Translation of "Concubinage de même sexe " (French → English) :

Mutual recognition of same-sex couples, either married, in a civil partnership, cohabiting or de facto, is not addressed, notwithstanding Article 67(4) TEU on the application of the principle of mutual recognition in civil matters, Article 81 TFEU on judicial cooperation in civil matters having cross-borders implications, or Article 19 TFEU, mandating the Union to ‘take appropriate action to combat discrimination based on .sexual orientation’.

2. Calls on Member States to fully implement the rights granted under Article 2 and Article 3 of Directive 2004/38/EC not only to different sex spouses, but also to the registered partner, member of the household and the partner, including same-sex couples recognized by a Member State, irrespective of nationality and without prejudice to their non-recognition in civil law by another Member State, on the basis of the principles of mutual recognition, equality, non-discrimination, dignity, and private and family life; calls on Member States to bear in mind that the Directive imposes an obligation to recognize freedom of movement to all Un ...[+++]ion citizens (including same-sex partners) without imposing the recognition of same-sex marriages; in this regard, calls on the Commission to issue strict guidelines, drawing on the analysis and conclusions contained in the Fundamental Rights Agency report and to monitor these issues;

Unwanted breeding can be prevented by housing in single sex groups, or suppressed in mixed-sex groups by withholding both roosting and breeding nests and by feeding a diet of dry seeds supplemented with fresh greens, but never soaked or sprouted seeds.

B. whereas the bill criminalises same-sex marriage, defined by Article 2 as the 'coming together of two persons of the same gender or sex in a civil union, marriage, domestic partnership or other form of same sex relationship for the purposes of cohabitation as husband and wife', as well as the 'registration of gay clubs, societies and organisations by whatever name they are called' and any 'publicity, procession and public show of same-sex amorous relationships through the electronic or print media, physically, directly, indirectly or otherwise',

The Court has not yet been called upon to pronounce on this specific point, but it has previously held that as there is no consensus among the Member States whether same sex partners can be assimilated to spouses of a traditional marriage, it should be concluded that same sex spouses do not yet have the same rights as traditional spouses for the purposes of Community law on the free movement of workers [47].However, it should be noted that if a Member State accords advantages to its own nationals who live as non-married couples, under the principle of equal treatment in social advantages (see section 2.4 above) the same advantages must b ...[+++]e granted to migrant workers [48].

57. Notes with satisfaction that, in a very large number of Member States, there is growing legal recognition for extramarital cohabitation, irrespective of gender; calls on the Member States - if they have not already done so - to amend their legislation recognising registered partnerships of persons of the same sex and assigning them the same rights and obligations as exist for registered partnerships between men and women; calls on those States which have not yet granted legal recognition to amend their legislation to grant legal recognition of extramarital cohabitation, irrespective of gender; considers, therefore, that rapid prog ...[+++]ress should be made with mutual recognition of the different legally recognised non-marital modes of cohabitation and legal marriages between persons of the same sex in the EU;