DIRECTIVE
2006/54/EC
OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL
of 5 July 2006
on the implementation of the principle of equal opportunities and equal treatment of men and women in matters of employment and occupation (recast)
TITLE I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1
Purpose
Article 2
Definitions
Article 3
Positive action
TITLE II
SPECIFIC PROVISIONS
CHAPTER 1
Equal pay
Article 4
Prohibition of discrimination
CHAPTER 2
Equal treatment in occupational social security schemes
Article 5
Prohibition of discrimination
Article 6
Personal scope
Article 7
Material scope
Article 8
Exclusions from the material scope
Article 9
Examples of discrimination
Article 10
Implementation as regards self-employed persons
Article 11
Possibility of deferral as regards self-employed persons
Article 12
Retroactive effect
Article 13
Flexible pensionable age
CHAPTER 3
Equal treatment as regards access to employment, vocational training and promotion and working conditions
Article 14
Prohibition of discrimination
Article 15
Return from maternity leave
Article 16
Paternity and adoption leave
TITLE III
HORIZONTAL PROVISIONS
CHAPTER 1
Remedies and enforcement
Section 1
Remedies
Article 17
Defence of rights
Article 18
Compensation or reparation
Section 2
Burden of proof
Article 19
Burden of proof
CHAPTER 2
Promotion of equal treatment — dialogue
Article 20
Equality bodies
Article 21
Social dialogue
Article 22
Dialogue with non‐governmental organisations
CHAPTER 3
General horizontal provisions
Article 23
Compliance
Article 24
Victimisation
Article 25
Penalties
Article 26
Prevention of discrimination
Article 27
Minimum requirements
Article 28
Relationship to Community and national provisions
Article 29
Gender mainstreaming
Article 30
Dissemination of information
TITLE IV
FINAL PROVISIONS
Article 31
Reports
Article 32
Review
Article 33
Implementation
Article 34
Repeal
Article 35
Entry into force
Article 36
Addressees
ANNEX I
PART A
Repealed Directives with their successive amendments
Council Directive 75/117/EEC |
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Council Directive 76/207/EEC |
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Directive 2002/73/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council |
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Council Directive 86/378/EEC |
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Council Directive 96/97/EC |
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Council Directive 97/80/EC |
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Council Directive 98/52/EC |
PART B
List of time limits for transposition into national law and application dates
(referred to in Article 34(1))
Directive |
Time-limit for transposition |
Date of application |
Directive 75/117/EEC |
19.2.1976 |
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Directive 76/207/EEC |
14.8.1978 |
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Directive 86/378/EEC |
1.1.1993 |
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Directive 96/97/EC |
1.7.1997 |
17.5.1990 in relation to workers, except for those workers or those claiming under them who had before that date initiated legal proceedings or raised an equivalent claim under national law. Article 8 of Directive 86/378/EEC — 1.1.1993 at the latest. Article 6(1)(i), first indent of Directive 86/378/EEC –1.1.1999 at the latest. |
Directive 97/80/EC |
1.1.2001 |
As regards the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 22.7.2001 |
Directive 98/52/EC |
22.7.2001 |
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Directive 2002/73/EC |
5.10.2005 |
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ANNEX II
Correlation table
Directive 75/117/EEC |
Directive 76/207/EEC |
Directive 86/378/EEC |
Directive 97/80/EC |
This Directive |
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Article 1(1) |
Article 1 |
Article 1 |
Article 1 |
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Article 1(2) |
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Article 2(2), first indent |
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Article 2(1), (a) |
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Article 2(2), second indent |
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Article 2(2) |
Article 2(1), (b) |
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Article 2(2), third and fourth indents |
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Article 2(1), (c) and (d) |
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Article 2(1), (e) |
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Article 2(1) |
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Article 2(1), (f) |
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Article 2(3) and (4) and Article 2(7) third subparagraph |
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Article 2(2) |
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Article 2(8) |
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Article 3 |
Article 1 |
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Article 4 |
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Article 5(1) |
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Article 5 |
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Article 3 |
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Article 6 |
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Article 4 |
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Article 7(1) |
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Article 7(2) |
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Article 2(2) |
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Article 8(1) |
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Article 2(3) |
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Article 8(2) |
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Article 6 |
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Article 9 |
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Article 8 |
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Article 10 |
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Article 9 |
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Article 11 |
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(Article 2 of Directive 96/97/EC) |
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Article 12 |
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Article 9a |
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Article 13 |
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Articles 2(1) and 3(1) |
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Article 2(1) |
Article 14(1) |
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Article 2(6) |
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Article 14(2) |
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Article 2(7), second subparagraph |
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Article 15 |
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Article 2(7), fourth subparagraph, second and third sentence |
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Article 16 |
Article 2 |
Article 6(1) |
Article 10 |
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Article 17(1) |
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Article 6(3) |
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Article 17(2) |
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Article 6(4) |
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Article 17(3) |
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Article 6(2) |
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Article 18 |
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Articles 3 and 4 |
Article 19 |
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Article 8a |
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Article 20 |
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Article 8b |
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Article 21 |
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Article 8c |
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Article 22 |
Articles 3 and 6 |
Article 3 (2)(a) |
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Article 23(a) |
Article 4 |
Article 3(2)(b) |
Article 7(a) |
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Article 23(b) |
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Article 7(b) |
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Article 23(c) |
Article 5 |
Article 7 |
Article 11 |
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Article 24 |
Article 6 |
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Article 8d |
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Article 25 |
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Article 2(5) |
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Article 26 |
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Article 8e(1) |
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Article 4(2) |
Article 27(1) |
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Article 8e(2) |
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Article 6 |
Article 27(2) |
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Article 2(7) first subparagraph |
Article 5(2) |
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Article 28(1) |
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Article 2(7) fourth subparagraph first sentence |
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Article 28(2) |
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Article 1(1a) |
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Article 29 |
Article 7 |
Article 8 |
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Article 5 |
Article 30 |
Article 9 |
Article 10 |
Article 12(2) |
Article 7, fourth subparagraph |
Article 31(1) and (2) |
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Article 9(2) |
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Article 31(3) |
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Article 32 |
Article 8 |
Article 9(1), first subparagraph and 9(2) and (3) |
Article 12(1) |
Article 7, first, second and third subparagraphs |
Article 33 |
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Article 9(1), second subparagraph |
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Article 34 |
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Article 35 |
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Article 36 |
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Annex |
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