JUDGMENT OF 28. 5. 1974 — CASE 191/73 NIEMANN v BUNDESVERSICHERUNGSANSTALT

In Case 191/73 Reference to the Court under Article 177 of the EEC Treaty by the Sozialgericht, Freiburg, for a preliminary ruling in the action pending before that court between

THE COURT composed of: R. Lecourt, President, A. M. Donner and M. Sørensen, Presidents of Chambers, R. Monaco, J. Mertens de Wilmars (Rapporteur), P. Pescatore, H. Kutscher, C. Ó Dálaigh and A. J. Mackenzie Stuart, Judges, Advocate-General: J.-P. Warner Registrar: A. Van Houtte

gives the following

JUDGMENT

Facts

I — Facts and procedure

II — Observations submitted under Article 20 of the Statute of the Court of Justice of the European Economic Community

A — Observations of Mr Niemann

B — Observations of the Bundesversicherungsanstalt fur Angestellte

C — Observations of the Commission

(a) As regards the first sentence of Article 28 (3) of Regulation No 3

(b) As regards Article 13 (1) (b) and (S) of Regulation No 4

Law

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