# C_2023341EN.01001501.xml

| 27.9.2023 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 341/15 |
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27.9.2023

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 341/15

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P9_TA(2023)0091

Strengthening the application of the principle of equal pay for equal work or work of equal value between men and women

European Parliament legislative resolution of 30 March 2023 on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council to strengthen the application of the principle of equal pay for equal work or work of equal value between men and women through pay transparency and enforcement mechanisms (COM(2021)0093 — C9-0089/2021 — 2021/0050(COD))

(Ordinary legislative procedure: first reading)

(2023/C 341/06)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2021)0093), |
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having regard to the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2021)0093),

| — | having regard to Article 294(2) and Article 157(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C9-0089/2021), |
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having regard to Article 294(2) and Article 157(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C9-0089/2021),

| — | having regard to Article 294(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, |
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having regard to Article 294(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

| — | having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee of 9 June 2021
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having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee of 9 June 2021
   (1),

| — | having regard to the provisional agreement approved by the committee responsible under Rule 74(4) of its Rules of Procedure and the undertaking given by the Council representative by letter of 21 December 2022 to approve Parliament’s position, in accordance with Article 294(4) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, |
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having regard to the provisional agreement approved by the committee responsible under Rule 74(4) of its Rules of Procedure and the undertaking given by the Council representative by letter of 21 December 2022 to approve Parliament’s position, in accordance with Article 294(4) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

| — | having regard to Rule 59 of its Rules of Procedure, |
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having regard to Rule 59 of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the joint deliberations of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs and the Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality under Rule 58 of the Rules of Procedure, |
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having regard to the joint deliberations of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs and the Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality under Rule 58 of the Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs and the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality (A9-0056/2022), |
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having regard to the report of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs and the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality (A9-0056/2022),

| 1. | Adopts its position at first reading hereinafter set out; |
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Adopts its position at first reading hereinafter set out;

| 2. | Takes note of the statement by the Commission annexed to this resolution; |
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Takes note of the statement by the Commission annexed to this resolution;

| 3. | Calls on the Commission to refer the matter to Parliament again if it replaces, substantially amends or intends to substantially amend its proposal; |
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Calls on the Commission to refer the matter to Parliament again if it replaces, substantially amends or intends to substantially amend its proposal;

| 4. | Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the national parliaments. |
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Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the national parliaments.

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(1)  
  OJ C 341, 24.8.2021, p. 84.

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P9_TC1-COD(2021)0050

Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 30 March 2023 with a view to the adoption of Directive (EU) 2023/... of the European Parliament and of the Council to strengthen the application of the principle of equal pay for equal work or work of equal value between men and women through pay transparency and enforcement mechanisms

(As an agreement was reached between Parliament and Council, Parliament's position corresponds to the final legislative act, Directive (EU) 2023/970.)

(As an agreement was reached between Parliament and Council, Parliament's position corresponds to the final legislative act, Directive (EU) 2023/970.)

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ANNEX TO THE LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Commission statement

The Commission takes note of the compromise reached between the co-legislators on a transposition period of three years for the entry into application of the new rules on pay transparency. The Commission would like to point out that this deviation from the standard two-year transposition period should not be seen as a precedent. It only aims at ensuring that employers will have non-discriminatory pay structures in place so as to ensure full application of the new rules at the time of transposition.

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