Case C‑301/21

Curtea de Apel Alba Iulia and Others

v

YF and Others

(Request for a preliminary ruling from the Curtea de Apel Oradea)

Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 20 October 2022

(Reference for a preliminary ruling – Social policy – Equal treatment in employment and occupation – Directive 2000/78/EC – Article 2(1) and (2) – Prohibition of discrimination on grounds of age – National legislation which leads to a situation in which the remuneration of certain judges is higher than that of other judges of the same rank and performing the same work – Article 1 – Purpose – Exhaustive nature of the discrimination referred to)

1. Social policy – Equal treatment in employment and occupation – Directive 2000/78 – Scope – Pay conditions for judges – Included

   (Council Directive 2000/78, Art. 3(1)(c))

   (see paragraph 44)

2. Social policy – Equal treatment in employment and occupation – Directive 2000/78 – Prohibition of discrimination on grounds of age

   (Council Directive 2000/78, Art. 2(1) and (2))

   (see paragraphs 55-59, 61, operative part 1)

3. Social policy – Equal treatment in employment and occupation – Directive 2000/78 – Scope – Discrimination based on grounds other than those expressly referred to in Article 1 of Directive 2000/78 – Not included

   (Art. 19 TFEU; Council Directive 2000/78, Art. 1)

   (see paragraphs 64-69, operative part 2)

See the text of the decision.