Overview of recent cases before the court of justice of the European Union (April−September 2017)
| Date | 01 December 2017 |
| Author | Anne Pieter van der Mei |
| DOI | 10.1177/1388262717745741 |
| Published date | 01 December 2017 |
| Subject Matter | Recent case law |
Recent case law
Overview of recent cases
before the court of justice
of the European Union
(AprilSeptember 2017)
Anne Pieter van der Mei
Maastricht Centre for European Law, University of Maastricht, Maastricht, Netherlands
Abstract
This contribution presents an overview of the case law of the Court of Justice of the European
Union in the period April–September 2017 on social security matters. The relevant rulings con-
cern first and foremost the rules determining the applicable legislation as enshrined in Regulation
883/2004 and Regulation 1408/71. In addition, the Court of Justice has delivered important rulings
concerning posted worker and the binding effect of A1 certificates, the social security rights of
third country nationals holding a single-permit and the protection of social rights in the context of
financial crisis and austerity measures.
Keywords
rules determining the applicable legislation, posting, third country nationals, austerity measures
This overview includes seven
1
rulings on social security issues that the Court of Justice
delivered in the period April–September 2017 (the ‘reporting period’). Five of these concern
the rules determining the applicable legislation as enshrined in Regulations 883/2004
2
and
Corresponding author:
Anne Pieter van der Mei, Maastricht Centre for European Law, University of Maastricht, 6200 Maastricht, Netherlands.
E-mail: ap.vandermei@maastrichtuniversity.nl
1. An eighth ruling that is not included in this overview is Ute Kleinsteuber v Mars GmbH, Case C-354/16, EU:
C:2017:539, which, in brief, concerns the compatibility of national legislation governing the calculation of occupational
pensions with the Framework Agreement on part-time work, Directive 2006/54 on equal treatment for men and women
in matters of employment and occupation, as well as Directive 2000/78 setting a framework for equal treatment in
employment and occupation.
2. Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the coordination of
social security systems (OJ 2004 L 166, p.1, and corrigendum OJ 2004 L 200: 1), as amended by Regulation (EC) No
988/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 September 2009 (OJ 2009 L 284: 43).
European Journal of Social Security
2017, Vol. 19(4) 353–362
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