«(Social security – Hospital treatment of a pensioner during a stay in a Member State other than the State in which he resides – Conditions for funding – Articles 31 and 36 of Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 – Articles 31 and 93 of Regulation (EEC) No 574/72)»
JUDGMENT OF THE COURT25 February 2003 (1)
((Social security – Hospital treatment of a pensioner during a stay in a Member State other than the State in which he resides – Conditions for funding – Articles 31 and 96 of Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 – Articles 31 and 93 of Regulation (EEC) No 574/72))
and
THE COURT,,
after considering the written observations submitted on behalf of:
having regard to the Report for the Hearing,
after hearing the oral observations of Idryma Koinonikon Asfaliseon (IKA), represented by D.G. Anastassopoulos; the Greek Government, represented by S. Spyropoulos and I. Bakopoulos; the Spanish Government, represented by N. Díaz Abad; the Irish Government, represented by A.M. Collins; the Netherlands Government, represented by H.G. Sevenster, acting as Agent; the Finnish Government, represented by T. Pynnä, acting as Agent; the United Kingdom Government, represented by D. Lloyd-Jones QC; and the Commission, represented by H. Michard and M. Patakia, acting as Agents, at the hearing on 10 September 2002,
after hearing the Opinion of the Advocate General at the sitting on 15 October 2002,
gives the following
On those grounds,
THE COURT,
Rodríguez Iglesias
Wathelet
Schintgen
Timmermans
Gulmann
Edward
La Pergola
Jann
Skouris
Macken
Colneric
von Bahr
Cunha Rodrigues
R. Grass
G.C. Rodríguez Iglesias
Registrar
President