COM(2003)657 - Implementation of the principle of equal treatment between women and men in the access to and supply of goods and services

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  3. Related information
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Key information

official title

Proposal for a Council Directive implementing the principle of equal treatment between women and men in the access to and supply of goods and services
 
Legal instrument Directive
Decision making procedure Consultation procedure (CNS)
reference by COM-number71 COM(2003)657 EN
Additional COM-numbers SEC(2003)1213
procedure number73 2003/0265(CNS)
CELEX number74 52003PC0657

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Key dates

Document 05-11-2003
Online publication 05-11-2003
Decision 13-12-2004; Richtlijn 2004/113
Publication in Official Journal75 07-06-2006; Special edition in Bulgarian: Chapter 05 Volume 007,OJ L 373, 21.12.2004,Special edition in Romanian: Chapter 05 Volume 007,OJ L 153M , 7.6.2006,Special edition in Croatian: Chapter 05 Volume 001

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Related information

  • Explanatory memorandum
  • Considerations
  • Legal provisions

4.

Resulting legislation

  • Richtlijn 2004/113 - Implementation of the principle of equal treatment between men and women in the access to and supply of goods and services
 

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    COM(2000)0379 final.

     
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    Article 119 of the Treaty of Rome

     
  • 3. 
    Article 119 of the Treaty of Rome

     
  • 4. 
    Article 21 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights signed and proclaimed in Nice on 7th December 2000

     
  • 5. 
    Article 23 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights signed and proclaimed in Nice on 7th December 2000

     
  • 6. 
    Part I, Article 3 of the Draft Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe, presented to the European Council on 20 June 2003 .

     
  • 7. 
    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 (Official Journal L 045 19.02.75 p.19)

     
  • 8. 
    Directive 2002/73/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 September 2002 amending Council Directive 76/207/EEC 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 (Official Journal L 269 , 05/10/2002 P. 0015 - 0020)

     
  • 9. 
    Council Directive 2000/43/EC implementing the principle of equal treatment irrespective of racial and ethnic origin (OJ L 180 of 19.7.2000 p.0022-0026).

     
  • 10. 
    Council Directive 2000/78/EC establishing a general framework for equal treatment in employment and occupation (OJ L 303 of 2.12.2000 p. 0016-0022).

     
  • 11. 
    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, OJ L 45 of 19.2.1975; 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, OJ L 39 of 14.2.1976 as amended by Directive 2002/73 of the European Parliament and of the Council, OJ L269 of 5.10.2002; Council Directive 79/7/EEC of 19 December 1978 on the progressive implementation of equal treatment for men and women in matters of social security, OJ L 6 of 10.1.1979; Council Directive 86/378/EEC of 24 July 1986 on the implementation of the principle of equal treatment for men and women in occupational social security schemes, OJ L 225 of 12.8.1986 as amended by Council Directive 96/97/EC of 20 December 1996, OJ L 46 of 17.2.1997; Council Directive 86/613/EEC of 11 December 1986 on the application of the principle of equal treatment between men and women engaged in activity, including agriculture, in a self-employed capacity, and on the protection of self-employed women during pregnancy and motherhood, OJ L 359 of 19.12.1986; Council Directive 92/85/EEC of 19 October 1992 on the introduction of measures to encourage improvements in the safety and health at work of pregnant workers and workers who have recently given birth or are breastfeeding (tenth individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16(1) of Directive 89/391/EEC, OJ L 348 of 28.11.1992; Council Directive 96/34/EC of 3 June 1996 on the framework agreement on parental leave concluded by UNICE, CEEP and the ETUC (OJ L 145 19.06.96 p.4) ;Council Directive 97/75/EC of 15 December 1997 amending and extending, to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Directive 96/34/EC on the framework agreement on parental leave concluded by UNICE, CEEP and the ETUC (OJ L 010 16.01.98 p.24); Council Directive 97/80/EC of 15 December 1997 on the burden of proof in cases of discrimination based on sex Official Journal L 014 20.01.98 p.6; Council Directive 98/52/EC of 13 July 1998 on the extension of Directive 97/80/EC on the burden of proof in cases of discrimination based on sex to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Official Journal L 205 22.07.98 p.66

     
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    COM(2000)0335 final.

     
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    COM(2000)0379 final.

     
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    COM(2000)0379 final.

     
  • 15. 
    Article 119 of the Treaty of Rome

     
  • 16. 
    Case C-200/91

     
  • 17. 
    Case C-43/75

     
  • 18. 
    In a defined contribution scheme, the insured person is required or encouraged to invest a capital sum in an annuity as a source of retirement income.

