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Subject-matter

Reference for a preliminary ruling – Curtea de Apel Bucureşti - Interpretation of Articles 2(2)(a), 10(1) and 17 of Council Directive 2000/78/EC of 27 November 2000 establishing a general framework for equal treatment in employment and occupation (OJ 2000 L 303, p. 16) – Criteria used in the selection of football club staff discriminatory on grounds of sexual orientation - Applicability of the directive when statements are made in the press, in the absence of an actual recruitment procedure – Facts from which it may be presumed that there has been direct or indirect discrimination – Burden of proof – Body of penalties applicable when those provisions are infringed – Whether permissible for national legislation to preclude the imposition of a fine for infringement once the limitation period of six months has expired – Duty to impose effective, proportionate and dissuasive sanctions

Systematic classification scheme

Citations of case-law or legislation

References in grounds of judgment

• Directive 2000/78 : paragraphs 58, 64 - 67
• Directive 2000/78 -A01 : paragraphs 3, 44
• Directive 2000/78 -A02P1 : paragraphs 5, 42
• Directive 2000/78 -A02P2 : paragraphs 5, 40, 53, 62
• Directive 2000/78 -A02P3 : paragraph 5
• Directive 2000/78 -A02P2LA : paragraphs 1, 35, 36
• Directive 2000/78 -A03P1 : paragraph 6
• Directive 2000/78 -A03P1LA : paragraph 44
• Directive 2000/78 -A08P1 : paragraphs 37, 38
• Directive 2000/78 -A09 : paragraphs 8, 63
• Directive 2000/78 -A09P2 : paragraphs 37 - 39, 69
• Directive 2000/78 -A10 : paragraph 9
• Directive 2000/78 -A10P1 : paragraphs 1, 35, 38, 40, 42, 47, 48, 53 - 59
• Directive 2000/78 -A10P2 : paragraph 38
• Directive 2000/78 -A10P4 : paragraph 38
• Directive 2000/78 -A17 : paragraphs 1, 10, 35, 60 - 73
• Directive 2000/78 -C15 : paragraphs 4, 42
• Directive 2000/78 -C28 : paragraph 4
• Directive 2000/78 -C31 : paragraph 4
• Directive 2000/78 -C35 : paragraph 4
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -13/76 : paragraph 45
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -14/83 : paragraph 71
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -106/89 : paragraph 71
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -271/91 : paragraph 69
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -383/92 : paragraph 63
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -415/93 : paragraph 45
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -180/95 : paragraphs 63, 67
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -101/01 : paragraph 63
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -196/02 : paragraph 71
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -451/03 : paragraph 41
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -470/03 : paragraph 51
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -430/05 : paragraph 63
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -303/06 : paragraph 55
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -54/07 : paragraphs 31, 46, 62, 68
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -325/08 : paragraph 45
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -406/08 : paragraph 71
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -163/10 : paragraph 43
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -415/10 : paragraph 42

Operative part

• Interprets : Directive 2000/78 -A02P2
• Interprets : Directive 2000/78 -A10P1
• Interprets : Directive 2000/78 -A17

Opinion

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Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

