The Austrian LGBT rights organisation "Rechtskomitee Lambda" noted the 72 differences between registered partnerships and marriage. An opposite-sex couple applied for a registered partnership in February 2010, despite the legislation being created specifically for same-sex couples. The issue was moot as a result of the December 2017 Constitutional Court ruling in favour of same-sex marriage (see below for details). The ruling found the restriction of registered partnerships to same-sex couples discriminatory and mandated that opposite-sex couples have the right to enter into a registered partnership from 1 January 2019.