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Member States shall adopt the measures necessary to ensure that, for each seven-day period: children in respect of whom they have made use of the option in Article 4 (2) (b) or (c), and adolescents are entitled to a minimum rest period of two days, which shall be consecutive if possible. Where justified by technical or organization reasons, the minimum rest period may be reduced, but may in no circumstances be less than 36 consecutive hours. The minimum rest period referred to in the first and second subparagraphs shall in principle include Sunday.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-03 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.