Poland / Commissioner for Human Rights
EU Charter of Fundamental Rights
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Poland / Commissioner for Human Rights
Key facts of the case:
Farmers who are single people could not count on financial assistance from the state in the face of damage caused by weather phenomena.
Key legal question raised in the Legal Opinion:
Whether § 13zs of Regulation of the Council of Ministers of 27 January 2015 on the detailed scope and methods of performing certain tasks of the Agency for Restructuring and Modernisation of Agriculture as well as the resulting refusals to grant assistance to single persons, violate the principle of equality and the prohibition of discrimination (Article 32(1) and (2) of the Constitution, Article 14 of the European Convention on Human Rights and Article 21(1) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU).
Outcome:
The opinion of the Ombudsman will be taken into account when introducing further legal solutions aimed at providing assistance to agricultural producers affected by adverse weather phenomena - reads the response of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.
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Paragraphs referring to EU Charter
In the opinion of the Ombudsman, § 13zs of the regulation, as well as the resulting refusals to grant assistance to single persons, violate the principle of equality and the prohibition of discrimination (Article 32(1) and (2) of the Constitution, Article 14 of the European Convention on Human Rights and Article 21(1) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU).
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The principle of equality and derogation from it under international law should be understood in the same way, especially since in the light of Article 21 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU, Member States are obliged to respect the prohibition of any discrimination at every stage of the implementation of programmes and projects financed from EU funds.
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Paragraphs referring to EU Charter (original language)
W przekonaniu RPO § 13zs rozporządzenia, jak i wynikające z niego odmowy przyznawania pomocy osobom samotnym, naruszają zasadę równości i zakaz dyskryminacji (art. 32 ust. 1 i 2 Konstytucji, art. 14 Europejskiej Konwencji Praw Człowieka oraz art. 21 ust. 1 Karty Praw Podstawowych UE).
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W ten sam sposób należy rozumieć zasadę równości i odstępstwa od niej na gruncie prawa międzynarodowego, zwłaszcza że w świetle art. 21 Karty Praw Podstawowych UE państwa członkowskie są obowiązane do przestrzegania zakazu wszelkiej dyskryminacji na każdym etapie wdrażania programów i projektów finansowanych z funduszy Unii Europejskiej.