Judgment of the General Court (Ninth Chamber) of 30 April 2019

Francis Wattiau v European Parliament

Civil service — Social security — JSIS — Reimbursement of medical expenses — Agreement concluded, in particular, between the European Union, Luxembourg and the Entente des hôpitaux luxembourgeois on the scales of fees for hospital care received by JSIS members — Plea of illegality — Principle of non-discrimination on grounds of nationality — First paragraph of Article 18 TFEU — Articles 20 and 21 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights — Article 39 of the Joint Rules on sickness insurance for officials

Case T-737/17


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Document Date Name of the parties Subject-matter Curia EUR-Lex Autres Liens
Judgment (OJ)
07/06/2019 Wattiau v Parliament
Staff Regulations of Officials
  • Staff Regulations of Officials
  • Non-discrimination and citizenship of the Union
  • - non-discrimination
  • - Non-discrimination on grounds of nationality
  • Fundamental rights
  • - Charter of Fundamental Rights
EUR-Lex text EUR-Lex bilingual text
Judgment
ECLI:EU:T:2019:273		 30/04/2019 Wattiau v Parliament
Staff Regulations of Officials
  • Staff Regulations of Officials
  • Non-discrimination and citizenship of the Union
  • - non-discrimination
  • - Non-discrimination on grounds of nationality
  • Fundamental rights
  • - Charter of Fundamental Rights
EUR-Lex text EUR-Lex bilingual text
Abstract
ECLI:EU:T:2019:273		 30/04/2019 Wattiau v Parliament
Staff Regulations of Officials
  • Staff Regulations of Officials
  • Non-discrimination and citizenship of the Union
  • - non-discrimination
  • - Non-discrimination on grounds of nationality
  • Fundamental rights
  • - Charter of Fundamental Rights
EUR-Lex text EUR-Lex bilingual text
Application (OJ)
12/01/2018 Wattiau v Parliament
Staff Regulations of Officials
  • Staff Regulations of Officials
  • Non-discrimination and citizenship of the Union
  • - non-discrimination
  • - Non-discrimination on grounds of nationality
  • Fundamental rights
  • - Charter of Fundamental Rights
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Reports of Cases

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

Subject-matter

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Systematic classification scheme

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3 Legal proceedings
  3.06 Plea of illegality
    3.06.01 Measures in respect of which a plea of illegality may be raised
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9 Staff cases
  9.23 Judicial proceedings
    9.23.04 Plea of illegality
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1 The legal order of the European Union
  1.09 Non-discrimination and citizenship of the Union
    1.09.01 Prohibition of discrimination on grounds of nationality
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9 Staff cases
  9.01 The sources of European civil service law
    9.01.02 Principles of the law of the European civil service
      9.01.02.01 Equal treatment and non-discrimination
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9 Staff cases
  9.17 Social security
    9.17.01 Sickness insurance
      9.17.01.01 Refund of expenses
        9.17.01.01.00 General
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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
        4.04.05.01.02 Persons covered by the regulations
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9 Staff cases
  9.01 The sources of European civil service law
    9.01.03 Application of EU law on social policy


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Opinion

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Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

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Date of the hearing

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Date of delivery

30/04/2019


References

Publication in the Official Journal

Judgment: OJ C 213 from 24.06.2019, p.29

Application: OJ C 32 from 29.01.2018, p.33

Name of the parties

Wattiau v Parliament

Notes on Academic Writings

  1. Popov, Athanase: Surfacturations hospitalières et qualité de vie des fonctionnaires européens au Grand Duché de Luxembourg : le Tribunal de l'Union constate que la convention négociée entre l'Union et les hôpitaux luxembourgeois viole le principe de non-discrimination en raison de la nationalité : Trib. UE, neuvième chambre, arrêt du 30 avril 2019, Francis Wattiau/Parlement européen, aff. T-737/17, Revue des affaires européennes 2019 p.391-399 (FR)



Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

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Subject-matter

  • Staff Regulations of Officials
  • Non-discrimination and citizenship of the Union
  • - non-discrimination
  • - Non-discrimination on grounds of nationality
  • Fundamental rights
  • - Charter of Fundamental Rights

Provisions of national law referred to

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Provisions of international law referred to

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Procedure and result

  • Actions brought by officials : application granted

Formation of the Court

Neuvième chambre (Tribunal)

Judge-Rapporteur

da Silva Passos

Advocate General

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Language(s) of the Case

  • French

Language(s) of the Opinion

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