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COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION Interpretative Communication on Directive 2003/88/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning certain aspects of the organisation of working time · European Union

Also, in respect of the individual opt-out from the 48-hour weekly limitation to working time, the Communication recalls that the consent has to be individual and cannot be replaced by consent given by trade-union representatives for example in the context of a collective agreement (24) and that workers must be protected against any detriment, and not only against a dismissal, where they do not or no longer agree to opt-out.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-09-25 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.