ECJ Opinion – Obligation of a lower court to comply with directions on interpretation given by a higher court – Procedural autonomy – Force of res judicata – Reconsideration of the Rheinmuhlen I case-law – Freedom to provide services – Article 56 TFEU – Social security – Article 22 of Regulation No 1408/71 – Medical care requiring hospitalisation – Whether a system of prior authorisation is compatible with European Union law – Presumed link between the material impossibility of providing a service referred to in national law and the refusal to cover the cost of treatment received in another Member State – Definition of effective medical treatment – Legislation applicable to reimbursement of the cost of treatment received in another Member State.
Judges:
Cruz Villalon AG
Citations:
C-173/09, [2010] EUECJ C-173/09
Links:
Jurisdiction:
European
Cited by:
Opinion – Elchinov v Natsionalna zdravnoosiguritelna kasa ECJ 5-Oct-2010
ECJ Social security – Freedom to provide services – Sickness insurance – Hospital treatment provided in another Member State – Prior authorisation – Conditions of application of the second subparagraph of Article . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.
European
Updated: 18 August 2022; Ref: scu.420184
