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Directive 2006/54/EC of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title

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)

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. TITLE I GENERAL PROVISIONS

    1. Article 1.Purpose

    2. Article 2.Definitions

    3. Article 3.Positive action

  3. TITLE II SPECIFIC PROVISIONS

    1. CHAPTER 1 Equal pay

      1. Article 4.Prohibition of discrimination

    2. CHAPTER 2 Equal treatment in occupational social security schemes

      1. Article 5.Prohibition of discrimination

      2. Article 6.Personal scope

      3. Article 7.Material scope

      4. Article 8.Exclusions from the material scope

      5. Article 9.Examples of discrimination

      6. Article 10.Implementation as regards self-employed persons

      7. Article 11.Possibility of deferral as regards self-employed persons

      8. Article 12.Retroactive effect

      9. Article 13.Flexible pensionable age

    3. CHAPTER 3 Equal treatment as regards access to employment, vocational training and promotion and working conditions

      1. Article 14.Prohibition of discrimination

      2. Article 15.Return from maternity leave

      3. Article 16.Paternity and adoption leave

  4. TITLE III HORIZONTAL PROVISIONS

    1. CHAPTER 1 Remedies and enforcement

      1. Section 1 Remedies

        1. Article 17.Defence of rights

        2. Article 18.Compensation or reparation

      2. Section 2 Burden of proof

        1. Article 19.Burden of proof

    2. CHAPTER 2 Promotion of equal treatment — dialogue

      1. Article 20.Equality bodies

      2. Article 21.Social dialogue

      3. Article 22.Dialogue with non‐governmental organisations

    3. CHAPTER 3 General horizontal provisions

      1. Article 23.Compliance

      2. Article 24.Victimisation

      3. Article 25.Penalties

      4. Article 26.Prevention of discrimination

      5. Article 27.Minimum requirements

      6. Article 28.Relationship to Community and national provisions

      7. Article 29.Gender mainstreaming

      8. Article 30.Dissemination of information

  5. TITLE IV FINAL PROVISIONS

    1. Article 31.Reports

    2. Article 32.Review

    3. Article 33.Implementation

    4. Article 34.Repeal

    5. Article 35.Entry into force

    6. Article 36.Addressees

  6. Signature

    1. ANNEX I

      1. PART A Repealed Directives with their successive amendments

      2. PART B List of time limits for transposition into national law and application dates

    2. ANNEX II

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