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Directive 93/104/EC - Working Hours Directive
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Section I Scope and definitions (arts. 1-2)
Article 1 Purpose and scope
Article 2 Definitions
Section II Minimum rest periods - other aspects of the organization of working time (arts. 3-7)
Article 3 Daily rest
Article 4 Breaks
Article 5 Weekly rest period
Article 6 Maximum weekly working time
Article 7 Annual leave
Section III Night work - shift work - patterns of work (arts. 8-13)
Article 8 Length of night work
Article 9 Health assessment and transfer of night workers to day work
Article 10 Guarantees for night-time working
Article 11 Notification of regular use of night workers
Article 12 Safety and health protection
Article 13 Pattern of work
Section IV Miscellaneous provisions (arts. 14-19)
Article 14 More specific Community provisions
Article 15 More favourable provisions
Article 16 Reference periods
Article 17 Derogations
Article 17a Mobile workers and offshore work
Article 17b Workers on board sea-goingfishingvessels
Article 18 Final provisions
Article 19
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Directive 93/104/EC - Working Hours Directive
Section IV Miscellaneous provisions (arts. 14-19)
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Version date: 2 August 2004 - onwards
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