Question juridique clé
Whether the special contribution-time rule of Art. 13(4) AVIG in conjunction with Art. 12a AVIV applies to a cabaret dancer with short-stay permit.
Solution extraite
The special rule does not extend to cabaret dancers with short-stay permits in the circumstances of this case; the claimant therefore did not meet the contribution period.
Motifs extraits
The rule targets persons in artistic and other genuinely irregular occupations with unavoidable, unplanned gaps between engagements. Cabaret dancers with L permits are subject to a legal and organizational framework allowing planned monthly engagements without comparable employment gaps, and they are normally expected to leave after a short period without work. The claimant’s unemployment resulted from her wish to leave the profession, not from lack of engagements.