- 1 ▁of ▁the ▁Char ter ▁of ▁Fund amental ▁Rights ▁of ▁the ▁European ▁Union ▁s : Ch arter ▁of ▁Fund amental ▁Rights ▁of ▁the ▁European ▁Union # CH AP TER ▁III . ▁E QU AL ITY , ▁" any ▁disc rim ination ▁based ▁on ▁any ▁ground ▁such ▁as ▁( … ) ▁age , ▁shall ▁be ▁prohib ited ". ▁ ▁Add itional ▁protection ▁against ▁age ▁disc rim ination ▁comes ▁from ▁the ▁Framework ▁Direct ive ▁ 2 0 0 0 / 7 8 / EC . ▁It ▁prohib its ▁disc rim ination ▁on ▁grounds ▁of ▁age ▁in ▁the ▁field ▁of ▁employ ment . ▁ ▁Germany ▁On ▁ 1 8 ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁the ▁General ▁Equ al ▁Tre at ment ▁Act ▁( All geme ines ▁G leich be hand l ungs ges etz , ▁AG G ) ▁came ▁into ▁force . ▁The ▁aim ▁of ▁the ▁AG G ▁is ▁to ▁prevent ▁and ▁abol ish ▁disc rim ination ▁on ▁various ▁grounds ▁including ▁age . ▁ ▁A ▁recent ▁study ▁suggested ▁that ▁youth s ▁in ▁Germany ▁feel ▁the ▁br unt ▁of ▁age ▁disc rim ination . ▁ ▁France ▁In ▁France , ▁Articles ▁ 2 2 5 - 1 ▁through ▁ 2 2 5 - 4 ▁of ▁the ▁Pen al ▁Code ▁detail ▁the ▁pen al ization ▁of ▁Age ism , ▁when ▁it ▁comes ▁to ▁an ▁age ▁disc rim ination ▁related ▁to ▁the ▁consumption ▁of ▁a ▁good ▁or ▁service , ▁to ▁the ▁exercise ▁of ▁an ▁economic ▁activity , ▁to ▁the ▁labor ▁market ▁or ▁an ▁intern ship , ▁except