Annex 1: main transposition and anti-discrimination legislation

• Author: Hoffmann, Tania
• Pages: 44-45

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ANNEX 1: MAIN TRANSPOSITION AND ANTI-DISCRIMINATION LEGISLATION

Country: Luxembourg

Date: 31 December 2019

Title of law: Law of 28 November 2006

1. transposing Council Directive 2000/43/EC of 29 June 2000 implementing the

principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of racial or ethnic origin

2. transposing Council Directive 2000/78/ EC of the Council of 27 November 2000

establishing a general framework for equal treatment in employment and

occupation

3. amending the Labour Code and introducing in Book II a new title V on equality of

treatment in the area of employment and work

4. amending articles 454 and 455 of the Criminal Code

5. amending the law of 12 September 2003 on disabled persons

Abbreviation: general anti-discrimination law

Date of adoption: 28 November 2006

Entry into force: 9 December 2006

Latest amendments: Law of 13 May 2008

Grounds covered: religion or belief, disability, age, sexual orientation, race or ethnic

origin

Civil/administrative/criminal law

Material scope: Full scope of both directives

Principal content: prohibition of direct and indirect discrimination, of harassment and

instruction to discriminate, provisions of defence of rights and victimisation, creation of

an equality body

Title of law: Law of 29 November 2006

1. the amended law of 16 April 1979 establishing the general statute of state civil

servants

2. the amended law of 24 December 1985 establishing the general statute of

municipal civil servants

Abbreviation: Public sector law

Date of adoption: 29 November 2006

Entry into force: 1 January 2007

Latest amendments: None

http://www.legilux.public.lu/eli/etat/leg/loi/2006/11/29/n1/jo

Grounds covered: religion or belief, disability, age, sexual orientation, race or ethnic

origin

Administrative law

Material scope: public employment

Principal content: prohibition of direct and indirect discrimination, of harassment and

instruction to discriminate, provisions of defence of rights and victimisation

Title of the law: Law of 19 July 1997 completing the Criminal Code by

amending the incrimination of racism and by introducing incrimination of

revisionism and other actions based on illegal discriminations

Abbreviation: -

Date of adoption: 19 July 1997

Entry into force 10 August 1997

Latest amendments: Law of 28 November 2006

http://www.legilux.public.lu/eli/etat/leg/loi/1997/07/19/n1/jo

Grounds covered: racial or ethnic origin, skin colour, sex, sexual orientation, family

situation, state of health, disability, customs, political or philosophical opinions, trade

union activities, their membership, actual or supposed, of an ethnic origin, nationality,

race or specific religion

Criminal law