Progress: Procedure completed
Role | Committee | Rapporteur | Shadows |
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Former Responsible Committee | FEMM | HAUTALA Heidi ( Verts/ALE) | |
Former Responsible Committee | FEMM | HAUTALA Heidi ( Verts/ALE) | |
Former Committee Opinion | ITRE | VLASTO Dominique ( PPE-DE) | |
Former Committee Opinion | LIBE | ||
Former Committee Opinion | EMPL | DAMIÃO Elisa Maria ( PES) |
Lead committee dossier:
Legal Basis:
EC Treaty (after Amsterdam) EC 141-p3
Legal Basis:
EC Treaty (after Amsterdam) EC 141-p3Subjects
Events
In September 2002, the European Parliament and the Council adopted Directive 2002/73/EC amending Council Directive 76/207/EEC on the implementation of the principle of equal treatment for men and women as regards access to employment, vocational training and promotion, and working conditions. It entered into force on 5 October 2002 and its provisions were to be transposed by the Member States by 5 October 2005.
In accordance with Directive 2002/73/EC, the Member States were to communicate to the Commission all the information necessary for it to draw up a report on the application of the Directive. This report is based on information received from the Member States, in particular in response to a questionnaire on the Directive's application prepared by the Commission departments and sent to all Member States in January 2009. A European Parliament resolution constituted another source of information as well as the information gathered by the Commission when monitoring the Directive's implementation. The European social partners and the European Women's Lobby have also been consulted on the issues arising from the Directive.
The aim of this report is to flag up certain aspects that are particularly important or problematic and to identify good practice. It concentrates on transposition-related problems, the impact of the Directive, the enforcement of rights, and the role of equality bodies, the social partners and NGOs.
The report concludes that, considering the far-reaching changes to legislation required in a number of Member States and the substantial progress most Member States have made in implementing its provisions, the transposition of Directive 2002/73/EC can generally be regarded as satisfactory . However, an effort is still needed in a number of Member States to achieve full and correct transposition.
Main conclusions : this Directive is an important milestone in the development of EC gender equality law in so far as it has modernised the rules on equal treatment of men and women in employment and related areas. Nonetheless, given the persistence of inequality and discrimination, it is important that EC and national gender-equality legislation be implemented and enforced carefully .
The role of the equality bodies , which not only monitor developments at national level and assist the victims of discrimination but also contribute to furthering equality in the long run through their many other activities, is particularly important here.
The involvement of all actors (the authorities, the social partners, NGOs, the equality bodies and society at large) is essential if awareness is to be raised and effective use made of the tools to eradicate discrimination that are provided for in the Directive.
PURPOSE : to extend the principle of equal treatment for men and women as regards access to employment, vocational training and promotion, and working conditions
LEGISLATIVE ACT: Directive 2002/73/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 76/207/EEC on the implementation of the principle of equal treatment for men and women as regards access to employment, vocational training and promotion, and working conditions.
CONTENT: the Directive prohibits all discrimination on grounds of sex either directly or indirectly by reference in particular to marital or family status.
The main features of the Directive are as follows:
Harassment and sexual harassment within the meaning of this Directive shall be deemed to be discrimination on the grounds of sex and therefore prohibited. The definition of harassment that was adopted finally was ‘where an unwanted conduct related to the sex of a person occurs with the purpose or effect of violating the dignity of a person, and of creating an intimidating, hostile, degrading, humiliating or offensive environment’; Definitions of direct and indirect discrimination, corresponding to those in already existing law concerning the combat against discrimination adopted in the framework of Art 13 of the Amsterdam Treaty; New provisions concerning the application of the law and the elimination of any ceilings relating to compensation; A new responsibility for Member States, who would be required to set in place agencies with specific powers to promote equal opportunities; Employerw would take ‘preventive measures’ against harassment and sexual harassment in the workplace, as well as introduce company equal opportunities plans which should be made available to workers; Greater employment security for young parents – men and women – requiring time off to look after young children.
ENTRY INTO FORCE: 05/10/2002.
