1By orders of 12 December 2001 and 18 January 2002, received at the Court on 27 December 2001 (C-502/01) and 4 February 2002 (C-31/02) respectively, the Sozialgericht Hannover (Social Court, Hanover) and the Sozialgericht Aachen (Social Court, Aachen) referred to the Court for a preliminary ruling under Article 234 EC a number of questions on the interpretation of the provisions of the EC Treaty and of secondary legislation relating to freedom of movement of Union citizens and in particular of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 on the application of social security schemes to employed persons, to self-employed persons and to members of their families moving within the Community as amended and updated by Regulation (EC) No 118/97 of 2 December 1996 (OJ 1997 L 28, p. 1, ‘Regulation No 1408/71’).
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