Judgment of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 3 June 2021.#Instituto Madrileño de Investigación y Desarrollo Rural, Agrario y Alimentario v JN.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal Superior de Justicia de Madrid.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Social policy – Directive 1999/70/EC – Framework agreement on fixed-term work concluded by ETUC, UNICE and CEEP – Clause 5 – Applicability – Concept of ‘successive fixed-term employment contracts or relationships’ – Fixed-term employment contracts in the public sector – Measures to prevent and penalise abuse resulting from the use of successive fixed-term employment contracts or relationships – Concept of ‘objective reasons’ justifying such contracts – Equivalent legal measures – Obligation to interpret national law in conformity with EU law – Economic crisis.#Case C-726/19.