CELEX: C1995/268/18
Language: en
Date: 1995-10-14 00:00:00
Title: JUDGMENT OF THE COURT (First Chamber) of 11 August 1995 in Case C-98/94 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Arbeidsrechtbank Antwerpen): Christel Schmidt v. Rijksdienst voor Pensioenen (Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 - Social security - National rules against overlapping - Benefits of the same kind)

14 . 10 . 95            EN                  Official Journal of the European Communities                                No C 268/9
Mary Connell and Margaret Nicholas on the interpretation               persons and to members of their families moving within the
of Article 7 ( 1 ) ( a ) of Council Directive 79/7/EEC of              Community, as amended and updated by Council
19 December 1978 on the progressive implementation of                  Regulation ( EEC ) No 2001 /83 ( OJ No L 230, p . 6 ), and
the principle of equal treatment for men and women in                  Articles 12 ( 2 ) and 46a of that Regulation, as amended by
matters of social security ( OJ No L 6 , p . 24 ) — the Court          Council Regulation ( EEC ) No 1248/92 ( OJ No L 136 , p . 7 )
( Sixth Chamber ), composed of: F. A. Schockweiler                     — the Court ( First Chamber ), composed of: P. Jann,
( Rapporteur ), President of the Chamber, P. J. G. Kapteyn,            President of the Chamber, D. A. O. Edward ( Rapporteur )
C. N. Kakouris, J. L. Murray and H. Ragnemalm, Judges;                 and L. Sevôn, Judges; C. O. Lenz, Advocate-General; R.
C. O. Lenz, Advocate-General; D. Louterman-Hubeau,                     Grass, Registrar, has given a judgment on 11 August 1995 ,
Administrator, for the Registrar, has given a judgment on              in which it rules :
11 August 1995 , in which it rules :
                                                                       a retirement pension granted under the legislation of one
where, pursuant to Article 7 ( 1 ) (a) of Council Directive            Member State, on the basis of periods of insurance
79/7/EEC of 19 December 1978 on the progressive                        personally completed in that State by the person concerned,
implementation of the principle of equal treatment for men             and a retirement pension obtained under the legislation of
and women in matters ofsocial security, a Member State has             another Member State by that person as a divorcee, on the
set the pensionable age for women at 60 and that for men at            basis of periods of insurance completed by that person's
65, that provision also allows it, first, to provide that the          former spouse, are not benefits of the same kind within the
rate of invalidity pension payable to persons becoming                 meaning of Article 12 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71
incapacitated for work before they reach pensionable age is            of the Council of 14 June 1971 on the application of social
to be limited to the actual rate of retirement pension from            security schemes to employed persons, to self-employed
the age of 60 in the case of women and from the age of 65 in           persons and to members of their families moving within the
the case of men and, second, to reserve entitlement to                 Community, as amended and updated by Council
invalidity allowance, paid in addition to invalidity pension,          Regulation (EEC) No 2001 /83 of 2 June 1983, and
to those persons who are aged under 55, in the case of                 Articles 12 (2) and 46a of Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 , as
women, and under 60, in the case of men, at the time when              amended by Council Regulation (EEC) No 1248/92 of
they first become incapacitated for work .                             30 April 1992 .
 (') OJ No C 146 , 28 . 5 . 1994 .                                     (') OJ No C 132 , 14 . 5 . 1994 .
                JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
                                                                                      JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
                         ( First Chamber)
                                                                                               ( Fifth Chamber)
                        of 11 August 1995
                                                                                             of 11 August 1995
 in Case C-98/94 ( reference for a preliminary ruling from the
 Arbeidsrechtbank Antwerpen ): Christel Schmidt v.                      in   Case   C-240/94 : Commission of the            European
                 Rijksdienst voor Pensioenen ( ] )                                        Communities v. Ireland (*)
  (Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 — Social security —                      (Failure to fulfil obligations — Non-transposition of
 National rules against overlapping — Benefits of the same              Directives 89/336/EEC and 92/31/EEC — Electromagnetic
                                 kind)                                                            compatibility)
                            ( 95/C 268/18 )                                                       ( 95/C 268/ 19 )
                   (Language of the case: Dutch)                                        (Language of the case: English)
  In Case C-98/94 : reference to the Court under Article 177 of         In    Case   C-240/94 :      Commission    of the   European
  the EC Treaty by the Arbeidsrechtbank Antwerpen                        Communities (agents: Thomas F. Cusack and David
  ( Belgium ) for a preliminary ruling in the proceedings               Mclntyre) against Ireland ( agent: Michael A. Buckley) —
  pending before that court between Christel Schmidt and                 application for a declaration that, by omitting to bring into
  Rijksdienst voor Pensioenen on the interpretation of                   force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions
  Articles 12 ( 2 ) and 46 of Regulation ( EEC) No 1408/71 of            necessary to comply with Council Directive 89/336/EEC of
  the Council of 14 June 1971 on the application of social               3 May 1989 on the approximation of the laws of the
  security schemes to employed persons, to self-employed                 Member States relating to electromagnetic compatibility