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obligatorisk tilslutning i 1991 pålagde Fonden den 20. oktober 1993 Drijvende Bokken at betale et beløb på 132 000 NLG svarende til det skyldige bidrag for 1991, 1992 og 1993 samt renter og omkostninger.
Following the extension of compulsory affiliation in 1991, on 20 October 1993 the Fund served on Drijvende Bokken a demand for payment of the capital sum of NLG 132 000 in respect of contributions for the years 1991 to 1993.
Drijvende Bokken anlagde sag ved Kantongerecht, Rotterdam, til prøvelse af dette pålæg.
Drijvende Bokken appealed against that demand to the Kantongerecht (Cantonal Court), Rotterdam.
Kantongerecht gav Drijvende Bokken medhold med den begrundelse, at selskabets ansatte ikke er beskæftiget i en havnevirksomhed som omhandlet i bekendtgørelsen om obligatorisk tilslutning. Fonden ankede dommen til Arrondissementsrechtbank, Rotterdam.
The Kantongerecht upheld the appeal on the ground that Drijvende Bokken's employees were not employed in a dock business within the meaning of the order making affiliation compulsory.
Indledningsvis bemærkes, at traktatens artikel 85, stk. 1, forbyder alle aftaler mellem virksomheder, alle vedtagelser inden for sammenslutninger af virksomheder og alle former for samordnet praksis, der kan påvirke handelen mellem medlemsstater, og som har til formål eller til følge at hindre, begrænse eller fordreje konkurrencen inden for fællesmarkedet. Denne regel er så vigtig, at det i traktatens artikel 85, stk. 2, udtrykkeligt fastslås, at de aftaler eller vedtagelser, som er forbudt i medfør af bestemmelsen, ikke har nogen retsvirkning.
Those questions were raised in proceedings brought by Maatschappij Drijvende Bokken BV (hereinafter 'Drijvende Bokken') against Stichting Pensioenfonds voor de Vervoer- en Havenbedrijven (Transport and Dock Industry Pension Fund, hereinafter 'the Fund') concerning Drijvende Bokken's refusal to pay into the Fund the contributions for the years 1991 to 1993 on the ground that compulsory membership of the Funds by virtue of which such contributions are claimed from it is contrary to Articles 85, 86 and 90 of the Treaty.
Endvidere fremgår det af EF-traktatens artikel 3, litra g) og i) [efter ændring nu artikel 3, stk. 1, litra g) og j), EF], at Fællesskabets virke ikke alene skal indebære »gennemførelse af en ordning, der sikrer, at konkurrencen inden for det indre marked ikke fordrejes«, men også »indførelse af en politik på det sociale og arbejdsmarkedsmæssige område«.
The Fund was established under the BPW. By an order of 9 September 1959 (hereinafter 'the order making affiliation compulsory"), the Minister for Social Affairs and Employment made affiliation to the Fund compulsory for male employees of 18 years of age or more habitually employed in dock undertakings in and around the Rotterdam port area.
Det fastslås således i EF-traktatens artikel 2 (efter ændring nu artikel 2 EF), at Fællesskabet bl.a. har til opgave »at fremme en harmonisk og afbalanceret udvikling af den økonomiske virksomhed« og »et højt beskæftigelsesniveau« samt »et højt socialt beskyttelsesniveau«.
By an order of 17 December 1991, the scope of the order making affiliation compulsory was extended to workers habitually employed in any dock undertaking or business treated as such.
Drijvende Bokken iværksatte kassationsanke til Hoge Raad, idet selskabet gjorde gældende, at Arrondissementsrechtbank med urette havde anset den obligatoriske tilslutning til Fonden for at være forenelig med fællesskabsretten.
That court amended the Kantongerecht's judgment on the basis that Drijvende Bokken's employees were employed principally in a dock business or a business treated as such and were therefore covered by the order making affiliation compulsory.
Hoge Raad fastslog, at en sådan argumentation nødvendigvis indebar flere spørgsmål om fortolkningen af traktatens artikel 85, 86 og 90.
Drijvende Bokken appealed in cassation to the Hoge Raad, contending that the Arrondissmentsrechtbank had erred in considering compulsory membership of the Fund to be compatible with Community law.
I denne forbindelse fastslås det i EF-traktatens artikel 118 (EF-traktatens artikel 117-120 er erstattet af artikel 136 EF - 143 EF), at Kommissionen har til opgave at fremme et snævert samarbejde mellem medlemsstaterne på det sociale område, især for så vidt angår organisationsretten og retten til kollektive forhandlinger mellem arbejdsgivere og arbejdstagere.
