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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)RecitalsTitle I General Provisions (arts. 1-3)Article 1 PurposeArticle 2 DefinitionsArticle 3 Positive actionTitle II Specific Provisions (arts. 4-16)Chapter 1 Equal pay (art. 4)Article 4 Prohibition of discriminationChapter 2 Equal treatment in occupational social security schemes (arts. 5-13)Article 5 Prohibition of discriminationArticle 6 Personal scopeArticle 7 Material scopeArticle 8 Exclusions from the material scopeArticle 9 Examples of discriminationArticle 10 Implementation as regards self-employed personsArticle 11 Possibility of deferral as regards self-employed personsArticle 12 Retroactive effectArticle 13 Flexible pensionable ageChapter 3 Equal treatment as regards access to employment, vocational training and promotion and working conditions (arts. 14-16)Article 14 Prohibition of discriminationArticle 15 Return from maternity leaveArticle 16 Paternity and adoption leaveTitle III Horizontal Provisions (arts. 17-30)Chapter 1 Remedies and enforcement (arts. 17-19)Section 1 Remedies (arts. 17-18)Article 17 Defence of rightsArticle 18 Compensation or reparationSection 2 Burden of proof (art. 19)Article 19 Burden of proofChapter 2 Promotion of equal treatment - dialogue (arts. 20-22)Article 20 Equality bodiesArticle 21 Social dialogueArticle 22 Dialogue with non-governmental organisationsChapter 3 General horizontal provisions (arts. 23-30)Article 23 ComplianceArticle 24 VictimisationArticle 25 PenaltiesArticle 26 Prevention of discriminationArticle 27 Minimum requirementsArticle 28 Relationship to Community and national provisionsArticle 29 Gender mainstreamingArticle 30 Dissemination of informationTitle IV Final Provisions (arts. 31-36)Article 31 ReportsArticle 32 ReviewArticle 33 ImplementationArticle 34 RepealArticle 35 Entry into forceArticle 36 AddresseesAnnex IAnnex I, Part A Repealed Directives with their successive amendmentsAnnex I, Part B List of time limits for transposition into national law and application datesAnnex II Correlation tableDone at
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Version status: Entered into force | Document consolidation status: Updated to reflect all known changes
Version date: 15 August 2006 - onwards
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Article 3 Positive action

Member States may maintain or adopt measures within the meaning of Article 141(4) of the Treaty with a view to ensuring full equality in practice between men and women in working life.

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