Parents residing in a Member State other than the Member State where they are insured (i.e. competent Member State) are entitled to maternity and equivalent paternity benefits in cash provided by the competent Member State (i.e. export of maternity and equivalent paternity allowances). As a rule...
The Slovak Republic is one of the two successor states (the other is the Czech Republic) established after the political changes on 1 January 1993, based on Constitutional Act No. 542/1992 Coll. on the Dissolution of the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic. Slovakia is a unitary state, divided int...
Poland is a unified state with a uniform legal system of continental type. The supreme legal act in Poland is the 1997 Constitution, which, among other things, declares that the Republic of Poland is a democratic state that follows the rule of law, implementing the principles of social justice (...
In the European Union, there are numerous non-agricultural products made based on local knowledge and following local production methods that are rooted in the cultural and social heritage of their home region and that, ultimately, possess unique distinctive qualities and characteristics due to ...
France has a long-standing tradition of legislating for gender equality in the field of employment and professional life. The principle of equality between men and women was first recognised in 1946 in the Preamble to the French Constitution. The law of 11 February 1950 first regulated the princ...
The Republic of Lithuania is a unitary state where legislative authority is vested in the central government. The regulatory authority is vested in the Parliament (the Seimas), whereas the implementation and execution of legislation is among the main competences of the Government (Vyriausybė) an...
