CELEX: E2018J0001
Language: en
Date: 2019-12-13 00:00:00
Title: Judgment of the Court of 13 December 2019 in Case E-1/18 EFTA Surveillance Authority v The Kingdom of Norway (Directive 2006/54/EC – employment and working conditions – parental benefits) 2020/C 90/03

19.3.2020   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 90/3
            
         
      JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
      of 13 December 2019
      in Case E-1/18
      EFTA Surveillance Authority
      v
      The Kingdom of Norway
      
         
            (Directive 2006/54/EC – employment and working conditions – parental benefits)
         
      
      (2020/C 90/03)
      In Case E-1/18, EFTA Surveillance Authority v The Kingdom of Norway – APPLICATION seeking a declaration that, by maintaining in force provisions such as Section 14-13 first, second and third paragraphs and Section 14-14 first paragraph of the National Insurance Act, which render the father’s entitlement to parental benefits dependent on the mother’s situation whereas the mother’s entitlement is not dependent on the father’s situation, Norway has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 14(1)(c) of the Act referred to at point 21b of Annex XVIII to the EEA Agreement (Directive 2006/54/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2006 on the implementation of the principle of equal opportunities and equal treatment of men and women in matters of employment and occupation (recast)), the Court, composed of Páll Hreinsson, President, Bernd Hammermann (Judge-Rapporteur), and Siri Teigum (ad hoc), Judges, gave judgment on 13 December 2019, the operative part of which is as follows:
      The Court hereby:
      
                  1.
               
               
                  Dismisses the application.
               
            
                  2.
               
               
                  Orders the EFTA Surveillance Authority to bear the costs of the proceedings.