CELEX: 62009CN0232
Language: en
Date: 2009-06-25 00:00:00
Title: Case C-232/09: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Latvijas Republikas Augstākās tiesas Senāts (Republic of Latvia) lodged on 25 June 2009 — Dita Danosa v LKB Līzings SIA

12.9.2009   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 220/20
            
         Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Latvijas Republikas Augstākās tiesas Senāts (Republic of Latvia) lodged on 25 June 2009 — Dita Danosa v LKB Līzings SIA
   (Case C-232/09)
   2009/C 220/37
   Language of the case: Latvian
   
      Referring court
   
   Augstākās tiesas Senāts
   
      Parties to the main proceedings
   
   
      Applicant: Dita Danosa
   
      Defendant: LKB Līzings SIA
   
      Questions referred
   
   
               1.
            
            
               Are the members of the managerial body of a capital company to be regarded as being covered by the concept of worker laid down in Community law?
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Do Article 10 of Directive 92/85/EEC (1) and the case-law of the Court of Justice of the European Communities preclude Article 224(4) of the Komerclikums, which provides that the members of the board of directors of a capital company may be removed without any restrictions, in particular, in the case of a woman, irrespective of the fact that she is pregnant?
            
         
      (1)  Council Directive 92/85/EEC of 19 October 1992 on the introduction of measures to encourage improvements in the safety and health at work of pregnant workers and workers who have recently given birth or are breastfeeding (tenth individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16 (1) of Directive 89/391/EEC) (OJ 1992 L 348, p. 1)