council direct februari approxim law member state relat applic principl equal pai men women eec council european commun regard treati establish european econom commun articl thereof regard propos commiss regard opinion european parliament oj regard opinion econom social committe oj implement principl men wonnen receiv equal pai contain articl treati integr part establish function common market primarili respons member state ensur applic principl mean law regul an administr provis council resolut januari social action programm aim make harmon live work condit improv maintain achiev balanc social econom develop commun recogn prioriti action behalf women access employ vocat train advanc work condit includ pai oj desir reinforc basic law standard aim facilit pratic applic principl equal employe commun protect matter differ continu exist member state effort made appli resolut confer member state decemb equal pai men women nation provis approxim applic principl equal pai adopt direct articl principl equal pai men women outlin articl treati hereinaft call quot principl equal pai quot mean work work equal attribut elimin discrimin ground sex regard aspect condit remuner job classif system determin pai base criteria men women drawn exclud discrimin ground sex articl member state introduc nation legal system measur enabl employe wrong failur appli principl equal pai pursu claim judici process recours compet author articl member state abolish discrimin men women aris law regul administr provis contrari principl equal pai articl member state measur ensur provis appear collect agreement wage scale wage agreement individu contract employ contrari principl equal pai declar null void amend articl member state measur protect employe dismiss employ reaction complaint undertak legal proceed aim enforc complianc principl equal pai articl member state accord nation circumst legal system measur ensur pricipl equal pai appli effect mean care principl observ articl member state care provis adopt pursuant direct relev provis forc brought attent employe mean place employ articl member state put forc law regul administr provis order compli direct year notif immedi inform commiss thereof member state commun commiss text law regul administr provis adopt field cover direct articl year expiri year period refer articl member state forward inform commiss enabl draw report applic direct submiss council articl direct address member state brussel februari council presid fitzgerald