53It must be pointed out, moreover, that Article 119 of the Treaty prohibits any discrimination with regard to pay as between men and women, whatever may be the system which gives rise to such inequality. Accordingly, it is contrary to that article of the Treaty to impose an age condition, differing according to sex, for eligibility for employment-related pensions for workers who are in identical or similar situations (see, to that effect, Barber, cited above, paragraph 32).
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