Equal Treatment Act passed in the federal province of Salzburg

Policy Response DateFebruary 17, 2006 Country: Austria Address: Salzburg General Type: Discrimination Racism and discrimination phenomena: Anti-migrant/xenophobia, Anti-semitism, Islamophobia, Afrophobia, Arabophobia, Anti-roma/zinghanophobia, Religious intolerance, Inter-ethnic, Intra-ethnic, Nationalism, Homophobia, On grounds of disability, On grounds of other belief
Groups affected / Interested in: Migrants, Refugees, Roma & Travelers, Muslims, Ethnic minorities, Religious minorities, Linguistic minorities, Majority Key socio-economic/institutional areas: Anti-discrimination

On February 1st, 2006, the parliament of the federal province of Salzburg passed the Equal Treatment Act of Salzburg; it became effective on May 1st, 2006. By May 2006, all federal provinces had transposed Directives 2000/43/EC and 2000/78/EC.

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The Act is available at: http://www.ris.bka.gv.at/GeltendeFassung.wxe?Abfrage=LrSbg&Gesetzesnummer=20000441.