Organisation of working time. Codification

PURPOSE : to codify legislation on the organisation of working time. LEGISLATIVE ACT : Directive 2003/88/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning certain aspects of the organisation of working time. CONTENT : for the sake of clarity and transparency of Community law, this Directive codifies Council Directive 93/104/EC, which has been substantially amended since its adoption by Directive 2003/34/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council. The new Directive 2003/88/EC will supersede the various directives incorporated in it; their content is fully preserved, and they are brought together with only such formal amendments as are required by the codification exercise itself. ENTRY INTO FORCE : 2 August 2004.