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In particular, the Court has held that ‘the consent given by trade-union representatives in the context of a collective or other agreement is not equivalent to that given by the worker himself’ (408). This is supported by the absence of Article 6 from the list of Articles from which derogations are allowed by collective agreements under Article 18 (409).
Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-09-25 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.