender equality, interpretation of the law, pay, pension scheme, wage earner, woman

C 55/16

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

7.3.2009

the Appellant concerning matters since 2001, and why the
continued inclusion of
the Appellant on the list of
proscribed organisations was justified.

Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Raad van State
(Netherlands) lodged on 29 December 2008 — Rhimou
Chakroun v Minister van Buitenlandse Zaken

(1) Council Decision of 28 June 2007 implementing Article 2(3) of
Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001 on specific restrictive measres
directed against certain persons and entities with a view to
combating terrorism and repealing Decisions 2006/379/EC and
2006/1008/EC (2007/445/EC) (OJ L 169, p. 58).

(Case C-578/08)

(2009/C 55/26)

Language of the case: Dutch

Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Arbeidshof te
Antwerpen, Afdeling Hasselt
on
29 December 2008 — Rijksdienst voor pensioenen v
E. Brouwer

(Belgium)

lodged

Referring court

Raad van State

(Case C-577/08)

(2009/C 55/25)

Language of the case: Dutch

Parties to the main proceedings

Referring court

Applicant: Rhimou Chakroun

Arbeidshof te Antwerpen, Afdeling Hasselt

Defendant: Minister van Buitenlandse Zaken

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicant: Rijksdienst voor pensioenen

Questions referred

Defendant: E. Brouwer

Question referred

Are the Royal Decrees of 1.12.1969, 18.6.1970, 8.6.1971,
14.9.1972, 31.7.1973, 12.7.1974, 13.2.1975, 28.11.1975,
26.11.1976, 26.9.1977, 31.7.1978, 31.8.1979, 2.12.1980,
13.1.1982, 14.3.1983, 11.1.1984, 30.11.1984, 24.1.1986,
30.12.1986, 6.1.1988, 2.12.1988, 30.11.1989, 10.12.1990,
1.6.1993, 8.12.1993, 19.12.1994 and 10.10.1995 enacted
pursuant to Article 25 of the Royal Decree of 21 December
1967 laying down general rules for the retirement and survi-
vor's pension for employed persons (Koninklijk Besluit tot vasts-
telling van het algemeen reglement betreffende het rust- en over-
leveringspensioen voor werknemers) — which establish lower
notional and/or flat-rate daily wages for the calculation of a
retirement pension for female frontier workers than for male
frontier workers — in accordance with Article 4(1) of Directive
79/7/EEC (1) on the progressive implementation of the principle
of equal treatment for men and women in matters of social
security?

1. Should the phrase ‘recourse to the social assistance system’ in
Article 7(1)(c) of Council Directive 2003/86/EC (1) of
22 September 2003 on the right to family reunification be
interpreted as permitting a Member State to make an
arrangement in respect of family reunification which results
in family reunification not being granted to a sponsor who
has provided evidence of having stable and regular resources
to meet general subsistence costs, but who, given the level of
such resources, shall nevertheless be entitled to claim special
assistance to meet exceptional,
individually determined,
essential living costs, income-related remission of charges by
municipal authorities, or income-support measures in the
context of municipal minimum income policies?

to family reunification,

2. Should Council Directive 2003/86/EC of 22 September
in particular
2003 on the right
Article 2(d), be interpreted as precluding national legislation
which,
in applying the resource requirement pursuant to
Article 7(1)(c), makes a distinction according to whether a
family relationship arose before or after the entry of the resi-
dent of the Member State?

(1) Council Directive 79/7/EEC of 19 December 1978 on the progres-
sive implementation of the principle of equal treatment for men and
women in matters of social security (OJ 1979 L 6, p. 24).

(1) Council Directive 2003/86/EC of 22 September 2003 on the right

to family reunification (OJ L 251, p. 12).