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Werner Fries v Lufthansa CityLine GmbH (C-190/16)
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Consideration of the questions referred
The first and second questions
Article 21(1) of the Charter
29

Werner Fries v Lufthansa CityLine GmbH (C-190/16)

Judgment of 5 Jul 2017law://eu/cjeu/2016/c-190-16/para_29@2026-11-10

29The principle of equal treatment is a general principle of EU law, enshrined in Article 20 of the Charter, of which the principle of non-discrimination laid down in Article 21(1) of the Charter is a particular expression.

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-190/16 · ECLI:EU:C:2017:513
Decided: 5 Jul 2017
Procedure: Preliminary reference · referred by the Bundesarbeitsgericht (Federal Labour Court, Germany)
Upheld as valid: Regulation 2011/1178
Applicant: Werner Fries
Defendant: Lufthansa CityLine GmbH
Rapporteur: R. Silva de Lapuerta
Advocate General: M. Bobek
Bench: 5 judges
R. Silva de Lapuerta, E. Regan, J.-C. Bonichot, A. Arabadjiev, S. Rodin
Language: German
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62016CJ0190

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Interprets 2: Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (consolidated 2016); Commission Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 of 3 November 2011 laying down technical requirements and administrative procedures related to civil aviation aircrew pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council Text with EEA relevance
Cited by 18: État luxembourgeois v B and Others (C-245/19, C-246/19); Skeyes v Ryanair DAC, formerly Ryanair Ltd (C-353/20); RTL Nederland BV and RTL Nieuws BV v Minister van Infrastructuur en Waterstaat (C-451/22); OP v European Parliament (T-143/22); Ian James Bowden and Janey Young v European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (T-72/21); Robert Roos and Others v European Parliament (T-710/21)2 provisions; Verena Kühne v European Parliament (T-468/20); KM v European Commission (T-374/20); FI v European Commission (T-694/19); RN v European Commission (T-442/17 R)2 provisions; BT v European Commission (T-315/19); VW v European Commission (T-243/18); Alliance of Conservatives and Reformists in Europe (ACRE) v European Parliament (T-107/19); A v Veselības ministrija (C-243/19)2 provisions; Alliance for Direct Democracy in Europe ASBL (ADDE) v European Parliament (T-48/17)2 provisions; Francis Wattiau v European Parliament (T-737/17)2 provisions; RK v Council of the European Union (T-11/17)2 provisions; FV v Council of the European Union (T-750/16)2 provisions
Cites 12: Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (consolidated 2016)4 provisions; Council Directive 2000/78/EC of 27 November 2000 establishing a general framework for equal treatment in employment and occupation; Geoffrey Léger v Ministre des Affaires sociales, de la Santé et des Droits des femmes and Etablissement français du sang (C-528/13); Gerhard Fuchs and Peter Köhler v Land Hessen (C-159/10, C-160/10); Association Belge des Consommateurs Test-Achats ASBL and Others v Conseil des ministres (C-236/09); Wolfgang Glatzel v Freistaat Bayern (C-356/12); Deutsches Weintor eG v Land Rheinland-Pfalz (C-544/10); Commission Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 of 3 November 2011 laying down technical requirements and administrative procedures related to civil aviation aircrew pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council Text with EEA relevance; Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 February 2008 on common rules in the field of civil aviation and establishing a European Aviation Safety Agency, and repealing Council Directive 91/670/EEC, Regulation (EC) No 1592/2002 and Directive 2004/36/EC (Text with EEA relevance); Torsten Hörnfeldt v Posten Meddelande AB (C-141/11); Domnica Petersen v Berufungsausschuss für Zahnärzte für den Bezirk Westfalen-Lippe (C-341/08); Reinhard Prigge and Others v Deutsche Lufthansa AG (C-447/09)