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National rules on retirement not contrary to EC law

National rules allowing compulsory dismissal at retirement age and non-recruitment of persons of retirement age were not contrary to Community law provided that they were justified by legitimate social policy objectives and were appropriate and necessary for achieving such objectives.

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