This is the full text of the Ethnic Groups Act, enacted by Austria. It was adopted on 7 July 1976.

On 26 February 2008, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) held that articles 2(1) and 5(1) of Council Directive 76/207/EEC preclude the dismissal of a female worker who is at an advanced stage of in vitro fertilisation treatment, where it can be established that the dismissal is essentially based on the fact that the woman has undergone such treatment.

ERT Case Summary: Sabine Mayr v. Bäckerei und Konditorei Gerhard Flöckner OHG.