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Gender Equality Directive (recast) In force since 15 August 2008

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)
32006L0054 · official text on EUR-Lex

Articles

• Article 1 — Purpose
• Article 2 — Definitions
• Article 3 — Positive action

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

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
• Article 31 — Reports
• Article 32 — Review
• Article 33 — Implementation
• Article 34 — Repeal
• Article 35 — Entry into force
• Article 36 — Addressees