Reports of Cases
2009 I-01569
Subject-matter
Interpretation of Articles 2(2) and 6(1) of Council Directive 2000/78/EC of 27 November 2000 establishing a general framework for equal treatment in employment and occupation (OJ 2000 L 303, p. 16) – Scope – National rules allowing employers to dismiss employees aged 65 or over by reason of their retirement
Systematic classification scheme
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B European Community (EEC/EC)
B-15 Social policy
B-15.00 General
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B European Community (EEC/EC)
B-15 Social policy
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B European Community (EEC/EC)
B-15 Social policy
B-15.00 General
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Citations of case-law or legislation
References in grounds of judgment
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EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 249
: paragraph 41
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Directive 2000/78
: paragraphs 1, 2, 21, 22, 30
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Directive 2000/78
-A01 : paragraphs 5, 23, 32, 33
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Directive 2000/78
-A02 : paragraphs 6, 35
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Directive 2000/78
-A02P1 : paragraphs 33, 34, 59
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Directive 2000/78
-A02P2 : paragraphs 33, 54, 56, 57, 61
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Directive 2000/78
-A02P2LA : paragraphs 33, 34, 62, 63
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Directive 2000/78
-A02P2LB : paragraphs 53, 56, 58, 59, 64, 65 - 67
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Directive 2000/78
-A03P1 : paragraphs 7, 28
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Directive 2000/78
-A03P1LC : paragraph 24
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Directive 2000/78
-A04 : paragraph 31
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Directive 2000/78
-A06P1 : paragraphs 8, 31, 36, 38, 43, 44, 46, 47, 49, 50, 52 - 58, 61, 62, 65 - 67
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Directive 2000/78
-A06P1L1 : paragraphs 35, 62
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Directive 2000/78
-A06P1L2 : paragraphs 35, 36, 61
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Directive 2000/78
-C14 : paragraphs 3, 25
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Directive 2000/78
-C25 : paragraphs 4, 37, 40, 60
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Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU (2000)
-A21P1 : paragraph 40
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -29/84
: paragraph 42
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -363/85
: paragraph 42
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -167/97
: paragraph 51
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -144/04
: paragraphs 40, 51
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -216/05
: paragraph 41
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -238/05
: paragraph 48
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -411/05
: paragraphs 22, 23, 25, 44, 45
Operative part
Opinion
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EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 13
: points 4, 70
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EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 249
: point 45
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Directive 2000/78
: points 1, 4, 22, 23, 26, 28, 35, 50, 72
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Directive 2000/78
-A01 : points 5, 29, 48, 51, 70, 73, 76
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Directive 2000/78
-A02 : points 3, 6, 51, 71, 73, 74
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Directive 2000/78
-A02P1 : point 77
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Directive 2000/78
-A02P2 : points 7, 58
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Directive 2000/78
-A02P2LA : point 77
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Directive 2000/78
-A03 : points 51, 55
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Directive 2000/78
-A03P1LC : points 30, 33, 48
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Directive 2000/78
-A06 : points 7, 24
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Directive 2000/78
-A06P1 : points 21, 24, 36, 44, 51, 52, 56 - 58, 73, 75, 78 - 80, 82 - 84, 88
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Directive 2000/78
-A06P1L1 : point 54
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Directive 2000/78
-A06P1L2 : point 53
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Directive 2000/78
-A09 : point 49
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Directive 2000/78
-A10 : point 49
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Directive 2000/78
-C14 : point 31
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Directive 2000/78
-C25 : point 82
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Directive 2000/78
