CELEX: C1996/180/15
Language: en
Date: 1996-06-22 00:00:00
Title: JUDGMENT OF THE COURT of 26 March 1996 in Case C-238/94 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal des affaires de sécurité sociale for Tarn-et-Garonne): José García and Others v. Mutuelle de prévoyance sociale d'Aquitaine and Others (Non-life insurance - Council Directive 92/49/EEC - Scope)

No C 180/8            EN                  Official Journal of the European Communities                                   22 . 6 . 96
 3 . Community law does not require a Member State which,             and 88/357/EEC (third non-life insurance Directive) must
     in transposing Directive 90/531 /EEC into national law,          be interpreted as meaning that social security schemes such
     has itself determined which services of a contracting            as those in issue in the main proceedings are excluded from
     entity are to be excluded from its scope in                      the scope of the Directive.
     implementation of Article 8, to compensate that entity
     for any loss suffered by it as a result of the error
     committed by the State.                                          f 1 ) OJ No C 304 , 29 . 10 . 1994 .
 (') OJ No C 287, 23 . 10 . 1993 .
                                                                                      JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
                                                                                              of 26 March 1996
               JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
                                                                      in Case C-271/94: European Parliament v. Council of the
                                                                                              European Union ( l )
                       of 26 March 1996
                                                                      (Council Decision 94/445/EC — Edicom — Telematic
 in Case C-238/94 ( reference for a preliminary ruling from                                networks — Legal basis)
 the   Tribunal    des   affaires   de   sécurité   sociale for
                                                                                                 { 96/ C 180/16 )
 Tarn-et-Garonne ): José Garcia and Others v. Mutuelle de
        prévoyance sociale d'Aquitaine and Others ( 1 )
 (Non-life insurance — Council Directive 92/49/EEC —                                   (Language of the case: French)
                              Scope)
                         ( 96/C 180/15 )
                                                                      (Provisional translation; the definitive translation will be
                                                                                 published in the European Court Reports)
                (Language of the case: French)
                                                                     In Case C-271/94 , European Parliament ( Agents : Gregorio
 (Provisional translation; the definitive translation will be        Garzón Clariana, Johann Schoo and José Luis Rufas
          published in the European Court Reports)                   Quintana ), supported by the Commission of the European
                                                                     Communities ( Agent: Georgios Kremlis ) v. Council of the
                                                                     European Union ( Agents: Antonio Sacchettini and Amadeu
In Case C-238/94 : reference to the Court under Article 177          Lopes Sabino ) — application for the annulment of Council
of the EC Treaty from the Tribunal des affaires de sécurité          Decision 94/445/EC of 11 July 1994 on interadministration
sociale ( Social Security Tribunal ) for Tarn-et-Garonne for a       telematic networks for statistics relating to the trading of
preliminary ruling in the proceedings pending before that            goods between Member States ( Edicom ) ( OJ No L 183 ,
court between José Garcia and Others v . Mutuelle de                  1994 , p . 42 ) — the Court, composed of G. C. Rodriguez
prévoyance sociale d'Aquitaine and Others — on the                   Iglesias, President, C. N. Kakouris and G. Hirsch ( Presidents
interpretation of Article 2 ( 2 ) of Council Directive               of Chambers ), G. F. Mancini, F. A. Schockweiler, J. C.
92/49/EEC of 18 June 1992 on the coordination of laws,               Moitinho de Almeida, C. Gulmann, J. L. Murray, P. Jann,
regulations and administrative provisions relating to direct         H. Ragnemalm and L. Sevón ( Rapporteur), Judges,
insurance other than life assurance and amending Directives          Advocate-General : A. La Pergola, Registrar: H. von
73/239/EEC and 88/357/EEC ( third non-life insurance                 Holstein, Deputy Registrar, gave a judgment on 26 March
Directive ) ( OJ No L 228 , 1992 , p . 1 ) — the Court,              1996 in which it :
composed of G. C. Rodriguez Iglesias, President, D. A. O.
Edward, J. -P. Puissochet and G. Hirsch ( Presidents of
Chambers ), F. A. Schockweiler, J. C. Moitinho de Almeida            1 . Annuls Council Decision 94/445/EC of 11 July 1 994 on
( Rapporteur ), P. J. G. Kapteyn, C. Gulmann, J. L. Murray,                 interadministration telematic networks for statistics
P. Jann and H. Ragnemalm, Judges; G. Tesauro,                               relating to the trading ofgoods between Member States
Advocate-General; D. Louterman-Hubeau, Principal                            (Edicom).
Administrator, for the Registrar, gave a judgment on
26 March 1996 , the operative part of which is as
follows :                                                            2 . Maintains the effects of the Commission decisions
                                                                            already adopted pursuant to the annulled decision until
                                                                            such time as a decision adopted on the appropriate legal
Article 2 (2) of Council Directive 92/49/EEC of 18 June                     basis enters into force.
1992 on the coordination of laws, regulations and
administrative provisions relating to direct insurance other
than life assurance and amending Directives 73/239/EEC               3 . Orders the Council to pay the costs.