47The purpose of that directive, which is to provide each employee with a minimum level of Community protection in the event of their employer’s insolvency, would be seriously undermined if, in the absence of any abuse of rights by the employee within the meaning of Article 12 of that directive, the Member States could discharge their obligations under Article 8 of the directive without granting each individual worker such minimum protection.
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