JUDGMENT OF 19.3.1964 — CASE 75/63 HOEKSTRA v BEDRIJFSVERENIGING DETAILHANDEL

In Case 75/63 Reference to the Court under Article 177 of the EEC Treaty by the Centrale Raad van Beroep, the Netherlands court of last instance in social security matters, for a preliminary ruling in the action pending before that court between

THE COURT composed of: A. M. Donner, President, Ch. L. Hammes and A. Trabucchi, Presidents of Chambers, L. Delvaux, R. Rossi, R. Lecourt and W. Strauß (Rapporteur), Judges, Advocate-General: M. Lagrange Registrar: A. Van Houtte

gives the following

JUDGMENT

Issues of fact and of law

I — Background and subjectmatter of the dispute

II — Procedure

III — Observations of the parties to the proceedings

1. The admissibility of the reference

2. Questions put by the Netherlands court

Grounds of judgment

1 Translator's Note: The word equally does not in fact occur in the text of the Regulation.