Community law

Although the Court recognised that Member States may lay down reasonable time-limits for bringing proceedings, such time-limits must not render impossible or excessively difficult the exercise of rights conferred by Community law.

EUnews 2009

If that referring court were to find there had been such an infringement of the principle of equal treatment, within the meaning of the Equal Treatment Directive, it would have to interpret the domestic jurisdictional rules in such a way that, wherever possible, they contribute to the attainment of the objective of ensuring effective judicial protection of a pregnant woman's rights under Community law.

EUnews 2009