Request for a preliminary ruling from the Supremo Tribunal Administrativo (Portugal) lodged on 12 March 2020 — JS v Câmara Municipal de Gondomar
(Case C-135/20)
Language of the case: Portuguese
Referring court
Supremo Tribunal Administrativo
Parties to the main proceedings
Applicant: JS
Defendant: Câmara Municipal de Gondomar
Questions referred
Should EU law, in particular Clause 5 of the framework agreement annexed to Council Directive 1999/70/EC of 28 June 1999 concerning the framework agreement on fixed-term work concluded by ETUC, UNICE and CEEP, 1 be interpreted as precluding national legislation which in all cases prohibits the conversion of fixed-term employment contracts concluded by public law entities into contracts of an indefinite duration?
Should Directive 1999/70/EC be interpreted as requiring the conversion of the contracts as being the only means to prevent abuse arising from the use of successive fixed-term employment contracts?
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1 Council Directive 1999/70/EC of 28 June 1999 concerning the framework agreement on fixed-term work concluded by ETUC, UNICE and CEEP (OJ 1999 L 175, p. 43).