24th annual report from the Commission on monitoring the application of Community law

Own-initiative report on the Commission's 24th annual report on monitoring the application of Community law. Amendments stress equality before the law and non-discrimination linked to the free movement of persons, services, goods and capital, transposition deadlines for directives on equal treatment of men and women, the Commission's role as guardian of the treaties and handling of complaints, Article 228 EC penalty payments, and the lack of harmonisation of direct taxation.