59For the purpose of determining whether a retirement pension falls within the scope of Article 157 TFEU, the only criterion which may be regarded as decisive is whether the pension is paid to the worker by reason of the employment relationship between him and his former employer, that is to say, the criterion of employment, based on the wording of that article (judgment of 15 January 2019, E.B., C‑258/17, EU:C:2019:17, paragraph 45 and the case-law cited). Benefits granted under a pension scheme which essentially relates to the employment of the person concerned form part of the pay received by that person and come within the scope of that provision (judgment of 26 March 2009, Commission v Greece, C‑559/07, not published, EU:C:2009:198, paragraph 42 and the case-law cited).
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