Regulation 2006/1922 - Establishing a European Institute for Gender Equality

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  1. Current status
  2. Key information
  3. Key dates
  4. Legislative text
  5. Original proposal
  6. Sources and disclaimer
  7. Full version
  8. EU Monitor

1.

Current status

This regulation has been published on December 30, 2006 and entered into force on January 19, 2007.

2.

Key information

official title

Regulation (EC) No 1922/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006 on establishing a European Institute for Gender Equality
 
Legal instrument Regulation
Number legal act Regulation 2006/1922
Original proposal COM(2005)81 EN
CELEX number99 32006R1922

3.

Key dates

Document 20-12-2006
Publication in Official Journal 30-12-2006; Special edition in Croatian: Chapter 01 Volume 013,OJ L 403, 30.12.2006,Special edition in Romanian: Chapter 01 Volume 007,Special edition in Bulgarian: Chapter 01 Volume 007
Effect 19-01-2007; Entry into force Date pub. + 20 See Art
End of validity 31-12-9999

4.

Legislative text

30.12.2006   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 403/9
 

REGULATION (EC) No 1922/2006 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL

of 20 December 2006

on establishing a European Institute for Gender Equality

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Articles 13(2) and 141(3) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Having regard to the Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee (1),

Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty (2),

Whereas:

 

(1)

Equality between men and women is a fundamental principle of the European Union. Articles 21 and 23 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union set out a prohibition on any discrimination on grounds of sex and provide that equality between men and women must be ensured in all areas.
 

(2)

Article 2 of the Treaty provides that equality between men and women is one of the Community's essential tasks. Similarly, Article 3(2) of the Treaty requires the Community to aim to eliminate inequalities and to promote equality between men and women in all its activities and thus ensure the integration of the dimension of equality between men and women in all Community policies.
 

(3)

Article 13 of the Treaty empowers the Council to take appropriate action to combat discrimination inter alia on grounds of sex in all areas of Community competence.
 

(4)

The principle of equal opportunities and equal treatment of men and women in matters of employment and occupation is enshrined in Article 141 of the Treaty and a comprehensive body of legislation on equal treatment of men and women in relation to access to employment and working conditions including equal pay is already in place.
 

(5)

The Commission's first annual report on equality between men and women to the Spring European Council in 2004 concluded that significant gender gaps exist in most policy fields, that inequality between men and women is a multi-dimensional phenomenon that has to be tackled by a comprehensive mix of policy measures and that enhanced efforts are needed to meet the Lisbon strategy targets.
 

(6)

The Nice European Council of 7-9 December 2000 called for ‘Increased awareness, the pooling of resources and the exchange of experience, in particular through the establishment of a European Institute for gender issues’.
 

(7)

The feasibility study (3) carried out for the Commission concluded that there is a clear role for a European Institute for Gender Equality to carry out some of the tasks with which the existing institutions do not currently deal, specifically in the areas of coordination, centralisation and dissemination of research data and information, network building, the raising of visibility of equality between men and women, highlighting the gender perspective and the development of tools for improved integration of gender equality in all Community policies.
 

(8)

The European Parliament in its Resolution of 10 March 2004 on the European Union's policies on gender equality (4) called on the Commission to speed up the efforts leading to the setting-up of an Institute.
 

(9)

The Council of Employment, Social Affairs, Health and Consumers Affairs of 1-2 June 2004 and the European Council of 17-18 June 2004 supported the establishment of a European Institute for Gender Equality. The European Council asked the Commission to bring forward a specific proposal.
 

(10)

The collection, analysis and dissemination of objective, reliable and comparable information and data on equality between men and women, the development of appropriate tools for the elimination of all forms of discrimination on grounds of sex and the...


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5.

Original proposal

 

6.

Sources and disclaimer

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    Differentiated appropriations.

     
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    Specify the type of committee and the group to which it
     
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