Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) 19 March 1992

In Case C-188/90, REFERENCE to the Court under Article 177 of the EEC Treaty by the Bayerisches Landessozialgericht (Higher Social Court of Bavaria) 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 J. L. Murray, Judges, Advocate General: W. Van Gerven, Registrar: H. A. Rühl, Principal Administrator,

after considering the written observations submitted on behalf of: Mario and Marzio Doriguzzi-Zordanin, by Luciano Fazi, Sozialsekretär of the Patronato ACLI, Augsburg, the Landesversicherungsanstalt Schwaben, by Mr Schachtner, Erster Direktor, Augsburg, the Belgian Government, by P. Busquin, Minister for Social Affairs, acting as Agent, the Commission of the European Communities, by Maria Patakia and Bernd Langeheine, members of its Legal Service, acting as Agents,

having regard to the Report for the Hearing,

after hearing the oral observations of Mario and Marzio Doriguzzi-Zordanin, the Landesversicherungsanstalt Schwaben, represented by Michael Kohnle, Regierungsdirektor, and the Commission, at the hearing on 14 November 1991,

after hearing the Opinion of the Advocate General at the sitting on 14 January 1992,

gives the following

Judgment

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1 Language of the case: German.