council direct ec june implement principl equal treatment person irrespect racial ethnic origin council european union regard treati establish european commun articl thereof regard propos commiss regard opinion european parliament regard opinion econom social committe regard opinion committe region treati european union mark stage process creat closer union peopl europ accord articl treati european union european union found principl liberti democraci respect human right fundament freedom rule law principl common member state respect fundament right guarante european convent protect human right fundament freedom result constitut tradit common member state gener principl commun law equal law protect discrimin person constitut univers recognis univers declar human right unit nation convent elimin form discrimin women intern convent elimin form racial discrimin unit nation coven civil polit right econom social cultur right european convent protect human right fundament freedom member state signatori import respect fundament right freedom includ freedom associ import context access provis good servic respect protect privat famili life transact carri context european parliament adopt number resolut fight racism european union european union reject theori attempt determin exist separ human race term quot racial origin quot direct impli accept theori european council tamper octob invit commiss forward propos implement articl ec treati fight racism xenophobia employ guidelin agre european council helsinki decemb stress foster condit social inclus labour market formul coher set polici aim combat discrimin group ethnic minor discrimin base racial ethnic origin undermin achiev object ec treati attain high level employ social protect rais standard live qualiti life econom social cohes solidar undermin object develop european union area freedom secur justic commiss present commun racism xenophobia anti semit decemb council adopt juli joint action jha action combat racism xenophobia member state undertak ensur effect judici cooper respect offenc base racist xenophob behaviour ensur develop democrat toler societi particip person irrespect racial ethnic origin specif action field discrimin base racial ethnic origin access emploi emploi activ cover area educ social protect includ social secur healthcar social advantag access suppli good servic end direct indirect discrimin base racial ethnic origin area cover direct prohibit commun prohibit discrimin appli nation countri cover differ treatment base nation prejudic provis govern entri resid countri nation access employ occup implement principl equal treatment irrespect racial ethnic origin commun accord articl ec treati aim elimin inequ promot equal men women women victim multipl discrimin appreci fact infer direct indirect discrimin matter nation judici compet bodi accord rule nation law practic rule provid indirect discrimin establish mean includ basi statist evid import protect natur person discrimin ground racial ethnic origin member state provid accord nation tradit practic protect legal person suffer discrimin ground racial ethnic origin member prohibit discrimin prejudic mainten adopt measur intend prevent compens disadvantag suffer group person racial ethnic origin measur permit organis person racial ethnic origin main object promot special person limit circumst differ treatment justifi characterist relat racial ethnic origin constitut genuin determin occup requir object legitim requir proportion circumst includ inform provid member state commiss person subject discrimin base racial ethnic origin adequ mean legal protect provid effect level protect associ legal entiti empow engag member state determin behalf support victim proceed prejudic nation rule procedur represent defenc court effect implement principl equal requir adequ judici protect victimis rule burden proof adapt prima faci case discrimin principl equal treatment appli effect burden proof shift back respond evid discrimin brought member state appli rule burden proof proceed court compet bodi investig fact case procedur refer plaintiff requir prove fact court compet bodi investig member state promot dialogu social partner government organis address form discrimin combat protect discrimin base racial ethnic origin strengthen exist bodi bodi member state compet analys problem involv studi solut provid concret assist victim direct lai minimum requir give member state option introduc maintain favour provis implement direct serv justifi regress relat situat prevail member state member state provid effect proportion dissuas sanction case breach oblig direct member state entrust manag labour joint request implement direct provis fall scope collect agreement provid member state step ensur time guarante result impos direct accord principl subsidiar proportion set articl ec treati object direct ensur common high level protect discrimin member state suffici achiev member state reason scale impact propos action achiev commun direct order achiev object adopt direct chapter gener provis articl purpos purpos direct lai framework combat discrimin ground racial ethnic origin view put effect member state principl equal treatment articl concept discrimin purpos direct principl equal treatment direct indirect discrimin base racial ethnic origin purpos paragraph direct discrimin occur person treat favour treat compar situat ground racial ethnic origin indirect discrimin occur appar neutral provis criterion practic put person racial ethnic origin disadvantag compar person provis criterion practic object justifi legitim aim mean achiev aim harass deem discrimin mean paragraph unwant conduct relat racial ethnic origin take place purpos effect violat digniti person creat intimid hostil degrad humili offens environ context concept harass defin accord nation law