| Author (Corporate) | European Commission |
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| Series Title | COM |
| Series Details | (2015) 190 final (5.5.15) |
| Publication Date | 05/05/2015 |
| Content Type | Policy-making, Report |
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Equality between men and women is a fundamental principle of the European Union. Both the EU Treaties and the Charter of Fundamental rights of the European Union prohibit any discrimination on grounds of sex and require equality between men and women to be ensured in all areas. Directive 2004/113/EC extends the protection against sex discrimination beyond the traditional realm of the labour market to the areas of access to and supply of goods and services. This implements the obligation of equal treatment in most economic day-to-day transactions affecting the lives of citizens in the EU. The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) annulled Article 5(2) of the Directive in its 2011 Test Achats ruling. The provision had permitted the use of sex-based actuarial factors in insurance contracts. The ruling obliged Member States to make unisex premiums and benefits mandatory by 21 December 2012. The Commission adopted guidelines concerning the consequences of the ruling in 2011. This report follows up to the guidelines and covers the implementation of the ruling in Member States. It is, however, not limited to the area of financial services but comprehensively reviews the implementation of the Directive as a whole. All Member States provided the Commission with information contributing to the report. In addition, the Commission consulted national equality bodies and their European Network (Equinet), social partners, civil society organisations and the European Network of legal experts in the field of gender. |
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| Source Link | http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=COM:2015:190:FIN |
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| Subject Categories | Employment and Social Affairs |
| Countries / Regions | Europe |
