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Werner Mangold v Rüdiger Helm (C-144/04)
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Concerning the questions referred for…
On the second and third questions
63

Werner Mangold v Rüdiger Helm (C-144/04)

Judgment of 22 Nov 2005law://eu/cjeu/2004/c-144-04/para_63@2026-11-12

63In this respect the Member States unarguably enjoy broad discretion in their choice of the measures capable of attaining their objectives in the field of social and employment policy.

Source: EUR-Lex, © European Union, 1998-2026. Reuse authorised under Decision 2011/833/EU.

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Court: Court of Justice · Grand Chamber
Case: C-144/04 · ECLI:EU:C:2005:709
Decided: 22 Nov 2005
Procedure: Preliminary reference · referred by the Arbeitsgericht München (Germany)
Applicant: Werner Mangold
Defendant: Rüdiger Helm
Rapporteur: R. Schintgen
Advocate General: A. Tizzano
Bench: 13 judges
P. Jann, C.W.A. Timmermans, A. Rosas, K. Schiemann, R. Schintgen, S. von Bahr, J.N. Cunha Rodrigues, R. Silva de Lapuerta, K. Lenaerts, E. Juhász, G. Arestis, A. Borg Barthet, M. Ilešič
Language: German
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62004CJ0144

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Interprets 2: Council Directive 2000/78/EC of 27 November 2000 establishing a general framework for equal treatment in employment and occupation; Council Directive 1999/70/EC of 28 June 1999 concerning the framework agreement on fixed-term work concluded by ETUC, UNICE and CEEP
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