وجدير بالذكر أيضا أن قراراً إطاريا بشأن محاربة الاتجار في الكائنات البشرية في آب/أغسطس 2002 في الاتحاد الأوروبي قد دخل حيز النفاذ الذي من المقرر تنفيذ أحكامه الجنائي بواسطة الدول الأعضاء.
The pension reform, which entered into force on 1 January 2002, mitigates the pensions law consequences of women's lower wages. The pension expectancies of persons bringing up children who are in gainful employment during the first ten years of their child's life but primarily exercise this employment in the shape of part-time working because of bringing up the children, and hence who earn less than average, are increased in value for times from 1992 onwards.