Request for a preliminary ruling from the Corte suprema di cassazione (Italy) lodged on 27 September 2024 – F.F. v Istituto nazionale della previdenza sociale (INPS)

(Case C-633/24, Sovisso)  (1)

(C/2025/144)

Language of the case: Italian

Referring court

Corte suprema di cassazione

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicant and appellant: F.F.

Respondent: Istituto nazionale della previdenza sociale (INPS)

Question referred

Is national legislation that, in the event of a request for the aggregation of contributions accrued in several Member States of the European Union, makes the statutory minimum amount of ordinary disability allowance contingent on having accrued 10 years of contributions in Italy, pursuant to Article 8(2) of Law No 153/69, unlike someone who has accrued all of his or her contributions in Italy, who is awarded the statutory minimum amount with only five years of contributions (three of which must be in the last five years), under Articles 1 and 4 of Law No 222/84, contrary to EU legislation, in particular the provisions of Article 58 of Regulation [EC] No 883/2004? (2)

(1)  The name of the present case is a fictitious name. It does not correspond to the real name of any party to the proceedings.

(2)  Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the coordination of social security systems (OJ 2004 L 166, p. 1).