Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 14 June 2016

European Commission v United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Coordination of social security systems — Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 — Article 4 — Equal treatment as regards access to social security benefits — Right of residence — Directive 2004/38/EC — National legislation under which child benefit and child tax credit are not granted to nationals of other Member States who do not have a right of lawful residence

Case C-308/14


Top of the page Documents in the Case
Document Date Name of the parties Subject-matter Curia EUR-Lex Autres Liens
Judgment (OJ)
05/08/2016 Commission v United Kingdom
Judgment
ECLI:EU:C:2016:436
14/06/2016 Commission v United Kingdom
Judgment (Summary)
ECLI:EU:C:2016:436
14/06/2016 Commission v United Kingdom
Application (OJ)
05/09/2014 Commission v United Kingdom
Opinion
ECLI:EU:C:2015:666
06/10/2015 Commission v United Kingdom
Top of the page Legal analysis of the decision or of the case

Reports of Cases

published in the electronic Reports of Cases (Court Reports - general)

Subject-matter

Information not available

Systematic classification scheme

1.
4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.04 Free movement of persons and services
    4.04.05 Social security
      4.04.05.01 Provisions common to the various categories of benefits
        4.04.05.01.04 Matters covered by the regulations
4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.04 Free movement of persons and services
    4.04.05 Social security
      4.04.05.01 Provisions common to the various categories of benefits
        4.04.05.01.09 Legislation applicable
1 The legal order of the European Union
  1.09 Non-discrimination and citizenship of the Union
    1.09.03 Right of entry and of residence
      1.09.03.01 Detailed rules governing the exercise of the right of entry and of residence
4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.04 Free movement of persons and services
    4.04.05 Social security
      4.04.05.01 Provisions common to the various categories of benefits
        4.04.05.01.03 Equal treatment
3 Legal proceedings
  3.01 Actions for failure to fulfil obligations
    3.01.00 General


Citations of case-law or legislation

References in grounds of judgment

Operative part

Opinion


Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

  • 27/06/2014

Date of the Opinion

  • 06/10/2015

Date of the hearing

Information not available

Date of delivery

14/06/2016


References

Publication in the Official Journal

Judgment: OJ C 305 from 22.08.2016, p.4

Application: OJ C 329 from 22.09.2014, p.2

Name of the parties

Commission v United Kingdom

Notes on Academic Writings

  1. Eichenhofer, Eberhard: Zeitschrift für europäisches Sozial- und Arbeitsrecht 2015 p.484-485 (DE)
  2. Berlin, Dominique: La Cour s'invite dans le débat sur le Brexit ?, La Semaine Juridique - édition générale 2016 nº 26 p.1310 (FR)
  3. Cavallini, Joël: Citoyen européen économiquement inactif et accès aux allocations familiales, La Semaine Juridique - Social 2016 nº 27-28 p.25-28 (FR)
  4. Paju, Jaan: EU-domstolens begränsning av åtkomst till sociala trygghetsförmåner - Mål C-308/14, Kommissionen mot Förenade kungariket och Nordirland, Europarättslig tidskrift 2016 nº 3 p.502-514 (SV)
  5. Driguez, Laetitia: L'État de résidence habituelle, compétent en matière de prestations familiales à l'égard des personnes économiquement actives, peut soumettre l'octroi de ces prestations de sécurité sociale à une condition de séjour régulier, Europe 2016 Septembre Comm. nº 8-9 p.27-28 (FR)
  6. Antloga, Alenka: Pravica do zakonitega prebivanja kot diskriminatoren pogoj pri upravičenosti do dajatev iz naslova socialne varnosti?, Pravna praksa 2016 nº 35 p.28-29 (SL)
  7. O'Brien, Charlotte: A failed Faustian pact: Case C-308/14 Commission v UK and the sacrifice of EU citizenship, Quaderni costituzionali 2016 p.824-827 (EN)
  8. Shuibhne, Niamh Nic: ‘WHAT I TELL YOU THREE TIMES IS TRUE’ Lawful Residence and Equal Treatment after Dano, Maastricht Journal of European and Comparative Law 2016 p.908-936 (EN)
  9. Bokeloh, Arno: Art. 4 VO (EG) Nr. 883/2004: Kindergeld für Nichterwerbstätige mit Aufenthaltstitel, Zeitschrift für das gesamte Familienrecht 2016 p.1570-1571 (DE)
  10. Bollo Arocena, María Dolores: Salvaguarda de las finanzas públicas, derecho de residencia y obtención de prestaciones de seguridad social en el Estado miembro de acogida. Comentario a la Sentencia del TJUE (Sala Primera), de 14 de junio de 2016. Asunto C-308/14, Revista Aranzadi Unión Europea 2016 nº 8-9 p.95-102 (ES)
  11. Hojnik, Janja: Pomoč za vzdrževanega otroka v drugi državi članici EU, Davčno-finančna praksa : davki, finance, zavarovalnistvo 2016 n° 6 p.24-27 (SL)
  12. Verschueren, H.: Economisch niet-actieve migrerende Unieburgers: enkel recht op sociale uitkeringen indien zij over een verblijfsrecht beschikken, S.E.W. ; Sociaal-economische wetgeving 2017 p.36-41 (NL)
  13. O’brien, Charlotte: A. Court of Justice The ECJ sacrifices EU citizenship in vain: Commission v. United Kingdom, Common Market Law Review 2016 p.209–243 (EN)
  14. Eichenhofer, Eberhard: Sozialpolitik : Kindergeld / Steuergutschrift / Europäisches koordinierendes Sozialrecht, Zeitschrift für europäisches Sozial- und Arbeitsrecht 2017 p.46-48 (DE)
  15. Felten, Elias: Beschränkter Zugang zu Sozialleistungen für Unionsbürger, Das Recht der Arbeit 2017 p.99-101 (DE)
  16. Strumia, Francesca ; Hughes, Mary E.: A Momentary Blip or a Step Forward in Revisionist Free Movement?: Case C-308/14 European Commission v. United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (14 June 2016), European Public Law 2017 p.723-737 (EN)
  17. Paju, Jaan: On the lack of legal reasonning in case C-308/14, European Commission v United Kingdom, Industrial Law Journal 2019 Vol.48 N°1 p.117-136 (EN)



Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

Information not available

Subject-matter

  • Social security

Provisions of national law referred to

Information not available

Provisions of international law referred to

Information not available

Procedure and result

  • Action for a declaration of failure to fulfil obligations : dismissal on substantive grounds

Formation of the Court

première chambre (Cour)

Judge-Rapporteur

Berger

Advocate General

Cruz Villalón

Language(s) of the Case

  • English

Language(s) of the Opinion

  • Spanish