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2 B 97/15, 2 B 97/15 (2 C 37/16) ECLI:DE:BVerwG:2016:270916B2B97.15.0 AI generated

Requirements for member-state opt-out regulations on voluntary overtime in firefighting services exceeding 48 weekly hours under the EU Working Time Directive

Case Number 2 B 97/15, 2 B 97/15 (2 C 37/16)
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Jurisdiction Germany (DE)
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The Administrative Court of the Federal Republic of Germany (BVerwG) admitted the revision on grounds of fundamental legal significance, ruling that the prior lower court’s decision does not remain final pending the higher court's review. The dispute concerns the compatibility of a member-state "opt-out" regulation for voluntary shift work in firefighting services exceeding 48 weekly hours with EU law, specifically challenging the statutory limits on working time extensions. The decisive legal basis is Article 22, Subparagraph 1 of Directive 2003/88/EC (the EU Working Time Directive), which governs the requirements for such opt-out mechanisms.

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§ 132 Abs. 2 Nr. 1 VwGO; Requirements for member-state opt-out regulations on voluntary overtime in firefighting services exceeding 48 weekly hours under the EU Working Time Directive: The dispute concerns the compatibility of a member-state "opt-out" regulation for voluntary shift work in firefighting services exceeding 48 weekly hours with EU law, specifically challenging the statutory limits on working time extensions. The decisive legal basis is Article 22, Subparagraph 1 of Directive 2003/88/EC (the EU Working Time Directive), which governs the requirements for such opt-out mechanisms.

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working time directive time limit in hours shift work overtime exceeding statutory hours statutory requirement challenge of administrative decisions

Cited Legislation

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§ 132 Abs. 2 Nr. 1 VwGO
Provision cited in the operative order to grant permission for the appeal on the grounds that the matter has fundamental legal significance.
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2 B 82/15, 2 B 82/15 (2 C 32/16)
Requirements for member-state opt-out regimes on voluntary overtime in fire service 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 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
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

Provision cited in the operative order to grant permission for the appeal on the grounds that the matter has fundamental legal significance.

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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.