translate English to French: It followed that the difference in pensionable ages continued to be justified until such time that social conditions had changed so that women were no longer substantially prejudiced because of a shorter working life. That change, had, by its very nature, to have been gradual, and it would be difficult or impossible to pinpoint any particular moment when the unfairness to men caused by differential pensionable ages began to outweigh the need to correct the disadvantaged position of women.
Décision de la Cour La Cour considère que tant la décision politique de mettre fin au versement de la REA au profit des personnes qui auraient, de toute façon, cessé d’occuper un emploi rémunéré que le choix, pour atteindre cet objectif, de lier l’âge-limite pour la REA à la « fin de la vie active » théorique ou à l’âge légal de la retraite poursuivaient un but légitime et étaient raisonnablement et objectivement justifiés.