Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) 11 July 1991

In Case C-31/90, REFERENCE to the Court under Article 177 of the EEC Treaty by the Social Security Commissioners for a preliminary ruling in the proceedings pending before that tribunal between

THE COURT (Fifth Chamber), composed of: J. C. Moitinho de Almeida, President of the Chamber, J. C. Rodriguez Iglesias, Sir Gordon Slynn, R. Joliét and M. Zuleeg, Judges, Advocate General: M. Darmon, Registrar: H. A. Rühi, Principal Administrator,

after considering the written observations submitted on behalf of: Elsie Rita Johnson, by Vicki Chapman, Solicitor, London, the United Kingdom, by H. A. Kaya, Treasury Solicitor, London, acting as Agent, the Commission of the European Communities, by Karen Banks, a member of its Legal Service, acting as Agent,

having regard to the Report for the Hearing,

after hearing oral argument from the applicant, represented by Richard Drabble, Barrister, from the United Kingdom, represented by H. A. Kaya, acting as Agent, Robert Jay, Barrister, and John Laws, Barrister, and from the Commission at the hearing on 5 February 1991,

after hearing the Opinion of the Advocate General at the sitting on 5 March 1991,

gives the following

Judgment

The personal scope of Directive 79/7/EEC

The principle of equal treatment referred to in Article 4 of Directive 79/7/EEC

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1 Language of the case: English.