99In the first place, it is necessary to ascertain whether the objectives stated by the institutions exist. In that regard, it is necessary to take into account the provisions of Article 42c of the Staff Regulations and, where appropriate, the general context thereof, in order to identify the underlying objective of the difference in treatment on grounds of age established by that article (see, by analogy, judgments of 16 October 2007, Palacios de la Villa, C‑411/05, EU:C:2007:604, paragraphs 56 and 57; of 21 July 2011, Fuchs and Köhler, C‑159/10 and C‑160/10, EU:C:2011:508, paragraph 39, and of 6 November 2012, Commission v Hungary, C‑286/12, EU:C:2012:687, paragraph 58).
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