The pension scheme offered by the Fund is based on the present norm in the Netherlands, namely that every worker who has paid contributions for the maximum period of affiliation to that scheme receives a pension, including the State pension under the AOW, equal to 70% of his final salary.
Hoge Raad besluttede at udsætte sagen og forelægge Domstolen en række præjudicielle spørgsmål.
The Hoge Raad found that that argument necessarily raised certain questions concerning the interpretation of Articles 85,86 and 90 of the Treaty.
Endvidere fremgår det af artikel 1 i aftalen om social- og arbejdsmarkedspolitikken, at
The derricks, which are often hired out with tugs, are used in particular in the offshore industry and the chemical industry for construction and building activities.
Det må derfor konkluderes, at den i hovedsagen omhandlede aftale som følge af dens karakter og formål ikke falder ind under traktatens artikel 85, stk. 1.
By its second question, which it is appropriate to consider first, the national courts seeks essentially to ascertain whether a decision taken by the organisations representing employers and workers in a given sector, in the context of a collective agreement, to set up in that sector a single pension fund responsible for managing a supplementary pension scheme and to request the public authorities to make affiliation to that fund compulsory for all workers in that sector is contrary to Article 85 of the Treaty.
I henhold til artikel 4, stk. 1 og 2, i aftalen om social- og arbejdsmarkedspolitikken kan dialogen mellem arbejdsmarkedets parter på fællesskabsplan, hvis parterne finder det ønskeligt, føre til overenskomstmæssige forbindelser, herunder aftaler, hvis iværksættelse enten finder sted efter de fremgangsmåder og den praksis, arbejdsmarkedets parter og medlemsstaterne normalt anvender, eller, efter fælles anmodning fra de underskrivende parter, ved en afgørelse, som Rådet træffer på forslag af Kommissionen.
Under Article 4(1) and (2) of the agreement on social policy, the dialogue between management and labour at Community level may lead, if they so desire, to contractual relations, including agreements, which will be implemented either in accordance with the procedures and practices specific to management and labour and the Member States, or, at the joint request of the signatory parties, by a Council decision on a proposal from the Commission.
Med det tredje spørgsmål ønsker den forelæggende ret nærmere bestemt oplyst, om traktatens artikel 3, litra g), artikel 5 og artikel 85 er til hinder for en beslutning fra de offentlige myndigheders side om på begæring af en bestemt branches arbejdsgiver- og arbejdstagerorganisationer at gøre tilslutning til en erhvervspensionsfond obligatorisk.
It must be noted, first, that Article 85(1) of the Treaty prohibits all agreements between undertakings, decisions by associations of undertakings and concerted practices which may affect trade between Member States and which have as their object or effect the prevention, restriction or distortion of competition within the common market.
Kollektive aftaler, der indgås mellem arbejdsgiver- og arbejdstagerorganisationer, har ganske vist nødvendigvis visse konkurrencebegrænsende virkninger.
It is beyond question that certain restrictions of competition are inherent in collective agreements between organisations representing employers and workers.
De socialpolitiske målsætninger, der forfølges med sådanne aftaler, ville imidlertid blive bragt alvorligt i fare, hvis arbejdsmarkedets parter var underlagt traktatens artikel 85, stk. 1, i forbindelse med deres fælles bestræbelser på at finde egnede foranstaltninger til at forbedre beskæftigelses- og arbejdsvilkårene.
However, the social policy objectives pursued by such agreements would be seriously undermined if management and labour were subject to Article 85(1) of the Treaty in seeking jointly to adopt measures to improve conditions of work and employment.
Det følger således af en formålsbestemt og sammenhængende fortolkning af traktatens bestemmelser som helhed, at aftaler, der indgås i forbindelse med kollektive forhandlinger mellem arbejdsmarkedets parter med sådanne målsætninger for øje, som følge af deres karakter og formål må anses for ikke at falde ind under traktatens artikel 85, stk. 1.
Next, it is important to bear in mind that, under Article 3(g) and (i) of the EC Treaty (now, after amendment, Article 3(l)(g) and (j) EC), the activities of the Community are to include not only a 'system ensuring that competition in the internal market is not distorted' but also 'a policy in the social sphere'.
Domstolen har fastslået, at traktatens artikel 85 i sig selv udelukkende vedrører virksomheders adfærd og ikke omfatter ved lov eller administrativt fastsatte bestemmelser, der udgår fra medlemsstaterne. Det fremgår imidlertid af Domstolens faste praksis, at traktatens artikel 85, sammenholdt med artikel 5, pålægger medlemsstaterne ikke ved lov eller administrativt at indføre eller opretholde foranstaltninger, som kan ophæve den tilsigtede virkning af de for virksomheder gældende konkurrenceregler.
