Vaassen v Beambtenfonds Mijnbedrijf
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''Vaassen v Beambtenfonds Mijnbedrijf'' (1966
Case 61/65
is an
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case, concerning
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to the
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.


Facts

The
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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
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, and the question was whether it was entitled to do so as a court under (what is now)
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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
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article 267 (then TEEC art 177).


See also

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References

* Court of Justice of the European Union case law