Directive 2024/1500 - Standards for equality bodies in the field of equal treatment and equal opportunities between women and men in matters of employment and occupation

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Current status

This directive entered into force on June 18, 2024 and has to be implemented in national regulation on June 19, 2026 at the latest.

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Key information

official title

Directive (EU) 2024/1500 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 May 2024 on standards for equality bodies in the field of equal treatment and equal opportunities between women and men in matters of employment and occupation, and amending Directives 2006/54/EC and 2010/41/EU
 
Legal instrument Directive
Number legal act Directive 2024/1500
Original proposal COM(2022)688 EN
CELEX number i 32024L1500

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Key dates

Document 14-05-2024; Date of signature
Signature 14-05-2024
Effect 18-06-2024; Entry into force Date pub. +20 See Art 25
19-06-2026; Application Partial application See Art 25
Deadline 19-06-2026; See Art 18.1
19-06-2031; See Art 18.2
End of validity 31-12-9999
Transposition 19-06-2026; See Art 24.1

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Legislative text

 

Official Journal

of the European Union

EN

L series

 

 

2024/1500

29.5.2024

DIRECTIVE (EU) 2024/1500 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL

of 14 May 2024

on standards for equality bodies in the field of equal treatment and equal opportunities between women and men in matters of employment and occupation, and amending Directives 2006/54/EC and 2010/41/EU

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 157(3) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

After transmission of the draft legislative act to the national parliaments,

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

Acting in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure (2),

Whereas:

 

(1)

Equality and non-discrimination are recognised as essential values of the Union in Articles 2 and 3 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU). Articles 8 and 10 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) provide, respectively, that the Union is to promote equality between men and women and combat discrimination based on sex in all its activities. The Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union protects the right to non-discrimination and the right to equality between women and men in Articles 21 and 23. The Union has already adopted several Directives to combat discrimination.

 

(2)

The purpose of this Directive is to lay down minimum requirements for the functioning of bodies for the promotion of equal treatment (‘equality bodies’) to improve their effectiveness and guarantee their independence in order to strengthen the application of the principle of equal treatment as derived from Directives 2006/54/EC (3) and 2010/41/EU (4) of the European Parliament and of the Council.

 

(3)

Directive 2006/54/EC prohibits discrimination based on sex, in relation to access to employment and occupation, including promotion, and to vocational training, in relation to working conditions, including pay, and in relation to occupational social security schemes.

 

(4)

Directive 2010/41/EU prohibits discrimination between men and women engaged in an activity in a self-employed capacity.

 

(5)

The Court of Justice has held that the scope of the principle of equal treatment for men and women cannot be confined to the prohibition of discrimination based on the fact that a person is of one or other sex. In view of its purpose and the nature of the rights which it seeks to safeguard, it also applies to discrimination arising from gender reassignment (5).

 

(6)

Directives 2006/54/EC and 2010/41/EU require Member States to designate one or more bodies for the promotion of equal treatment, including the analysis, monitoring and support of equal treatment of all persons without discrimination on the grounds covered by the respective Directive. Those Directives require Member States to ensure that the competences of such bodies include providing independent assistance to victims, conducting independent surveys concerning discrimination, publishing independent reports and making recommendations on any issue relating to such discrimination. They also require Member States to ensure that the tasks of those bodies include the exchange of information with corresponding European bodies, such as the European Institute for Gender Equality.

 

(7)

Council Directives 2000/43/EC (6) and 2004/113/EC (7) also provide for the designation of equality bodies for the promotion, analysis, monitoring and support of equal treatment of all persons without discrimination on the grounds covered by the respective Directive.

 

(8)

All Member States have designated equality bodies pursuant to...


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