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2 B 88/15, 2 B 88/15 (2 C 40/16) ECLI:DE:BVerwG:2016:270916B2B88.15.0 AI generated

Voluntary fire service overtime: Member-state "opt-out" requirements for exceeding 48-hour weekly limits under EU Working Time Directive.

Case Number 2 B 88/15, 2 B 88/15 (2 C 40/16)
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Jurisdiction Germany (DE)
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The Federal Administrative Court (BVerwG) granted permission for appeal (Revision) on the basis of the fundamental significance of the case, allowing the dispute to proceed to a substantive review without a final judgment on the merits in this order. The case concerns a legal challenge regarding the requirements for a national "opt-out" mechanism that permits voluntary excess working hours in volunteer fire service duties to exceed the statutory limit of 48 hours per week. The decisive legal issue centers on the interpretation of Article 22, paragraph 1, of Directive 2003/88/EC (the EU Working Time Directive), specifically what conditions a member state must impose to lawfully allow such derogations from the maximum working time provisions.

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§ 132 Abs. 2 Nr. 1 VwGO; Voluntary fire service overtime: Member-state "opt-out" requirements for exceeding 48-hour weekly limits under EU Working Time Directive: The case concerns a legal challenge regarding the requirements for a national "opt-out" mechanism that permits voluntary excess working hours in volunteer fire service duties to exceed the statutory limit of 48 hours per week. The decisive legal issue centers on the interpretation of Article 22, paragraph 1, of Directive 2003/88/EC (the EU Working Time Directive), specifically what conditions a member state must impose to lawfully allow such derogations from the maximum working time provisions.

Keywords

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working time directive time limit in hours overtime exceeding statutory hours statutory limits working conditions work permit

Cited Legislation

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§ 132 Abs. 2 Nr. 1 VwGO
The provision explicitly cited in the numbered order as the legal basis for granting permission to appeal (Revisionszulassung) due to the fundamental significance of the matter.
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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 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 96/15, 2 B 96/15 (2 C 35/16)
Opt-out regulation for fire service overtime: Requirements under Art. 22 (1) of EU Directive 2003/88/EC for exempting voluntary shift work from the 48-hour weekly limit
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
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

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§ 132 Abs. 2 Nr. 1 VwGO

The provision explicitly cited in the numbered order as the legal basis for granting permission to appeal (Revisionszulassung) due to the fundamental significance of the matter.

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Revisionszulassung; Anforderung 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.