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WA v Instituto Nacional de la Seguridad Social (INSS) (C-450/18)
Consideration of the question referred
Preliminary observations
34

WA v Instituto Nacional de la Seguridad Social (INSS) (C-450/18)

Judgment of 12 Dec 2019law://eu/cjeu/2018/c-450-18/para_34@2026-11-11

34In addition, it is apparent from subparagraph (c) of the second paragraph of Article 1 of Directive 2006/54, read in conjunction with Article 2(1)(f) thereof, that that directive does not apply to statutory schemes governed by Directive 79/7.

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-450/18 · ECLI:EU:C:2019:1075
Decided: 12 Dec 2019
Procedure: Preliminary reference · referred by the Juzgado de lo Social No 3 de Gerona (Social Court No 3, Gerona, Spain)
Applicant: WA
Defendant: Instituto Nacional de la Seguridad Social (INSS)
Rapporteur: M. Safjan
Advocate General: M. Bobek
Bench: 5 judges
J.-C. Bonichot, R. Silva de Lapuerta, M. Safjan, L. Bay Larsen, C. Toader
Language: Spanish
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62018CJ0450

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Interprets 1: Council Directive 79/7/EEC of 19 December 1978 on the progressive implementation of the principle of equal treatment for men and women in matters of social security
Cited by 12: PARKING d.o.o. and Interplastics s.r.o. v SAWAL d.o.o. and Letifico d.o.o (C-267/19, C-323/19); CJ v Tesorería General de la Seguridad Social (TGSS) (C-389/20)2 provisions; A.K. v Skarb Państwa (C-428/20); UV and XXX v Instituto Nacional de la Seguridad Social (INSS) (C-623/23); DX v Instituto Nacional de la Seguridad Social (INSS) and Tesorería General de la Seguridad Social (C-113/22)8 provisions; KM v Instituto Nacional de la Seguridad Social (INSS) (C-625/20)2 provisions; EB and Others v Versicherungsanstalt öffentlich Bediensteter, Eisenbahnen und Bergbau (BVAEB) (C-405/20); PJ v Agenzia delle dogane e dei monopoli - Ufficio dei monopoli per la Toscana and Ministero dell'Economia e delle Finanze (C-452/20); F.C.I. v Instituto Nacional de la Seguridad Social (INSS) (C-244/20); YJ v Instituto Nacional de la Seguridad Social (INSS) (C-130/20)3 provisions; European Commission v Portuguese Republic (C-49/19); Syndicat CFTC du personnel de la Caisse primaire d’assurance maladie de la Moselle v Caisse primaire d’assurance maladie de Moselle (C-463/19)
Cites 22: Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (consolidated 2016)2 provisions; X (C-318/13); 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); MB v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (C-451/16); Council Directive 79/7/EEC of 19 December 1978 on the progressive implementation of the principle of equal treatment for men and women in matters of social security; Maurice Leone and Blandine Leone v Garde des Sceaux, ministre de la Justice and Caisse nationale de retraite des agents des collectivités locales (C-173/13); Commission of the European Communities v Hellenic Republic (C-559/07); Isabel Elbal Moreno v Instituto Nacional de la Seguridad Social (INSS) and Tesorería General de la Seguridad Social (TGSS) (C-385/11); RE v Praxair MRC (C-486/18); Colin Wolf v Stadt Frankfurt am Main (C-229/08); Douglas Harvey Barber v Guardian Royal Exchange Assurance Group (C-262/88); Council Directive 76/207/EEC of 9 February 1976 on the implementation of the principle of equal treatment for men and women as regards access to employment, vocational training and promotion, and working conditions; Joseph Griesmar v Ministre de l'Economie, des Finances et de l'Industrie and Ministre de la Fonction publique, de la Réforme de l'Etat et de la Décentralisation (C-366/99); Ulrich Hofmann v Barmer Ersatzkasse (184/83); Maria Cristina Elisabetta Ornano v Ministero della Giustizia, Direzione Generale dei Magistrati del Ministero (C-335/15); Arthur Wiedemann v Land Baden-Württemberg and Peter Funk v Stadt Chemnitz (C-329/06); Joan Gillespie and others v Northern Health and Social Services Boards, Department of Health and Social Services, Eastern Health and Social Services Board and Southern Health and Social Services Board (C-342/93); The Queen v Secretary of State for Social Security, ex parte John Henry Taylor (C-382/98); Bestuur van het Algemeen Burgerlijk Pensioenfonds v G. A. Beune (C-7/93); Marc Betriu Montull v Instituto Nacional de la Seguridad Social (INSS) (C-5/12); WA v Instituto Nacional de la Seguridad Social (INSS) (C-450/18); PI v Landespolizeidirektion Tirol (C-230/18)