CELEX: C1995/159/08
Language: en
Date: 1995-06-24 00:00:00
Title: JUDGMENT OF THE COURT (Sixth Chamber) of 18 May 1995 in Case C-327/92 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Raad van Beroep, The Hague): Rheinhold & Mahla NV v. Bestuur van de Bedrijfsvereniging voor de Metaalnijverheid (Social security - Duty of a main contractor to pay contributions not paid by a defaulting subcontractor)

No C 159/4              EN                 Official Journal of the European Communities                                        24 . 6 . 95
3 . Article 59 does not preclude national rules which, in                             JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
      order to protect investor confidence in national financial                                 ( Sixth Chamber)
      markets, prohibit the practice of making unsolicited
      telephone calls to potential clients resident in other                                    of 18 May 1995
      Member States to offer them services linked to                  in Case C-327/92 (reference for a preliminary ruling from
      investment in commodities futures.                              the Raad van Beroep, The Hague ): Rheinhold & Mahla
                                                                      NV v. Bestuur van de Bedrijfsvereniging voor de
                                                                                              Metaalnijverheid ( a )
(!) OJ No C 256 , 21 . 9 . 1993 .
                                                                      (Social security — Duty of a main contractor to pay
                                                                            contributions not paid by a defaulting subcontractor)
                                                                                                    ( 95/C 159/08 )
                                                                                        (Language of the case: Dutch)
                                                                      (Provisional translation; the definitive translation will be
                JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
                                                                                 published in the European Court Reports)
                         of 10 May 1995
in Case C-417/93 : European Parliament v. Council of the
                       European Union (*)                             In Case C-327/92 : reference to the Court under Article 177
                                                                      of the EC Treaty by the Raad van Beroep ( Social Security
(Technical assistance to the independent States of the                Court ), The Hague ( Netherlands ), for a preliminary ruling
former Soviet Union and to Mongolia — Consultation of                 in the proceedings pending before that court between
                          the Parliament)                             Rheinhold        &    Mahla         NV       and Bestuur  van     de
                           ( 95/C 159/07 )                            Bedrijfsvereniging voor de Metaalnijverheid ( Board of the
                                                                      Professional and Trade Association for the Metal Industry)
                                                                      on the interpretation of Council Regulation ( EEC )
                 (Language of the case: French)                       No 1408/71 of 14 June 1971 on the application of social
                                                                      security schemes to employed persons, to self-employed
                                                                      persons and to members of their families moving within the
(Provisional translation; the definitive translation will be          Community, as consolidated by Council Regulation ( EEC )
          published in the European Court Reports)                    No 2001 /83 of 2 June 1983 (2 ) and of Article 51 of the EEC
                                                                      Treaty — the Court ( Sixth Chamber ), composed of F. A.
                                                                      Schockweiler, President of the Chamber, P. J. G. Kapteyn,
In Case C-417/93 : European Parliament (Agent: C.                     G. F. Mancini, C. N. Kakouris , and J. L. Murray
Pennera ) v. Council of the European Union ( Agents : A. A.           ( Rapporteur ), Judges; C. Gulmann, Advocate-General;
Dashwood and C. Giorgi ) — application for the annulment              H. A. Riihl, Principal Administrator, for the Registrar, has
of Council Regulation ( Euratom, EEC ) No 2053/93 of                  given a judgment on 18 May 1995 , in which it has
19 July 1993 concerning the provision of technical                    ruled :
assistance to economic reform and recovery in the
independent States of the former Soviet Union and
Mongolia ( 2 ) — the Court, composed of G. C. Rodriguez                I. Council Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 of 14 June 1971
Iglesias, President, F. A. Schockweiler, P. J. G. Kapteyn, C.                on the application of social security schemes to
Gulmann, P. Jann ( Presidents of Chambers ), G. F. Mancini,                  employed persons, to self-employed persons and to
C. N. Kakouris ( Rapporteur ), J. C. Moitinho de Almeida,                    members of their families moving within the
J. L. Murray, D. A. O. Edward, J. -P. Pui'ssochet, G. Hirsch                 Community, as consolidated by Council Regulation
and L. Sevôn, Judges; P. Léger, Advocate-General; L.                         (EEC) No 2001 /83 of2 June 1 983, applies to legislation
Hewlett, Administrator, for the Registrar, gave a judgment                   which, like the Coordinatiewet Sociale Verzekering,
on 10 May 1995 of which the operative part is as                             coordinates the various branches of social security in a
follows :                                                                    Member State.
                                                                      2 . Provisions which, like Article 16b (5) and Article 16b (8)
1 , the application is dismissed;
                                                                             ofthe Coordinatiewet Sociale Verzekering, make a main
                                                                             contractor liable for social security contributions left
                                                                             unpaid by a defaulting subcontractor do not fall within
2 , the Parliament is ordered to pay the costs.
                                                                             the scope of Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 .
í 1 ) OJ No C 306 , 12 . 11 . 1993 .                                  í 1 ) OJ No C 228 , 4 . 9 . 1992 .
(2 ) OJ No L 187, 29 . 7. 1993 , p. 1 .                                ( 2 ) OJ No L 230 , 22 . 8 . 1983 , p . 6 .