council direct juli implement principl equal treatment men women occup social secur scheme eec council european commun regard treati establish european econom commun articl thereof regard propos commiss regard opinion european parliament regard opinion econom social committe treati member state ensur applic principl men women receiv equal pai equal work pai ordinari basic minimum wage salari consider cash kind worker receiv directli indirectli employ respect employ principl equal pai appli directli case discrimin determin sole basi criteria equal treatment equal pai situat implement principl impli adopt addit measur defin scope 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 council adopt end direct eec decemb progress implement principl equal treatment men women matter social secur articl direct eec view ensur implement principl equal treatment occup scheme council act propos commiss adopt provis defin substanc scope arrang applic principl equal treatment implement occup social secur scheme provid protect risk articl direct eec provid employe consider cash kind mean treati implement principl equal treatment prejudic provis relat protect women reason matern adopt direct articl object direct implement occup social secur scheme principl equal treatment men women hereinaft refer principl equal treatment articl occup social secur scheme mean scheme govern direct eec purpos provid worker employe emploi undertak group undertak area econom activ occup sector group sector benefit intend supplement benefit provid statutori social secur scheme replac membership scheme compulsori option direct appli individu contract scheme member case salari worker insur scheme offer particip individu guarante addit benefit choic date normal benefit start choic benefit articl direct appli member work popul includ emploi person person activ interrupt ill matrniti accid involuntari unemploy person seek employ retir disabl worker articl direct appli occup scheme provid protect risk sick invalid ag includ earli retir industri accid occup diseas unemploy occup scheme provid social benefit cash kind survivor benefit famili allow benefit accord emploi person constitut consider paid employ worker reason employ articl unter condit laid provis principl equal treatment impli discrimin basi sex directli indirectli refer marit famili statu scope scheme condit access oblig contribut calcul contribut calcul benefit includ supplementari benefit due respect spous depend condit govern durat retent entitl benefit principl equal treatment prejudic provis relat protect women reason matern articl provis contrari principl equal treatment includ base sex directli indirectli refer marit famili determin person particip occup scheme fix compulsori option natur particip occup scheme lai rule ag entri scheme minimum period employ membership scheme requir obtain benefit thereof lai rule provid subparagraph reimburs contribut worker leav scheme fulfil condit guarante defer long term benefit set condit grant benefit restrict benefit worker sex fix retir ag suspend retent acquisit right period matern leav leav famili reason grant law agreement paid employ set level benefit account actuari calcul factor differ sex case benefit design contribut defin set level worker contribut set level employ contribut case benefit design contribut defin view make amount benefit equal lai standard standard applic worker sex provid subparagraph guarante retent entitl defer benefit worker leav scheme grant benefit scope direct left discret scheme manag bodi account principl equal treatment articl member state step ensur provis contrari principl equal treatment legal compulsori collect agreement staff rule undertak arrang relat occup scheme null void declar null void amend scheme provis approv extend administr measur articl member state step ensur provis occup scheme contrari principl equal treatment revis januari direct preclud right oblig relat period membership occup scheme prior revis scheme remain subject provis scheme forc period articl member state defer compulsori applic principl equal treatment regard determin pension ag purpos grant ag retir pension implic benefit date equal achiev statutori scheme latest equal requir direct survivor pension direct requir principl equal treatment statutori social secur scheme regard applic subparagraph articl account actuari calcul factor latest expiri thirteen year period notif direct articl member state introduc nation legal system measur enabl person injur failur appli principl equal treatment pursu claim court possibl bring matter compet author articl member state step protect worker dismiss constitut respons part employ complaint made undertak level institut legal proceed aim enforc complianc principl equal treatment articl member state bring forc law regul administr provis order compli direct latest year notif thereof immedi inform commiss thereof member state commun commiss latest year notif direct inform enabl commiss draw report applic direct submiss council articl direct address member state brussel juli council presid clark oj oj oj oj oj direct notifi member state juli