Article 1 Amendments to Directive 96/71/EC
Directive 96/71/EC is amended as follows:
(1) Article 1 is amended as follows:
(a) the title is replaced by ‘Subject-matter and scope’;
(b) the following paragraphs are inserted:
‘-1. This Directive shall ensure the protection of posted workers during their posting in relation to the freedom to provide services, by laying down mandatory provisions regarding working conditions and the protection of workers’ health and safety that must be respected.
-1a. This Directive shall not in any way affect the exercise of fundamental rights as recognised in the Member States and at Union level, including the right or freedom to strike or to take other action covered by the specific industrial relations systems in Member States, in accordance with national law and/or practice. Nor does it affect the right to negotiate, to conclude and enforce collective agreements, or to take collective action in accordance with national law and/or practice.’;
(c) paragraph 3 is amended as follows: