20First of all, it should be noted that, according to the Court’s settled case-law, it is clear from the title of, and preamble to, Directive 2000/78, as well as from its content and purpose, that that directive is intended to establish a general framework for ensuring that everyone benefits from equal treatment in matters of employment and occupation by providing effective protection against discrimination based on any of the grounds referred to in Article 1 thereof, which include age (see, inter alia, judgment of 10 November 2016, de Lange, C‑548/15, EU:C:2016:850, paragraph 16 and the case-law cited).
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