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EU Charter of Fundamental Rights

Article 21 - Non-discrimination

Article 21 - Non-discrimination

1. Any discrimination based on any ground such as sex, race, colour, ethnic or social origin, genetic features, language, religion or belief, political or any other opinion, membership of a national minority, property, birth, disability, age or sexual orientation shall be prohibited.
2. Within the scope of application of the Treaties and without prejudice to any of their specific provisions, any discrimination on grounds of nationality shall be prohibited.

    • Text:

      Paragraph 1 draws on Article 13 of the EC Treaty, now replaced by Article 19 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Article 14 of the ECHR and Article 11 of the Convention on Human Rights and Biomedicine as regards genetic heritage. In so far as this corresponds to Article 14 of the ECHR, it applies in compliance with it.

      There is no contradiction or incompatibility between paragraph 1 and Article 19 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union which has a different scope and purpose: Article 19 confers power on the Union to adopt legislative acts, including harmonisation of the Member States' laws and regulations, to combat certain forms of discrimination, listed exhaustively in that Article. Such legislation may cover action of Member State authorities (as well as relations between private individuals) in any area within the limits of the Union's powers. In contrast, the provision in Article 21(1) does not create any power to enact anti-discrimination laws in these areas of Member State or private action, nor does it lay down a sweeping ban of discrimination in such wide-ranging areas. Instead, it only addresses discriminations by the institutions and bodies of the Union themselves, when exercising powers conferred under the Treaties, and by Member States only when they are implementing Union law. Paragraph 1 therefore does not alter the extent of powers granted under Article 19 nor the interpretation given to that Article.

      Paragraph 2 corresponds to the first paragraph of Article 18 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and must be applied in compliance with that Article.

      Source:
      Official Journal of the European Union C 303/17 - 14.12.2007
      Preamble - Explanations relating to the Charter of Fundamental Rights:
      These explanations were originally prepared under the authority of the Praesidium of the Convention which drafted the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. Although they do not as such have the status of law, they are a valuable tool of interpretation intended to clarify the provisions of the Charter.
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      Decision date:
      Deciding body type:
      Court of Justice of the European Union
      Deciding body:
      Second Chamber
      Type:
      Policy area:
      ECLI (European case law identifier):
      ECLI:EU:T:2019:65
    • Request for an opinion by the Kingdom of Belgium
      Decision date:
      Deciding body type:
      Court of Justice of the European Union
      Deciding body:
      Advocate General
      Type:
      Opinion
      Policy area:
      ECLI (European case law identifier):
      ECLI:EU:C:2019:72
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      Decision date:
      Deciding body type:
      National Court/Tribunal
      Deciding body:
      Supreme Court
      Type:
      Decision
      Policy area:
      ECLI (European case law identifier):
      ECLI:AT:OGH0002:2019:RS0132518
    • Cresco Investigation GmbH v Markus Achatzi
      Decision date:
      Deciding body type:
      Court of Justice of the European Union
      Deciding body:
      Court (Grand Chamber)
      Type:
      Decision
      Policy area:
      Employment and social policy
      ECLI (European case law identifier):
      ECLI:EU:C:2019:43
    • Martin Leitner v Landespolizeidirektion Tirol.
      Decision date:
      Deciding body type:
      Court of Justice of the European Union
      Deciding body:
      Advocate General
      Type:
      Opinion
      Policy area:
      Employment and social policy
      ECLI (European case law identifier):
      ECLI:EU:C:2018:993
    • Heiko Jonny Maniero v Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes eV
      Decision date:
      Deciding body type:
      Court of Justice of the European Union
      Deciding body:
      Court (First Chamber)
      Type:
      Decision
      Policy area:
      Employment and social policy
      ECLI (European case law identifier):
      ECLI:EU:C:2018:912
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      Decision date:
      Deciding body type:
      National Court/Tribunal
      Deciding body:
      Council of State
      Type:
      Policy area:
      Employment and social policy
      ECLI (European case law identifier):
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      Decision date:
      Deciding body type:
      Court of Justice of the European Union
      Deciding body:
      Court (Second Chamber)
      Type:
      Decision
      Policy area:
      Justice, freedom and security, Asylum and migration
      ECLI (European case law identifier):
      ECLI:EU:C:2018:801
    • Heiko Jonny Maniero v Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes eV
      Decision date:
      Deciding body type:
      Court of Justice of the European Union
      Deciding body:
      Advocate General
      Type:
      Opinion
      Policy area:
      Employment and social policy
      ECLI (European case law identifier):
      ECLI:EU:C:2018:697
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      Decision date:
      Deciding body type:
      Court of Justice of the European Union
      Deciding body:
      Court (Grand Chamber)
      Type:
      Decision
      Policy area:
      Employment and social policy
      ECLI (European case law identifier):
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    • De Belgische Grondwet
      Country:
      Belgium

      Artikel 11Het genot van de rechten en vrijheden aan de Belgen toegekend moet zonder discriminatie verzekerd worden. Te dien einde waarborgen de wet en het decreet inzonderheid de rechten en vrijheden van de ideologische en filosofische minderheden.Artikel 131De wet stelt de regelen vast ter voorkoming van elke discriminatie om ideologische en filosofische redenen.