It therefore follows from an interpretation of the provisions of the Treaty as a whole which is both effective and consistent that agreements concluded in the context of collective negotiations between management and labour in pursuit of such objectives must, by virtue of their nature and purpose, be regarded as not falling within the scope of Article 85(1) of the Treaty.
Det skal herefter undersøges, om karakteren af og formålet med den i hovedsagen omhandlede aftale kan begrunde, at den falder uden for anvendelsesområdet for traktatens artikel 85, stk. 1.
The next question is therefore necessary to consider whether the nature and purpose of the agreement at issue in the main proceedings justify its exclusion from the scope of Article 85(1) of the Treaty.
I lighed med de ovenfor omhandlede aftaler, som udspringer af dialogen på arbejdsmarkedet, er den i hovedsagen omhandlede aftale indgået i form af en kollektiv overenskomst, og den er resultatet af kollektive forhandlinger mellem arbejdsgiver- og arbejdstagerorganisationerne.
In that connection, Article 118 of the EC Treaty (Articles 117 to 120 of the EC Treaty have been replaced by Articles 136 EC to 143 EC) provides that the Commission is to promote close cooperation between Member States in the social field, particularly in matters relating to the right of association and collective bargaining between employers and workers.
Det bemærkes i denne forbindelse, at den anmodning, arbejdsgiver- og arbejdstagerorganisationerne har fremsat over for de offentlige myndigheder om at gøre tilslutning til den af dem oprettede erhvervspensionsfond obligatorisk, er et led i en ordning, som er indført i henhold til flere nationale lovgivninger,
First, like the category of agreements referred to above which derive from social dialogue, the agreement at issue in the main proceedings was concluded in the form of a collective agreement and constitutes the result of collective
og som vedrører udøvelsen af kompetencen til at udstede regler på det sociale område.
negotiations between organisations representing employers and workers.
Endvidere giver artikel 4, stk. 2, i aftalen om social- og arbejdsmarkedspolitikken udtrykkeligt mulighed for, at arbejdsmarkedets parter i fællesskab kan anmode Rådet om at iværksætte aftaler, som de indgår på fællesskabsplan.
exercise regulatory authority in the social sphere. Since the agreement at issue in the main proceedings does not fall within the scope of Article 85(1) of the Treaty, as is clear from the answer given to the second question, the Member States are free to make it compulsory for persons who are not bound as parties to the agreement.
Efter den syge- og moderskabsforsikringsordning, som i den nævnte sag var forelagt Domstolen, blev der ganske vist udbetalt identiske ydelser til medlemmerne, selv om bidragene afhang af indkomsten.
Second, as far as its purpose is concerned, that agreement establishes, in a given sector, a supplementary pension scheme managed by a pension fund to which affiliation may be made compulsory.
Alderspensionerne i henhold til alderdomsforsikringsordningen blev finansieret af de arbejdstagere, der var i beskæftigelse.
Such a scheme seeks, as a whole, to guarantee a certain level of pension for all workers in that sector and therefore contributes directly to improving one of their working conditions, namely their remuneration.
En beslutning fra de offentlige myndigheders side om at gøre tilslutning til en sådan fond obligatorisk kan således ikke anses for at foreskrive eller fremme indgåelse af aftaler i strid med traktatens artikel 85 eller forstærke virkningerne af sådanne aftaler.
Consequently, the agreement at issue in the main proceedings does not, by reason of its nature and purpose, fall within the scope of Article 85(1) of the Treaty.
Det følger af ovenstående, at en beslutning fra de offentlige myndigheders side om at gøre tilslutning til en erhvervspensionsfond obligatorisk ikke falder ind under de kategorier af lovgivningsforanstaltninger, der efter Domstolens praksis skader den effektive virkning af traktatens artikel 3, litra g), artikel 5 og artikel 85.
The decision of the public authorities to make affiliation to such a fund compulsory cannot therefore be regarded as requiring or favouring the adoption of agreements, decisions or concerted practices contrary to Article 85 of the Treaty or reinforcing their effects.
