27In that regard, it is appropriate to recall the purpose of the right to paid annual leave, conferred on every worker by Article 7 of Directive 2003/88, which is to enable the worker both to rest from carrying out the work he is required to do under his contract of employment and to enjoy a period of relaxation and leisure (see, inter alia, judgments of 20 January 2009, Schultz-Hoff and Others, C‑350/06 and C‑520/06, EU:C:2009:18, paragraph 25; of 22 November 2011, KHS, C‑214/10, EU:C:2011:761, paragraph 31; and of 30 June 2016, Sobczyszyn, C‑178/15, EU:C:2016:502, paragraph 25).
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