Rinke v Arztekammer Hamburg: ECJ 9 Sep 2003

ECJ Equal treatment for men and women – Directives 86/457/EEC and 93/16/EEC – Obligation to undertake certain periods of full-time training during part-time training in general medical practice.
The complainant challenged the validity of the two directives laying down conditions for general medical practice across the community, saying that they were a form of indirect sex discrimination, insofar as they required part time trainees to undertake some periods of full time training.
Held: Insofar as such directives conflicted with the fundamental requirement of equal treatment, they were invalid. It was recognised that more women than men would want to train part time.

Citations:

C-25/02, Times 25-Sep-2003, [2003] EUECJ C-25/02

Links:

Bailii

Statutes:

Council Directive 86/457/EEC, Council Directive 93/16/EEC

Jurisdiction:

European

Discrimination

Updated: 08 June 2022; Ref: scu.186327