The infringement case affecting the judiciary focuses on the new retirement age for judges and prosecutors and relates to Hungary's decision to lower the mandatory retirement age for judges, prosecutors and public notaries from 70 years to the general pensionable age (62 years) as of 1 January 2012.
Rikkumismenetluses kohtusüsteemi puhul keskendutakse kohtunike ja prokuröride uuele pensionieale ning see on seotud Ungari otsusega langetada alates 1. jaanuarist 2012 kohtunike, prokuröride ja notarite kohustuslikku pensioniiga seniselt 70 eluaastalt üldisele pensionieale (62 eluaastat).