Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) 4 July 1985

In Case 104/84 REFERENCE to the Court under Article 177 of the EEC Treaty by the Raad van Beroep [Social Security Court], The Hague, for a preliminary ruling in the proceedings pending before that court between

THE COURT (Third Chamber) composed of: Lord Mackenzie Stuart, President, U. Everling and Y. Galmot, Judges, Advocate General: M. Darmon Registrar: J. A. Pompe, Deputy Registrar

after considering the observations submitted on behalf of the Raad van Arbeid, Leiden, by its Chairman, W. G. H. van Hoogevest, and by S. van der Zee, the Commission of the European Communities, by Manfred Beschel, Marie-Ann Coninsx and Francis Herbert,

and after hearing the Opinion of the Advocate General delivered at the sitting on 23 April 1985,

gives the following

JUDGMENT

Decision

First question

Second and third questions

Fourth question

Costs

1 Language of the Case: Dutch.