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According to the Charter of Fundamental Rights, how does the legal application of the right to information and consultation differ from the right to fair and just working conditions? A The European Commission holds exclusive competence to define the maximum working hours and the specific conditions for worker consultation, thereby rendering national laws and practices inapplicable in this field. B The right to information and consultation is guaranteed only in the cases and under the conditions provided for by Union law and national laws and practices, whereas the right to fair working conditions, including maximum working hours, is granted to every worker without such explicit conditional phrasing in the article. C The Charter's Article 27 on information and consultation was superseded by the Lisbon Treaty, which merged these provisions into Article 31, making consultation a subset of fair working conditions without separate status. D Both rights are directly established by Article 151 of the TFEU, which mandates the Union to guarantee these rights independently of national laws and practices to ensure harmonisation across the Member States.
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