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HK Danmark acting on behalf of Glennie Kristensen v Experian A/S (C-476/11)
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Consideration of the questions referred
The second question
The justification, under Article 6(2)…
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HK Danmark acting on behalf of Glennie Kristensen v Experian A/S (C-476/11)

Judgment of 26 Sept 2013law://eu/cjeu/2011/c-476-11/para_46@2026-11-10

46Since Article 6(2) of Directive 2000/78 allows Member States to provide for an exception to the principle of non-discrimination on grounds of age, that provision must be interpreted restrictively (see Case C‑546/11 Dansk Jurist- og Økonomforbund [2013] ECR, paragraph 41).

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

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Court: Court of Justice · Second Chamber
Case: C-476/11 · ECLI:EU:C:2013:590
Decided: 26 Sept 2013
Procedure: Preliminary reference · referred by the Vestre Landsret (Denmark)
Applicant: HK Danmark
Defendant: Experian A/S
Rapporteur: A. Arabadjiev
Advocate General: J. Kokott
Bench: 5 judges
R. Silva de Lapuerta, G. Arestis, J.‑C. Bonichot, A. Arabadjiev, J.L. da Cruz Vilaça
Language: Danish
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62011CJ0476

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Interprets 2: Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (consolidated 2016)2 provisions; Council Directive 2000/78/EC of 27 November 2000 establishing a general framework for equal treatment in employment and occupation
Cited by 3: Franz Lesar v Beim Vorstand der Telekom Austria AG eingerichtetes Personalamt (C-159/15)2 provisions; Georg Felber v Bundesministerin für Unterricht, Kunst und Kultur (C-529/13); European Commission v Hungary (C-115/13)
Cites 9: Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (consolidated 2016); Council Directive 2000/78/EC of 27 November 2000 establishing a general framework for equal treatment in employment and occupation; Jyske Finans A/S v Skatteministeriet (C-280/04); Paola Faccini Dori v Recreb Srl (C-91/92); M. H. Marshall v Southampton and South-West Hampshire Area Health Authority (Teaching) (152/84); Gerhard Fuchs and Peter Köhler v Land Hessen (C-159/10, C-160/10); Dansk Jurist- og Økonomforbund, acting on behalf of Erik Toftgaard v Indenrigs- og Sundhedsministeriet (C-546/11); Félix Palacios de la Villa v Cortefiel Servicios SA (C-411/05); Seda Kücükdeveci v Swedex GmbH & Co. KG (C-555/07)