Facts

Summary of Facts: - Nelly D., a Swiss spouse of Raymond D., a foreign international civil servant, jointly with her husband requested to be reintegrated into the Swiss AVS. - The Geneva Cantonal Compensation Fund rejected this request, considering that Nelly D. had neither the obligation nor the possibility to contribute to the Swiss social insurances in the absence of gainful employment. - Ruling on Nelly D.'s appeal, the Geneva Cantonal Appeals Commission in AVS matters annulled the decision and considered that Nelly D. had the status of an insured person. - To determine the contributions owed by Nelly D., the compensation fund estimated her husband's annual salary at 40,000 francs and considered that half of this amount should be taken into account for the calculation of Nelly D.'s contributions. - Nelly D. appealed against this decision.

Considerations

Legal Considerations: 1. According to the judgment of the Geneva Cantonal Appeals Commission, a Swiss woman domiciled in Switzerland who does not engage in gainful employment and whose foreign husband is not affiliated with the AVS/AI/APG is compulsorily affiliated thereto under Art. 1 para. 1 let. a LAVS. 2. Under Art. 10 para. 1 LAVS, insured persons without gainful employment pay a contribution based on their social conditions, calculated on the basis of their assets and annual income in the form of a pension. 3. The central question is whether the husband's salary should be taken into account for the calculation of the contributions of the spouse without gainful employment. 4. Since the spouse's assets and income must be taken into account for the calculation of the contributions of the husband…