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European Commission v Hungary (C-286/12)
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European Commission v Hungary (C-286/12)

Judgment of 6 Nov 2012law://eu/cjeu/2012/c-286-12/para_68@2026-11-10

68However, the provisions at issue abruptly and significantly lowered the age-limit for compulsory retirement, without introducing transitional measures of such a kind as to protect the legitimate expectations of the persons concerned.

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

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Court: Court of Justice · First Chamber
Case: C-286/12 · ECLI:EU:C:2012:687
Decided: 6 Nov 2012
Procedure: Infringement action
Applicant: European Commission
Defendant: Hungary
Rapporteur: A. Tizzano
Advocate General: J. Kokott
Bench: 5 judges
A. Tizzano, A. Borg Barthet, M. Ilešič, E. Levits, J.‑J. Kasel
Language: Hungarian
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62012CJ0286

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Cited by 15: European Commission v Republic of Poland (C-619/18)2 provisions; HB v Bundesrepublik Deutschland (C-349/23); AZ and Federal Republic of Germany v European Commission (C-792/21 P); Covestro Deutschland AG and Federal Republic of Germany v European Commission (C-790/21 P); Federal Republic of Germany and Others v European Commission (C-794/21 P); Ministero della Giustizia v GN (C-914/19); European Commission v Republic of Poland (C-192/18); RK v Council of the European Union (T-11/17); FV v Council of the European Union (T-750/16); RN v European Commission (F-104/15); Georg Felber v Bundesministerin für Unterricht, Kunst und Kultur (C-529/13); Mario Vital Pérez v Ayuntamiento de Oviedo (C-416/13); European Commission v Kingdom of Spain (C-151/12)2 provisions; European Commission v Republic of Poland (C-313/11)2 provisions; European Commission v Ireland (C-158/12)
Cites 9: Council Directive 2000/78/EC of 27 November 2000 establishing a general framework for equal treatment in employment and occupation; Gisela Rosenbladt v Oellerking Gebäudereinigungsges. mbH (C-45/09); Gerhard Fuchs and Peter Köhler v Land Hessen (C-159/10, C-160/10); European Commission v Italian Republic (C-565/10); Commission of the European Communities v Republic of Austria (C-209/02); Torsten Hörnfeldt v Posten Meddelande AB (C-141/11); The Queen, on the application of The Incorporated Trustees of the National Council for Ageing (Age Concern England) v Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (C-388/07); David Hütter v Technische Universität Graz (C-88/08); Reinhard Prigge and Others v Deutsche Lufthansa AG (C-447/09)