Judgment_paragraph 52 · EB v Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri and Others (C-326/19)

52However, it is clear from the wording of Clause 5 of the framework agreement and from settled case-law that that clause is applicable solely when there are successive fixed-term employment contracts or relationships (judgments of 22 January 2020, Baldonedo Martín, C‑177/18, EU:C:2020:26, paragraph 70, and of 19 March 2020, Sánchez Ruiz and Others, C‑103/18 and C‑429/18, EU:C:2020:219, paragraph 56 and the case-law cited), so that a contract which is the very first or only fixed-term employment contract does not fall within the scope of Clause 5(1) of the framework agreement (see, to that effect, judgment of 11 February 2021, M.V. and Others (Successive fixed-term employment contracts in the public sector), C‑760/18, EU:C:2021:113, paragraph 38 and the case-law cited). In that context, the Court also pointed out that the framework agreement does not require Member States to adopt a measure requiring every first or single fixed-term employment contract to be justified by an objective reason (judgment of 3 July 2014, Fiamingo and Others, C‑362/13, C‑363/13 and C‑407/13, EU:C:2014:2044, paragraph 57).