Member States may also, in accordance with national law and practice and on a non-discriminatory basis, base themselves on collective agreements or arbitration awards which are, as defined by the Member State where the work is carried out, representative in the geographical area, the profession or industry concerned and which offer the most favourable terms and conditions of employment to the worker.
Države članice lahko v skladu z nacionalnim pravom in prakso in na nediskriminatoren način izhajajo iz kolektivnih pogodb ali arbitražnih odločb, ki so, kot je opredeljeno v državi članici, v kateri se opravlja delo, značilne za zadevno geografsko območje, poklic ali panogo in ki vsebujejo za delavca najugodnejše pogoje za delo in zaposlitev.