Law-ref.org TREATY ESTABLISHING A CONSTITUTION FOR EUROPE
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ARTICLE-II-77: Right to property     [go to this ARTICLE]
... Everyone has the right to own, use, dispose of and bequeath his or her lawfully acquired possessions. No one may be deprived of his or her possessions, except in the public interest and in the cases and under the conditions provided for by law, subject to fair compensation being paid in good time for their loss. The use of property may be regulated by law insofar as is necessary for the general interest. ...


ARTICLE-II-83: Equality between women and men     [go to this ARTICLE]
... Equality between women and men must be ensured in all areas, including employment, work and pay. The principle of equality shall not prevent the maintenance or adoption of measures providing for specific advantages in favour of the under-represented sex. ...


ARTICLE-II-91: Fair and just working conditions     [go to this ARTICLE]
... Every worker has the right to limitation of maximum working hours, to daily and weekly rest periods and to an annual period of paid leave. ...


ARTICLE-II-93: Family and professional life     [go to this ARTICLE]
... To reconcile family and professional life, everyone shall have the right to protection from dismissal for a reason connected with maternity and the right to paid maternity leave and to parental leave following the birth or adoption of a child. ...


... In formulating and implementing the Union's agriculture, fisheries, transport, internal market, research and technological development and space policies, the Union and the Member States shall, since animals are sentient beings, pay full regard to the requirements of animal welfare, while respecting the legislative or administrative provisions and customs of Member States relating in particular to religious rites, cultural traditions and regional heritage. ...


... This Article shall not apply to pay, the right of association, the right to strike or the right to impose lockouts. ...


... Each Member State shall ensure that the principle of equal pay for female and male workers for equal work or work of equal value is applied. ...
... For the purpose of this Article, `pay' means the ordinary basic or minimum wage or salary and any other consideration, whether in cash or in kind, which the worker receives directly or indirectly, in respect of his employment, from his employer. ...
... Equal pay without discrimination based on sex means: ...
... that pay for the same work at piece rates shall be calculated on the basis of the same unit of measurement; ...
... that pay for work at time rates shall be the same for the same job. ...
... European laws or framework laws shall establish measures to ensure the application of the principle of equal opportunities and equal treatment of women and men in matters of employment and occupation, including the principle of equal pay for equal work or work of equal value. They shall be adopted after consultation of the Economic and Social Committee. ...


... Member States shall endeavour to maintain the existing equivalence between paid holiday schemes. ...


... Among the regions concerned, particular attention shall be paid to rural areas, areas affected by industrial transition, and regions which suffer from severe and permanent natural or demographic handicaps such as the northernmost regions with very low population density and island, crossborder and mountain regions. ...


... Union policy on the environment shall aim at a high level of protection taking into account the diversity of situations in the various regions of the Union. It shall be based on the precautionary principle and on the principles that preventive action should be taken, that environmental damage should as a priority be rectified at source and that the polluter should pay. ...


... Without prejudice to the principle that the polluter should pay, if a measure based on paragraph 1 involves costs deemed disproportionate for the public authorities of a Member State, such measure shall provide in appropriate form for: ...


... If the Commission considers that the Member State concerned has not taken the necessary measures to comply with the judgment referred to in paragraph 1, it may bring the case before the Court of Justice of the European Union after giving that State the opportunity to submit its observations. It shall specify the amount of the lump sum or penalty payment to be paid by the Member State concerned which it considers appropriate in the circumstances. ...
... When the Commission brings a case before the Court of Justice of the European Union pursuant to Article III-360 on the grounds that the Member State concerned has failed to fulfil its obligation to notify measures transposing a European framework law, it may, when it deems appropriate, specify the amount of the lump sum or penalty payment to be paid by the Member State concerned which it considers appropriate in the circumstances. ...


... The audit of revenue shall be carried out on the basis of the amounts established as due and the amounts actually paid to the Union. ...