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Directive (EU) 2023/970 on pay transparency gives applicants the right to pay information before the interview. EU countries had to transpose it by 7 June 2026. Paste your job ad and we check it in your browser.
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2. Transposition status in EU countries
Below is what countries notified to the European Commission as national implementing measures. Data from EUR-Lex (as of 26.10.2026). A notified act does not mean transposition is complete.
List of notified acts on EUR-Lex
Austria
New acts notified (2025–2026)
Notified acts: 42 · latest dated 30.09.2026
Belgium
New acts notified (2025–2026)
Notified acts: 6 · latest dated 18.06.2026
Pay transparency act: Vlaanderen – Decreet over beloningstransparantie en maatregelen voor gelijke beloning (2026-06-17)
Bulgaria
New acts notified (2025–2026)
Notified acts: 12 · latest dated 26.05.2026
Croatia
No measures notified in EUR-Lex (as of 26.10.2026)
Cyprus
No measures notified in EUR-Lex (as of 26.10.2026)
Czechia
New acts notified (2025–2026)
Notified acts: 65 · latest dated 02.09.2025
Denmark
No measures notified in EUR-Lex (as of 26.10.2026)
Estonia
New acts notified (2025–2026)
Notified acts: 18 · latest dated 03.07.2026
Pay transparency act: Töölepingu seadus (2026-07-03)
Finland
No measures notified in EUR-Lex (as of 26.10.2026)
France
No measures notified in EUR-Lex (as of 26.10.2026)
Germany
No measures notified in EUR-Lex (as of 26.10.2026)
Greece
New acts notified (2025–2026)
Notified acts: 5 · latest dated 06.07.2026
The country declared full transposition
Pay transparency act: Ενίσχυση της εφαρμογής της ισότητας της αμοιβής μεταξύ ανδρών και γυναικών … (2026-07-06)
Hungary
No measures notified in EUR-Lex (as of 26.10.2026)
Ireland
No measures notified in EUR-Lex (as of 26.10.2026)
Italy
New acts notified (2025–2026)
Notified acts: 1 · latest dated 07.05.2026
Pay transparency act: Decreto legislativo 7 maggio 2026, n. 96
Latvia
Only earlier laws notified
Notified acts: 11 · latest dated 27.06.2022
Lithuania
New acts notified (2025–2026)
Notified acts: 25 · latest dated 05.06.2026
Pay transparency act: Lietuvos Respublikos darbo kodekso … pakeitimo įstatymas (2026-05-25)
Luxembourg
No measures notified in EUR-Lex (as of 26.10.2026)
Malta
New acts notified (2025–2026)
Notified acts: 1 · latest dated 05.06.2026
Pay transparency act: Equal Pay (Transparency and Reporting) Regulations, 2026 (L.N. 173/2026)
Netherlands
No measures notified in EUR-Lex (as of 26.10.2026)
Poland
New acts notified (2025–2026)
Notified acts: 10 · latest dated 07.04.2026
Pay transparency act: Ustawa z dnia 4 czerwca 2025 r. o zmianie ustawy – Kodeks pracy
Portugal
No measures notified in EUR-Lex (as of 26.10.2026)
Romania
Only earlier laws notified
Notified acts: 27 · latest dated 14.11.2024
Slovakia
New acts notified (2025–2026)
Notified acts: 21 · latest dated 08.05.2026
Pay transparency act: Zákon č. 76/2026 Z. z. o rovnakom odmeňovaní mužov a žien …
Slovenia
New acts notified (2025–2026)
Notified acts: 16 · latest dated 28.10.2025
Spain
Only earlier laws notified
Notified acts: 10 · latest dated 14.10.2020
Sweden
New acts notified (2025–2026)
Notified acts: 33 · latest dated 10.03.2026
What Article 5 of the directive says
Applicants have the right to information about the starting pay or its range, for example in the job ad or before the interview. Employers may not ask about pay in current or previous jobs. Job ads and job titles must be gender-neutral and recruitment non-discriminatory.
Directive (EU) 2023/970 on EUR-Lex
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