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FOA, acting on behalf of Karsten Kaltoft v Kommunernes Landsforening, acting on behalf of the Municipality of Billund [2014] C-354/13

In a request for a preliminary ruling, the Advocate General has given his Opinion in FOA, acting on behalf of Karsten Kaltoft v Kommunernes Landsforening, acting on behalf of the Municipality of Billund that extreme, severe or morbid obesity could fall within the definition of disability under the Equal Treatment Framework Directive (2000/78/EC) even though there is no specific prohibition against discrimination on grounds of obesity.

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