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In line with its legal basis, the purpose of the Directive as laid down in Article 1(1) and in several recitals (30) is to establish ‘minimum safety and health requirements for the organisation of working time’.
Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-09-25 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.