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Pension law: Interpretation of right to choose between invalidity and partial early retirement pension under Law No. 263/2010

Case Number ICCJ_201037
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Jurisdiction Romania (RO)
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The High Court of Cassation and Justice issued a mandatory preliminary ruling, admitting the referral from the Court of Appeal of Suceava and establishing that a right to choose between an invalidity pension and a partial early retirement pension is not excluded when the statutory conditions for the latter are met. The dispute concerned the interpretation and application of the unified public pension system, specifically whether an individual could opt for a partial early retirement pension instead of an invalidity pension. The decisive legal basis involved the interpretation of Article 82(1) of Law No. 263/2010, read in conjunction with Article 79(1)(c) and Article 65(1) of the same legislation, determining that the law does not preclude the existence of such an election right for beneficiaries meeting the relevant criteria.

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art. 65 alin. (1) din Legea nr. 263/2010, art. 521 alin. (3) din Codul de procedură civilă; Pension law: Interpretation of right to choose between invalidity and partial early retirement pension under Law No. 263/2010: The dispute concerned the interpretation and application of the unified public pension system, specifically whether an individual could opt for a partial early retirement pension instead of an invalidity pension. The decisive legal basis involved the interpretation of Article 82(1) of Law No. 263/2010, read in conjunction with Article 79(1)(c) and Article 65(1) of the same legislation, determining that the law does not preclude the existence of such an election right for beneficiaries meeting the relevant criteria.

Keywords

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pension rights early retirement choice of law interpretation of the law statutory right invalidity pension rate

Cited Legislation

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art. 65 alin. (1) din Legea nr. 263/2010
art. 521 alin. (3) din Codul de procedură civilă
This procedural provision was applied in the dispositive to establish that the decision is mandatory.
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Decizia nr. 25/2023
Invalidity pension recipients’ eligibility to elect partial anticipatory pension under Law no. 263/2010
ICCJ_220627
Recalculation of partial early retirement pensions using incompatible statutory provisions
Decizia nr. 5/2024
Pension correction index applicability for invalidity beneficiaries transitioning to retirement pension under Law 263/2010
ICCJ_229366
Interaction between partial early retirement and post-retirement service extension under Romanian public pension and administrative law.
Decizia nr. 221/2025
Partial early retirement pension referral dismissed as inadmissible for lack of genuine question of law

Key legal questions extracted by Legislator

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art. 82 alin. (1), prin raportare la cele ale art. 79 alin. (1) lit. c) şi art. 65 alin. (1) din Legea nr. 263/2010

These provisions constitute the main ground for the verdict, as the court established in the dispositive that they do not exclude the right to choose between an invalidity pension and a partial early retirement pension.

art. 521 alin. (3) din Codul de procedură civilă

This procedural provision was applied in the dispositive to establish that the decision is mandatory.

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ROMÂNIA

ÎNALTA CURTE DE CASAŢIE ŞI JUSTIŢIE

Completul pentru dezlegarea unor chestiuni de drept

Minuta deciziei nr. 25 Dosar nr. 210/1/2023

Ședința din 27 martie 2023

ÎN NUMELE LEGII

DECIDE:

Admite sesizarea formulată de Curtea de Apel Suceava – Secţia I civilă, în dosarul nr. 345/40/2022, în vederea pronunţării unei hotărâri prealabile şi, în consecinţă, stabileşte că:

În interpretarea și aplicarea prevederilor art. 82 alin. (1), prin raportare la cele ale art. 79 alin. (1) lit. c) şi art. 65 alin. (1) din Legea nr. 263/2010 privind sistemul unitar de pensii publice, cu modificările şi completările ulterioare, nu este exclusă existenţa unui drept de opţiune între pensia de invaliditate şi pensia anticipată parţială la data îndeplinirii condiţiilor prevăzute de lege pentru această din urmă categorie de pensie.

Obligatorie, potrivit dispoziţiilor art. 521 alin. (3) din Codul de procedură civilă.

Pronunţată în şedinţă publică astăzi, 27 martie 2023.