CELEX: C1998/209/07
Language: en
Date: 1998-07-04 00:00:00
Title: JUDGMENT OF THE COURT of 28 April 1998 in Case C-120/95: (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Conseil Arbitral des Assurances Sociales): Nicolas Decker v. Caisse de Maladie des Employés Privés (Free movement of goods - Articles 30 and 36 of the EC Treaty - Reimbursement of medical expenses incurred in another Member State - Prior authorisation of the competent institution - Purchase of spectacles)

C 209/4               EN                  Official Journal of the European Communities                                       4.7.98
Gloria Calvo Díaz) and Kingdom of the Netherlands                    Judges; F. G. Jacobs, Advocate General; H. von Holstein,
(Agent: Marc Fierstra) Ð appeal against the judgment of              Deputy Registrar, for the Registrar, has given a judgment
the Court of First Instance of the European Communities              on 2 April 1998, in which it has ruled:
(Fourth Chamber, Extended Composition) of 28 September
1995 in Case T-95/94 Sytraval and Brink's France v.
Commission [1995] ECR II-2651, seeking to have that                  The first paragraph of Article 95 of the EC Treaty
judgment set aside, the other parties to the proceedings             precludes an excise duty which forms part of a national
being Chambre Syndicale Nationale des Entreprises de                 system of taxation on sources of energy from being levied
Transport de Fonds et Valeurs (Sytraval) and Brink's                 on electricity of domestic origin at rates which vary
France SARL Ð the Court, composed of G. C. Rodríguez                 according to its method of production while being levied
Iglesias, President, C. Gulmann (Rapporteur), H.                     on imported electricity, whatever its method of
Ragnemalm and M. Wathelet (Presidents of Chambers),                  production, at a flat rate which, although lower than the
G. F. Mancini, J. C. Moitinho de Almeida, P. J. G.                   highest rate applicable to electricity of domestic origin,
Kapteyn, J. L. Murray, D. A. O. Edward, J.-P. Puissochet,            leads, if only in certain cases, to higher taxation being
G. Hirsch, P. Jann and L. Sevón, Judges, C. O. Lenz,                 imposed on imported electricity.
Advocate General; R. Grass, Registrar, has given a
judgment on 2 April 1998 in which it:                                (1) OJ C 247 of 24.8.1996.
1. Dismisses the appeal.
2. Orders       the    Commission       of    the    European
     Communities, the Federal Republic of Germany, the
     Kingdom of Spain, the French Republic and the                                 JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
     Kingdom of the Netherlands to bear their own costs.                                    of 28 April 1998
                                                                     in Case C-120/95: (reference for a preliminary ruling from
(1) OJ C 16 of 20.1.1996.                                            the Conseil Arbitral des Assurances Sociales): Nicolas
                                                                         Decker v. Caisse de Maladie des EmployeÂs PriveÂs (1)
                                                                     (Free movement of goods Ð Articles 30 and 36 of the EC
                                                                     Treaty Ð Reimbursement of medical expenses incurred in
                                                                     another Member State Ð Prior authorisation of the
                                                                           competent institution Ð Purchase of spectacles)
              JUDGMENT OF THE COURT                                                          (98/C 209/07)
                       of 2 April 1998
in Case C-213/96 (reference for a preliminary ruling from                           (Language of the case: French)
the Uudenmaan Lääninoikeus): proceedings brought by
                      Outokumpu Oy (1)
(Excise duty on electricity Ð Rates of duty varying                    (Provisional translation; the definitive translation will be
according to the method of producing electricity of                           published in the European Court Reports)
    domestic origin Ð Flat rate for imported electricity)
                        (98/C 209/06)                                In Case C-120/95: reference to the Court under Article 177
                                                                     of the EC Treaty from the Conseil Arbitral des Assurances
                                                                     Sociales    (Social     Insurance     Arbitration     Council)
               (Language of the case: Finnish)                       (Luxembourg) for a preliminary ruling in the proceedings
                                                                     pending before that tribunal between Nicolas Decker and
                                                                     Caisse de Maladie des EmployeÂs PriveÂs Ð on the
  (Provisional translation; the definitive translation will be       interpretation of Articles 30 and 36 of the EC Treaty Ð
         published in the European Court Reports)                    the Court, composed of G. C. Rodríguez Iglesias,
                                                                     President, C. Gulmann and H. Ragnemalm (Rapporteur),
                                                                     (Presidents of Chambers), G. F. Mancini, J. C. Moitinho
In Case C-213/96: reference to the Court under Article 177           de Almeida, P. J. G. Kapteyn, J. L. Murray, D. A. O.
of the EC Treaty from the Uudenmaan Lääninoikeus                     Edward, J.-P. Puissochet, G. Hirsch and P. Jann, Judges;
(Uusimaa Provincial Administrative Court), Finland, for a            G. Tesauro, Advocate General; D. Louterman-Hubeau,
preliminary ruling in the proceedings pending before that            Principal Administrator, for the Registrar, has given a
court brought by Outokumpu Oy Ð on the interpretation                judgment on 28 April 1998, in which it has ruled:
of Articles 9, 12 and 95 of the EC Treaty Ð the Court,
composed of: G. C. Rodríguez Iglesias, President, C.
