29Given the general objective of safeguarding the rights of employees in the event of transfers of undertakings pursued by the Directive when it provides, in Article 3(1) and (2), for transfer to the transferee of the transferor's rights and obligations arising from a contract of employment, from an employment relationship or collective agreement, the exception to that rule provided for by Article 3(3) must be interpreted strictly.
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