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Survivor Pensions for War Victims: Cross-Reference Between War Victims Pension Law and Unified Public Pensions System Eligibility Conditions

Case Number ICCJ_213710
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Jurisdiction Romania (RO)
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The High Court of Cassation and Justice’s Panel for Resolving Issues of Law, via a binding preliminary ruling, determined that the entitlement to a war widow’s or orphans’ pension under the Romanian War Victims Pension Law implicitly requires the fulfillment of all eligibility conditions set forth in the Public Pensions System Law, thereby resolving the referral submitted by the Bucharest Court of Appeal. The dispute concerned the interpretation of cross-referencing provisions in pension legislation, specifically whether the general conditions for survivor benefits applied to children of those deceased or disappeared in war or war invalids. Relying on Article 5(1) of Law No. 49/1999 and its interaction with Article 84 of Law No. 263/2010, the court established that the normative reference in the former law incorporates the substantive conditions of the latter, meaning beneficiaries must meet all statutory requirements under the unified public pensions system.

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art. 5 alin. (1) din Legea nr. 49/1999, art. 84 din Legea nr. 263/2010, art. 521 alin. (3) din Codul de procedură civilă; Survivor Pensions for War Victims: Cross-Reference Between War Victims Pension Law and Unified Public Pensions System Eligibility Conditions: The dispute concerned the interpretation of cross-referencing provisions in pension legislation, specifically whether the general conditions for survivor benefits applied to children of those deceased or disappeared in war or war invalids. Relying on Article 5(1) of Law No. 49/1999 and its interaction with Article 84 of Law No. 263/2010, the court established that the normative reference in the former law incorporates the substantive conditions of the latter, meaning beneficiaries must meet all statutory requirements under the unified public pensions system.

Keywords

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survivor's pension war victim provisions on pensions entitlement condition for benefits law of war fulfillment of statutory conditions

Cited Legislation

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art. 5 alin. (1) din Legea nr. 49/1999
În interpretarea dispoziţiilor art. 5 alin.
art. 84 din Legea nr. 263/2010
art. 521 alin. (3) din Codul de procedură civilă
Establishes the binding nature of the court's decision regarding the interpretation of legal norms.
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Decizia nr. 32/2024
War survivors' children pension eligibility: Scope of age limits in Law 49/1999 referencing general social security pension rules
Decizia nr. 1573/2003
Cumulative recognition of war veteran and refugee status for pension compensation purposes
ICCJ_195521
Scope of statutory cross-reference for calculating survivor's pensions of parliamentary civil servants under the Public Pension System
Decizia nr. 4412/2004
Widow's military survivor pension claim assigned to Constanța Tribunal on special social insurance jurisdiction.
Decizia nr. 491/2005
Survivor's pension eligibility under Law 189/2000 for spouse of individual born in refugee locality

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

Establishes the binding nature of the court's decision regarding the interpretation of legal norms.

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ROMÂNIA

ÎNALTA CURTE DE CASAŢIE ŞI JUSTIŢIE

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Minuta deciziei nr. 32 Dosar nr. 832/1/2024

Ședința din 17 iunie 2024

ÎN NUMELE LEGII

DECIDE:

Admite sesizarea formulată de Curtea de Apel Bucureşti – Secţia a VII-a pentru cauze privind conflicte de muncă şi asigurări sociale, în dosarul nr. 2006/87/2022, privind pronunţarea unei hotărâri prealabile şi, în consecinţă, stabileşte că:

În interpretarea dispoziţiilor art. 5 alin. (1) din Legea nr. 49/1999 privind pensiile I.O.V.R., cu modificările şi completările ulterioare, norma de trimitere care face referire la condițiile de acordare a pensiei de urmaş pentru copiii celor morţi sau dispăruţi în război, precum şi pentru copiii celor care la data decesului erau pensionari I.O.V.R., ca accidentaţi sau invalizi de război, implică şi îndeplinirea condiţiilor prevăzute de art. 84 din Legea nr. 263/2010 privind sistemul unitar de pensii publice, cu modificările şi completările ulterioare.

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

Pronunțată în ședință publică astăzi, 17 iunie 2024.