Council Directive 2000/43/EC of 29 June 2000 implementing… Article 5

Article 5

Positive action With a view to ensuring full equality in practice, the principle of equal treatment shall not prevent any Member State from maintaining or adopting specific measures to prevent or compensate for disadvantages linked to racial or ethnic origin.

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