Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) 8 March 1988

In Case 80/87 REFERENCE to the Court under Article 177 of the EEC Treaty by the Raad van Beroep (Social Security Court), Arnhem, for a preliminary ruling in the proceedings pending before that court between

THE COURT (Second Chamber), composed of: O. Due, President of Chamber, K. Bahlmann and T. F. O'Higgins, Judges, Advocate General: G. F. Mancini Registrar: J. A. Pompe, Deputy Registrar

after considering the observations submitted on behalf of: A. Dik and A. Menkutos-Demirci, plaintiffs in the main proceedings, represented by M. Voets, Advocaat, the College van Burgemeester en Wethouders, Arnhem, defendant in the main proceedings, represented by W. Scheerder, acting as Agent, the Netherlands Government, represented by G. Borchardt, acting as Agent, the Commission of the European Communities, represented by J. Currall, a member of its Legal Department, acting as Agent, assisted by F. Herbert, Avocat,

having regard to the Report for the Hearing and further to the hearing on 19 January 1988,

after hearing the Opinion of the Advocate General delivered at the sitting on 19 January 1988,

gives the following

Judgment

First question

Second question

Costs

1 Language of the Case: Dutch.