41However, the fact that the right to bargain collectively is a fundamental right, and the TV-EUmw/VKA’s social objective perceived as a whole, cannot, in themselves, mean that local authority employers are automatically excluded from the obligation to comply with the requirements stemming from Directives 92/50 and 2004/18, which implement freedom of establishment and the freedom to provide services in the field of public procurement.
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