Reports of Cases

2005 I-02529

Subject-matter

Reference for a preliminary ruling ─ Social Judge No 20, Madrid ─ Interpretation of Articles 3, 19 and 22 of Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 of 19 June 1971 on the applicant 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 Council Regulation (EEC) No 2001/83 of 2 June 1983 (OJ 1983 L 230, p. 6) ─ Sickness insurance ─ Obligation of the institution of the competent Member State to reimburse the costs of hospitalisation in a non-member State decided upon by the institution of the State of stay

Systematic classification scheme

Citations of case-law or legislation

References in grounds of judgment

• EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 234 : paragraph 33
• Treaty of Nice 2001 - Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice -A23 : paragraph 30
• Regulation 1408/71 : paragraph 39
• Regulation 1408/71 -A03 : paragraph 1
• Regulation 1408/71 -A19 : paragraphs 1, 42, 53
• Regulation 1408/71 -A19P1LA : paragraph 42
• Regulation 1408/71 -A22 : paragraphs 1, 39, 42, 44 - 46
• Regulation 1408/71 -A22P1 : paragraphs 50, 70
• Regulation 1408/71 -A22P1LA : paragraphs 51, 65
• Regulation 1408/71 -A22P1LALI : paragraphs 43, 57, 58, 63, 70
• Regulation 1408/71 -A22P1LALII : paragraph 58
• Regulation 1408/71 -A22P1LC : paragraphs 48, 51, 65
• Regulation 1408/71 -A22P1LI : paragraphs 47, 65, 67, 69
• Regulation 1408/71 -A22P1LCLI : paragraphs 43, 57, 58, 60, 63, 70
• Regulation 1408/71 -A36 : paragraphs 66, 68, 70
• Regulation 574/72 : paragraph 39
• Regulation 574/72 -A18 : paragraphs 50, 53
• Regulation 574/72 -A18P5 : paragraph 58
• Regulation 574/72 -A22P1 : paragraphs 1, 63
• Regulation 574/72 -A22P3 : paragraphs 1, 63
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -300/84 : paragraph 38
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -22/86 : paragraphs 53, 56
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -82/86 : paragraph 38
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -45/90 : paragraph 53
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -60/93 : paragraph 38
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -206/94 : paragraph 50
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -120/95 : paragraphs 50, 68
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -67/96 : paragraph 30
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -158/96 : paragraphs 50, 52, 68
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -368/98 : paragraphs 46, 65, 66, 69
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -157/99 : paragraph 62
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -385/99 : paragraph 62
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -326/00 : paragraphs 33, 69
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -56/01 : paragraphs 46, 65, 66
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -156/01 : paragraph 45
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -72/03 : paragraph 29

Operative part

• Interprets : Regulation 1408/71 -A22P1LAPT1
• Interprets : Regulation 1408/71 -A22P1LCPT1
• Interprets : Regulation 1408/71 -A36
• Interprets : Regulation 574/72 -A22P1
• Interprets : Regulation 574/72 -A22P3

Opinion

• EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 10 : points 18, 28
  
• EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 234 : point 11
  
• Regulation 1408/71 -A03P1 : point 33
  
• Regulation 1408/71 -A22P1 : points 20, 28
  
• Regulation 1408/71 -A22P1LC : points 15, 17, 18, 23 - 27, 29
  
• Regulation 1408/71 -A22P1LI : points 31, 33
  
• Regulation 1408/71 -A22P1LCLI : points 15, 16
  
• Regulation 1408/71 -A87 : point 28
  
• Regulation 574/72 -A22P1 : point 29
  
• Regulation 574/72 -A22P3 : point 29
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -178/97 : points 19, 20
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -202/97 : point 20
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -368/98 : points 16, 17
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -157/99 : point 23
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -385/99 : point 23
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -326/00 : points 11, 18
  

Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

• 31/03/2003

Date of the Opinion

• 13/01/2005

Date of the hearing

Information not available

Date of delivery

12/04/2005

References

Publication in the Official Journal

Application: OJ C 146 from 21.06.2003, p.26

Judgment: OJ C 132 from 28.05.2005, p.5

Name of the parties

Keller

Notes on Academic Writings

1. Pennings, F.J.L.: Administratiefrechtelijke beslissingen ; Rechtspraak bestuursrecht 2005 nº 160
2. Pennings, F.J.L.: Medische behandeling ook in andere lidstaat waarvoor toestemming is gegeven, Sociaal recht 2005 p.229
3. Rixen, Stephan: Zeitschrift für europäisches Sozial- und Arbeitsrecht 2005 p.308-310
4. Dubouis, Louis: Notre système de santé doit-il redouter et la concurrence des dentistes polonais et celle des cliniques suisses?, Revue de droit sanitaire et social 2005 p.586-592
5. Zarka, Jean-Claude: Remboursement des frais afférents à un traitement urgent et vital, La Semaine juridique - édition générale 2005 II 10083
6. Lhernould, Jean-Philippe: Droit de la protection sociale: prise en charge des frais de soins prodigués dans un Etat tiers, Revue de jurisprudence sociale 2005 p.513-515
7. Mok, M.R.: Nederlandse jurisprudentie ; Uitspraken in burgerlijke en strafzaken 2005 nº 571
8. Simon, Anne-claire: L'arrêt Keller de la Cour de justice: un nouveau pas vers la suppression des frontières pour les patients en Europe?, Revue belge de sécurité sociale 2005 p.205-224
9. Idot, Laurence: Circulation des assurés sociaux et soins dispensés dans un Etat tiers, Europe 2005 Juin Comm. nº 203 p.19-20
10. Petroglou, P.: H desmefsi tou forea tou armodiou kratous-melous apo tis diapistoseis kai tis apofaseis ton iatron tou forea tou topou diamonis, Dikaio Epicheiriseon & Etairion 2005 p.431
11. Luby, Monique: Chronique de jurisprudence du Tribunal et de la Cour de justice des Communautés européennes, Journal du droit international 2006 p.685-690
12. Banu, Mihai: Securitate socială. Art. 3 și 22 din Regulamentul nr. 1408/71. Art. 22 din Regulamentul nr. 574/72. Spitalizare într-un stat membru, altul decât statul membru competent. Necesitatea unui tratament urgent cu caracter vital. Transferul persoanei asigurate într-o instituție spitalicească a unui stat terț. Sfera formularelor E 111 și E 112, Revista românã de drept comunitar 2006 nº 02 p.121-128
13. Garaj, M.: Rozsudok "Keller", Výber z rozhodnutí Súdneho dvora Európskych spoločenstiev 2010 nº 4-5 p.58-63
14. Tabaković, Jasmina A.: Povračilni zahtevek stroškov zdravljenja nujne medicinske pomoči v državi članici EU, Pravna praksa 2013 nº 1 p.14-15

Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

Juzgado de lo Social nº 20 de Madrid - Spain

Subject-matter

• Social security
  

Provisions of national law referred to

Decreto 2065/1974, de 30 de mayo, por el que se aprueba el texto refundido de la Ley General de la Seguridad Social (LGSS), art. 102, texte refondu approuvé par décret 2065/1974, de 30/05/1974 Decreto 2766/1967, de 16 de noviembre de 1967, por el que se dictan normas sobre prestaciones de asistencia sanitaria y ordenación de los servicios médicos en el régimen general de la Seguridad Social, de 16/11/1967, por el que se dictan normas sobre prestaciones de asistencia sanitaria y ordenación de los servicios médicos en el régimen general de la Seguridad Social, art. 18 Decreto 2575/1973, de 14 de septiembre de 1973, por el que se modifica el artículo 18 del Decreto 2766/1967, de 16 de noviembre, de 14/09/1973, por el que se modifica el artículo 18 del Decreto 2766/1967, de 16 de noviembre

Provisions of international law referred to

Information not available

Procedure and result

• Reference for a preliminary ruling
  

Formation of the Court

grande chambre (Cour)

Judge-Rapporteur

Lenaerts

Advocate General

Geelhoed

Language(s) of the Case

• Spanish
  

Language(s) of the Opinion

• English