# Directive 2010/41/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 July 2010 on the application of the principle of equal treatment between men and women engaged in an activity in a self-employed capacity and repealing Council Directive 86/613/EEC, Article 7: Social protection

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

1. Where a system for social protection for self-employed workers exists in a Member State, that Member State shall take the necessary measures to ensure that spouses and life partners referred to in Article 2(b) can benefit from a social protection in accordance with national law.
2. The Member States may decide whether the social protection referred to in paragraph 1 is implemented on a mandatory or voluntary basis.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2010/41/article/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2010-41/article-7
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