Ved kendelse af 12. maj 1993, indgået til Domstolen den 21. maj 1993, har Arbeitsgericht Bremen forelagt to præjudicielle spørgsmål vedrørende fortolkningen af EØF-traktatens artikel 119, Rådets direktivet 75/117/EØF af 10. februar 1975 (herefter benævnt »ligelønsdirektivet«) samt Rådets direktiv 76/207/EØF af 9. februar 1976 (herefter benævnt »direktivet om lige adgang til beskæftigelse«).
By order of 12 May 1993, which was received at the Court on 21 May 1993, the Arbeitsgericht (Labour Court) Bremen referred to the Court for a preliminary ruling two questions on the interpretation of Article 119 of the EEC Treaty, Council Directive 75/117/EEC of 10 February 1975 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the application of the principle of equal pay for men and women (hereinafter referred to as 'the equal pay directive') and Council Directive 76/207/EEC of 9 February 1976 on the implementation of the principle of equal treatment for men and women as regards access to employment, vocational training and promotion, and working conditions (hereinafter referred to as 'the equal access directive').