Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) 3 May 1990

In Case C-2/89 REFERENCE to the Court under Article 177 of the EEC Treaty by the Centrale Raad van Beroep (Court of last instance in social security matters), Utrecht, for a preliminary ruling in the proceedings pending before that court between

THE COURT (Sixth Chamber) composed of: C. N. Kakouris, President of Chamber, F. A. Schockweiler, G. F. Mancini, T. F. O'Higgins and M. Diez de Velasco, Judges, Advocate General: G. Tesauro Registrar: J. A. Pompe, Deputy Registrar

after considering the observations submitted on behalf of the Sociale Verzekeringsbank, by B. H. ter Kuile and E. H. Pijnacker Hordijk, of the Hague and Brussels Bars; the Netherlands Government, by H. J. Heinemann, Secretary-General ad interim at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; the Commission of the European Communities, by B. H. Drijber, a member of its Legal Department, acting as Agent,

having regard to the Report for the Hearing,

after hearing the oral argument submitted by the Sociale Verzekeringsbank, represented by E. H. Pijnacker, by the Netherlands Government, represented by J. W. de Zwaan, acting as Agent, and by the Commission, at the hearing on 6 February 1990,

after hearing the Opinion of the Advocate General delivered at the sitting on 22 February 1990,

gives the following

Judgment

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Question 5

Costs

1 Language of the case. Dutch.