Question juridique clé
Whether the pension fund statutes grant survivor benefits to a surviving cohabiting partner.
Solution extraite
No. Under the clear wording of Arts. 49 and 53A of the statutes, survivor benefits are limited to surviving spouses and registered partners.
Motifs extraits
The statutes are interpreted like legal rules because the fund is a public-law corporation. Their text and structure are clear, and the preparatory materials show an intentional choice not to include cohabiting partners, despite the possibility offered by Art. 20a LPP.