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NH v Associazione Avvocatura per i diritti LGBTI - Rete Lenford (C-507/18)
Consideration of the questions referred
The second question
53

NH v Associazione Avvocatura per i diritti LGBTI - Rete Lenford (C-507/18)

Judgment of 23 Apr 2020law://eu/cjeu/2018/c-507-18/para_53@2026-11-11

53Furthermore, the limitations to the exercise of freedom of expression arising from Directive 2000/78 are necessary to guarantee the rights in matters of employment and occupation of persons who belong to groups of persons characterised by one of the grounds listed in Article 1 of that directive.

Source: EUR-Lex, © European Union, 1998-2026. Reuse authorised under Decision 2011/833/EU.

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Court: Court of Justice · Grand Chamber
Case: C-507/18 · ECLI:EU:C:2020:289
Decided: 23 Apr 2020
Procedure: Preliminary reference · referred by the Corte suprema di cassazione (Supreme Court of Cassation, Italy)
Applicant: NH
Defendant: Associazione Avvocatura per i diritti LGBTI — Rete Lenford
Rapporteur: I. Jarukaitis
Advocate General: E. Sharpston
Bench: 15 judges
K. Lenaerts, R. Silva de Lapuerta, J.‑C. Bonichot, M. Vilaras, E. Regan, P.G. Xuereb, I. Jarukaitis, J. Malenovský, L. Bay Larsen, T. von Danwitz, C. Toader, F. Biltgen, K. Jürimäe, C. Lycourgos, N. Piçarra
Language: Italian
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62018CJ0507

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Interprets 1: Council Directive 2000/78/EC of 27 November 2000 establishing a general framework for equal treatment in employment and occupation
Cited by 8: Ligebehandlingsnævnet acting on behalf of A v HK/Danmark and HK/Privat (C-587/20)2 provisions; VL v Szpital Kliniczny im. dra J. Babińskiego Samodzielny Publiczny Zakład Opieki Zdrowotnej w Krakowie (C-16/19); BAKATI PLUS Kereskedelmi és Szolgáltató Kft. v Nemzeti Adó- és Vámhivatal Fellebbviteli Igazgatósága (C-656/19); Asociaţia 'Forumul Judecătorilor din România' and Asociaţia 'Mişcarea pentru Apărarea Statutului Procurorilor' v Parchetul de pe lângă Înalta Curte de Casaţie şi Justiţie – Procurorul General al României (C-53/23); A2B Connect BV and Others v Council of the European Union (T-307/22); Real Madrid Club de Fútbol and AE v EE and Société Éditrice du Monde SA (C-633/22); J.K. v TP S.A (C-356/21); Hungary v European Parliament (C-650/18)
Cites 14: Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (consolidated 2016)2 provisions; Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (consolidated 2016)4 provisions; Treaty on European Union (consolidated 2016); Republik Griechenland v Grigorios Nikiforidis (C-135/15); Spiegel Online GmbH v Volker Beck (C-516/17); E.B. v Versicherungsanstalt öffentlich Bediensteter BVA (C-258/17); Johan Deckmyn and Vrijheidsfonds VZW v Helena Vandersteen and Others (C-201/13); Council Directive 2000/78/EC of 27 November 2000 establishing a general framework for equal treatment in employment and occupation; Vera Egenberger v Evangelisches Werk für Diakonie und Entwicklung e.V (C-414/16); SM v Entry Clearance Officer, UK Visa Section (C-129/18); Criminal proceedings against Aldo Patriciello (C-163/10); Malgožata Runevič-Vardyn and Łukasz Paweł Wardyn v Vilniaus miesto savivaldybės administracija and Others (C-391/09); "CHEZ Razpredelenie Bulgaria" AD v Komisia za zashtita ot diskriminatsia (C-83/14); Asociaţia Accept v Consiliul Naţional pentru Combaterea Discriminării (C-81/12)