44It should be borne in mind, in that regard, that the purpose of normal remuneration being received during the period of paid annual leave is to allow the worker actually to take the days of leave to which he is entitled (see, to that effect, judgments of 16 March 2006, Robinson-Steele and Others, C‑131/04 and C‑257/04, EU:C:2006:177, paragraph 49, and of 22 May 2014, Lock, C‑539/12, EU:C:2014:351, paragraph 20). When the remuneration paid on account of the entitlement to paid annual leave provided for by Article 7(1) of Directive 2003/88 is, as in the situation at issue in the main proceedings, less than the normal remuneration that the worker receives during periods actually worked, the worker might well be encouraged not to take his paid annual leave, at least during periods of actual work, as it would lead to a reduction in his remuneration during those periods.
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