The entire period of on-call time, including the inactive part, shall be regarded as working time. However, Member States shall have the option, subject to compliance with the general principles relating to the protection of the safety and health of workers, and provided that the social partners concerned have been consulted, of allowing, by means of laws, regulations or collective agreements or agreements between the two sides of industry, inactive on-call periods to be counted in a specific manner for the purpose of calculating the average maximum weekly working time provided for in Article 6, provided that the wo
rkers concerned are afforded adequate ...[+++] compensatory rest, and provided that pregnant women and parents of children under the ag
e of one are exempt from such measures, if they so request, or are afforded appropriate protection.