    • La Constitution Belge
      Country:
      Belgium

      Article 11La jouissance des droits et libertés reconnus aux Belges doit être assurée sans discrimination. A cette fin, la loi et le décret garantissent notamment les droits et libertés des minorités idéologiques et philosophiques.Article 131La loi arrête les mesures en vue de prévenir toute discrimination pour des raisons idéologiques et philosophiques.

    • The Belgian Constitution
      Country:
      Belgium

      Article 11.Enjoyment of the rights and freedoms recognised for Belgians must be provided without discrimination. To this end, laws and federate laws* guarantee among others the rights and freedoms of ideological and philosophical minorities. Article 131.The law determines the measures designed to prevent all forms of discrimination for ideological or philosophical reasons.

    • Bundes-Verfassungsgesetz (B-VG)
      Country:
      Austria

      Artikel 7 (1) Alle Staatsbürger sind vor dem Gesetz gleich. Vorrechte der Geburt, des Geschlechtes, des Standes, der Klasse und des Bekenntnisses sind ausgeschlossen. Niemand darf wegen seiner Behinderung benachteiligt werden. Die Republik (Bund, Länder und Gemeinden) bekennt sich dazu, die Gleichbehandlung von behinderten und nichtbehinderten Menschen in allen Bereichen des täglichen Lebens zu gewährleisten. (...)

    • Bundesverfassungsgesetz vom 3. Juli 1973 zur Durchführung des Internationalen Übereinkommens über die Beseitigung aller Formen rassischer Diskriminierung
      Country:
      Austria

      Artikel 1 §1 (1) Jede Form rassischer Diskriminierung ist – auch soweit ihr nicht bereits
      Art. 7 des Bundes-Verfassungsgesetzes in der Fassung von 1929 und Art. 14 der Konvention zum Schutz der Menschenrechte und Grundfreiheiten, BGBl. Nr. 210/1958, entgegenstehen – verboten. Gesetzgebung und Vollziehung haben jede Unterscheidung aus dem alleinigen Grund der Rasse, der Hautfarbe, der Abstammung oder der nationalen oder ethnischen Herkunft zu unterlassen. (2) Abs. 1 hindert nicht, österreichischen Staatsbürgern besondere Rechte einzuräumen oder besondere Verpflichtungen aufzuerlegen, soweit dem Art. 14 der Konvention zum Schutz der Menschenrechte und Grundfreiheiten nicht entgegensteht.

    • Constitution of the Republic of Austria
      Country:
      Austria

      Article 7 (1) All nationals (Austrian citizens) are equal before the law. Privileges based upon birth, sex, estate, class or religion are excluded. No one shall be discriminated against because of his disability. The Republic (Federation, Laender and municipalities) commits itself to ensuring the equal treatment of disabled and non-disabled persons in all spheres of every-day life. (...)

    • Federal Constitutional Act on Elimination of racial discrimination
      Country:
      Austria

      Article 1 §1 (1) Any form of racial discrimination – also to the extent not already in contradiction with Article 7 of the Federal Constitutional Act as amended 1929 and Article 14 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Liberties, Federal Law Gazette No. 210/1958 – is forbidden. Legislation and execution shall refrain from any discrimination for the sole reason of race, colour of skin, descent or national or ethnic origin. (2) Para 1 shall not prevent granting special rights to Austrian citizens or imposing
      special obligations on them, unless contradicted by Article 14 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Liberties.

    • Konvention zum Schutze der Menschenrechte und Grundfreiheiten
      Country:
      Austria

      Artikel 14 Der Genuß der in der vorliegenden Konvention festgelegten Rechte und Freiheiten ist ohne Benachteiligung zu gewährleisten, die insbesondere im Geschlecht, in der Rasse, Hautfarbe, Sprache, Religion, in den politischen oder sonstigen Anschauungen, in nationaler oder sozialer Herkunft, in der Zugehörigkeit zu einer nationalen Minderheit, im Vermögen, in der Geburt oder im sonstigen Status begründet ist.

    • The European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR)
      Country:
      Austria

      Article 14 The enjoyment of the rights and freedoms set forth in this Convention shall be secured without discrimination on any ground such as sex, race, colour, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, association with a national minority, property, birth or other status

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