Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) 2 May 1990

In Case C-293/88 REFERENCE to the Court under Article 177 of the EEC Treaty by the Raad van Beroep (Social Security Court), Amsterdam, for a preliminary ruling in the proceedings pending before that court between

THE COURT (Second Chamber) composed of: F. A. Schockweiler, President of Chamber, G. F. Mancini and T. F. O'Higgins, Judges, Advocate General: M. Darmon Registrar: H. A. Rühl, Principal Administrator

after considering the observations submitted on behalf of the Sociale Verzekeringsbank, the defendant in the main proceedings, by B. H. ter Kuile and E. H. Pijnacker Hordijk, of the Hague and Brussels Bars; the Kingdom of the Netherlands, by H. J. Heinemann, Deputy Secretary-General in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, acting as Agent; the Commission of the European Communities, by its Legal Adviser, R. D. Gouloussis, and by B. J. Drijber, a member of its Legal Department, acting as Agents,

having regard to the Report for the Hearing,

after hearing the oral observations of the Sociale Verzekeringsbank, represented by E. H. Pijnacker Hordijk, advocate; the Kingdom of the Netherlands, represented by J. W. De Zwaan; and the Commission, represented by B. J. Drijber, at the hearing on 9 November 1989,

after hearing the Opinion of the Advocate General delivered at the sitting on 7 February 1990,

gives the following

Judgment

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1 Language of the case Dutch.