CELEX: 62016CN0517
Language: en
Date: 2016-10-04 00:00:00
Title: Case C-517/16: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Sąd Apelacyjny w Gdańsku (Poland) lodged on 4 October 2016 — Stefan Czerwiński v Zakład Ubezpieczeń Społecznych Oddział w Gdańsku

23.1.2017   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 22/4
            
         Request for a preliminary ruling from the Sąd Apelacyjny w Gdańsku (Poland) lodged on 4 October 2016 — Stefan Czerwiński v Zakład Ubezpieczeń Społecznych Oddział w Gdańsku
   (Case C-517/16)
   (2017/C 022/06)
   Language of the case: Polish
   
      Referring court
   
   Sąd Apelacyjny w Gdańsku
   
      Parties to the main proceedings
   
   
      Appellant: Stefan Czerwiński
   
      Respondent: Zakład Ubezpieczeń Społecznych Oddział w Gdańsku
   
      Questions referred
   
   
               (1)
            
            
               Can the classification, made by a Member State in a declaration submitted pursuant to Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the coordination of social security systems, of a particular benefit as concerning a specific branch of social security referred to in Article 3 of that regulation be subject to assessment by a national authority or court?
            
         
               (2)
            
            
               Does a bridging pension arising under the Polish Law of 19 December 2008 on bridging pensions (Dziennik Ustaw of 2015, item 965, as subsequently amended) constitute an old-age benefit within the meaning of Article 3(1)(d) of Regulation No 883/2004?
            
         
               (3)
            
            
               Does the exclusion — in relation to pre-retirement benefits — of the principle of aggregation of periods of insurance (Article 66 of Regulation No 883/2004 and recital 33 thereof) perform a protective function in the field of social security arising from Article 48(a) of the Treaty on the functioning of the European Union?