CELEX: E2002J0001
Language: en
Date: 2003-01-24 00:00:00
Title: Judgment of the Court of 24 January 2003 in Case E-1/02: EFTA Surveillance Authority v Kingdom of Norway (Failure of a Contracting Party to fulfil its obligations — Equal Rights Directive — Reservation of academic positions for women)

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E2002J0001

Judgment of the Court of 24 January 2003 in Case E-1/02: EFTA Surveillance Authority v Kingdom of Norway (Failure of a Contracting Party to fulfil its obligations — Equal Rights Directive — Reservation of academic positions for women)  

Official Journal C 115 , 15/05/2003 P. 0006 - 0006

Judgment of the Courtof 24 January 2003in Case E-1/02: EFTA Surveillance Authority v Kingdom of Norway(Failure of a Contracting Party to fulfil its obligations - Equal Rights Directive - Reservation of academic positions for women)(2003/C 115/06)In Case E-1/02: EFTA Surveillance Authority v Kingdom of Norway - APPLICATION for a declaration that, by maintaining in force a rule which reserves a number of academic posts exclusively for women, Norway has failed to fulfil its obligations under Articles 7 and 70 of the EEA Agreement and Articles 2(1), 2(4) and 3(1) of Directive 76/207/EEC of 9 February 1976 on the implementation of the principle of equal treatment for men and women as regards access to employment, vocational training and promotion, and working conditions, referred to in point 18 of Annex XVIII to the EEA Agreement, the Court, composed of: Carl Baudenbacher (Judge-Rapporteur), President, Per Tresselt and Dóra Guðmundsdóttir, Judges, gave judgment of 24 January 2003, the operative part of which is as follows:1. Declares that by maintaining in force a rule which permits the reservation of a number of academic posts exclusively for members of the under-represented gender, Norway has failed to fulfil its obligations under Articles 7 and 70 of the EEA Agreement and Articles 2(1), 2(4) and 3(1) of Directive 76/207/EEC of 9 February 1976 on the implementation of the principle of equal treatment for men and women as regards access to employment, vocational training and promotion, and working conditions as referred to in point 18 of Annex XVIII to the EEA Agreement;2. Orders the Kingdom of Norway to pay the costs of the proceedings.