62021CO0569_INF
Order of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 17 November 2022 –PF (Age limit for the recruitment of police psychologists)
(Case C‑569/21)
(Reference for a preliminary ruling – Article 99 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice – Social policy – Equal treatment in employment and occupation – Article 21 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union – Directive 2000/78/EC – Article 2(2), Article 4(1) and Article 6(1) – Prohibition of discrimination on grounds of age – National legislation fixing a maximum age limit of 30 years for the recruitment of technical psychologist commissioners – Justification)
1.
Social policy – Equal treatment in employment and occupation – Directive 2000/78 – Scope – National legislation fixing the maximum age for recruitment of technical psychologist commissioners at 30 years – Included
(Council Directive 2000/78, Art. 3(1)(a))
(see paragraphs 45, 46)
2.
Social policy – Equal treatment in employment and occupation – Directive 2000/78 – Prohibition of discrimination on grounds of age – National legislation fixing the maximum age for recruitment of technical psychologist commissioners at 30 years – Genuine and determining occupational requirement for carrying out that activity – None – Justifications – None – Not permissible
(Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, Art. 21; Council Directive 2000/78, Arts 1, 2(2), 4(1) and 6(1))
(see paragraphs 48, 49, 51-54, 56, 57, 59, 67-71, operative part)
Operative part
Article 2(2), Article 4(1) and Article 6(1) of Council Directive 2000/78/EC of 27 November 2000 establishing a general framework for equal treatment in employment and occupation, read in the light of Article 21 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, must be interpreted as precluding national legislation which provides for the fixing of a maximum age limit of 30 years for participation in a competition aimed at recruiting police psychologists.