33It follows that each parent is entitled to parental leave of at least three months' duration and that this may not be reduced when it is interrupted by another period of leave which pursues a purpose different from that of parental leave, such as maternity leave. The Court has already held that a period of leave guaranteed by Community law cannot affect the right to take another period of leave guaranteed by that law. Thus, in Case C-342/01 Merino Gómez [2004] ECR I-2605, paragraph 41, the Court ruled that taking maternity leave could not affect the right to full annual leave.
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