Judgment of the Court of Justice in Case C-411/05. Félix Palacios de la Villa v Cortefiel Servicios SA

The Court specifies the conditions under which Member States may provide for a difference in treatment on grounds of age.
In the general context of national legislation the aim of promoting access to employment by means of better distribution of work between the generations may, in principle, be regarded as 'objectively and reasonably' justifying ‘within the context of national law' a difference in treatment on grounds of age laid down by the Member States.

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