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In addition, the Communication presents the Commission’s standpoint on several aspects. In doing so, the Commission bases itself as much as possible on existing case-law and takes into account the guiding principles for interpreting EU law: the wording (11), context and objectives of the Working Time Directive (12). In cases where these elements do not point to a specific outcome, the Commission employs the in dubio pro libertate principle in order to give guidance on possible gaps in the Directive and its case-law, bearing in mind the Directive’s purpose to improve workers’ safety and health at work.
Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-09-25 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.