CELEX: 62019CN0181
Language: en
Date: 2019-02-25 00:00:00
Title: Case C-181/19: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Landessozialgericht Nordrhein-Westfalen (Germany) lodged on 25 February 2019 — JD v Jobcenter Krefeld — Widerspruchsstelle

27.5.2019   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 182/20
            
         
      Request for a preliminary ruling from the Landessozialgericht Nordrhein-Westfalen (Germany) lodged on 25 February 2019 — JD v Jobcenter Krefeld — Widerspruchsstelle
      (Case C-181/19)
      (2019/C 182/24)
      Language of the case: German
      
         Referring court
      
      Landessozialgericht Nordrhein-Westfalen
      
         Parties to the main proceedings
      
      
         Applicant: JD
      
         Defendant: Jobcenter Krefeld — Widerspruchsstelle
      
         Questions referred
      
      
                  1.
               
               
                  Is the exclusion of Union citizens having a right of residence under Article 10 of Regulation No 492/2011 (1) from receipt of social assistance within the meaning of Article 24(2) of Directive 2004/38 (2) compatible with the requirement of equal treatment arising from Article 18 TFEU read in conjunction with Articles 10 and 7 of Regulation No 492/2011?
                  
                              (a)
                           
                           
                              Does social assistance within the meaning of Article 24(2) of Directive 2004/38 constitute a social advantage within the meaning of Article 7(2) of Regulation No 492/2011?
                           
                        
                              (b)
                           
                           
                              Does the limitation set out in Article 24(2) of Directive 2004/38 apply to the requirement of equal treatment arising from Article 18 TFEU read in conjunction with Articles 10 and 7 of Regulation No 492/2011?
                           
                        
            
                  2.
               
               
                  Is the exclusion of Union citizens from receipt of special non-contributory cash benefits within the meaning of Articles 3(3) and 70(2) of Regulation No 883/2004 (3) compatible with the requirement of equal treatment arising from Article 18 TFEU read in conjunction with Article 4 of Regulation No 883/2004 if those citizens have a right of residence arising from Article 10 of Regulation No 492/2011 and are integrated into a social security system or family benefits system within the meaning of Article 3(1) of Regulation No 883/2004?
               
            
         (1)  Regulation (EU) No 492/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2011 on freedom of movement for workers within the Union Text with EEA relevance (OJ 2011 L 141, p. 1).
      
         (2)  Directive 2004/38/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the right of citizens of the Union and their family members to move and reside freely within the territory of the Member States amending Regulation (EEC) No 1612/68 and repealing Directives 64/221/EEC, 68/360/EEC, 72/194/EEC, 73/148/EEC, 75/34/EEC, 75/35/EEC, 90/364/EEC, 90/365/EEC and 93/96/EEC (OJ 2004 L 158, p. 77).
      
         (3)  Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the coordination of social security systems (OJ 2004 L 166, p. 1).