CELEX: 62007CA0046
Language: en
Date: 2008-11-13 00:00:00
Title: Case C-46/07: Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 13 November 2008 — Commission of the European Communities v Italian Republic (Failure of Member State to fulfil its obligations — Article 141 EC — Social Policy — Equal pay for male and female workers — Concept of pay — Officials' retirement scheme)

10.1.2009   
            
            
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               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 6/3
            
         Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 13 November 2008 — Commission of the European Communities v Italian Republic
   (Case C-46/07) (1)
   
   (Failure of Member State to fulfil its obligations - Article 141 EC - Social Policy - Equal pay for male and female workers - Concept of ‘pay’ - Officials' retirement scheme)
   (2009/C 6/05)
   Language of the case: Italian
   Parties
   
      Applicant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: L. Pignataro-Nolin and M. van Beek, acting as Agents)
   
      Defendant: Italian Republic (represented by: I. Braguglia, Agent and G. Fiengo and W. Ferrante, Lawyers)
   Re:
   Failure of Member State to fulfil its obligations — Infringement of Article 141 EC — Infringement of the principle of equal pay for male and female workers — National legislation providing for a retirement age for public officials which varies according to sex
   Operative part of the judgment
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               declares that by maintaining provisions under which the age at which officials have the right to receive the old-age pension varies according to whether they are men or women, the Italian Republic has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 141 EC;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               orders the Italian Republic to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 82, 14.4.2007.