     
  • 19. 
    For example: Refusal to provide mortgages to pregnant women.; refusal to allow a woman's name to be put first on joint accounts (with resulting discrimination in entitlement to benefits such as share options, which are frequently restricted to the first named member); refusal to offer loans to people working part-time (indirectly discriminatory in the light of standing ECJ case-law as the majority of part-time workers are women; requirement for a woman to have a guarantor for a loan, where a man with a similar credit rating would not face a similar requirement; sexual harassment by landlords; different treatment of men and women in insurance schemes.

     
  • 20. 
    Other grounds included racial and ethnic origin, religion and belief, disability, age and sexual orientation.

     
  • 21. 
    Directive 2002/73/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 September 2002 amending Council Directive 76/207/EEC 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, OJ L 269 of 5.10.2002 p. 0015-0020

     
  • 22. 
    Council Directive 97/80/EC of 15 December 1997 on the burden of proof in cases of discrimination based on sex, OJ L 14 of 20.1.1998.

     
  • 23. 
    COM(2000)0379 final.

     
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    OJ

     
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    OJ

     
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    OJ

     
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    OJ

     
  • 28. 
    Article 119 of the Treaty of Rome

     
  • 29. 
    COM(2000)379 final.

     
  • 30. 
    Council Decision of 20 December 2000 establishing a Programme relating to the Community framework strategy on gender equality (2001-2005) 0J L 17, 19.1.2001.

     
  • 31. 
    Council Directive 2000/43/EC implementing the principle of equal treatment irrespective of racial and ethnic origin (OJ L 180 of 19.7.2000 p.0022-0026).

     
  • 32. 
    OJ L269, 5.10.2002, p.15.

     
  • 33. 
    Article 21 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights signed and proclaimed in Nice on 7th December 2000

     
  • 34. 
    Article 21 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights signed and proclaimed in Nice on 7th December 2000

     
  • 35. 
    COM(2000)0379 final.

     
  • 36. 
    COM(2000)0379 final.

     
  • 37. 
    Article 119 of the Treaty of Rome

     
  • 38. 
    Article 119 of the Treaty of Rome

     
  • 39. 
    Article 21 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights signed and proclaimed in Nice on 7th December 2000

     
  • 40. 
    Article 23 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights signed and proclaimed in Nice on 7th December 2000

     
  • 41. 
    Part I, Article 3 of the Draft Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe, presented to the European Council on 20 June 2003 .

     
  • 42. 
    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 (Official Journal L 045 19.02.75 p.19)

     
  • 43. 
    Directive 2002/73/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 September 2002 amending Council Directive 76/207/EEC 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 (Official Journal L 269 , 05/10/2002 P. 0015 - 0020)

     
  • 44. 
    Council Directive 2000/43/EC implementing the principle of equal treatment irrespective of racial and ethnic origin (OJ L 180 of 19.7.2000 p.0022-0026).

     
  • 45. 
    Council Directive 2000/78/EC establishing a general framework for equal treatment in employment and occupation (OJ L 303 of 2.12.2000 p. 0016-0022).

     
  • 46. 
    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, OJ L 45 of 19.2.1975; 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, OJ L 39 of 14.2.1976 as amended by Directive 2002/73 of the European Parliament and of the Council, OJ L269 of 5.10.2002; Council Directive 79/7/EEC of 19 December 1978 on the progressive implementation of equal treatment for men and women in matters of social security, OJ L 6 of 10.1.1979; Council Directive 86/378/EEC of 24 July 1986 on the implementation of the principle of equal treatment for men and women in occupational social security schemes, OJ L 225 of 12.8.1986 as amended by Council Directive 96/97/EC of 20 December 1996, OJ L 46 of 17.2.1997; Council Directive 86/613/EEC of 11 December 1986 on the application of the principle of equal treatment between men and women engaged in activity, including agriculture, in a self-employed capacity, and on the protection of self-employed women during pregnancy and motherhood, OJ L 359 of 19.12.1986; Council Directive 92/85/EEC of 19 October 1992 on the introduction of measures to encourage improvements in the safety and health at work of pregnant workers and workers who have recently given birth or are breastfeeding (tenth individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16(1) of Directive 89/391/EEC, OJ L 348 of 28.11.1992; Council Directive 96/34/EC of 3 June 1996 on the framework agreement on parental leave concluded by UNICE, CEEP and the ETUC (OJ L 145 19.06.96 p.4) ;Council Directive 97/75/EC of 15 December 1997 amending and extending, to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Directive 96/34/EC on the framework agreement on parental leave concluded by UNICE, CEEP and the ETUC (OJ L 010 16.01.98 p.24); Council Directive 97/80/EC of 15 December 1997 on the burden of proof in cases of discrimination based on sex Official Journal L 014 20.01.98 p.6; Council Directive 98/52/EC of 13 July 1998 on the extension of Directive 97/80/EC on the burden of proof in cases of discrimination based on sex to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Official Journal L 205 22.07.98 p.66

     
  • 47. 
    COM(2000)0335 final.

