Article 36 — Gender Equality Directive (recast)

This Directive is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Strasbourg, 5 July 2006.

For the European Parliament

The President

J. BORRELL FONTELLES

For the Council

The President

P. LEHTOMÄKI

(1) OJ C 157, 28.6.2005, p. 83.

(2) Opinion of the European Parliament of 6 July 2005 (not yet published in the Official Journal), Council Common Position of 10 March 2006(OJ C 126 E, 30.5.2006, p. 33) and Position of the European Parliament of 1 June 2006 (not yet published in the Official Journal).

(3) OJ L 39, 14.2.1976, p. 40. Directive as amended by Directive 2002/73/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 269, 5.10.2002, p. 15).

(4) OJ L 225, 12.8.1986, p. 40. Directive as amended by Directive 96/97/EC (OJ L 46, 17.2.1997, p. 20).

(5) See Annex I Part A.

(6) OJ L 45, 19.2.1975, p. 19.

(7) OJ L 14, 20.1.1998, p. 6. Directive as amended by Directive 98/52/EC (OJ L 205, 22.7.1998, p. 66).

(8) C-262/88: Barber v Guardian Royal Exchange Assurance Group (1990 ECR I‐1889).

(9) C-7/93: Bestuur van het Algemeen Burgerlijk Pensioenfonds v G. A. Beune (1994 ECR I‐4471).

(10) C-351/00: Pirkko Niemi (2002 ECR I-7007).

(11) Protocol 17 concerning Article 141 of the Treaty establishing the European Community (1992).

(12) OJ L 348, 28.11.1992, p. 1.

(13) OJ L 145, 19.6.1996, p. 4. Directive as amended by Directive 97/75/EC (OJ L 10, 16.1.1998, p. 24).

(14) OJ C 218, 31.7.2000, p. 5.

(15) OJ C 321, 31.12.2003, p. 1.

(16) OJ L 6, 10.1.1979, p. 24.

ANNEX I

PART A

Repealed Directives with their successive amendments

Council Directive 75/117/EEC

OJ L 45, 19.2.1975, p. 19

Council Directive 76/207/EEC

OJ L 39, 14.2.1976, p. 40

Directive 2002/73/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council

OJ L 269, 5.10.2002, p. 15

Council Directive 86/378/EEC

OJ L 225, 12.8.1986, p. 40

Council Directive 96/97/EC

OJ L 46, 17.2.1997, p. 20

Council Directive 97/80/EC

OJ L 14, 20.1.1998, p. 6

Council Directive 98/52/EC

OJ L 205, 22.7.1998, p. 66

PART B

List of time limits for transposition into national law and application dates

(referred to in Article 34(1))

Directive

Time-limit for transposition

Date of application

Directive 75/117/EEC

19.2.1976

Directive 76/207/EEC

14.8.1978

Directive 86/378/EEC

1.1.1993

Directive 96/97/EC

1.7.1997

17.5.1990 in relation to workers, except for those workers or those claiming under them who had before that date initiated legal proceedings or raised an equivalent claim under national law.

Article 8 of Directive 86/378/EEC — 1.1.1993 at the latest.

Article 6(1)(i), first indent of Directive 86/378/EEC –1.1.1999 at the latest.

Directive 97/80/EC

1.1.2001

As regards the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 22.7.2001

Directive 98/52/EC

22.7.2001

Directive 2002/73/EC

5.10.2005

ANNEX II

Correlation table

Directive 75/117/EEC