CELEX: C1997/108/04
Language: en
Date: 1997-04-05 00:00:00
Title: JUDGMENT OF THE COURT (Second Chamber) of 20 February 1997 in Case C-114/94: Intelligente systemen, Database toepassingen, Elektronische diensten BV (IDE) v. Commission of the European Communities (Arbitration clause - Software development contract - Claim for payment of balance outstanding and for damages - Counterclaim for repayment of amounts paid on account)

5 . 4 . 97           P EN                  Official Journal of the European Communities                                   No C 108/3
               JUDGMENT OF THE COURT                                                  JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
                       ( Second Chamber)                                                       (Fifth Chamber )
                      of 20 February 1997                                                    of 20 February 1997
in Case C-114/94: Intelligente systemen, Database toepas­             in Joined Cases C-88/95 , C-102/95 and C-103/95
singen, Elektronische diensten BV (IDE ) v. Commission of             ( references for a preliminary ruling from the Juzgado de lo
                 the European Communities (')                         Social de Santiago de Compostela): Bernardina Martínez
                                                                      Losada, Manuel Fernández Balado, José Paredes v. Institu­
(Arbitration clause — Software development contract —                 to Nacional de Empleo (Inem ) and Instituto Nacional de
Claim for payment of balance outstanding and for                                        la Seguridad Social (INSS ) (')
damages — Counterclaim for repayment of amounts paid
                             on account)                              (Articles 48 and 51 of the EC Treaty — Articles 4, 48 and
                                                                      67 of Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 — Unemployment
                           ( 97/C 108/04 )                                        benefit for persons over 52 years of age)
                                                                                                 ( 97/C 108/05 )
                 (Language of the case: Dutch)
                                                                                       (Language of the case: Spanish)
   (Provisional translation; the definitive translation will be
           published in the European Court Reports)
                                                                         (Provisional translation; the definitive translation will be
                                                                                 published in the European Court Reports)
In Case C-l 14/94: Intelligente systemen, Database toepas­
singen, Elektronische diensten BV ( IDE ), a company
incorporated under Netherlands law, established in                    In Joined Cases C-88/95 , C-102/95 and C-103/95 :
Maassluis ( Netherlands ), represented by J. A. M. van de             references to the Court under Article 177 of the EC Treaty
Sande, of the Rotterdam Bar, 102 Wijnhaven, Rotterdam                 from the Juzgado de lo Social ( Social Court), Santiago de
v. Commission of the European Communities ( Agents:                   Compostela ( Spain ), for a preliminary ruling in the
A. C. Jessen and M. van der Woude ) — application for                 proceedings pending before that court between Bernardina
payment of the balance of the maximum contribution                    Martinez Losada, Manuel Fernandez Balado, Jose Paredes
provided for in the contract concluded between the parties            and Institute Nacional de Empleo ( Inem ) and Instituto
and for damages and counterclaim for repayment of the                 Nacional de la Seguridad Social ( INSS ) — on the
amounts paid on account by the Commission — the Court                 interpretation of Articles 4, 48 and 67 of Council
( Second Chamber ), composed of: G. F. Mancini, President             Regulation ( EEC ) No 1408/71 of 14 June 1971 on the
of the Chamber, G. Hirsch and R. Schintgen ( Rapporteur ),            application of social security schemes to employed
Judges; G. Cosmas, Advocate-General; H. A. Rühl ,                     persons, to self-employed persons and to members of their
Principal Administrator, for the Registrar, has given a               families moving within the Community, as amended and
judgment on 20 February 1997, in which it:                            updated by Council Regulation ( EEC ) No 2001 /83 of
                                                                      2 June 1983 ( OJ No L 230, 22 . 8 . 1983 , p. 6 ), as
                                                                      amended by Council Regulation ( EEC) No 1248/92 of
                                                                      30 April 1992 ( OJ No L 136 , 19 . 5 . 1992, p. 7 ), and of
 1 . dismisses the action brought by Intelligente systemen,           Articles 48 and 51 of the EC Treaty — the Court ( Fifth
      Database toepassingen, Elektronische diensten BV                Chamber ), composed of: J. C. Moitinho de Almeida,
      (IDE);                                                          President of the Chamber, C. Gulmann, D. A. O. Edward
                                                                       ( Rapporteur ), J. -P. Puissochet and M. Wathelet, Judges;
                                                                       C. O. Lenz, Advocate-General ; H. von Holstein , Deputy
                                                                       Registrar, for the Registrar, has given a judgment on
2 . orders IDE to repay to the Commission ECU
                                                                       20 Febuary 1997, in which it has ruled:
      533 456, together with interest at 7,97% per annum
      as from 29 July 1994;
                                                                       1 . An allowance such as that provided for by the Spanish
 3. orders IDE to pay the costs.                                            General L"w °» Social Security for unemployed
                                                                            persons of more than 52 years of age constitutes an
                                                                            unemployment benefit within the meaning of Article 4
     OJ No C 146, 28 . 5 . 1994.                                            (I ) of Council Regulation (EEC) 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 Community, as amended and updated by