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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

The Court has held that the purposes of maternity leave and paid annual leave are different: the first aims to protect a woman’s biological condition during and after pregnancy and to protect the special relationship between a woman and her child in the period which follows childbirth (315). This interpretation was deemed necessary ‘in order to guarantee observance of the rights connected with the employment contract of a worker in the event of maternity leave’ (316).

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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.