Judgment_paragraph 55 · Asociaţia Accept v Consiliul Naţional pentru Combaterea Discriminării (C-81/12)

55In that connection, it is apparent from the case-law of the Court that, where facts from which it may be inferred that there has been discrimination within the meaning of that directive have been established, the effective application of the principle of equal treatment then requires that the burden of proof should fall on the defendants concerned, who must prove that there has been no breach of that principle (see, to that effect, Case C-303/06 Coleman [2008] ECR I-5603, paragraph 54).