• 14/02/2012

Date of the Opinion

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Date of the hearing

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Date of delivery

25/04/2013

References

Publication in the Official Journal

Application: OJ C 126 from 28.04.2012, p.6

Judgment: OJ C 171 from 15.06.2013, p.8

Name of the parties

Asociaţia Accept

Notes on Academic Writings

1. Thüsing, Gregor: Fussball derzeit überall - aber auch Toleranz?, Neue Zeitschrift für Arbeitsrecht 2012 nº 12 p.III (DE)
2. Castermans, A.G.: Jurisprudentie arbeidsrecht 2013 nº 143 (NL)
3. Castellaneta, Marina: Se un dirigente di calcio fa dichiarazioni omofobe il club deve provare l'assenza di discriminazione. Spetta agli Stati membri prevedere sanzioni effettive e proporzionate, Guida al diritto 2013 nº 21 p.88-90 (IT)
4. Benecke, Martina ; Böglmüller, Matthias: Arbeitsrecht: Anschein diskriminierender Einstellungspolitik eines Profifußballclubs, Europäische Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftsrecht 2013 p.474-475 (DE)
5. Aubert, Michel ; Broussy, Emmanuelle ; Cassagnabère, Hervé: Chronique de jurisprudence de la CJUE. Discrimination fondée sur l'orientation sexuelle, L'actualité juridique ; droit administratif 2013 p.1160-1161 (FR)
6. Driguez, Laetitia: Discrimination en raison de l'orientation sexuelle, Europe 2013 Juin Comm. nº 274 p.34-35 (FR)
7. Gardin, Alexia: L'actualité de la jurisprudence européenne et internationale. Nouvelles précisions sur la preuve de la discrimination fondée sur l'orientation sexuelle, Revue de jurisprudence sociale 2013 p.442-443 (FR)
8. Nendl, Ž.: La jurisprudence de la Cour de justice et du Tribunal de l'Union européenne. Chronique des arrêts. Non-discrimination en raison de l'orientation sexuelle. Arrêts « Associația Accept », Revue du droit de l'Union européenne 2013 nº 2 p.366-373 (FR)
9. Gärtner, Daniel: ERA-Forum : scripta iuris europaei 2013 p.449-452 (DE)
10. Cocimano, Giuglia: Dicriminazione sessuale, Giurisprudenza italiana 2013 p.2653-2659 (IT)
11. González Saquero, Pablo: Jurisprudencia – Tribunal de Justicia de la Unión Europea, Revista española de Derecho Europeo 2013 nº 47 p.193-229 (ES)
12. Bergant-Rakočević, Vesna: Klub odgovarja za svojega "patrona", Pravna praksa 2013 nº 19 p.22-23 (SL)
13. Tack, S. ; Van de Heyning, C.: S.E.W. ; Sociaal-economische wetgeving 2014 p.35-39 (NL)
14. Calabrese, Bernardo: Dichiarazioni omofobiche nel calcio: il caso FC Steaua Bucarest e la discriminazione per orientamento sessuale alla Corte di giustizia, Rivista italiana di diritto del lavoro 2014 01 p.133-138 (IT)
15. Nuică, Cristian: Cazul iresponsabilității juridice a angajatorului "de jure". Operativitatea "avertismentului" în materia nediscriminării, Noua Revistă de Drepturile omului 2014 Vol. 10 nº 1 p.37-52 (RO)
16. Husemann, Tim: Wer schweigt, verliert: Die Antidiskriminierungspolitik des EuGH, Europäische Zeitschrift für Arbeitsrecht 2014 p.241-252 (DE)
17. Kulak, Maciej: Does the Feryn-Accept-NH doctrine enhance a common level of protection against discrimination in the EU? A reflection on the procedural aspects of the CJEU's concept of discriminatory speech, European Law Review 2021, vol. 46, n. 4, p. 551-563 (EN)

Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

Curtea de Apel Bucureşti (Cour d'appel de Bucarest) - Romania

Subject-matter

• Principles, objectives and tasks of the Treaties
  
• Social policy
  

Provisions of national law referred to

Ordonanţa Guvernului nr. 137/2000 privind prevenirea şi sancţionarea tuturor formelor de discriminare, art. 2 par. 1, art. 5 et art. 7 Ordonanţa Guvernului nr. 2/2001 privind regimul juridic al contravenţiilor, art. 13, par. 1

Provisions of international law referred to

Information not available

Procedure and result

• Reference for a preliminary ruling
  

Formation of the Court

troisième chambre (Cour)

Judge-Rapporteur

Ó Caoimh

Advocate General

Jääskinen

Language(s) of the Case

• Romanian
  

Language(s) of the Opinion

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