Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 26 May 2011.

Raad van bestuur van het Uitvoeringsinstituut werknemersverzekeringen v H. Akdas and Others.

Reference for a preliminary ruling: Centrale Raad van Beroep - Netherlands.

EEC-Turkey Association - Social security for migrant workers - Waiving of residence clauses - Scope - Supplement to the invalidity pension paid by the host Member State in order to ensure a minimum standard of living for the recipients - Amendment of national legislation - Withdrawal of that supplement when the recipient resides outside the territory of the Member State concerned.

Case C-485/07.


Top of the page Documents in the Case
Document Date Name of the parties Subject-matter Curia EUR-Lex Autres Liens
Judgment (OJ)
01/07/2011 Akdas and Others
Social security
  • Social security
  • External relations
  • - Association Agreement
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Judgment
ECLI:EU:C:2011:346		 26/05/2011 Akdas and Others
Social security
  • Social security
  • External relations
  • - Association Agreement
EUR-Lex text EUR-Lex bilingual text
Judgment (Summary)
ECLI:EU:C:2011:346		 26/05/2011 Akdas and Others
Social security
  • Social security
  • External relations
  • - Association Agreement
EUR-Lex text EUR-Lex bilingual text
Application (OJ)
26/01/2008 Akdas and Others
Social security
  • Social security
  • External relations
  • - Association Agreement
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Reports of Cases

2011 I-04499

Subject-matter

Interpretation of Article 9 of the Association Agreement, of Article 59 of the Additional Protocol to the Agreement establishing an Association between the European Economic Community and Turkey signed at Brussels on 23 November 1970 and concluded, approved and confirmed on behalf of the Community by Council Regulation (EEC) No 2760/72 of 19 December 1972 (OJ 1973 C 133, p. 17) and of Article 6(1) of Decision No 3/80 of the Association Council of 19 September 1980 on the application of the social security schemes of the Member States of the European Communities to Turkish workers and members of their families (OJ 1983 C 110, p. 60) – National legislation providing for the grant of a supplementary benefit by means of insurance against incapacity for work in order to reach the level of the minimum wage – Restrictions in the event of residence outside the Netherlands – Two-speed withdrawal of supplementary benefit according to place of residence and nationality

Systematic classification scheme

1.
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6 External policy
  6.07 International agreements
    6.07.15 Free trade, association, stabilisation etc. agreements
      6.07.15.01 Turkey
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6 External policy
  6.07 International agreements
    6.07.15 Free trade, association, stabilisation etc. agreements
      6.07.15.01 Turkey
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6 External policy
  6.07 International agreements
    6.07.15 Free trade, association, stabilisation etc. agreements
      6.07.15.01 Turkey
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6 External policy
  6.07 International agreements
    6.07.15 Free trade, association, stabilisation etc. agreements
      6.07.15.01 Turkey


Citations of case-law or legislation

References in grounds of judgment

Operative part

Opinion

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Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

  • 05/11/2007

Date of the Opinion

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Date of the hearing

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Date of delivery

26/05/2011


References

Publication in the Official Journal

Application: OJ C 22 from 26.01.2008, p.24

Judgment: OJ C 211 from 16.07.2011, p.3

Name of the parties

Akdas and Others

Notes on Academic Writings

  1. Driguez, Laetitia: Accord d'association CEE-Turquie, Europe 2011 Juillet Comm. nº 7 p.19-20 (FR)
  2. Van der Mei, A.P.: Tijdschrift Recht en Arbeid 2011 nº 10 p.33-34 (NL)
  3. Thomasberger, Martina: Abkommen zur Gründung einer Assoziation zwischen der EWG und der Republik Türkei, Das Recht der Arbeit 2011 p.488-491 (DE)
  4. Theele, Tessa: Rechtspraak Vreemdelingen recht (Ed. Ars Aequi Libri - Nijmegen) 2011 p.333-336 (NL)
  5. Eisele, Katharina ; Van der Mei, Anne Pieter: Portability of Social Benefits and Reverse Discrimination of EU Citizens vis-à-vis Turkish Nationals: Comment on Akdas, European Law Review 2012 p.204-212 (EN)



Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

Centrale Raad van Beroep - Netherlands

Subject-matter

  • Social security
  • External relations
  • - Association Agreement

Provisions of national law referred to

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Provisions of international law referred to

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Procedure and result

  • Reference for a preliminary ruling

Formation of the Court

première chambre (Cour)

Judge-Rapporteur

Kasel

Advocate General

Sharpston

Language(s) of the Case

  • Dutch

Language(s) of the Opinion

    Information not available