Derimod fastslog Domstolen, at et organ uden gevinst for øje, der forvaltede en alderdomsforsikringsordning, der var indført i henhold til lov som en frivillig ordning til supplement af en obligatorisk forsikring, og som byggede på et kapitaliseringsprincip, var en virksomhed som omhandlet i traktatens artikel 85 ff. Det forhold, at medlemskab af ordningen var frivilligt, at ordningen byggede på et kapitaliseringsprincip, og at ydelserne udelukkende afhang af de betalte medlemsbidrag samt af de økonomiske resultater af forvaltningsorganets investeringer, indebar, at organet udøvede en økonomisk virksomhed i konkurrence med livsforsikringsselskaberne.
It follows from the foregoing considerations that the decision of the public authorities to make affiliation to a sectoral pension fund compulsory does not fall within the categories of legislative measures which, according to the case-law of the Court, undermine the effectiveness of Articles 3(g), 5 and 85 of the Treaty.
Hverken det forhold, at ordningen havde sociale formål og ikke havde gevinst for øje, kravene om solidaritet eller de øvrige regler bl.a om de begrænsninger, forvaltningsorganet var underlagt med hensyn til investeringer, kunne ændre noget ved, at den af forvaltningsorganet udøvede virksomhed var af økonomisk karakter.
By its third question, the national court seeks essentially to ascertain whether Articles 3(g), 5 and 85 of the Treaty prohibit a decision by the public authorities to make affiliation to a sectoral pension fund compulsory at the request of organisations representing employers and workers in a given sector.
Med det første spørgsmål, som herefter skal undersøges, ønsker den forelæggende ret nærmere bestemt oplyst, om en pensionsfond, der administrerer en tillægspensionsordning og er oprettet i henhold til en kollektiv overenskomst indgået mellem en bestemt branches arbejdsgiverog arbejdstagerorganisationer, og hvortil tilslutning er gjort obligatorisk af de offentlige myndigheder for alle arbejdstagere inden for branchen, er en virksomhed som omhandlet i traktatens artikel 85 ff.
By its first question, which it is appropriate to consider thirdly, the national court seeks essentially to ascertain whether a pension fund responsible for managing a supplementary pension scheme set up by a collective agreement concluded between organisations representing employers and workers in a given sector and to which affiliation has been made compulsory by the public authorities for all workers in that sector is an undertaking within the meaning of Article 85 et seq. of the Treaty.
Spørgsmålet om, hvorvidt begrebet virksomhed i traktatens artikel 85 ff. omfatter et organ som den i hovedsagen omhandlede erhvervspensionsfond, skal vurderes på grundlag af ovenstående betragtninger.
However, according to settled case-law of the Court of Justice, Article 85 of the Treaty, read in conjunction with Article 5, requires the Member States not to introduce or maintain in force measures, whether legislative or regulatory, which may render ineffective the competition rules applicable to undertakings.
Det bemærkes, at erhvervspensionsfonden selv fastsætter bidragene og ydelserne, og at fonden bygger på et kapitaliseringsprincip.
Moreover, the Court held that that concept did not encompass organisations charged with the management of certain compulsory social security schemes, based on the principle of solidarity.
Domstolen fastslog endvidere, at det nævnte begreb ikke omfatter organer, der varetager administrationen af visse lovpligtige sociale
In that connection, the request made to the public authorities by the organisations representing employers and workers to make affiliation to the sectoral pension fund set up by them compulsory is part of a regime established under a number of national laws, designed to
I modsætning til ydelserne fra de omhandlede organer, der varetager administrationen af socialsikringsordninger, afhænger fondens ydelser således af de økonomiske resultater af de investeringer, den foretager, og som er undergivet Verzekeringskamer's tilsyn, ligesom det er tilfældet for et forsikringsselskab.
Accordingly, by contrast with the benefits provided by organisations charged with the management of compulsory social security schemes, the amount of the benefits provided by the Fund depends on the financial results of the investments made by it, in respect of which it is subject, like an insurance company, to supervision by the Insurance Board.
Indledningsvis bemærkes, at en beslutning fra de offentlige myndigheders side om at gøre tilslutning til en erhvervspensionsfond obligatorisk — som i det foreliggende tilfælde — nødvendigvis indebærer, at der gives fonden en eneret til at opkræve og administrere de bidrag, der betales med henblik på erhvervelse af pensionsrettigheder.
Under the sickness and maternity scheme forming part of the system in question, the benefits were the same for all beneficiaries, even though contributions were proportional to income; under the old-age insurance scheme, retirement pensions were funded by workers in employment; furthermore, the pension entitlements determined by law were not proportional to the contributions paid into the old-age insurance scheme; finally, schemes which were in surplus contributed to the financing of those with structural financial difficulties.
