62023CJ0349_SUM
Case C‑349/23 [Zetschek] (
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HB
v
Bundesrepublik Deutschland
(Request for a preliminary rulingfrom the Verwaltungsgericht Karlsruhe)
Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 17 October 2024
(Reference for a preliminary ruling – Social policy – Equal treatment in employment and occupation – Directive 2000/78/EC – Article 2(2)(a) – Prohibition of discrimination on grounds of age – Mandatory retirement age – National legislation precluding any postponement of the retirement of federal judges – Possibility for federal civil servants and Land judges to request the postponement of retirement – Difference in treatment on grounds of membership of a socio-professional category or place of work)
Social policy – Equal treatment in employment and occupation – Directive 2000/78 – Scope – Prohibition of discrimination on grounds of age – National legislation prohibiting the postponement of the retirement of federal judges – Precluded
(Council Directive 2000/78, Art. 2(2)(a))
(see paragraphs 22-31, operative part)
See the text of the decision.
(
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)	The name of the present case is a fictitious name. It does not correspond to the real name of any of the parties to the proceedings.