practic member state instruct discrimin person ground racial ethnic origin deem discrimin mean paragraph articl scope limit power confer commun direct appli person public privat sector includ public bodi relat condit access employ employ occup includ select criteria recruit condit branch activ level profession hierarchi includ promot access type level vocat guidanc vocat train advanc vocat train retrain includ practic work experi employ work condit includ dismiss pai membership involv organis worker employ organis member carri profess includ benefit provid organis social protect includ social secur healthcar social advantag educ access suppli good servic public includ hous direct cover differ treatment base nation prejudic provis condit relat entri resid countri nation stateless person territori member state treatment aris legal statu countri nation stateless person concern articl genuin determin occup requir notwithstand articl member state provid differ treatment base characterist relat racial ethnic origin constitut discrimin reason natur occup activ concern context carri characterist constitut genuin determin occup requir provid object legitim requir proportion articl posit action view ensur full equal practic principl equal treatment prevent member state maintain adopt specif measur prevent compens disadvantag link racial ethnic origin articl minimum requir member state introduc maintain provis favour protect principl equal treatment laid direct implement direct circumst constitut ground reduct level protect discrimin afford member state field cover direct chapter ii remedi enforc articl defenc right member state ensur judici administr procedur includ deem concili procedur enforc oblig direct person wrong failur appli principl equal treatment relationship discrimin alleg occur end member state ensur associ organis legal entiti accord criteria laid nation law legitim interest ensur provis direct compli engag behalf support complain approv judici administr procedur provid enforc oblig direct paragraph prejudic nation rule relat time limit bring action principl equal treatment articl burden proof member state measur accord nation judici system ensur person wrong principl equal treatment appli establish court compet author fact presum direct indirect discrimin respond prove breach principl equal treatment paragraph prevent member state introduc rule evid favour plaintiff paragraph appli crimin procedur paragraph appli proceed brought accord articl member state appli paragraph proceed court compet bodi investig fact case articl victimis member state introduc nation legal system measur protect individu advers treatment advers consequ reaction complaint proceed aim enforc complianc principl equal treatment articl dissemin inform member state care provis adopt pursuant direct relev provis forc brought attent person concern mean territori articl social dialogu member state accord nation tradit practic adequ measur promot social dialogu side industri view foster equal treatment includ monitor workplac practic collect agreement code conduct research exchang experi good practic consist nation tradit practic member state encourag side industri prejudic autonomi conclud level agreement lai anti discrimin rule field refer articl fall scope collect bargain agreement respect minimum requir laid direct relev nation implement measur articl dialogu government organis member state encourag dialogu government organis accord nation law practic legitim interest contribut fight discrimin ground racial ethnic origin view promot principl equal treatment chapter iii bodi promot equal treatment articl member state design bodi bodi promot equal treatment person discrimin ground racial ethnic origin bodi form part agenc charg nation level defenc human right safeguard individu right member state ensur compet bodi includ prejudic victim associ organis legal entiti refer articl provid independ assist victim discrimin pursu complaint discrimin conduct independ survei discrimin publish independ report make recommend issu relat discrimin chapter iv final provis articl complianc member state measur ensur law regul administr provis contrari principl equal treatment abolish provis contrari principl equal treatment includ individu collect contract agreement intern rule undertak rule govern profit make profit make associ rule govern independ profess worker employ organis declar null void amend articl sanction member state lai rule sanction applic infring nation provis adopt pursuant direct measur ensur appli sanction compris payment compens victim effect proportion dissuas member state notifi provis commiss juli latest notifi delai subsequ amend affect articl implement member state adopt law regul administr provis compli direct juli entrust manag labour joint request implement direct provis fall scope collect agreement case member state ensur juli manag labour introduc measur agreement member state requir measur enabl time posit guarante result impos direct forthwith inform commiss thereof member state adopt measur refer direct accompani refer occas offici public method make refer laid member state articl report member state commun commiss juli year inform commiss draw report european parliament council applic direct commiss report account view european monitor centr racism xenophobia viewpoint social partner relev government organis accord principl gender mainstream report inter alia provid assess impact measur women men light inform receiv report includ propos revis updat direct articl entri forc direct enter forc dai public offici journal european commun articl addresse direct address member state luxembourg june council presid arcanjo publish offici journal opinion deliv publish offici journal opinion deliv publish offici journal opinion deliv publish offici journal oj