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Claudia Gualtieri v European Commission (C-485/08)
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Claudia Gualtieri v European Commission (C-485/08)

Judgment of 15 Apr 2010law://eu/cjeu/2008/c-485-08/para_75@2026-11-11

75However, it must be observed that, although de facto unions and legally recognised unions, such as marriage, may display similarities in certain respects, those similarities do not necessarily mean that those two types of union must be treated in the same way.

Source: EUR-Lex, © European Union, 1998-2026. Reuse authorised under Decision 2011/833/EU.

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Court: Court of Justice · First Chamber
Case: C-485/08 · ECLI:EU:C:2010:188
Decided: 15 Apr 2010
Procedure: Appeal
Applicant: Claudia Gualtieri
Defendant: European Commission
Rapporteur: E. Levits
Advocate General: Y. Bot
Bench: 5 judges
A. Tizzano, E. Levits, M. Ilešič, J.-J. Kasel, M. Safjan
Language: Italian
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62008CJ0485

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