     
  • 48. 
    COM(2000)0379 final.

     
  • 49. 
    COM(2000)0379 final.

     
  • 50. 
    Article 119 of the Treaty of Rome

     
  • 51. 
    Case C-200/91

     
  • 52. 
    Case C-43/75

     
  • 53. 
    In a defined contribution scheme, the insured person is required or encouraged to invest a capital sum in an annuity as a source of retirement income.

     
  • 54. 
    For example: Refusal to provide mortgages to pregnant women.; refusal to allow a woman's name to be put first on joint accounts (with resulting discrimination in entitlement to benefits such as share options, which are frequently restricted to the first named member); refusal to offer loans to people working part-time (indirectly discriminatory in the light of standing ECJ case-law as the majority of part-time workers are women; requirement for a woman to have a guarantor for a loan, where a man with a similar credit rating would not face a similar requirement; sexual harassment by landlords; different treatment of men and women in insurance schemes.

     
  • 55. 
    Other grounds included racial and ethnic origin, religion and belief, disability, age and sexual orientation.

     
  • 56. 
    Directive 2002/73/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 September 2002 amending Council Directive 76/207/EEC 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, OJ L 269 of 5.10.2002 p. 0015-0020

     
  • 57. 
    Council Directive 97/80/EC of 15 December 1997 on the burden of proof in cases of discrimination based on sex, OJ L 14 of 20.1.1998.

     
  • 58. 
    COM(2000)0379 final.

     
  • 59. 
    OJ

     
  • 60. 
    OJ

     
  • 61. 
    OJ

     
  • 62. 
    OJ

     
  • 63. 
    Article 119 of the Treaty of Rome

     
  • 64. 
    COM(2000)379 final.

     
  • 65. 
    Council Decision of 20 December 2000 establishing a Programme relating to the Community framework strategy on gender equality (2001-2005) 0J L 17, 19.1.2001.

     
  • 66. 
    Council Directive 2000/43/EC implementing the principle of equal treatment irrespective of racial and ethnic origin (OJ L 180 of 19.7.2000 p.0022-0026).

     
  • 67. 
    OJ L269, 5.10.2002, p.15.

     
  • 68. 
    Article 21 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights signed and proclaimed in Nice on 7th December 2000

     
  • 69. 
    Article 21 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights signed and proclaimed in Nice on 7th December 2000

     
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    COM(2000)0379 final.

     
  • 71. 
    De Europese Commissie kent nummers toe aan officiële documenten van de Europese Unie. De Commissie maakt onderscheid in een aantal typen documenten door middel van het toekennen van verschillende nummerseries. Het onderscheid is gebaseerd op het soort document en/of de instelling van de Unie van wie het document afkomstig is.
     
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    De Raad van de Europese Unie kent aan wetgevingsdossiers een uniek toe. Dit nummer bestaat uit een vijfcijferig volgnummer gevolgd door een schuine streep met de laatste twee cijfers van het jaartal, bijvoorbeeld 12345/00 - een document met nummer 12345 uit het jaar 2000.
     
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    Het interinstitutionele nummer is een nummerreeks die binnen de Europese Unie toegekend wordt aan voorstellen voor regelgeving van de Europese Commissie.
    Binnen de Europese Unie worden nog een aantal andere nummerseries gebruikt. Iedere instelling heeft één of meerdere sets documenten met ieder een eigen nummering. Die reeksen komen niet overeen met elkaar of het interinstitutioneel nummer.
     
  • 74. 
    Deze databank van de Europese Unie biedt de mogelijkheid de actuele werkzaamheden (workflow) van de Europese instellingen (Europees Parlement, Raad, ESC, Comité van de Regio's, Europese Centrale Bank, Hof van Justitie enz.) te volgen. EURlex volgt alle voorstellen (zoals wetgevende en begrotingsdossiers) en mededelingen van de Commissie, vanaf het moment dat ze aan de Raad of het Europees Parlement worden voorgelegd.
     
  • 75. 
    Als dag van bekendmaking van een Europees besluit geldt de dag waarop het besluit in het Publicatieblad wordt bekendgemaakt, en daardoor in alle officiële talen van de Europese Unie bij het Publicatiebureau beschikbaar is.
     
  • 76. 
    This legally binding act of the European Union establishes a set of objectives which all member states of the European Union must fulfil. The member states are required to implement directives. The member states are free to choose the manner they see fit to fulfil the required objectives.