Council Directive 2004/113/EC of 13 December 2004… Article 6

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Article 6

With a view to ensuring full equality in practice between men and women, 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 sex.

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