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Elda Otero Ramos v Servicio Galego de Saúde and Instituto Nacional de la Seguridad Social (C-531/15)
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Elda Otero Ramos v Servicio Galego de Saúde and Instituto Nacional de la Seguridad Social (C-531/15)

Judgment of 19 Oct 2017law://eu/cjeu/2015/c-531-15/para_46@2026-11-11

46For the purposes of interpreting Article 4(1) of Directive 92/85, account must be taken of the Guidelines, for they are intended, in accordance with Article 3(2) of that directive, to serve as the basis for the assessment referred to in Article 4(1) thereof.

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

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Court: Court of Justice · Fifth Chamber
Case: C-531/15 · ECLI:EU:C:2017:789
Decided: 19 Oct 2017
Procedure: Preliminary reference · referred by the Tribunal Superior de Justicia de Galicia (High Court of Justice of Galicia, Spain)
Applicant: Elda Otero Ramos
Defendants: Servicio Galego de Saúde; Instituto Nacional de la Seguridad Social
Rapporteur: F. Biltgen
Advocate General: E. Sharpston
Bench: 5 judges
J.L. da Cruz Vilaça, A. Tizzano, A. Borg Barthet, M. Berger, F. Biltgen
Language: Spanish
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62015CJ0531

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Interprets 2: Council Directive 92/85/EEC of 19 October 1992 on the introduction of measures to encourage improvements in the safety and health at work of pregnant workers and workers who have recently given birth or are breastfeeding (tenth individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16 (1) of Directive 89/391/EEC); Directive 2006/54/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2006 on the implementation of the principle of equal opportunities and equal treatment of men and women in matters of employment and occupation (recast)
Cited by 7: Komisia za zashtita na potrebitelite v Evelina Kamenova (C-105/17); FK v Rechtsanwaltskammer Wien (C-58/21); Annemieke Bax v European Central Bank (T-433/18); AREX CZ a.s. v Odvolací finanční ředitelství (C-414/17); Isabel González Castro v Mutua Umivale and Others (C-41/17)2 provisions; Vision Research Europe BV v Inspecteur van de Belastingdienst/Douane kantoor Rotterdam Rijnmond (C-372/17); Instituto Nacional de la Seguridad Social v Jesús Crespo Rey (C-2/17)
Cites 9: Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (consolidated 2016); Council Directive 92/85/EEC of 19 October 1992 on the introduction of measures to encourage improvements in the safety and health at work of pregnant workers and workers who have recently given birth or are breastfeeding (tenth individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16 (1) of Directive 89/391/EEC); Dita Danosa v LKB Līzings SIA (C-232/09); Directive 2006/54/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2006 on the implementation of the principle of equal opportunities and equal treatment of men and women in matters of employment and occupation (recast); Marc Betriu Montull v Instituto Nacional de la Seguridad Social (INSS) (C-5/12); Pedro Manuel Roca Álvarez v Sesa Start España ETT SA (C-104/09); Elda Otero Ramos v Servicio Galego de Saúde and Instituto Nacional de la Seguridad Social (C-531/15); Terveys- ja sosiaalialan neuvottelujärjestö (TSN) ry v Terveyspalvelualan Liitto ry and Ylemmät Toimihenkilöt (YTN) ry v Teknologiateollisuus ry and Nokia Siemens Networks Oy (C-512/11, C-513/11); Patrick Kelly v National University of Ireland (University College, Dublin) (C-104/10)