council direct decemb progress implement principl equal treatment men women matter social secur eec council european commun regard treati establish european econom commun articl thereof regard propos commiss regard opinion european parliament regard opinion econom social committe articl council direct eec februari implement principl equal treatment men women access employ vocat train promot work condit view ensur progress implement principl equal treatment matter social secur council act propos commiss adopt provis defin substanc scope arrang applic treati confer specif power requir purpos principl equal treatment matter social secur implement place statutori scheme provid protect risk sick invalid ag accid work occup diseas unemploy social assist intend supplement replac abovement scheme implement principl equal treatment matter social secur prejudic provis relat protect women ground matern respect member state adopt specif provis women remov exist instanc unequ treatment adopt direct articl purpos direct progress implement field social secur element social protect provid articl principl equal treatment men women matter social secur hereinaft refer quot principl equal treatment quot articl direct appli work popul includ emploi person worker emploi person activ interrupt ill accid involuntari unemploy person seek employ retir invalid worker emploi person articl direct appli statutori scheme provid protect risk sick invalid ag accid work occup diseas unemploy social assist intend supplement replac scheme refer direct appli provis survivor benefit famili benefit case famili benefit grant increas benefit due respect risk refer paragraph view ensur implement principl equal treatment occup scheme council act propos commiss adopt provis defin substanc scope arrang applic oj oj oj oj articl principl equal treatment mean discrimin whatsoev ground sex directli indirectli refer marit famili statu concern scope scheme condit access thereto oblig contribut calcul contribut calcul benefit includ increas due respect spous depend condit govern durat retent entitl benefit principl equal treatment prejudic provis relat protect women ground matern articl member state measur ensur law regul administr provis contrari principl equal treatment abolish articl member state introduc nation legal system measur art enabl person wrong failur appli principl equal treatment pursu claim judici process possibl recours compet author articl direct prejudic member state exclud scope determin person ag purpos grant ag retir pension consequ thereof benefit advantag respect ag pension scheme grant person brought children acquisit benefit entitl period interrupt employ due bring children grant ag invalid benefit entitl virtu deriv entitl wife grant increas long term invalid ag accid work occup diseas benefit depend wife consequ exercis adopt direct option acquir right incur oblig statutori scheme member state period examin matter exclud paragraph order ascertain light social develop matter concern justif maintain exclus concern articl member state bring forc law regul administr provis compli direct year notif immedi inform commiss thereof member state commun commiss text law regul administr provis adopt field cover direct includ measur adopt pursuant articl inform commiss reason maintain exist provis matter refer articl possibl review date articl year notif direct member state forward inform commiss enabl draw report applic direct submiss council propos measur requir implement principl equal treatment articl direct address member state brussel decemb council presid genscher