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Nils-Johannes Kratzer v R+V Allgemeine Versicherung AG (C-423/15)
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Consideration of the questions referred
37

Nils-Johannes Kratzer v R+V Allgemeine Versicherung AG (C-423/15)

Judgment of 28 Jul 2016law://eu/cjeu/2015/c-423-15/para_37@2026-11-11

37Moreover, according to settled case-law of the Court, EU law cannot be relied on for abusive or fraudulent ends (see judgment of 13 March 2014 in SICES and Others, C‑155/13, EU:C:2014:145, paragraph 29 and the case-law cited).

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-423/15 · ECLI:EU:C:2016:604
Decided: 28 Jul 2016
Procedure: Preliminary reference · referred by the Bundesarbeitsgericht (Federal Labour Court, Germany)
Applicant: Nils-Johannes Kratzer
Defendant: R+V Allgemeine Versicherung AG
Rapporteur: R. Silva de Lapuerta
Advocate General: M. Wathelet
Bench: 5 judges
R. Silva de Lapuerta, A. Arabadjiev, J.-C. Bonichot, C.G. Fernlund, S. Rodin
Language: German
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62015CJ0423

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