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Document C2004/300/03
Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 5 October 2004 in Joined Cases C-397/01 to C-403/01 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Arbeitsgericht Lörrach): Bernhard Pfeiffer (C-397/01), Wilhelm Roith (C-398/01), Albert Süß (C-399/01), Michael Winter (C-400/01), Klaus Nestvogel (C-401/01), Roswitha Zeller (C-402/01), Matthias Döbele (C-403/01) v Deutsches Rotes Kreuz, Kreisverband Waldshut eV (Social policy — Protection of the health and safety of workers — Directive 93/104/EC — Scope — Emergency workers in attendance in ambulances in the framework of an emergency service run by the German Red Cross — Definition of ‘road transport’ — Maximum weekly working time — Principle — Direct effect — Derogation — Conditions)
Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 5 October 2004 in Joined Cases C-397/01 to C-403/01 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Arbeitsgericht Lörrach): Bernhard Pfeiffer (C-397/01), Wilhelm Roith (C-398/01), Albert Süß (C-399/01), Michael Winter (C-400/01), Klaus Nestvogel (C-401/01), Roswitha Zeller (C-402/01), Matthias Döbele (C-403/01) v Deutsches Rotes Kreuz, Kreisverband Waldshut eV (Social policy — Protection of the health and safety of workers — Directive 93/104/EC — Scope — Emergency workers in attendance in ambulances in the framework of an emergency service run by the German Red Cross — Definition of ‘road transport’ — Maximum weekly working time — Principle — Direct effect — Derogation — Conditions)
Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 5 October 2004 in Joined Cases C-397/01 to C-403/01 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Arbeitsgericht Lörrach): Bernhard Pfeiffer (C-397/01), Wilhelm Roith (C-398/01), Albert Süß (C-399/01), Michael Winter (C-400/01), Klaus Nestvogel (C-401/01), Roswitha Zeller (C-402/01), Matthias Döbele (C-403/01) v Deutsches Rotes Kreuz, Kreisverband Waldshut eV (Social policy — Protection of the health and safety of workers — Directive 93/104/EC — Scope — Emergency workers in attendance in ambulances in the framework of an emergency service run by the German Red Cross — Definition of ‘road transport’ — Maximum weekly working time — Principle — Direct effect — Derogation — Conditions)
IO C 300, 4.12.2004, p. 2–3
(ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, NL, PL, PT, SK, SL, FI, SV)
4.12.2004 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 300/2 |
JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
(Grand Chamber)
of 5 October 2004
in Joined Cases C-397/01 to C-403/01 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Arbeitsgericht Lörrach): Bernhard Pfeiffer (C-397/01), Wilhelm Roith (C-398/01), Albert Süß (C-399/01), Michael Winter (C-400/01), Klaus Nestvogel (C-401/01), Roswitha Zeller (C-402/01), Matthias Döbele (C-403/01) v Deutsches Rotes Kreuz, Kreisverband Waldshut eV (1)
(Social policy - Protection of the health and safety of workers - Directive 93/104/EC - Scope - Emergency workers in attendance in ambulances in the framework of an emergency service run by the German Red Cross - Definition of ‘road transport’ - Maximum weekly working time - Principle - Direct effect - Derogation - Conditions)
(2004/C 300/03)
Language of the case: German
In Joined Cases C-397/01 to C-403/01: reference for a preliminary ruling under Article 234 EC from the Arbeitsgericht Lörrach (Germany), made by orders of 26 September 2001, received at the Court on 12 October 2001, in the proceedings between Bernhard Pfeiffer (C-397/01), Wilhelm Roith (C-398/01), Albert Süß (C-399/01), Michael Winter (C-400/01), Klaus Nestvogel (C-401/01), Roswitha Zeller (C-402/01), Matthias Döbele (C-403/01) and Deutsches Rotes Kreuz, Kreisverband Waldshut eV — the Court (Grand Chamber), composed of: V. Skouris, President, P. Jann, C.W.A. Timmermans, C. Gulmann, J.-P. Puissochet and J.N. Cunha Rodrigues, Presidents of Chambers, R. Schintgen (Rapporteur), F. Macken, N. Colneric, S. von Bahr and K. Lenaerts, Judges; D. Ruiz-Jarabo Colomer, Advocate General; H. von Holstein, Deputy Registrar, for the Registrar, has given a judgment on 5 October 2004, in which it has ruled:
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The first indent of Article 18(1)(b)(i) of Directive 93/104 is to be construed as requiring consent to be expressly and freely given by each worker individually if the 48-hour maximum period of weekly working time, as laid down in Article 6 of the directive, is to be validly extended. In that connection, it is not sufficient that the relevant worker's employment contract refers to a collective agreement which permits such an extension. |
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Article 6, point 2, of Directive 93/104 must be interpreted, in circumstances such as those in the main proceedings, as precluding legislation in a Member State the effect of which, as regards periods of duty time (‘Arbeitsbereitschaft’) completed by emergency workers in the framework of the emergency medical service of a body such as the Deutsches Rotes Kreuz, is to permit, including by means of a collective agreement or works agreement based on such an agreement, the 48-hour maximum period of weekly working time laid down by that provision to be exceeded;
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