-C29 : point 49
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Directive 2000/78
-C31 : point 49
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -208/90
: point 46
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -278/93
: point 25
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -167/97
: point 25
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -162/99
: point 47
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -49/00
: point 45
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -233/00
: points 45, 47
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -144/04
: points 3, 60, 79, 85
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Court of Justice - Opinion C -227/04
: points 3, 74
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -227/04
: point 3
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -216/05
: point 46
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Court of Justice - Opinion C -411/05
: point 87
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -411/05
: points 3, 23, 28, 29, 32, 33, 41, 53, 63, 66, 74, 79, 80, 82, 86, 87
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -427/06
: point 3
Dates
Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings
Date of the Opinion
Date of the hearing
Information not available
Date of delivery
05/03/2009
References
Publication in the Official Journal
Application: OJ C 283 from 24.11.2007, p.9
Judgment: OJ C 102 from 01.05.2009, p.6
Name of the parties
Age Concern England
Notes on Academic Writings
- Veldman, A.G.: Gedwongen pensioenontslag, Sociaal recht 2008 p.349-350
- Broussy, Emmanuelle ; Donnat, Francis ; Lambert, Christian: Chronique de jurisprudence communautaire. Egalité de traitement en matière d'emploi et de travail, L'actualité juridique ; droit administratif 2009 p.981-982
- Lousada Arochena, José Fernando: La discriminación por edad en la jurisprudencia comunitaria. (A propósito de la STJUE de 5 de marzo de 2009), Revista de derecho social 2009 nº 45 p.133-143
- Mok, M.R.: Nederlandse jurisprudentie ; Uitspraken in burgerlijke en strafzaken 2009 nº 299
- Driguez, Laetitia: Différence de traitement en raison de l'âge: licenciement et refus d'embauche, Europe 2009 Mai Comm. nº 190 p.19
- Teunissen, J.M.H.F.: Jurisprudentie bestuursrecht 2009 nº 107
- Do, T.U.: La jurisprudence de la Cour de justice et du Tribunal de première instance. Chronique des arrêts. Arrêt "National Council on Ageing", Revue du droit de l'Union européenne 2009 nº 2 p.325-327
- Martin, Denis: Contrôle de proportionnalité des discriminations et polique sociale des Etats membres - Réflexions à partir de l'arrêt Age Concern, Journal des tribunaux du travail 2009 p.241-247
- Sagan, Adam: Gleichbehandlung in Beschäftigung und Beruf / Altersdiskriminierung, Zeitschrift für europäisches Sozial- und Arbeitsrecht 2009 p.506-508
- Papadopoulos, Th.: Dismenis diakrisi logo ilikias kai dikaiologisi tis, Evropaion Politeia 2009 p.483-488
- Petroglou, P.: Epitheorisis Dikaiou Koinonikis Asfaliseos 2009 p.799-806
- Bombois, Thomas: L'arrêt Age Concern: radioscopie flou(té)e de l'article 6 de la directive 2000/78, Cahiers de droit européen 2009 p.569-616
- Millett, Timothy: Revue des affaires européennes 2009-10 p.159-165
- Veldman, A.G.: Zijn pensioenontslag en leeftijdsgebonden bedrijfsregelingen "Europe-proof"?, Tijdschrift Recht en Arbeid 2009 nº 11 p.11-14
- Millett, Timothy: Revue des affaires européennes 2009 p.159-165
- Sprenger, Markus: Zulässigkeit sozialpolitisch motivierter Ungleichbehandlungen mit unmittelbarem Altersbezug, Europäische Zeitschrift für Arbeitsrecht 2009 p.356-364
- Martínez Barroso, María de los Reyes: Extinción de la relación laboral por jubilación y alcance de la prohibición de discriminación por razón de edad en la jurisprudencia comunitaria (A propósito de la STJCE de 5 de marzo de 2009), Noticias de la Unión Europea 2010 nº 304 p.41-51
- Leroy, Yann: Droits et libertés fondamentaux. La spécificité de la discrimination liée à l'âge, Petites affiches. La Loi / Le Quotidien juridique 2010 nº 92 p.7-9
- Gromaszek, Magdalena: Osiągnięcie wieku emerytalnego przyczyną wypowiedzenia umowy o pracę - glosa do wyroku TS z 5.03.2009 r. w sprawie C-388/07, The Queen z wniosku The Incorporated Trustees of the National Council on Ageing v. Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, Europejski Przegląd Sądowy 2010 Vol.11 p.51-54
Procedural Analysis Information
Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling
High Court of Justice (England & Wales), Queen's Bench Division - United Kingdom
Subject-matter
- Principles, objectives and tasks of the Treaties
- Social policy
Provisions of national law referred to
Employment Rights Act 1996, sections 109, 156 and 230 Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006, 3, 7, 30 and Schedules 6 and 8
Provisions of international law referred to
Information not available
Procedure and result
- Reference for a preliminary ruling
Formation of the Court
troisième chambre (Cour)
Judge-Rapporteur
Lindh
Advocate General
Mazák
Language(s) of the Case
Language(s) of the Opinion