# 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 (Text with EEA relevance), Division 16

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

Whereas the right of parental leave in this agreement is an individual right and in principle non-transferable, and Member States are allowed to make it transferable. Experience shows that making the leave non-transferable can act as a positive incentive for the take up by fathers, the European social partners therefore agree to make a part of the leave non-transferable;

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2010/18/annex/division/1/division/I/division/16 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2010-18/annex/division-1/division-I/division-16
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