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Submission: On January 06 via api from US — Scanned from DE
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Submission: On January 06 via api from US — Scanned from DE
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Do you want to help improving EUR-Lex ? This is a list of experimental features
that you can enable. These features are still under development; they are not
fully tested, and might reduce EUR-Lex stability. Don't forget to give your
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* * Replacement of CELEX identifiers by short titles - experimental feature. It
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Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union
Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union
Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union
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CHARTER OF FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
2012/C 326/02
PREAMBLE
TITLE I
DIGNITY
TITLE II
FREEDOMS
TITLE III
EQUALITY
TITLE IV
SOLIDARITY
TITLE V
CITIZENS' RIGHTS
TITLE VI
JUSTICE
TITLE VII
GENERAL PROVISIONS GOVERNING THE INTERPRETATION AND APPLICATION OF THE CHARTER
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CHARTER OF FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
The European Parliament, the Council and the Commission solemnly proclaim the
following text as the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union.
CHARTER OF FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
The peoples of Europe, in creating an ever closer union among them, are resolved
to share a peaceful future based on common values.
Conscious of its spiritual and moral heritage, the Union is founded on the
indivisible, universal values of human dignity, freedom, equality and
solidarity; it is based on the principles of democracy and the rule of law. It
places the individual at the heart of its activities, by establishing the
citizenship of the Union and by creating an area of freedom, security and
justice.
The Union contributes to the preservation and to the development of these common
values while respecting the diversity of the cultures and traditions of the
peoples of Europe as well as the national identities of the Member States and
the organisation of their public authorities at national, regional and local
levels; it seeks to promote balanced and sustainable development and ensures
free movement of persons, services, goods and capital, and the freedom of
establishment.
To this end, it is necessary to strengthen the protection of fundamental rights
in the light of changes in society, social progress and scientific and
technological developments by making those rights more visible in a Charter.
This Charter reaffirms, with due regard for the powers and tasks of the Union
and for the principle of subsidiarity, the rights as they result, in particular,
from the constitutional traditions and international obligations common to the
Member States, the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and
Fundamental Freedoms, the Social Charters adopted by the Union and by the
Council of Europe and the case-law of the Court of Justice of the European Union
and of the European Court of Human Rights. In this context the Charter will be
interpreted by the courts of the Union and the Member States with due regard to
the explanations prepared under the authority of the Praesidium of the
Convention which drafted the Charter and updated under the responsibility of the
Praesidium of the European Convention.
Enjoyment of these rights entails responsibilities and duties with regard to
other persons, to the human community and to future generations.
The Union therefore recognises the rights, freedoms and principles set out
hereafter.
TITLE I
DIGNITY
Article 1
Human dignity
Human dignity is inviolable. It must be respected and protected.
Article 2
Right to life
1. Everyone has the right to life.
2. No one shall be condemned to the death penalty, or executed.
Article 3
Right to the integrity of the person
1. Everyone has the right to respect for his or her physical and mental
integrity.
2. In the fields of medicine and biology, the following must be respected in
particular:
(a)
the free and informed consent of the person concerned, according to the
procedures laid down by law;
(b)
the prohibition of eugenic practices, in particular those aiming at the
selection of persons;
(c)
the prohibition on making the human body and its parts as such a source of
financial gain;
(d)
the prohibition of the reproductive cloning of human beings.
Article 4
Prohibition of torture and inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment
No one shall be subjected to torture or to inhuman or degrading treatment or
punishment.
Article 5
Prohibition of slavery and forced labour
1. No one shall be held in slavery or servitude.
2. No one shall be required to perform forced or compulsory labour.
3. Trafficking in human beings is prohibited.
TITLE II
FREEDOMS
Article 6
Right to liberty and security
Everyone has the right to liberty and security of person.
Article 7
Respect for private and family life
Everyone has the right to respect for his or her private and family life, home
and communications.
Article 8
Protection of personal data
1. Everyone has the right to the protection of personal data concerning him or
her.
2. Such data must be processed fairly for specified purposes and on the basis
of the consent of the person concerned or some other legitimate basis laid down
by law. Everyone has the right of access to data which has been collected
concerning him or her, and the right to have it rectified.
3. Compliance with these rules shall be subject to control by an independent
authority.
Article 9
Right to marry and right to found a family
The right to marry and the right to found a family shall be guaranteed in
accordance with the national laws governing the exercise of these rights.
Article 10
Freedom of thought, conscience and religion
1. Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion. This
right includes freedom to change religion or belief and freedom, either alone or
in community with others and in public or in private, to manifest religion or
belief, in worship, teaching, practice and observance.
2. The right to conscientious objection is recognised, in accordance with the
national laws governing the exercise of this right.
