council direct ec decemb amend extend unit kingdom great britain northern ireland direct ec framework agreement parent leav conclud unic ceep etuc council european union regard treati establish european commun articl thereof regard propos commiss regard opinion european parliament regard opinion econom social committe council act accord agreement social polici annex protocol treati articl thereof adopt direct ec result direct appli unit kingdom great britain northern ireland amsterdam european council held june note approv agreement intergovernment confer incorpor agreement social polici treati note mean found give legal effect unit kingdom great britain northern ireland accept direct adopt basi agreement signatur amsterdam treati direct seek achiev aim extend direct ec unit kingdom fact direct ec applic unit kingdom directli affect function intern market implement framework agreement annex direct principl reconcili parent profession respons work parent member state improv function intern market implement framework agreement aim achiev object equal treatment men women regard labour opportun treatment work reconcili work famili life adopt direct make direct ec applic unit kingdom date direct enter forc term member state direct ec constru includ unit kingdom adopt direct articl prejudic articl direct ec appli unit kingdom great britain northern ireland articl paragraph insert articl direct ec unit kingdom great britain northern ireland date june paragraph replac decemb articl direct address member state brussel decemb council presid juncker oj oj oj oj