JUDGMENT OF 27. 10. 1971 — CASE 23/71 JANSSEN v MUTUALITÉS CHRÉTIENNES

In Case 23/71 Reference to the Court under Article 177 of the EEC Treaty by the Arbeidsrechtbank (Labour Court) Tongeren for a preliminary ruling in the action pending before that court between

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

gives the following

JUDGMENT

Issues of fact and of law

I — Facts and Procedure

II — Observations submitted under Article 20 of the Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice

A — Observations submitted by Mr Janssen

(a) Belgian national legislation

(b) Community rules

B — Observations submitted by the Commission of the European Communities

Grounds of judgment

Costs