Article 11
Freedom of expression and information
1. Everyone has the right to freedom of expression. This right shall include
freedom to hold opinions and to receive and impart information and ideas without
interference by public authority and regardless of frontiers.
2. The freedom and pluralism of the media shall be respected.
Article 12
Freedom of assembly and of association
1. Everyone has the right to freedom of peaceful assembly and to freedom of
association at all levels, in particular in political, trade union and civic
matters, which implies the right of everyone to form and to join trade unions
for the protection of his or her interests.
2. Political parties at Union level contribute to expressing the political
will of the citizens of the Union.
Article 13
Freedom of the arts and sciences
The arts and scientific research shall be free of constraint. Academic freedom
shall be respected.
Article 14
Right to education
1. Everyone has the right to education and to have access to vocational and
continuing training.
2. This right includes the possibility to receive free compulsory education.
3. The freedom to found educational establishments with due respect for
democratic principles and the right of parents to ensure the education and
teaching of their children in conformity with their religious, philosophical and
pedagogical convictions shall be respected, in accordance with the national laws
governing the exercise of such freedom and right.
Article 15
Freedom to choose an occupation and right to engage in work
1. Everyone has the right to engage in work and to pursue a freely chosen or
accepted occupation.
2. Every citizen of the Union has the freedom to seek employment, to work, to
exercise the right of establishment and to provide services in any Member State.
3. Nationals of third countries who are authorised to work in the territories
of the Member States are entitled to working conditions equivalent to those of
citizens of the Union.
Article 16
Freedom to conduct a business
The freedom to conduct a business in accordance with Union law and national laws
and practices is recognised.
Article 17
Right to property
1. Everyone has the right to own, use, dispose of and bequeath his or her
lawfully acquired possessions. No one may be deprived of his or her possessions,
except in the public interest and in the cases and under the conditions provided
for by law, subject to fair compensation being paid in good time for their loss.
The use of property may be regulated by law in so far as is necessary for the
general interest.
2. Intellectual property shall be protected.
Article 18
Right to asylum
The right to asylum shall be guaranteed with due respect for the rules of the
Geneva Convention of 28 July 1951 and the Protocol of 31 January 1967 relating
to the status of refugees and in accordance with the Treaty on European Union
and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (hereinafter referred to
as ‘the Treaties’).
Article 19
Protection in the event of removal, expulsion or extradition
1. Collective expulsions are prohibited.
2. No one may be removed, expelled or extradited to a State where there is a
serious risk that he or she would be subjected to the death penalty, torture or
other inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.
TITLE III
EQUALITY
Article 20
Equality before the law
Everyone is equal before the law.
Article 21
Non-discrimination
1. Any discrimination based on any ground such as sex, race, colour, ethnic or
social origin, genetic features, language, religion or belief, political or any
other opinion, membership of a national minority, property, birth, disability,
age or sexual orientation shall be prohibited.
2. Within the scope of application of the Treaties and without prejudice to
any of their specific provisions, any discrimination on grounds of nationality
shall be prohibited.
Article 22
Cultural, religious and linguistic diversity
The Union shall respect cultural, religious and linguistic diversity.
Article 23
Equality between women and men
Equality between women and men must be ensured in all areas, including
employment, work and pay.
The principle of equality shall not prevent the maintenance or adoption of
measures providing for specific advantages in favour of the under-represented
sex.
Article 24
The rights of the child
1. Children shall have the right to such protection and care as is necessary
for their well-being. They may express their views freely. Such views shall be
taken into consideration on matters which concern them in accordance with their
age and maturity.
2. In all actions relating to children, whether taken by public authorities or
private institutions, the child's best interests must be a primary
consideration.
3. Every child shall have the right to maintain on a regular basis a personal
relationship and direct contact with both his or her parents, unless that is
contrary to his or her interests.
Article 25
The rights of the elderly
The Union recognises and respects the rights of the elderly to lead a life of
dignity and independence and to participate in social and cultural life.
Article 26
Integration of persons with disabilities
The Union recognises and respects the right of persons with disabilities to
benefit from measures designed to ensure their independence, social and
occupational integration and participation in the life of the community.
TITLE IV
SOLIDARITY
Article 27
Workers' right to information and consultation within the undertaking
Workers or their representatives must, at the appropriate levels, be guaranteed
information and consultation in good time in the cases and under the conditions
provided for by Union law and national laws and practices.
Article 28
Right of collective bargaining and action
Workers and employers, or their respective organisations, have, in accordance
with Union law and national laws and practices, the right to negotiate and
conclude collective agreements at the appropriate levels and, in cases of
conflicts of interest, to take collective action to defend their interests,
including strike action.
