Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 25 February 2016

Vestische Arbeit Jobcenter Kreis Recklinghausen v Jovanna García-Nieto and Others

Request for a preliminary ruling from the Landessozialgericht Nordrhein-Westfalen

Reference for a preliminary ruling — Freedom of movement of persons — Citizenship of the Union — Equal treatment — Directive 2004/38/EC — Article 24(2) — Social Assistance — Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 — Articles 4 and 70 — Special non-contributory cash benefits — Exclusion of nationals of a Member State during the first three months of residence in the host Member State

Case C-299/14


Top of the page Documents in the Case
Document Date Name of the parties Subject-matter Curia EUR-Lex Autres Liens
Judgment (OJ)
08/04/2016 García-Nieto and Others
Judgment
ECLI:EU:C:2016:114
25/02/2016 García-Nieto and Others
Judgment (Summary)
ECLI:EU:C:2016:114
25/02/2016 García-Nieto and Others
Application (OJ)
29/08/2014 García-Nieto and Others
Opinion
ECLI:EU:C:2015:366
04/06/2015 García-Nieto and Others
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.
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
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


Citations of case-law or legislation

References in grounds of judgment

Operative part

Opinion


Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

  • 17/06/2014

Date of the Opinion

  • 04/06/2015

Date of the hearing

Information not available

Date of delivery

25/02/2016


References

Publication in the Official Journal

Judgment: OJ C 145 from 25.04.2016, p.7

Application: OJ C 315 from 15.09.2014, p.38

Name of the parties

García-Nieto and Others

Notes on Academic Writings

  1. Leopold, Anders: Luxembourg locuta -causa finita? - Was kommt nach Dano, Alimanovic und Garcia-Nieto? - Folgerungen aus der Rechtsprechung des EuGH für das deutsche Sozialrecht, Arbeit und Recht 2015 p.397-403 (DE)
  2. Carlier, Jean-Yves: La libre circulation des personnes dans l’Union européenne, Journal de droit européen 2016 nº 1 p.153-159 (FR)
  3. Holst-Christensen, Nina: Sag C-299/14, Garcia-Nieto, EU-ret & Menneskeret 2016 nº 1 p.41-44 (DA)
  4. Oosterom-Staples, H.: Is de bestaansmiddeleneis de achilleshiel van het recht op vrij verkeer van personen?, Nederlands tijdschrift voor Europees recht 2016 p.203-210 (NL)
  5. Takis, Athanasios: Armenopoulos 2016 p.722-723 (EL)
  6. Frenz, Walter: Die EU ist keine Sozialunion, Deutsches Verwaltungsblatt 2016 p.501-503 (DE)
  7. Driguez, Laetitia: Prestations d'assistance sociale, Europe 2016 Avril Comm. nº 4 p.22 (FR)
  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. Pfersich, Andreas: Unionsbürgerschaft, Gleichbehandlung, Sozialhilfe, Ausschluss, erste drei Monate des Aufenthalts, Zeitschrift für Ausländerrecht und Ausländerpolitik 2016 p.189 (DE)
  10. Berger, Maria ; Pelzl, Alexander: Ausschluss von Unionsbürgern aus anderen Mitgliedstaaten von bestimmten Sozialleistungen während der ersten drei Monate ihres Aufenthalts unionsrechtskonform, Österreichische Juristenzeitung 2016 p.474 (DE)
  11. Hojnik, Janja: Načelo enakega obravnavanja državljanov drugih držav članic EU, ko gre za socialne pravice, Davčno-finančna praksa : davki, finance, zavarovalnistvo 2016 n° 3 p.23-26 (SL)
  12. Wallrabenstein, Astrid: Die Gleichheit der Freiheit, Zeitschrift für europäisches Sozial- und Arbeitsrecht 2016 p.349-357 (DE)
  13. Carlier, Jean-Yves ; Renaudière, Géraldine: Libre circulation des personnes dans l'Union européenne, Journal de droit européen 2018 p.141-151 (FR)



Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

Landessozialgericht Nordrhein-Westfalen - Germany

Subject-matter

  • Social security
  • Citizenship of the Union
  • area of freedom, security and justice
  • - Border checks
  • non-discrimination
  • Freedom of movement for workers

Provisions of national law referred to

Sozialgesetzbuch, Zweites Buch (SGB II), Paragraphen 7 Abs. 1 Satz 2 Nr. 1

Provisions of international law referred to

Information not available

Procedure and result

  • Reference for a preliminary ruling

Formation of the Court

première chambre (Cour)

Judge-Rapporteur

Berger

Advocate General

Wathelet

Language(s) of the Case

  • German

Language(s) of the Opinion

  • French