CELEX: C1998/209/09
Language: en
Date: 1998-07-04 00:00:00
Title: JUDGMENT OF THE COURT of 28 April 1998 in Case C-158/96 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Cour de Cassation): Raymond Kohll v. Union des Caisses de Maladie (Freedom to provide services - Reimbursement of medical expenses incurred in another Member State - Prior authorisation of the competent institution - Public health - Dental treatment)

4.7.98                EN                  Official Journal of the European Communities                                      C 209/5
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)