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2.5.2016 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 156/2 |
Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 3 March 2016 — European Commission v Republic of Malta
(Case C-12/14) (1)
((Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Social security - Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 - Article 46b - Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 - Article 54 - Old-age pensions - Rules against overlapping - Persons entitled to an old-age pension under the rules of one Member State and to a civil-service pension under the rules of another Member State - Reduction in the amount of the old-age pension))
(2016/C 156/02)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: European Commission (represented by: K. Mifsud-Bonnici and D. Martin, acting as Agents)
Defendant: Republic of Malta (represented by: A. Buhagiar and P. Grech, acting as Agents)
Interveners in support of the defendant: Republic of Austria (represented by: C. Pesendorfer and G. Hesse, acting as Agents), United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (represented by: J. Beeko, S. Behzadi-Spencer and V. Kaye, acting as Agents, assisted by T. de la Mare QC)
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
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Dismisses the action; |
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Orders the European Commission to pay the costs; |
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Orders the Republic of Austria and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to bear their own costs. |