Court of Justice (First Chamber) 6 March 2014, C‑595/12 (Loredana Napoli v Ministero della Giustizia — Dipartimento dell’Amministrazione penitenziaria.)

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT (First Chamber) 6 March 2014 ( *1 ) ‛Reference for a preliminary ruling — Social policy — Directive 2006/54/EC — Equal treatment of men and women in matters of employment and occupation — Training course for acquiring the status of a public official — Exclusion on grounds of a prolonged absence — Absence attributable to maternity leave’ In Case C‑595/12, REQUEST for a