Ligebehandlingsdirektivet betragtning 1

English language version pr. 2026-10-06 tier 3 Direktiv 2006/54/EF, CELEX 32006L0054

Council Directive 76/207/EEC of 9 February 1976 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 ( 3 ) and Council Directive 86/378/EEC of 24 July 1986 on the implementation of the principle of equal treatment for men and women in occupational social security schemes ( 4 ) have been significantly amended ( 5 ) . Council Directive 75/117/EEC of 10 February 1975 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the application of the principle of equal pay for men and women ( 6 ) and Council Directive 97/80/EC of 15 December 1997 on the burden of proof in cases of discrimination based on sex ( 7 ) also contain provisions which have as their purpose the implementation of the principle of equal treatment between men and women. Now that new amendments are being made to the said Directives, it is desirable, for reasons of clarity, that the provisions in question should be recast by bringing together in a single text the main provisions existing in this field as well as certain developments arising out of the case-law of the Court of Justice of the European Communities (hereinafter referred to as the Court of Justice).