JUDGMENT OF 5. 12. 1967 — CASE 14/67 LANDESVERSICHERUNGSANSTALT RHEINLAND-PFALZ v WELCHNER

In Case 14/67 Reference to the Court under Article 177 ot the EEC Treaty by the IVth Senate of the Bundessozialgericht (Federal Social Security Court) for a preliminary ruling in the action pending before that court between

THE COURT composed of: R. Lecourt, President, A. M. Donner and W. Strauß (Rapporteur), Presidents of Chambers, A. Trabucchi, R. Monaco, J. Mertens de Wilmars and P. Pescatore, Judges, Advocate-General: J. Gand Registrar: A. Van Houtte

gives the following

JUDGMENT

Issues of fact and of law

I — Origins of the case

II — Procedure

Ill — Summary of the written observations submitted under Article 20 of the Statute of the Court of Justice of the EEC

1. Observations of the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany

2. Observations of the Commission of the European Economic Communities

Grounds of judgment