Pod pogoji, navedenimi v naslednjih določbah, načelo enakega obravnavanja pomeni, da ni nobene diskriminacije na podlagi spola, bodisi posredne ali neposredne, še posebno ne glede zakonskega ali družinskega statusa, in zlasti glede:
Unter the conditions laid down in the following provisions, the principle of equal treatment implies that there shall be no discrimination on the basis of sex, either directly or indirectly, by reference in particular to marital or family status, especially as regards: