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Document 61974CJ0021
Summary of the Judgment
Summary of the Judgment
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OFFICIALS - EXPATRIATION ALLOWANCE - MALE AND FEMALE OFFICIALS - COMPARABLE SITUATION - NATIONALITY IMPOSED BY LAW ON A FEMALE OFFICIAL UPON HER MARRIAGE - DIFFERENCE OF TREATMENT - INADMISSIBILITY
( STAFF REGULATIONS, ANNEX VII, ARTICLE 4 )
THE CONCEPT OF 'NATIONALS' CONTAINED IN ARTICLE 4 ( A ) OF ANNEX VII OF THE STAFF REGULATIONS OF OFFICIALS MUST BE INTERPRETED IN SUCH A WAY AS TO AVOID ANY UNWARRANTED DIFFERENCE OF TREATMENT AS BETWEEN MALE AND FEMALE OFFICIALS WHO ARE, IN FACT, PLACED IN COMPARABLE SITUATIONS . IT IS, THEREFORE, NECESSARY TO EXCLUDE NATIONALITY IMPOSED BY LAW ON A FEMALE OFFICIAL UPON HER MARRIAGE WITH A NATIONAL OF ANOTHER STATE AND WHICH SHE WAS UNABLE TO RENOUNCE .