49In the second place, the Court has already repeatedly held that, in view of both the wording of Directive 93/104 and its purpose and scheme, the various requirements it lays down concerning maximum working time and minimum rest periods constitute rules of Community social law of particular importance from which every worker must benefit as a minimum requirement necessary to ensure protection of his safety and health (see BECTU, paragraphs 43 and 47, Pfeiffer and Others, paragraph 100, and Wippel, paragraph 47).
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