''Vaassen v Beambtenfonds Mijnbedrijf'' (1966
Case 61/65is an
EU law case, concerning
preliminary references
A preliminary ruling is a decision of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) on the interpretation of European Union law that is given in response to a request (preliminary reference) from a court or a tribunal of a member state. A preliminary rul ...
to the
Court of Justice of the European Union.
Facts
The
Netherlands had a ''scheidsgerecht'', a mining worker pension arbitration tribunal. It was set up under statute. Rule changes had to be approved by the minister. It sought to make a
preliminary reference
A preliminary ruling is a decision of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) on the interpretation of European Union law that is given in response to a request (preliminary reference) from a court or a tribunal of a member state. A preliminary rulin ...
, and the question was whether it was entitled to do so as a court under (what is now)
TFEU article 267.
Advocate General Gand said the court tribunal was ‘a judicial body duly representing the power of the state, and settling as a matter of law disputes concerning the application of the insurance scheme.’
Judgment
The Court of Justice held the scheidsgerecht was a court under
TFEU article 267 (then TEEC art 177).
See also
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European Union law
European Union law is a system of rules operating within the member states of the European Union (EU). Since the founding of the European Coal and Steel Community following World War II, the EU has developed the aim to "promote peace, its valu ...
Notes
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References
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Court of Justice of the European Union case law