Written question asked by Lord Lester of Herne Hill (Liberal Democrat), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Baroness Andrews (Labour) on Wednesday, 19 March 2008.
EU: Discrimination
- Question
- asked Her Majesty's Government:Further to the Written Answer by Baroness Andrews on 28 February (WA 132-3), what is the basis for their interpretation of the European Union race directive as not covering discrimination on the ground of colour.
- Answer
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Article 1 of Council directive 2000/43/EC (the race directive) states that the purpose of the directive is to lay down a framework for combating discrimination ““on grounds of racial or ethnic origin””. It does not mention colour. Furthermore, the legal basis for the directive is Article 13 of the treaty of Amsterdam, which does not refer to colour.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 2269; 700 c45WA
- Session
- 2007-08
- Related items
- EC documents
- DIR2000/43/EC
- Subjects
- EU law Racial discrimination
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