Without prejudice to the other provisions of the Treaties and within the limits of the powers conferred by them upon the Union, the Council, acting unanimously in accordance with a special legislative procedure and after obtaining the consent of the European Parliament, may take appropriate action to combat discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation.
Gan dochar d'fhorálacha eile na gConarthaí agus laistigh de theorainneacha na gcumhachtaí a thugtar don Aontas leo, féadfaidh an Chomhairle, ag gníomhú di d'aon toil i gcomhréir le nós imeachta reachtach speisialta, agus tar éis toiliú a fháil ó Pharlaimint na hEorpa, gníomhaíocht iomchuí a ghlacadh chun idirdhealú a chomhrac atá bunaithe ar ghnéas, tionscnamh ciníoch nó eitneach, reiligiún nó creideamh, míchumas, aois nó claonadh gnéasach.