council direct ec decemb amend direct eec implement principl equal treatment men women occup social secur scheme council european union regard treati establish european commun articl thereof regard propos commiss regard opinion european parliament regard opinion econom social committe articl treati member state ensur applic principl men women receiv equal pai equal work pai ordinari basic minimum wage salari consider cash kind worker receiv directli indirectli employ respect employ judgement case barber guardian royal exchang assur group court justic european commun acknowledg form occup pension constitut element pai mean articl treati abovement judgment clarifi judgment decemb case moroni collo gmbh court interpret articl treati discrimin men women occup social secur scheme prohibit gener respect establish ag entitl pension occup pension offer compens compulsori retir econom ground accord protocol articl treati annex treati establish european commun benefit occup social secur scheme consid remuner attribut period employ prior case worker claim date initi legal proceed rais equival claim applic nation law judgment septemb case vroeg nciv instituut voor volkshuisvest bv case fisscher voorhui hengelo bv court rule abovement protocol affect join occup pension scheme continu govern judgment case bilka kaufhau gmbh hartz limit effect time judgment case barber guardian royal exchang assur group appli join occup pension scheme court rule nation rule relat time limit bring action nation law reli worker assert join occup pension scheme provid favour type action similar action domest natur render exercis right confer commun law imposs practic court point fact worker claim retroact join occup pension scheme worker avoid pai contribut relat period membership concern exclus worker ground natur work contract access compani sectori social secur scheme constitut indirect discrimin women judgment novemb case bird ey wall friedel robert court contrari articl treati calcul amount bridg pension paid employ male femal employe earli retir ground ill health intend compens loss incom result fact reach ag requir payment state pension subsequ receiv reduc amount bridg pension case men women ag result femal employe receiv smaller bridg pension paid male counterpart differ equal amount state pension entitl ag respect period servic complet employ judgment octob case ten oever sticht bedrijfpensioenfond voor het glazenwass en schoonmaakbedrijf judgment decemb case moroni collo gmbh decemb case neath hugh steeper septemb case colorol pension truste limit russel court confirm virtu judgment case barber guardian royal exchang assur group direct effect articl treati reli purpos claim equal treatment matter occup pension relat benefit payabl respect period servic subsequ case worker claim date initi legal proceed rais equival claim applic nation law abovement judgment case ten oever sticht bedrijfpensioenfond voor het glazenwass en schoonmaakbedrijf case colorol pension truste limit russel court confirm limit effect time barber judgment appli survivor pension equal treatment matter claim relat period servic subsequ case date initi legal proceed rais equival claim applic nation law judgment case case court specifi contribut male femal worker defin benefit pension scheme cover articl treati inequ employ contribut paid fund defin benefit scheme due actuari factor differ sex assess light provis judgment septemb case smith advel system case van den akker sticht shell pensioenfond court point articl treati preclud employ adopt measur compli barber judgment rais retir ag women exist men relat period servic complet date measur forc hand period servic complet date articl prevent employ take step period servic prior commun law impos oblig justifi retroact reduct advantag women enjoi abovement judgment case colorol pension truste limit russel court rule addit benefit stem contribut paid employe pure voluntari basi cover articl treati measur includ medium term action programm equal opportun women men commiss emphas adopt suitabl measur account consequ judgment case barber guardian royal exchang assur group judgment automat invalid provis council direct eec juli implement principl equal treatment men women occup social secur scheme respect paid worker articl treati directli applic invok nation court employ privat person legal person court safeguard right provis confer individu ground legal certainti amend direct eec order adapt provis affect barber case law adopt direct articl direct eeg amend articl replac articl quot occup social secur scheme quot mean scheme govern direct eec purpos provid worker employe emploi undertak group undertak area econom activ occup sector group sector benefit intend supplement benefit provid statutori social secur scheme replac membership scheme compulsori option direct appli individu contract emploi worker scheme emploi worker member insur contract employ parti case salari worker option provis occup scheme offer particip individu guarante addit benefit choic date normal benefit emploi worker start choic benefit occup scheme benefit financ contribut paid worker voluntari basi direct preclud employ grant person reach retir ag purpos grant pension virtu occup scheme reach retir ag purpos grant statutori retir pension pension supplement aim make equal equal amount benefit paid person relat amount paid person sex situat reach statutori retir ag person benefit supplement reach statutori retir ag articl replac articl direct appli member work popul includ emploi person person activ interrupt ill matern accid involuntari unemploy person seek employ retir disabl worker claim accord nation law practic articl replac articl provis contrari principl equal treatment includ base sex directli indirectli refer marit famili statu determin person particip occup scheme fix compulsori option natur particip occup scheme lai rule ag entri scheme minimum period employ membership scheme requir obtain benefit thereof lai rule provid point reimburs contribut worker leav scheme fulfil condit guarante defer long term benefit set condit grant benefit restrict benefit worker sex fix retir ag suspend retent acquisit right period matern leav leav famili reason grant law agreement paid employ set level benefit account actuari calcul factor differ sex case defin contribut scheme case fund defin benefit scheme element exampl annex unequ inequ amount result effect actuari factor differ sex time scheme fund implement set level worker contribut set level employ contribut case defin contribut scheme aim equal amount final benefit make equal sex case fund defin benefit scheme employ contribut intend ensur adequaci fund cover cost benefit defin lai standard standard applic worker sex provid point guarante retent entitl defer benefit worker leav scheme grant benefit scope direct left discret scheme manag bodi compli principl equal treatment articl replac articl member state step ensur provis occup scheme emploi worker contrari principl equal treatment revis effect januari latest direct preclud right oblig relat period membership occup scheme emploi worker prior revis scheme remain subject provis scheme forc period articl replac articl scheme emploi worker member state defer compulsori applic principl equal treatment regard determin pension ag grant ag retir pension implic benefit date equal achiev statutori scheme latest equal prescrib direct survivor pension commun law establish principl equal treatment statutori social secur scheme regard applic subparagraph point articl account actuari calcul factor latest januari articl insert articl men women claim flexibl pension ag condit deem incompat direct annex ad annex exampl element unequ respect fund defin benefit scheme refer articl convers capit sum part period pension transfer pension right reversionari pension payabl depend return surrend part pension reduc pension worker opt earli retir articl measur implement direct paid worker cover benefit deriv period employ subsequ appli retroact date prejudic worker claim date initi legal proceed rais equival claim nation law event implement measur appli retroact april cover benefit deriv period employ date member state acced commun april date replac date articl treati applic territori sentenc paragraph prevent nation rule relat time limit bring action nation law reli worker claim initi legal proceed rais equival claim nation law provid favour type action similar action domest natur render exercis commun law imposs practic member state access place januari contract parti agreement european econom area date paragraph direct replac januari articl member state bring forc law regul administr provis compli direct juli forthwith inform commiss thereof member state adopt provis refer direct accompani refer occas offici public method make refer laid member state member state commun commiss latest year entri forc direct inform enabl commiss draw report applic direct articl direct enter 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