Court of Justice 3 July 2014, C-417/13 (ÖBB Personenverkehr AG v Gotthard Starjakob.)

OPINION OF ADVOCATE GENERAL BOT delivered on 3 July 2014 ( 1 ) Case C‑417/13 ÖBB Personenverkehr AG v Gotthard Starjakob (Request for a preliminary ruling from the Oberster Gerichtshof (Austria)) ‛Social policy — Directive 2000/78/CE — Difference in treatment based on age — Reference date for the purposes of advancement — Discriminatory regulations of a Member State excluding periods of service