Article 29
Right of access to placement services
Everyone has the right of access to a free placement service.
Article 30
Protection in the event of unjustified dismissal
Every worker has the right to protection against unjustified dismissal, in
accordance with Union law and national laws and practices.
Article 31
Fair and just working conditions
1. Every worker has the right to working conditions which respect his or her
health, safety and dignity.
2. Every worker has the right to limitation of maximum working hours, to daily
and weekly rest periods and to an annual period of paid leave.
Article 32
Prohibition of child labour and protection of young people at work
The employment of children is prohibited. The minimum age of admission to
employment may not be lower than the minimum school-leaving age, without
prejudice to such rules as may be more favourable to young people and except for
limited derogations.
Young people admitted to work must have working conditions appropriate to their
age and be protected against economic exploitation and any work likely to harm
their safety, health or physical, mental, moral or social development or to
interfere with their education.
Article 33
Family and professional life
1. The family shall enjoy legal, economic and social protection.
2. To reconcile family and professional life, everyone shall have the right to
protection from dismissal for a reason connected with maternity and the right to
paid maternity leave and to parental leave following the birth or adoption of a
child.
Article 34
Social security and social assistance
1. The Union recognises and respects the entitlement to social security
benefits and social services providing protection in cases such as maternity,
illness, industrial accidents, dependency or old age, and in the case of loss of
employment, in accordance with the rules laid down by Union law and national
laws and practices.
2. Everyone residing and moving legally within the European Union is entitled
to social security benefits and social advantages in accordance with Union law
and national laws and practices.
3. In order to combat social exclusion and poverty, the Union recognises and
respects the right to social and housing assistance so as to ensure a decent
existence for all those who lack sufficient resources, in accordance with the
rules laid down by Union law and national laws and practices.
Article 35
Health care
Everyone has the right of access to preventive health care and the right to
benefit from medical treatment under the conditions established by national laws
and practices. A high level of human health protection shall be ensured in the
definition and implementation of all the Union's policies and activities.
Article 36
Access to services of general economic interest
The Union recognises and respects access to services of general economic
interest as provided for in national laws and practices, in accordance with the
Treaties, in order to promote the social and territorial cohesion of the Union.
Article 37
Environmental protection
A high level of environmental protection and the improvement of the quality of
the environment must be integrated into the policies of the Union and ensured in
accordance with the principle of sustainable development.
Article 38
Consumer protection
Union policies shall ensure a high level of consumer protection.
TITLE V
CITIZENS' RIGHTS
Article 39
Right to vote and to stand as a candidate at elections to the European
Parliament
1. Every citizen of the Union has the right to vote and to stand as a
candidate at elections to the European Parliament in the Member State in which
he or she resides, under the same conditions as nationals of that State.
2. Members of the European Parliament shall be elected by direct universal
suffrage in a free and secret ballot.
Article 40
Right to vote and to stand as a candidate at municipal elections
Every citizen of the Union has the right to vote and to stand as a candidate at
municipal elections in the Member State in which he or she resides under the
same conditions as nationals of that State.
Article 41
Right to good administration
1. Every person has the right to have his or her affairs handled impartially,
fairly and within a reasonable time by the institutions, bodies, offices and
agencies of the Union.
2. This right includes:
(a)
the right of every person to be heard, before any individual measure which would
affect him or her adversely is taken;
(b)
the right of every person to have access to his or her file, while respecting
the legitimate interests of confidentiality and of professional and business
secrecy;
(c)
the obligation of the administration to give reasons for its decisions.
3. Every person has the right to have the Union make good any damage caused by
its institutions or by its servants in the performance of their duties, in
accordance with the general principles common to the laws of the Member States.
4. Every person may write to the institutions of the Union in one of the
languages of the Treaties and must have an answer in the same language.
Article 42
Right of access to documents
Any citizen of the Union, and any natural or legal person residing or having its
registered office in a Member State, has a right of access to documents of the
institutions, bodies, offices and agencies of the Union, whatever their medium.
Article 43
European Ombudsman
Any citizen of the Union and any natural or legal person residing or having its
registered office in a Member State has the right to refer to the European
Ombudsman cases of maladministration in the activities of the institutions,
bodies, offices or agencies of the Union, with the exception of the Court of
Justice of the European Union acting in its judicial role.
Article 44
Right to petition
Any citizen of the Union and any natural or legal person residing or having its
registered office in a Member State has the right to petition the European
Parliament.
Article 45
Freedom of movement and of residence
1. Every citizen of the Union has the right to move and reside freely within
the territory of the Member States.
2. Freedom of movement and residence may be granted, in accordance with the
Treaties, to nationals of third countries legally resident in the territory of a
Member State.
