Court of Justice 4 March 1999, C-333/97 (Susanne Lewen v Lothar Denda.)

Opinion of the Advocate-General Opinion of the Advocate-General 1 The Arbeitsgericht (Labour Court), Gelsenkirchen (Germany), has referred to the Court under Article 177 of the EC Treaty three questions on the interpretation of Article 119 of the Treaty, Article 11(2) of Directive 92/85/EEC (1) (hereinafter `Directive 92/85') and Clause 2(6) of the framework agreement on parental leave, as