Gulmann, H. Ragnemalm and R. Schintgen (Rapporteur)                  Articles 30 and 36 of the EC Treaty preclude national
(Presidents of Chambers), G. F. Mancini, J. C. Moitinho              rules under which a social security institution of a
de Almeida, P. J. G. Kapteyn, J. L. Murray, D. A. O.                 Member State refuses to reimburse to an insured person
Edward, J.-P. Puissochet, G. Hirsch, P. Jann and L. Sevón,           on a flat-rate basis the cost of a pair of spectacles with
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corrective lenses purchased from an optician established in                        JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
another Member State, on the ground that prior                                              of 28 April 1998
authorisation is required for the purchase of any medical
product abroad.                                                      in Case C-158/96 (reference for a preliminary ruling
                                                                     from the Cour de Cassation): Raymond Kohll v. Union
                                                                                       des Caisses de Maladie (1)
(1) OJ C 137 of 3.6.1995.
                                                                     (Freedom to provide services Ð Reimbursement of
                                                                     medical expenses incurred in another Member State Ð
                                                                     Prior authorisation of the competent institution Ð Public
                                                                                      health Ð Dental treatment)
                                                                                             (98/C 209/09)
              JUDGMENT OF THE COURT                                                 (Language of the case: French)
                       of 28 April 1998
                                                                       (Provisional translation; the definitive translation will be
in Case C-118/96 (reference for a preliminary ruling from                     published in the European Court Reports)
Länsrätten i Dalarnas Län, formerly Länsrätten i Koppar-
bergs Län): Jessica Safir v. Skattemyndigheten i Dalarnas            In Case C-158/96: reference to the Court under Article 177
   Län, formerly Skattemyndigheten i Kopparbergs Län (1)             of the EC Treaty from the Luxembourg Cour de Cassation
                                                                     (Court of Cassation) for a preliminary ruling in the
(Freedom to provide services Ð Free movement of capital
                                                                     proceedings pending before that court between Raymond
Ð Taxation of savings in the form of life assurance Ð
                                                                     Kohll and Union des Caisses de Maladie Ð on the
Legislation of a Member State establishing different tax
                                                                     interpretation of Articles 59 and 60 of the EC Treaty Ð
regimes according to the place of establishment of the
                                                                     the Court, composed of: G. C. Rodríguez Iglesias,
             undertaking providing the services)
                                                                     President, C. Gulmann, H. Ragnemalm (Rapporteur) and
                        (98/C 209/08)                                M. Wathelet (Presidents of Chambers), G. F. Mancini, J. C.
                                                                     Moitinho de Almeida, P. J. G. Kapteyn, J. L. Murray,
                                                                     D. A. O. Edward, J.-P. Puissochet, G. Hirsch, P. Jann and
               (Language of the case: Swedish)                       L. Sevón, Judges; G. Tesauro, Advocate General;
                                                                     D. Louterman-Hubeau, Principal Administrator, for the
                                                                     Registrar, has given a judgment on 28 April 1998, in
                                                                     which it has ruled:
  (Provisional translation; the definitive translation will be
         published in the European Court Reports)                    Articles 59 and 60 of the EC Treaty preclude national
                                                                     rules under which reimbursement, in accordance with the
                                                                     scale of the State of insurance, of the cost of dental
In Case C-118/96: reference to the Court under Article 177           treatment provided by an orthodontist established in
of the EC Treaty from Länsrätten i Dalarnas Län,                     another Member State is subject to authorisation by the
formerly Länsrätten i Kopparbergs Län (County                        insured person's social security institution.
Administrative Court, County of Kopparberg), Sweden,
for a preliminary ruling in the proceedings pending before           (1) OJ C 180 of 22.6.1996.
that court between Jessica Safir and Skattemyndigheten i
Dalarnas Län, formerly Skattemyndigheten i Kopparbergs
Län Ð on the interpretation of Articles 6, 59, 60, 73b
and 73d of the EC Treaty Ð the Court, composed of: G. C.
Rodríguez Iglesias, President, C. Gulmann, H. Ragnemalm,
M. Wathelet and R. Schintgen (Presidents of Chambers),
                                                                                   JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
G. F. Mancini, J. C. Moitinho de Almeida (Rapporteur),
P. J. G. Kapteyn, J. L. Murray, D. A. O. Edward, J.-P.                                      of 28 April 1998
Puissochet, G. Hirsch and P. Jann, Judges; G. Tesauro,               in Case C-200/96 (reference for a preliminary ruling
Advocate General; H. A. Rühl, Principal Administrator,               from the Landgericht Köln): Metronome Musik GmbH v.
for the Registrar, has given a judgment on 28 April 1998,                           Music Point Hokamp GmbH (1)
in which it has ruled:
                                                                     (Copyright and related rights Ð Rental and lending right
                                                                                 Ð Validity of Directive 92/100/EEC)
Article 59 of the EC Treaty precludes the application of                                     (98/C 209/10)
national legislation relating to the taxation of capital life
assurance such as the legislation in question in the main                          (Language of the case: German)
proceedings.
                                                                       (Provisional translation; the definitive translation will be
(1) OJ C 158 of 1.6.1996.                                                     published in the European Court Reports)
                                                                     In Case C-200/96: reference to the Court under Article 177
                                                                     of the EC Treaty from the Landgericht (Regional Court)