26On the other hand, a pension of that nature may fall within the scope of Directive 79/7, since it forms part of a statutory scheme providing protection against one of the risks listed in Article 3(1) of that directive – namely, old age – and it is directly and effectively linked to protection against that risk (see, to that effect, Case C-123/10 Brachner [2011] ECR I-10003, paragraph 40).
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