21In fact, the expression ‘paid annual leave’, used by the EU legislature, in, inter alia, Article 7 of Directive 2003/88, means that, for the duration of annual leave within the meaning of that directive, the worker’s remuneration must be maintained. In other words, workers must continue to receive their normal remuneration throughout that period of rest and relaxation (see, Robinson-Steele and Others, C‑131/04 and C‑257/04, EU:C:2006:177, paragraph 50; Schultz-Hoff and Others, EU:C:2009:18, paragraph 58; and Lock, C‑539/12, EU:C:2014:351, paragraph 16).
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