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2 B 82/15, 2 B 82/15 (2 C 32/16) ECLI:DE:BVerwG:2016:270916B2B82.15.0 AI generated

Requirements for member-state opt-out regimes on voluntary overtime in fire service under EU Working Time Directive

Case Number 2 B 82/15, 2 B 82/15 (2 C 32/16)
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Jurisdiction Germany (DE)
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The Federal Administrative Court granted leave to appeal on grounds of fundamental legal importance, thereby allowing the revision proceedings to proceed to a higher court. The dispute concerns the validity of member-state "opt-out" provisions governing voluntary overtime (shift work) in the fire service, specifically challenging whether such rules permit working hours to exceed 48 hours per week. The central legal issue is the interpretation of Article 22(1) of EU Directive 2003/88/EC (Working Time Directive), focusing on the specific requirements for national legislation that allows voluntary deviation from the maximum weekly working time limit.

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§ 132 Abs. 2 Nr. 1 VwGO; Requirements for member-state opt-out regimes on voluntary overtime in fire service under EU Working Time Directive: The dispute concerns the validity of member-state "opt-out" provisions governing voluntary overtime (shift work) in the fire service, specifically challenging whether such rules permit working hours to exceed 48 hours per week. The central legal issue is the interpretation of Article 22(1) of EU Directive 2003/88/EC (Working Time Directive), focusing on the specific requirements for national legislation that allows voluntary deviation from the maximum weekly working time limit.

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working time directive shift work time limit in hours work permit opt-out clause overtime exceeding statutory hours

Cited Legislation

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§ 132 Abs. 2 Nr. 1 VwGO
Ground for the decision, as the court explicitly relied on this provision to grant leave for appeal due to the fundamental importance of the legal 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 99/15, 2 B 99/15 (2 C 42/16)
Opt-out limits for fire service shift work under 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 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 84/15, 2 B 84/15 (2 C 36/16)
Requirements for national opt-out rules on voluntary firefighting overtime exceeding 48 weekly hours under Article 22 of the EU Working Time Directive

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§ 132 Abs. 2 Nr. 1 VwGO

Ground for the decision, as the court explicitly relied on this provision to grant leave for appeal due to the fundamental importance of the legal matter.

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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.