JUDGMENT OF 6. 7. 1978 — CASE 9/78 DIRECTEUR REGIONAL DE LA SÉCURITÉ SOCIALE DE NANCY v GILLARD

In Case 9/78, Reference to the Court under Article 177 of the EEC Treaty by the Cour d'Appel (Court of Appeal), Nancy, (Social Chamber), for a preliminary ruling in the action pending before that court between

THE COURT composed of: H. Kutscher, President, M. Sørensen and G. Bosco (Presidents of Chambers), A. M. Donner, J. Mertens de Wilmars, P. Pescatore, Lord Mackenzie Stuart, A. O'Keeffe and A. Touffait, Judges, Advocate General: H. Mayras Registrar: A. Van Houtte

gives the following

JUDGMENT

Facts and Issues

I — Facts and written procedure

II — Observations submitted in pursuance of Article 20 of the Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice of the EEC

A — The Fund takes the view that, having regard to the viewpoint adopted by the Members of its Arbitration Committee in identical cases, namely that:

B — The Commission of the European Communities makes the following observations :

III — Oral procedure

Decision

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