Activities of Elisabeth SCHROEDTER related to 2007/2264(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Special Report from the European Ombudsman following the draft recommendation to the European Commission in complaint 3453/2005/GG (debate)
Amendments (1)
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that no account was taken of the introduction, on 1 January 2004, of German legislation which fully entered into force on 1 January 2007 and may meet all the requirements imposed by the Community directive and the relevant case lawnevertheless contained a transitional provision concerning collective agreements allowing derogations from Directive 2003/88/EC up to 31 December 2005, a deadline subsequently extended to 31 December 2006 by decision of the Bundesrat, with the result that Directive 2003/88/EC was only transposed after an amended collective agreement for German doctors had been concluded on 1 November 2006; expresses its surprise at this state of affairs and emphasises that the Commission must examine this legislation and discuss the details of its implementation with the German Government and the German social partners concernedall collective agreements containing exemptions to working time legislation and assess whether Directive 2003/88/EC is being implemented under these collective agreements; calls on the Commission to initiate infringement proceedings against Germany in the event of failure to comply with Directive 2003/88/EC;