43Furthermore, since, as recalled in paragraph 38 above, the benefits that the employer pays during maternity constitute pay within the meaning of Article 119 of the EC Treaty (subsequently Article 141 EC) and Article 1 of Directive 75/117, that pay cannot be covered by Directive 76/207. It is clear in particular from the second recital of Directive 76/207 that the latter does not cover pay (see, to that effect, judgments of 13 February 1996 in Gillespie and Others, C‑342/93, EU:C:1996:46, paragraph 24, and 27 October 1998 in Boyle and Others, C‑411/96, EU:C:1998:506, paragraph 38). That being so, it is unnecessary to examine this case in the light of Directive 76/207.
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