Article 46
Diplomatic and consular protection
Every citizen of the Union shall, in the territory of a third country in which
the Member State of which he or she is a national is not represented, be
entitled to protection by the diplomatic or consular authorities of any Member
State, on the same conditions as the nationals of that Member State.
TITLE VI
JUSTICE
Article 47
Right to an effective remedy and to a fair trial
Everyone whose rights and freedoms guaranteed by the law of the Union are
violated has the right to an effective remedy before a tribunal in compliance
with the conditions laid down in this Article.
Everyone is entitled to a fair and public hearing within a reasonable time by an
independent and impartial tribunal previously established by law. Everyone shall
have the possibility of being advised, defended and represented.
Legal aid shall be made available to those who lack sufficient resources in so
far as such aid is necessary to ensure effective access to justice.
Article 48
Presumption of innocence and right of defence
1. Everyone who has been charged shall be presumed innocent until proved
guilty according to law.
2. Respect for the rights of the defence of anyone who has been charged shall
be guaranteed.
Article 49
Principles of legality and proportionality of criminal offences and penalties
1. No one shall be held guilty of any criminal offence on account of any act
or omission which did not constitute a criminal offence under national law or
international law at the time when it was committed. Nor shall a heavier penalty
be imposed than the one that was applicable at the time the criminal offence was
committed. If, subsequent to the commission of a criminal offence, the law
provides for a lighter penalty, that penalty shall be applicable.
2. This Article shall not prejudice the trial and punishment of any person for
any act or omission which, at the time when it was committed, was criminal
according to the general principles recognised by the community of nations.
3. The severity of penalties must not be disproportionate to the criminal
offence.
Article 50
Right not to be tried or punished twice in criminal proceedings for the same
criminal offence
No one shall be liable to be tried or punished again in criminal proceedings for
an offence for which he or she has already been finally acquitted or convicted
within the Union in accordance with the law.
TITLE VII
GENERAL PROVISIONS GOVERNING THE INTERPRETATION AND APPLICATION OF THE CHARTER
Article 51
Field of application
1. The provisions of this Charter are addressed to the institutions, bodies,
offices and agencies of the Union with due regard for the principle of
subsidiarity and to the Member States only when they are implementing Union law.
They shall therefore respect the rights, observe the principles and promote the
application thereof in accordance with their respective powers and respecting
the limits of the powers of the Union as conferred on it in the Treaties.
2. The Charter does not extend the field of application of Union law beyond
the powers of the Union or establish any new power or task for the Union, or
modify powers and tasks as defined in the Treaties.
Article 52
Scope and interpretation of rights and principles
1. Any limitation on the exercise of the rights and freedoms recognised by
this Charter must be provided for by law and respect the essence of those rights
and freedoms. Subject to the principle of proportionality, limitations may be
made only if they are necessary and genuinely meet objectives of general
interest recognised by the Union or the need to protect the rights and freedoms
of others.
2. Rights recognised by this Charter for which provision is made in the
Treaties shall be exercised under the conditions and within the limits defined
by those Treaties.
3. In so far as this Charter contains rights which correspond to rights
guaranteed by the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental
Freedoms, the meaning and scope of those rights shall be the same as those laid
down by the said Convention. This provision shall not prevent Union law
providing more extensive protection.
4. In so far as this Charter recognises fundamental rights as they result from
the constitutional traditions common to the Member States, those rights shall be
interpreted in harmony with those traditions.
5. The provisions of this Charter which contain principles may be implemented
by legislative and executive acts taken by institutions, bodies, offices and
agencies of the Union, and by acts of Member States when they are implementing
Union law, in the exercise of their respective powers. They shall be judicially
cognisable only in the interpretation of such acts and in the ruling on their
legality.
6. Full account shall be taken of national laws and practices as specified in
this Charter.
7. The explanations drawn up as a way of providing guidance in the
interpretation of this Charter shall be given due regard by the courts of the
Union and of the Member States.
Article 53
Level of protection
Nothing in this Charter shall be interpreted as restricting or adversely
affecting human rights and fundamental freedoms as recognised, in their
respective fields of application, by Union law and international law and by
international agreements to which the Union or all the Member States are party,
including the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and
Fundamental Freedoms, and by the Member States' constitutions.
Article 54
Prohibition of abuse of rights
Nothing in this Charter shall be interpreted as implying any right to engage in
any activity or to perform any act aimed at the destruction of any of the rights
and freedoms recognised in this Charter or at their limitation to a greater
extent than is provided for herein.
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The above text adapts the wording of the Charter proclaimed on 7 December 2000,
and will replace it as from the date of entry into force of the Treaty of
Lisbon.
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