CELEX: 62009CA0236
Language: en
Date: 2011-03-01 00:00:00
Title: Case C-236/09: Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 1 March 2011 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Cour constitutionnelle (Belgium)) — Association Belge des Consommateurs Test-Achats ASBL, Yann van Vugt, Charles Basselier v Conseil des ministres (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Fundamental rights — Combating discrimination — Equal treatment for men and women — Access to and supply of goods and services — Insurance premiums and benefits — Actuarial factors — Sex as a factor in the assessment of insurance risks — Private life assurance contracts — Directive 2004/113/EC — Article 5(2) — Derogation not subject to any temporal limitation — Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union — Articles 21 and 23 — Invalidity)

30.4.2011   
            
            
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               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 130/4
            
         Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 1 March 2011 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Cour constitutionnelle (Belgium)) — Association Belge des Consommateurs Test-Achats ASBL, Yann van Vugt, Charles Basselier v Conseil des ministres
   (Case C-236/09) (1)
   
   (Reference for a preliminary ruling - Fundamental rights - Combating discrimination - Equal treatment for men and women - Access to and supply of goods and services - Insurance premiums and benefits - Actuarial factors - Sex as a factor in the assessment of insurance risks - Private life assurance contracts - Directive 2004/113/EC - Article 5(2) - Derogation not subject to any temporal limitation - Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union - Articles 21 and 23 - Invalidity)
   2011/C 130/06
   Language of the case: French
   
      Referring court
   
   Cour constitutionnelle (Belgium)
   
      Parties to the main proceedings
   
   
      Applicants: Association Belge des Consommateurs Test-Achats ASBL, Yann van Vugt, Charles Basselier
   
      Defendant: Conseil des ministres
   
      Re:
   
   Reference for a preliminary ruling — Cour constitutionnelle (Belgium) — Validity of Article 5(2) of Council Directive 2004/113/EC of 13 December 2004 implementing the principle of equal treatment between men and women in the access to and supply of goods and services (OJ 2004 L 373, p. 37) — Gender used as a determining factor in the assessment of risk and in the calculation of insurance premiums and benefits on the basis of relevant and accurate actuarial and statistical data — Life assurance contracts — Whether a difference in treatment is permissible and justified
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   Article 5(2) of Council Directive 2004/113/EC of 13 December 2004 implementing the principle of equal treatment between men and women in the access to and supply of goods and services is invalid with effect from 21 December 2012.
   
      (1)  OJ C 205, 29.8.2009.