Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) 12 June 1986

In Case 302/84 REFERENCE to the Court under Article 177 of the EEC Treaty by the Raad van Beroep [Social Security Court], 's-Hertogenbosch, for a preliminary ruling in the proceedings pending before that court between

THE COURT (Third Chamber) composed of: U. Everling, President of Chamber, Y. Galmot and C. Kakouris, Judges, Advocate General: Sir Gordon Slynn Registrar: D. Louterman, Administrator

after considering the observations submitted on behalf of: the defendant in the main proceedings, by W. M. Levelt-Overmars, in the written procedure, and by F. W. M. Keunen, acting as Agent, in the oral procedure, the Netherlands Government, by I. Verkade, Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Commission of the European Communities, by J. Griesmar, acting as Agent, in the written procedure, and by F. Herbert, Advocate, in the oral procedure,

after hearing the Opinion of the Advocate General delivered at the sitting on 27 February 1986,

gives the following

JUDGMENT

Decision

First question

Second question

Third question

Costs

1 Language of the Case: Dutch.