Court of Justice 7 October 1999, C-102/98 and C-211/98 (Ibrahim Kocak v Landesversicherungsanstalt Oberfranken und Mittelfranken (C-102/98) and Ramazan Örs v Bundesknappschaft (C-211/98).)

Opinion of the Advocate-General Opinion of the Advocate-General 1. Given that the Court of Justice has already acknowledged the direct effect of the principle of equality of treatment under Article 3(1) of Decision 3/80 of the Association Council (hereinafter Decision 3/80) created by the Association Agreement between the Community and Turkey (hereinafter the Association Agreement), the question