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On the other hand, constraints that may affect the quality of workers’ rest during ‘stand-by’ but that are not imposed by the employer, by legislation or by collective agreements are not relevant for the qualification as ‘working time’. These may be natural factors (151) or the workers’ own choice (152).
Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-09-25 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.