Directive (EU) 2024/1760 is not to constitute grounds for reducing the level of protection of certain rights and interests provided by national law or collective agreements applicable at the time of the adoption of that Directive. However, that should not prevent Member States from adjusting national corporate sustainability due diligence laws applicable at the time of the adoption of Directive (EU) 2024/1760, when implementing that Directive, in order to increase or ensure their alignment with it, in particular their scope.
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