Annex 1: table of key national anti-discrimination legislation

• Author: Favilli, Chiara
• Pages: 73-76

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ANNEX 1: TABLE OF KEY NATIONAL ANTI-DISCRIMINATION LEGISLATION

The main transposition and anti-discrimination legislation at both federal and

federated/provincial level.

Country: Italy

Date: 31 December 2018

Title of the law: Legislative Decree 215/2003 implementing Directive

2000/43/EC on equality of treatment between persons irrespective of racial or

ethnic origin

Abbreviation: Legislative Decree 215/2003

Date of adoption: 9 July 2003

Latest relevant amendment: Art. 28 of Legislative Decree 150/2011

Entry into force: 27 August 2003

Web link: www.normattiva.it/uri-res/N2Ls?urn:nir:stato:decreto.legislativo:2003-07-

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Grounds covered: Race and ethnic origin

Civil law

Material scope: Public employment, private employment, access to goods or services

(including housing), social protection, social advantages, education

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

instructions to discriminate, remedies and sanctions, creation of a specialised body

Title of the Law: Legislative Decree 216/2003 on the implementation of

Directive 2000/78/EC for equal treatment in employment and occupation

Abbreviation: Legislative Decree 216/2003

Date of adoption: 09 July 2003

Latest relevant amendment: Art. 9, para. 4-ter, Law decree no. 76/2013, converted into

law no. 99/2013

Entry into force: 28 August 2003

Web link: www.normattiva.it/uri-res/N2Ls?urn:nir:stato:decreto.legislativo:2003-07-

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Grounds covered: Religion or belief, disability, age, sexual orientation

Civil law

Material scope: Public and private employment

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

instructions to discriminate, remedies and sanctions

Title of the law: Act 67/2006, Provisions on the judicial protection of persons

with disabilities who are victims of discrimination

Abbreviation: Act on the non-discrimination of disabled people

Date of adoption: 01 March 2006

Latest relevant amendment: Art. 28 of Legislative Decree 150/2011

Entry into force: 21 March 2006

Web link: www.normattiva.it/uri-res/N2Ls?urn:nir:stato:legge:2006-03-01;67!vig

Grounds covered: disability

Civil law

Material scope: All fields (there is no limit to the scope of application)

Principal content: Implementation of the principle of equal treatment and equal

opportunity. Prohibition of direct and indirect discrimination

Title of the Law: Legislative Decree 286/1998, Consolidated text of provisions

on the regulation of immigration and the status of foreign citizens, Articles 43

and 44

Abbreviation: Immigration Decree

Date of adoption: 25 July 1998