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Document 62016CN0517

Case C-517/16: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Sąd Apelacyjny w Gdańsku (Poland) lodged on 4 October 2016 — Stefan Czerwiński v Zakład Ubezpieczeń Społecznych Oddział w Gdańsku

OJ C 22, 23.1.2017, p. 4–4 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

23.1.2017   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 22/4

Request for a preliminary ruling from the Sąd Apelacyjny w Gdańsku (Poland) lodged on 4 October 2016 — Stefan Czerwiński v Zakład Ubezpieczeń Społecznych Oddział w Gdańsku

(Case C-517/16)

(2017/C 022/06)

Language of the case: Polish

Referring court

Sąd Apelacyjny w Gdańsku

Parties to the main proceedings

Appellant: Stefan Czerwiński

Respondent: Zakład Ubezpieczeń Społecznych Oddział w Gdańsku

Questions referred

(1)

Can the classification, made by a Member State in a declaration submitted pursuant to Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the coordination of social security systems, of a particular benefit as concerning a specific branch of social security referred to in Article 3 of that regulation be subject to assessment by a national authority or court?

(2)

Does a bridging pension arising under the Polish Law of 19 December 2008 on bridging pensions (Dziennik Ustaw of 2015, item 965, as subsequently amended) constitute an old-age benefit within the meaning of Article 3(1)(d) of Regulation No 883/2004?

(3)

Does the exclusion — in relation to pre-retirement benefits — of the principle of aggregation of periods of insurance (Article 66 of Regulation No 883/2004 and recital 33 thereof) perform a protective function in the field of social security arising from Article 48(a) of the Treaty on the functioning of the European Union?
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