The EU Court of Justice holds that a pension fund is considered an undertaking as it is carrying an economic activity (Albany)

Case C-67/96 Albany International BV v Stichting Bedrijfspensioenfonds Textielindustrie* 1. The need to provide an interpretation of Community law which will be of use to the national court makes it necessary that the national court define the factual and legal context of the questions it is asking or, at the very least, explain the factual circumstances on which those questions are based. Those requirements are of particular importance in certain areas, such as that of competition, where the factual and legal situations are often complex. The information provided in orders for reference must not only be such as to enable the Court to reply usefully but must also give