European Parliament
President. –
Question No 47 by María Izquierdo Rojo 
Subject: Women's access to the armed forces and sexual harassment
With reference to Directive 2002/73/EC
(1)
, and specifically paragraphs 8, 9, 10 and 12, what provision has been made to ensure compliance with the Directive in the armed forces? When will the rules governing the Spanish army, which currently do not include the offence of sexual harassment despite the considerable number of women serving in its ranks (9.3%), be brought into line with this Directive? Is the Commission aware that, in many cases, complaints have to be brought through the very person responsible for the harassment?
OJ L 269, 5.10.2002, p. 15.

