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Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 23 February 2006. – Commission of the European Communities v Republic of Austria.

CELEX: 62005CJ0133 · EN · EUR-Lex / CELLAR

Subject of the case
Operative part

Subject of the case

Re:

Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations – Failure to transpose, within the prescribed period, Council Directive 2000/78/EC of 27 November 2000 establishing a general framework for equal treatment in employment and occupation (OJ 2000 L 303, p. 16)

Operative part

Operative part:

The Court:

1. Declares that, by failing to adopt all the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply, at federal level, with the provisions on discrimination based on disability in Council Directive 2000/78/EC of 27 November 2000 establishing a general framework for equal treatment in employment and occupation and, at Länder level, with the exception of the Länder of Vienna and Lower-Austria, with all the provisions of that directive, the Republic of Austria has failed to fulfil its obligations under that directive;

2. Orders the Republic of Austria to pay the costs.