council direct ec juli extens direct ec burden proof case discrimin base sex unit kingdom great britain northern ireland 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 social polici annex ec treati articl thereof adopt direct ec result direct appli unit kingdom amsterdam european council held june note approv agreement intergovernment confer incorpor agreement social polici treati note mean found give legal effect unit kingdom accept direct adopt basi agreement adopt entri forc treati amsterdam council juli council commiss agre put effect conclus adopt amsterdam european council agre appli procedur mutati mutandi futur direct adopt basi agreement social polici direct seek achiev aim extend direct ec unit kingdom fact direct ec applic unit kingdom directli affect function common market effect implement principl equal treatment men women rule organ burden proof case discrimin base sex member state improv function common market adopt direct make direct ec applic unit kingdom date direct enter forc term member state direct ec constru includ unit kingdom unit kingdom benefit period year grant member state bring forc provis compli direct ec adopt direct articl prejudic articl direct ec appli unit kingdom great britain northern ireland articl paragraph insert paragraph articl direct ec unit kingdom great britain northern ireland date januari paragraph replac juli articl direct enter forc dai public articl direct address member state brussel juli council presid schüssel oj oj oj oj