Article 5. Non-Discrimination on the Basis of Gender
On guarantees with respect to equal rights and opportunities for women and men (LRU-562-son) · Date: 02.09.2019 · In force
Women and men shall have equal rights and opportunities which are guaranteed by the state.
The following shall not constitute discrimination on the basis of gender:
establishment of differences with respect to the regulation of relations which are connected with the functions of childbearing and breastfeeding;
conscription for fixed-term military service in the manner prescribed by law;
adoption on the basis of this Law of temporary special measures to ensure the implementation of gender policy;
special considerations concerning labor protection for women and men which are connected with the protection of their reproductive health;
production of recommendations for professional qualifications which are based on the ability to perform duties only by persons of a certain gender;
establishment of differences with respect to the regulation of the procedure and conditions of detention in places of detention, execution of sentences and other measures of legal influence;
positive measures which aim at strengthening the social status of women in society, ensurance of equal rights and opportunities for women and men.
