News and Cases
| Date | 01 December 2006 |
| Published date | 01 December 2006 |
| Author | Frans Pennings |
| DOI | 10.1177/138826270600800404 |
| Subject Matter | News and Cases |
European Jour nal of Social Sec urity, Volume 8 (2006), No. 4 391
NEWS AND CASES
THE TAS-HAGEN JUDGMENT
e Tas-Hagen judgment concerns refusa l of a victims of war bene t on the grounds
that the applicant did not reside in the Netherlands at the date of application. e
Court decided that t his refusal was not consistent with Ar ticle 18 EC.
Judgment
COURT OF JUSTICE 26 October 2006
(C.W.A. Timmermans (President), R. Schintgen, P. Kūris, R. Silva de Lapuerta and
L. Bay Larsen.)
K. Tas-Hagen and R.A. Tas v. Raadskamer WUBO va n de Pensioen- en Uitkeringsraad
(Case C-192/05)
…
Judgment
1. e reference for a preliminary r uling concerns the interpretation of Ar ticle 18(1)
EC.
2. e reference has been made in the course of proceedings between, on the one
hand, Mrs Tas-Hagen and Mr Tas and, on the other, the Raadsk amer WUBO van
de Pensioen- en Uitkeringsraad (Pension and Bene t Bo ard Advisory Chamber on
the Law on Bene ts for Civilian War Victims, hereina er ‘the PUR’) concerning
the latter’s refusal to gra nt them various bene ts to whic h they clai m to be e ntitl ed
as civilia n war victims.
e nation al legislation
3. e national legislation consists of the Law on Bene ts for Civi lian War Victims
1940-1945 (Wet uitkeringen burger-oorlogsslachto ers 1940-1945) of 10 March
1984 (Staatsblad 1984, No 94, hereina er the ‘W UBO’).
4. Article 2(1) of the WUBO states:
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