S.L. 452.126 Art. 2Scope and applicability. 

(1) The scope of these regulations is to transpose

Directive (EU) 2019/1152 of the European Parliament and of the

Council of 20 June 2019 on transparent and predictable working conditions in the European Union.

(2) Deleted by Legal Notice 112 of 2025.

(3) These regulations apply to seafarers and sea fishermen without prejudice to Directives 2009/13/EC and Directive (EU) 2017/ 159, respectively. The obligations set out in paragraphs (m) and (o) of regulation 5(1), and in regulations 7, 12, 13 and 14 shall not apply to seafarers or sea fishermen.

(4) The rights and obligations set out in these regulations shall apply to all employment relationships by 1 August 2022:

Provided that an employer shall provide or complement the documents referred to in regulations 5(1) and 7 only upon the request of a worker who is already employed on that date. The absence of such a request shall not have the effect of excluding a worker from the minimum rights established in regulations 11 to 15 and the provisions of article 36 of the Act relating to the duration of any probationary period.