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Collective agreements on working conditions of solo self-employed persons: perspective of EU competition law

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|May 2024

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.15290/bsp.2024.29.02.06 | Journal eISSN: 2719-9452 | Journal ISSN: 1689-7404
Language: English, Polish
Page range: 65 - 82
Submitted on: Sep 27, 2023
Accepted on: Feb 13, 2024
Published on: May 22, 2024
Published by: University of Białystok
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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