CJEU Case C-427/06 / Judgment

Birgit Bartsch v Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte (BSH) Altersfürsorge GmbH
Policy area
Employment and social policy
Deciding body type
Court of Justice of the European Union
Deciding body
Court (Grand Chamber)
Type
Decision
Decision date
23/09/2008
ECLI (European case law identifier)
ECLI:EU:C:2008:517

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  • CJEU Case C-427/06 / Judgment

    Key facts of the case:

    Reference for a preliminary ruling: Bundesarbeitsgericht - Germany.

    Equal treatment in employment and occupation - Article 13 EC - Directive 2000/78/EC - Occupational pension scheme excluding the right to a pension of a spouse more than 15 years younger than the deceased former employee - Age discrimination - Link with Community law.

    Outcome of the case:

    On those grounds, the Court (Grand Chamber) hereby rules:

    The application, which the courts of Member States must ensure, of the prohibition under Community law of discrimination on the ground of age is not mandatory where the allegedly discriminatory treatment contains no link with Community law. No such link arises either from Article 13 EC, or, in circumstances such as those at issue in the main proceedings, from Council Directive 2000/78/EC of 27 November 2000, establishing a general framework for equal treatment in employment and occupation, before the time-limit allowed to the Member State concerned for its transposition has expired.

  • Relevance of Charter

    Whereas this judgement does not relate to the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union it is included in the case law database because it is referred to in FRA’s Charter e-guidance. The latter is an online tool guiding judges and other legal practitioners through the relevant questions concerning the applicability of the Charter