Recital 71

The Member States should be able to entrust the social partners with the implementation of this Directive, where the social partners jointly request to do so and provided that the Member States take all the steps necessary to ensure that they can at all times guarantee the results sought under this Directive. They should also, in accordance with national law and practice, take adequate measures to ensure that the social partners are effectively involved and to promote and enhance social dialogue with a view to implementing this Directive.