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Finally, the Court has clarified that when Member States decide to grant paid annual leave in addition to the four weeks provided for by the Directive, they are not obliged to provide for a carry-over of any such additional leave, since that additional leave (beyond four weeks) is not covered by the Directive (345).
Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-09-25 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.