En sådan fond må derfor betragtes som en virksomhed, som de offentlige myndigheder har indrømmet eksklusive rettigheder som omhandlet i traktatens artikel 90, stk. 1.
Such solidarity necessarily implied that the various schemes should be managed by a single organisation and that affiliation to the schemes should be compulsory.
Endvidere fremgår det, at en erhvervspensionsfond har pligt til at fritage en virksomhed, såfremt denne mindst seks måneder før indgivelsen af den begæring, på grundlag af hvilken tilslutning til fonden blev gjort obligatorisk, allerede tilbød sine ansatte en pensionsordning, der gav dem rettigheder, der mindst svarer til dem, de ville erhverve ved tilslutning til fonden.
In addition, a sectoral pension fund is required to grant an exemption to an undertaking where the latter has already made available to its workers for at least six months before the request was lodged, on the basis of which affiliation to the fund was made compulsory, a pension scheme granting them rights at least equivalent to those which they would acquire if affiliated to the fund.
Endvidere kan fonden i medfør af de nævnte retningslinjers artikel 1 fritage en virksomhed, såfremt denne tilbyder sine ansatte en pensionsordning, der giver dem rettigheder, som mindst svarer til dem, fonden giver, idet der, såfremt fritagelsen medfører udtræden af fonden, skal tilbydes en rimelig kompensation efter Verzekeringskamer's skøn for fondens eventuelle tab som følge heraf ud fra et forsikringsteknisk synspunkt.
Moreover, under Article 1 of the abovementioned Guidelines, that fund is also entitled to grant an exemption to an undertaking which provides its workers with a pension scheme granting them rights at least equivalent to those deriving from the fund, provided that, in the event of withdrawal from the fund, compensation considered reasonable by the Insurance Board is offered for any damage suffered by the fund, from the actuarial point of view, as a result of the withdrawal.
Endvidere bemærkes, at det fremgår af fast retspraksis, at en virksomhed, der har et lovbestemt monopol på en væsentlig del af fællesmarkedet, kan anses for at indtage en dominerende stilling som omhandlet i traktatens artikel 86.
It follows that a sectoral pension fund of the kind at issue in the main proceedings engages in an economic activity in competition with insurance companies.
Det følger heraf, at en erhvervspensionsfond som den i hovedsagen omhandlede udøver en økonomisk virksomhed i konkurrence med forsikringsselskaberne.
In contrast, the Court held that a non-profit-making organisation which managed an old-age insurance scheme intended to supplement a basic compulsory scheme, established by law as an optional scheme and operating according to the principle of capitalisation, was an undertaking within the meaning of Article 85 et seq. of the Treaty.
En erhvervspensionsfond som den i hovedsagen omhandlede kan således anses for at indtage en dominerende stilling som omhandlet i traktatens artikel 86.
Neither the pursuit of a social objective, nor the non-pursuit of profit, nor the requirements of solidarity, nor the other rules concerning, in particular, the restrictions to which the managing organisation was subject in making investments deprived the activity carried on by the managing organisation of its economic nature.
Under disse omstændigheder kan det forhold, at den ikke handler med gevinst for øje, og de elementer af solidaritet, Fonden og de regeringer, der har indgivet indlæg, har henvist til, ikke ændre noget ved, at erhvervspensionsfonden er en virksomhed i traktatens konkurrencereglers forstand.
In those circumstances, the fact that the fund is non-profit-making and the manifestations of solidarity referred to by the fund and the intervening governments are not sufficient to deprive the sectoral pension fund of its status as an undertaking within the meaning of the competition rules of the Treaty.
Det skal dog bemærkes, at den omstændighed, at der skabes en dominerende stilling ved tildeling af eksklusive rettigheder som omhandlet i traktatens artikel 90, stk. 1, ikke i sig selv er uforenelig med traktatens artikel 86.
The question whether the concept of an undertaking, within the meaning of Article 85 et seq. of the Treaty, extends to a body such as the sectoral pension fund at issue in the main proceedings must be considered in the light of the foregoing considerations.
En medlemsstat overtræder kun forbuddene i disse to bestemmelser, såfremt den pågældende virksomhed ved den blotte udøvelse af de eksklusive rettigheder, som er indrømmet den, foranlediges til at udnytte sin dominerende stilling på en måde, der er udtryk for misbrug, eller såfremt rettighederne må antages at skabe en retstilstand, som medfører, at virksomheden gør sig skyldig i et sådant misbrug.
It must be observed that the sectoral pension fund itself determines the amount of the contributions and benefits and that the Fund operates in accordance with the principle of capitalisation.