Council Directive 2000/43/EC of 29 June 2000 implementing… Article 1

Article 1

Purpose The purpose of this Directive is to lay down a framework for combating discrimination on the grounds of racial or ethnic origin, with a view to putting into effect in the Member States the principle of equal treatment.

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