{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1979-7/article-4",
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  "legislation": "eudr/1979/7",
  "legislation_title": "Council Directive of 19 December 1978 on the progressive implementation of the principle of equal treatment for men and women in matters of social security (79/7/EEC)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1979-7",
  "path": "article/4",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "1. The principle of equal treatment means that there shall be no discrimination whatsoever on ground of sex either directly, or indirectly by reference in particular to marital or family status, in particular as concerns:\nthe scope of the schemes and the conditions of access thereto,\nthe obligation to contribute and the calculation of contributions,\nthe calculation of benefits including increases due in respect of a spouse and for dependants and the conditions governing the duration and retention of entitlement to benefits.\n2. The principle of equal treatment shall be without prejudice to the provisions relating to the protection of women on the grounds of maternity.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/1979/7/article/4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:23:42.277094+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}