3Recitals 20, 24 and 31 of Directive 2011/98 state:(20) All third-country nationals who are legally residing and working in Member States should enjoy at least a common set of rights based on equal treatment with the nationals of their respective host Member State, irrespective of the initial purpose of or basis for admission. The right to equal treatment in the fields specified by this Directive should be granted not only to those third-country nationals who have been admitted to a Member State to work but also to those who have been admitted for other purposes and have been given access to the labour market of that Member State in accordance with other provisions of Union or national law, including family members of a third-country worker who are admitted to the Member State in accordance with Council Directive 2003/86/EC of 22 September 2003 on the right to family reunification [(OJ 2003 L 251, p. 12)]; third-country nationals who are admitted to the territory of a Member State in accordance with Council Directive 2004/114/EC of 13 December 2004 on the conditions of admission of third-country nationals for the purposes of studies, pupil exchange, unremunerated training or voluntary service [(OJ 2004 L 375, p. 12)]; and researchers admitted in accordance with Council Directive 2005/71/EC of 12 October 2005 on a specific procedure for admitting third-country nationals for the purposes of scientific research [(OJ 2005 L 289, p. 15)].…(24) Third-country workers should enjoy equal treatment as regards social security. Branches of social security are defined in [Regulation No 883/2004]. The provisions on equal treatment concerning social security in this Directive should also apply to workers admitted to a Member State directly from a third country. ……(31) This Directive respects the fundamental rights and observes the principles recognised by the [Charter], in accordance with Article 6(1) of the TEU.’
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