CELEX: C1996/108/02
Language: en
Date: 1996-04-13 00:00:00
Title: JUDGMENT OF THE COURT (Sixth Chamber) of 1 February 1996 in Case C-177/94 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Pretura Circondariale, Rome, Sezione Distaccata di Frascati): criminal proceedings against Gianfranco Perfili (Freedom of establishment - Freedom to provide services - Judicial procedure - Discrimination)

No C 108/2               EN                    Official Journal of the European Communities                                     13 . 4 . 96
      that provision, that omission does not prevent the                                  JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
      national customs authority from considering the                                              ( Sixth Chamber)
      application with reference to that provision.
                                                                                                of 1 February 1996
                                                                          in Case C-280/94 ( reference for a preliminary ruling from
(') OJ No C 18 , 21 . 1 . 1994 .
                                                                          the Centrale Raad van Beroep ): Y. M. Posthuma­
                                                                          van Damme v. Bestuur van de Bedrijfsvereniging voor
                                                                          Detailhandel, Ambachten en Huisvrouwen, and N. Oztürk
                                                                          v. Bestuur van de Nieuwe Algemene Bedrijfsvereniging (')
                                                                          (Equal treatment for men and women — Social security —
                                                                          Directive 79/7/EEC — Interpretation of the judgment of
                                                                          24 February 1994 in Case C-343/92 De Weerd, née Roks,
                                                                                                       and Others)
               JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
                                                                                                     ( 96/C 108/03 )
                          ( Sixth Chamber )
                        of 1 February 1996
in Case C-l 77/94 ( reference for a preliminary ruling                                     (Language of the case: Dutch)
from the Pretura Circondariale, Rome, Sezione Distaccata
di Frascati ): criminal proceedings against Gianfranco
                                 Perfili ( 1 )
(Freedom of establishment — Freedom to provide services                   (Provisional translation; the definitive translation will be
           — Judicial procedure — Discrimination)                                   published in the European Court Reports)
                             { 96/C 108/02 )
                                                                          In Case C-280/94 : reference to the Court under Article 177
                 (Language of the case: Italian)                          of the EC Treaty from the Centrale Raad van Beroep
                                                                          ( Higher Social Security Court ) for a preliminary ruling in the
(Provisional translation; the definitive translation will be              proceedings pending before that court between
                                                                          Y.    M.   Posthuma-van        Damme     and Bestuur    van    de
          published in the European Court Reports)
                                                                          Bedrijfsvereniging voor Detailhandel, Ambachten en
                                                                          Huisvrouwen, and, on the other hand, between N. Oztiirk
In Case C-177/94 : reference to the Court under Article 177               and Bestuur van de Nieuwe Algemene Bedrijfsvereniging —
of the EC Treaty from the Pretura Circondariale ( District                on the interpretation of Council Directive 79/7/EEC of
Magistrate's Court ), Rome, Sezione Distaccata di Frascati                 19 December 1978 on the progressive implementation of
 ( Frascati Division) for a preliminary ruling in the criminal            the principle of equal treatment for men and women in
proceedings pending before that court against Gianfranco                  matters of social security ( OJ 1979 L 6 , p . 24 ) — the Court
Perfili, civil party: Lloyd's of London — on the                           ( Sixth Chamber ), composed of: C. N. Kakouris, President of
interpretation of Articles 3 , 5 and 6 of the EC Treaty and               the Chamber, G. Hirsch, G. F. Mancini , F. A. Schockweiler
Article 6 of the European Convention for the protection of                 ( Rapporteur ) and H. Ragnemalm, Judges; N. Fennelly,
human rights and fundamental freedoms of 4 November                       Advocate-General; H. A. Riihl, Principal Administrator, for
 1950, the Court ( Sixth Chamber ), composed of:                          the Registrar, has given a judgment on 1 February 1996 , in
 C. N. Kakouris, President of the Chamber, G. F. Mancini,                 which it rules :
 F. A. Schockweiler ( Rapporteur ), J. L. Murray and
 H. Ragnemalm, Judges; P. Léger, Advocate-General ;
 R. Grass, Registrar, gave a judgment on 1 February 1996 ,
                                                                           Article 4 (1 ) of Council Directive 79/7/EEC of 19 December
 the operative part of which is as follows :
                                                                           1978 on the progressive implementation of the principle of
                                                                           equal treatment for men and women in matters of social
 Article 6 of the EC Treaty in conjunction with Articles 52                security does not preclude the application of national
 and 59 thereof, laying down the principle of non­                         legislation which makes receipt of a benefit for incapacity
 discrimination on the grounds of nationality, must be                     for work subject to the requirement of having received a
  interpreted as not precluding a Member State's legislation               certain income from or in connection with work in the year
 from requiring a victim of a criminal offence who wishes to               preceding the commencement of incapacity, even if it is
  bring suit as a civil party in criminal proceedings to grant his         established that that requirement affects more women than
                                                                           men .
  representative a special power of attorney, even when the
  law of the Member State of which the victim is a national
  does not lay down such a formality.
                                                                            (') OJ No C 351 , 10 . 12 . 1994 .
  C ) OJ 1994 C 233 , 20 . 8 . 1994 .