TRANSPOSITION: 05/10/2005.
Documents
- Follow-up document: COM(2009)0409
- Follow-up document: EUR-Lex
- Final act published in Official Journal: Directive 2002/73
- Final act published in Official Journal: OJ L 269 05.10.2002, p. 0015
- Text adopted by Parliament, 3rd reading: T5-0298/2002
- Text adopted by Parliament, 3rd reading: OJ C 261 30.10.2003, p. 0150-0278 E
- Decision by Parliament, 3rd reading: T5-0298/2002
- Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
- Joint text approved by Conciliation Committee co-chairs: 03624/1/2002
- Joint text approved by Conciliation Committee co-chairs: 03624/1/2002
- Report tabled for plenary by Parliament delegation to Conciliation Committee, 3rd reading: A5-0207/2002
- Report tabled for plenary, 3rd reading: A5-0207/2002
- Commission opinion on Parliament's position at 2nd reading: EUR-Lex
- Commission opinion on Parliament's position at 2nd reading: COM(2001)0689
- Text adopted by Parliament, 2nd reading: T5-0550/2001
- Text adopted by Parliament, 2nd reading: OJ C 112 09.05.2002, p. 0014-0516 E
- Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
- Decision by Parliament, 2nd reading: T5-0550/2001
- Committee recommendation tabled for plenary, 2nd reading: A5-0358/2001
- Committee recommendation tabled for plenary, 2nd reading: A5-0358/2001
- Commission communication on Council's position: EUR-Lex
- Commission communication on Council's position: SEC(2001)1332
- Council position: 09848/1/2001
- Council position: OJ C 307 31.10.2001, p. 0005
- Council position published: 09848/1/2001
- Modified legislative proposal: EUR-Lex
- Modified legislative proposal: OJ C 270 25.09.2001, p. 0009 E
- Modified legislative proposal: COM(2001)0321
- Modified legislative proposal published: EUR-Lex
- Modified legislative proposal published: COM(2001)0321
- Text adopted by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading: T5-0304/2001
- Text adopted by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading: OJ C 047 21.02.2002, p. 0019-0158 E
- Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
- Decision by Parliament, 1st reading: T5-0304/2001
- Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading: A5-0173/2001
- Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading: A5-0173/2001
- Economic and Social Committee: opinion, report: CES0060/2001
- Economic and Social Committee: opinion, report: OJ C 123 25.04.2001, p. 0081
- Legislative proposal: EUR-Lex
- Legislative proposal: OJ C 337 28.11.2000, p. 0204 E
- Legislative proposal: COM(2000)0334
- Legislative proposal published: EUR-Lex
- Legislative proposal published: COM(2000)0334
- Legislative proposal: EUR-Lex OJ C 337 28.11.2000, p. 0204 E COM(2000)0334
- Economic and Social Committee: opinion, report: CES0060/2001 OJ C 123 25.04.2001, p. 0081
- Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading: A5-0173/2001
- Text adopted by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading: T5-0304/2001 OJ C 047 21.02.2002, p. 0019-0158 E
- Modified legislative proposal: EUR-Lex OJ C 270 25.09.2001, p. 0009 E COM(2001)0321
- Council position: 09848/1/2001 OJ C 307 31.10.2001, p. 0005
- Commission communication on Council's position: EUR-Lex SEC(2001)1332
- Committee recommendation tabled for plenary, 2nd reading: A5-0358/2001
- Text adopted by Parliament, 2nd reading: T5-0550/2001 OJ C 112 09.05.2002, p. 0014-0516 E
- Commission opinion on Parliament's position at 2nd reading: EUR-Lex COM(2001)0689
- Report tabled for plenary by Parliament delegation to Conciliation Committee, 3rd reading: A5-0207/2002
- Joint text approved by Conciliation Committee co-chairs: 03624/1/2002
- Text adopted by Parliament, 3rd reading: T5-0298/2002 OJ C 261 30.10.2003, p. 0150-0278 E
- Follow-up document: COM(2009)0409 EUR-Lex
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