Judgment of the Court of 17 October 1989.

Handels- og Kontorfunktionærernes Forbund I Danmark v Dansk Arbejdsgiverforening, acting on behalf of Danfoss.

Reference for a preliminary ruling: Faglige Voldgiftsret - Denmark.

Social policy - Equal pay for men and women.

Case 109/88.


Top of the page Documents in the Case
Document Date Name of the parties Subject-matter Curia EUR-Lex Autres Liens
Judgment
ECLI:EU:C:1989:383
17/10/1989 Handels- og Kontorfunktionærernes Forbund i Danmark v Dansk Arbejdsgiverforening, agissant pour Danfoss
Judgment (Summary)
ECLI:EU:C:1989:383
17/10/1989 Handels- og Kontorfunktionærernes Forbund i Danmark v Dansk Arbejdsgiverforening, agissant pour Danfoss
Opinion
ECLI:EU:C:1989:228
31/05/1989 Handels- og Kontorfunktionærernes Forbund i Danmark v Dansk Arbejdsgiverforening, agissant pour Danfoss
Top of the page Legal analysis of the decision or of the case

Reports of Cases

1989 03199

Swedish X/00187 Finnish X/00201

Subject-matter

Information not available

Systematic classification scheme

1.
B European Community (EEC/EC)
  B-19 Legal proceedings
    B-19.04 Reference for a preliminary ruling
      B-19.04.01 Reference to the Court of Justice
        B-19.04.01.01 Definition of court or tribunal of a Member State
B European Community (EEC/EC)
  B-15 Social policy
    B-15.01 Equality for men and women


Citations of case-law or legislation

References in grounds of judgment

Operative part

Opinion


Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

  • 05/04/1988

Date of the Opinion

  • 31/05/1989

Date of the hearing

Information not available

Date of delivery

17/10/1989


References

Publication in the Official Journal

Application: OJ C 124 from 11.05.1988, p.8

Judgment: OJ C 289 from 17.11.1989, p.3

Name of the parties

Handels- og Kontorfunktionærernes Forbund i Danmark v Dansk Arbejdsgiverforening, agissant pour Danfoss

Notes on Academic Writings

  1. De Vos, Dominique: La preuve du contraire, Journal des tribunaux du travail 1990 p.196-197
  2. Szyszczak, Erika: European Court Rulings on Discrimination and Part-time Work and the Burden of Proof in Equal Pay Claims, The Industrial Law Journal 1990 p.114-120
  3. Shaw, Josephine: The Burden of Proof and the Legality of Supplementary Payments in Equal Pay Cases, European Law Review 1990 p.260-266
  4. Nielsen, Ruth ; Precht, Kirsten: Procesret og ligeløn - nye EF-krav til dansk ret, Ugeskrift for Retsvæsen 1990 B p.252-260
  5. X: Revue de jurisprudence sociale 1990 p.193
  6. Ballestrero, Maria Vittoria: La prova della discriminazione indiretta: ancora un passo avanti della Corte di giustizia, Rivista italiana di diritto del lavoro 1990 II p.781-798
  7. Colneric, Ninon: Neue Entscheidungen des EuGH zur Gleichbehandlung von Männern und Frauen, Europäische Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftsrecht 1991 p.75-79
  8. Mok, M.R.: TVVS ondernemingsrecht en rechtspersonen 1991 p.108
  9. Prechal, Sacha: S.E.W. ; Sociaal-economische wetgeving 1992 p.183-196
  10. Steyger, E.: Rechtspraak vrouwen en recht in 231 uitspraken en annotaties 1992 p.489-494
  11. Robalo Cordeiro, António José: Divulgação do Direito Comunitário 1992 nº 10 187-193
  12. Beck, Gunnar: The state of EC anti-sex discrimination law and the judgment in Cadman, or how the legal can become the political, European Law Review 2007 p.549-562



Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

Faglig voldgiftsret - Denmark

Subject-matter

  • Social policy

Provisions of national law referred to

Lov nr. 237 af 05/05/1986 om lige løn til mænd og kvinder

Provisions of international law referred to

Information not available

Procedure and result

  • Reference for a preliminary ruling

Formation of the Court

Cour plénière (Cour)

Judge-Rapporteur

Joliet

Advocate General

Lenz

Language(s) of the Case

  • Danish

Language(s) of the Opinion

  • German