CELEX: C1998/072/03
Language: en
Date: 1998-03-07 00:00:00
Title: JUDGMENT OF THE COURT (Second Chamber) of 15 January 1998 in Case C-113/97 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal du Travail, Charleroi): Henia Babahenini v. The Belgian State (EEC-Algeria Cooperation Agreement - Article 39(1) - Principle of non-discrimination in the field of social security - Direct effect - Scope - Disability allowance)

C 72/2               EN                   Official Journal of the European Communities                                       7.3.98
     have had to be repaid in the normal course of events                          JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
     would be contrary to the principle of proportionality.
                                                                                           (Second Chamber)
(1) OJ C 370, 24.12.1994.                                                                 of 15 January 1998
    OJ C 333, 9.12.1995.
    OJ C 46, 17.2.1996.                                              in Case C-113/97 (reference for a preliminary ruling from
    OJ C 95, 30.3.1996.
                                                                     the Tribunal du Travail, Charleroi): Henia Babahenini v.
                                                                                          The Belgian State (1)
                                                                     (EEC-Algeria Cooperation Agreement Ð Article 39(1) Ð
                                                                     Principle of non-discrimination in the field of social
                                                                      security Ð Direct effect Ð Scope Ð Disability allowance)
              JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
                                                                                              (98/C 72/03)
                      (Second Chamber)
                     of 15 January 1998
in Case C-125/96 (reference for a preliminary ruling from                           (Language of the case: French)
the Hessisches Finanzgericht, Kassel): Hartmut Simon v.
            Hauptzollamt Frankfurt am Main (1)
(Additional milk levy Ð Date on which it becomes
payable Ð Article 15(4) of Regulation (EEC) No 1546/88
                                                                       (Provisional translation; the definitive translation will be
           Ð Meaning of any levy amount due')
                                                                              published in the European Court Reports)
                         (98/C 72/02)
               (Language of the case: German)
                                                                     In Case C-113/97: reference to the Court under Article 177
                                                                     of the EC Treaty from the Tribunal du Travail (Labour
  (Provisional translation; the definitive translation will be       Court), Charleroi (Belgium), for a preliminary ruling in
         published in the European Court Reports)                    the proceedings pending before that court between Henia
                                                                     Babahenini and The Belgian State Ð on the interpretation
In Case C-125/96: reference to the Court under Article 177           of Article 39(1) of the Cooperation Agreement between
of the EC Treaty from the Hessisches Finanzgericht                   the European Economic Community and the People's
(Finance Court, Hesse), Kassel (Germany), for a                      Democratic Republic of Algeria, signed in Algiers on
preliminary ruling in the proceedings pending before that            26 April 1976 and concluded on behalf of the Community
court between Hartmut Simon and Hauptzollamt                         by Council Regulation (EEC) No 2210/78 of 26 September
Frankfurt am Main Ð on the interpretation of                         1978 (OJ L 263, 27.9.1978, p. 1) Ð the Court (Second
Article 15(4) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1546/                Chamber), composed of: R. Schintgen (Rapporteur),
88 of 3 June 1988 laying down detailed rules for the                 President of the Chamber, G. F. Mancini and G. Hirsch,
application of the additional levy referred to in Article 5c         Judges; F. G. Jacobs, Advocate General; R. Grass,
of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 (OJ L 139, 4.6.1988,                   Registrar, has given a judgment on 15 January 1998, in
p. 12) Ð the Court (Second Chamber), composed of: R.                 which it has ruled:
Schintgen, President of the Chamber, H. Ragnemalm and
G. F. Mancini (Rapporteur), Judges; M. B. Elmer,
Advocate General; H. von Holstein, Deputy Registrar, for
the Registrar, has given a judgment on 15 January 1998,              Article 39(1) of the Cooperation Agreement between the
in which it has ruled:                                               European Economic Community and the People's
                                                                     Democratic Republic of Algeria, signed in Algiers on
Article 15(4) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1546/                26 April 1976 and concluded on behalf of the Community
88 of 3 June 1988 laying down detailed rules for the                 by Council Regulation (EEC) No 2210/78 of 26 September
application of the additional levy referred to in Article 5c         1978, is to be interpreted as precluding a Member State
of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 must be construed as                   from refusing to grant a benefit, such as disability
meaning that the amount of levy due refers, within the               allowance, provided for under its legislation in favour of
context of Formula A, to the amount objectively payable              nationals resident in that State and irrespective of whether
by a milk producer by reason of the fact that he has                 they have been working in an employed capacity, to the
actually exceeded his reference quantity even where the              disabled spouse of a retired Algerian worker who lives
exact amount can be established only after verification of           with her husband in the Member State in question, on the
the quantities delivered, and becomes payable on the date            ground that she is of Algerian nationality and has never
laid down in that provision, that is to say, not more than           been engaged in a trade or profession.
three months following the end of each 12-month period,
namely on the following 30 June.
                                                                     (1) OJ C 142, 10.5.1997.
(1) OJ C 158, 1.6.1996.