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Case Law C-559/07 (26/03/2009)

Type: Judgment

Authority: European Authorities: Euopean Communities' Court of Justice

Date: 03/26/2009

Subject: The Court affirmed that differences between men and women as regards pensionable age and minimum length of service required under the greek civil and military pensions code are incompatible with community law. Those rules, that merely apply more favourable conditions to women than to men, are not justified because they are not of a nature to offset the disadvantages to which the careers of female civil servants and military personnel are exposed by helping them in their professional life.

Parties: Commissione c/ Grecia

Classification: Equality - Art. 21 Non discrimination - Art. 23 Equality between men and women