27Having regard to the importance of the principle of equal treatment and nondiscrimination, which is one of the general principles of Community law, the provisions set out in that regard by Directive 1999/70 and the framework agreement for the purposes of ensuring that fixed-term workers enjoy the same benefits as those enjoyed by comparable permanent workers, except where a difference in treatment is justified by objective grounds, must be deemed to be of general application since they are rules of Community social law of particular importance, from which each employee should benefit as a minimum protective requirement
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