8Clause 1.1 of the revised Framework Agreement on parental leave concluded on 18 June 2009, which is annexed to Council Directive 2010/18/EU of 8 March 2010 implementing the revised Framework Agreement on parental leave concluded by BUSINESSEUROPE, UEAPME, CEEP and ETUC and repealing Directive 96/34/EC (OJ 2010 L 68, p. 13; ‘the Framework Agreement’), provides:‘This agreement lays down minimum requirements designed to facilitate the reconciliation of parental and professional responsibilities for working parents, taking into account the increasing diversity of family structures, while respecting national law, collective agreements and/or practice.’
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