Opinion of Advocate General Rantos delivered on 27 January 2022.

EB and Others v Versicherungsanstalt öffentlich Bediensteter, Eisenbahnen und Bergbau (BVAEB).#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Verwaltungsgerichtshof.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Social policy – Article 157 TFEU – Protocol (No 33) – Equal treatment of men and women in matters of employment and occupation – Directive 2006/54/EC – Article 5(c) and Article 12 – Prohibition of indirect discrimination on grounds of sex – Occupational social security scheme applicable after the date referred to in those provisions – Retirement pensions of civil servants – National legislation providing for an annual adjustment of retirement pensions – Adjustment on a reducing scale depending on the amount of the retirement pension, with no adjustment at all above a certain amount – Justifications.#Case C-405/20.