Bartsch v Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte (BSH) Altersfürsorge GmbH - no obligation to guarantee protection under Community law if the alleged discriminatory treatment does not fall within its scope - ECJ Case C427/06 AG's Opinion - 22.5.08

This case was referred from Germany, where a clause in an occupational pension scheme excluded a widow(er) of a private-sector employee who dies in service from entitlement to a survivor's pension if that widow(er) is more than 15 years younger than the deceased employee.