▁in ▁the ▁cases ▁for ese en ▁in ▁Article ▁ 2 2 5 - 3 . ▁ ▁Belg ium ▁In ▁Belg ium , ▁the ▁Law ▁of ▁ 2 5 ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁" t ending ▁to ▁fight ▁disc rim ination " ▁pun ishes ▁Age ism ▁when ▁" a ▁difference ▁of ▁treatment ▁that ▁la cks ▁objective ▁and ▁reasonable ▁just ification ▁is ▁directly ▁based ▁on ▁... ▁age ". ▁Disc rim ination ▁is ▁forb idden ▁when ▁it ▁refers ▁to ▁providing ▁or ▁offering ▁a ▁good ▁or ▁service , ▁to ▁conditions ▁linked ▁to ▁work ▁or ▁employ ment , ▁to ▁the ▁appointment ▁or ▁promotion ▁of ▁an ▁employee , ▁and ▁yet ▁to ▁the ▁access ▁or ▁participation ▁in ▁" an ▁economic , ▁social , ▁cultural ▁or ▁political ▁activity ▁accessible ▁to ▁the ▁public " ▁( Art icle ▁ 2 nd , ▁§ ▁ 4 ). ▁Inc itement ▁to ▁disc rim ination , ▁to ▁hat red ▁or ▁to ▁violence ▁against ▁a ▁person ▁or ▁a ▁group ▁on ▁the ▁grounds ▁of ▁( ...) ▁age ▁( Art icle ▁ 6 ) ▁is ▁pun ished ▁with ▁imprison ment ▁and / or ▁a ▁fine . ▁Nevertheless , ▁employ ment ▁opportun ities ▁are ▁w ors ening ▁for ▁people ▁in ▁their ▁middle ▁years ▁in ▁many ▁of ▁these ▁same ▁countries , ▁according ▁to ▁Martin ▁Koh li ▁et ▁al . ▁in ▁Time ▁for ▁Ret irement ▁( 1 9 9 1 ). ▁ ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁Barbara ▁Rob b , ▁founder ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁pressure ▁group , ▁A id ▁for ▁the ▁E lder ly ▁in ▁Government ▁Institution s ▁( A EG IS