19It must be recalled from the outset that, according to settled case-law, it is apparent both from its title and preamble and from its content and purpose that Directive 2000/78 is intended to lay down a general framework in order to guarantee equal treatment ‘in employment and occupation’ to all persons, by offering them effective protection against discrimination on any of the grounds mentioned in Article 1, which include age (judgment of 26 September 2013 in Dansk Jurist- og Økonomforbund, C‑546/11, EU:C:2013:603, paragraph 23 and the case-law cited).
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