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2 B 84/15, 2 B 84/15 (2 C 36/16) ECLI:DE:BVerwG:2016:270916B2B84.15.0 AI generated

Requirements for national opt-out rules on voluntary firefighting overtime exceeding 48 weekly hours under Article 22 of the EU Working Time Directive

Case Number 2 B 84/15, 2 B 84/15 (2 C 36/16)
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Jurisdiction Germany (DE)
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The Federal Administrative Court admitted the appeal for reasons of fundamental importance, leaving the lower court's decision on the merits pending for the revision proceeding. The dispute concerns the legality of a member state "opt-out" regulation allowing firefighters to voluntarily perform shift work exceeding 48 hours per week, challenging the requirements for such exceptions under the EU Working Time Directive. The Court identified the decisive legal issue as the standards imposed on national "opt-out" mechanisms for voluntary overtime in emergency services pursuant to Article 22(1) of Directive 2003/88/EC.

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§ 132 Abs. 2 Nr. 1 VwGO; Requirements for national opt-out rules on voluntary firefighting overtime exceeding 48 weekly hours under Article 22 of the EU Working Time Directive: The dispute concerns the legality of a member state "opt-out" regulation allowing firefighters to voluntarily perform shift work exceeding 48 hours per week, challenging the requirements for such exceptions under the EU Working Time Directive. The Court identified the decisive legal issue as the standards imposed on national "opt-out" mechanisms for voluntary overtime in emergency services pursuant to Article 22(1) of Directive 2003/88/EC.

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working time directive time limit in hours overtime work state of emergency administrative compliance right to disconnect

Cited Legislation

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§ 132 Abs. 2 Nr. 1 VwGO
Main ground for the decision, cited in the dispositive to admit the revision due to fundamental importance.
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2 B 87/15, 2 B 87/15 (2 C 39/16)
Requirements for national "opt-out" regimes allowing voluntary fire service overtime exceeding 48 weekly hours under the EU Working Time Directive
2 B 89/15, 2 B 89/15 (2 C 41/16)
Admission of revision on requirements for national opt-out rules permitting voluntary firefighter overtime beyond 48 hours under the EU Working Time Directive
2 B 90/15, 2 B 90/15 (2 C 44/16)
Requirements for national opt-out rules permitting fire service overtime exceeding 48-hour weekly limit under EU Working Time Directive
2 B 97/15, 2 B 97/15 (2 C 37/16)
Requirements for member-state opt-out regulations on voluntary overtime in firefighting services exceeding 48 weekly hours under the EU Working Time Directive
2 B 81/15, 2 B 81/15 (2 C 31/16)
Fire service overtime: statutory requirements for EU "opt-out" mechanism exceeding 48-hour weekly limit

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§ 132 Abs. 2 Nr. 1 VwGO

Main ground for the decision, cited in the dispositive to admit the revision due to fundamental importance.

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Revisionszulassung; Anforderungen an eine mitgliedstaatliche "Opt-out"-Regelung für freiwillige Mehrarbeit im Feuerwehrdienst über eine Arbeitszeit von 48 Wochenstunden hinaus

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Die Revision wird wegen grundsätzlicher Bedeutung der Rechtssache zugelassen (§ 132 Abs. 2 Nr. 1 VwGO). Das Revisionsverfahren erscheint geeignet, zur Klärung der von der Beschwerde aufgeworfenen Frage beizutragen, welche Anforderungen an eine mitgliedstaatliche "Opt-out"-Regelung für freiwillige Mehrarbeit (Schichtarbeit) im Feuerwehrdienst über eine Arbeitszeit von 48 Wochenstunden hinaus nach Maßgabe von Art. 22 Unterabs. 1 der RL 2003/88/EG (EU-Arbeitszeitrichtlinie) zu stellen sind.