Type: Judgment

Authority: European Authorities: Euopean Union' Court of Justice

Date: 01/12/2010

Subject: According to the Court Directive 2000/78/EC, establishing a general framework for equal treatment in employment and occupation, must be interpreted as precluding a national measure setting a maximum age for practising as a panel dentist, in this case 68 years, where the sole aim of that measure is to protect the health of patients against the decline in performance of those dentists after that age, since that age limit does not apply to non-panel dentists. Instead, Directive 2000/78 must be interpreted as not precluding such a measure where its aim is to share out employment opportunities among the generations in the profession of panel dentist, if, taking into account the situation in the labour market concerned, the measure is appropriate and necessary for achieving that aim.

Parties: Domnica Petersen

Classification: Equality - Art. 21 Non discrimination

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