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VB v Glavna direktsia 'Pozharna bezopasnost i zashtita na naselenieto' (C-262/20)
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VB v Glavna direktsia 'Pozharna bezopasnost i zashtita na naselenieto' (C-262/20)

Judgment of 24 Feb 2022law://eu/cjeu/2020/c-262-20/para_61@2026-11-11

61In that regard, it must be observed, on the one hand, that Article 140(1) of the Labour Code sets out that the normal length of night work in a five-day working week is seven hours. As the referring court points out, that provision applies to private-sector workers.

Source: EUR-Lex, © European Union, 1998-2026. Reuse authorised under Decision 2011/833/EU.

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Court: Court of Justice · Second Chamber
Case: C-262/20 · ECLI:EU:C:2022:117
Decided: 24 Feb 2022
Procedure: Preliminary reference · referred by the Rayonen sad Lukovit (District Court, Lukovit, Bulgaria)
Applicant: VB
Defendant: Glavna direktsia Pozharna bezopasnost i zashtita na naselenieto
Rapporteur: I. Ziemele
Advocate General: G. Pitruzzella
Bench: 5 judges
A. Arabadjiev, I. Ziemele, T. von Danwitz, P.G. Xuereb, A. Kumin
Language: Bulgarian
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62020CJ0262

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Approximation of laws Charter of Fundamental Rights Freedom of movement for workers Social policy

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Interprets 2: Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (consolidated 2016)3 provisions; Directive 2003/88/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 November 2003 concerning certain aspects of the organisation of working time
Cited by 8: SIA 'Rodl & Partner' v Valsts ieņēmumu dienests (C-562/20); RTL Television GmbH v Grupo Pestana S.G.P.S., S.A. and SALVOR - Sociedade de Investimento Hoteleiro, S.A (C-716/20); OP and Others v Glavna direktsia 'Pozharna bezopasnost i zashtita na naselenieto' kam Ministerstvo na vatreshnite raboti (C-529/21)3 provisions; Kingdom of Denmark v European Parliament and Council of the European Union (C-19/23); P. K. v Dyrektor Izby Administracji Skarbowej we Wrocławiu (C-278/24); protectus s.r.o. v Výbor Národnej rady Slovenskej republiky na preskúmavanie rozhodnutí Národného bezpečnostného úradu (C-185/23); EA v Artemis security SAS (C-367/23); D. M. v Azienda Ospedale-Università di Padova (C-765/21)
Cites 21: Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (consolidated 2016); Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (consolidated 2016)4 provisions; Treaty on European Union (consolidated 2016); LH v Profi Credit Slovakia s.r.o (C-485/19); Sumal, S.L. v Mercedes Benz Trucks España, S.L (C-882/19); Directive 2003/88/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 November 2003 concerning certain aspects of the organisation of working time; Maribel Dominguez v Centre informatique du Centre Ouest Atlantique and Préfet de la région Centre (C-282/10); Petya Milkova v Izpalnitelen direktor na Agentsiata za privatizatsia i sledprivatizatsionen kontrol (C-406/15); Montero Mateos v Agencia Madrileña de Atención Social de la Consejería de Políticas Sociales y Familia de la Comunidad Autónoma de Madrid (C-677/16); Syndicat des cadres de la sécurité intérieure v Premier ministre and Others (C-254/18); Jyske Bank Gibraltar Ltd v Administración del Estado (C-212/11); Thomas Specht and Others v Land Berlin and Bundesrepublik Deutschland (C-501/12, C-502/12, C-503/12, C-504/12, C-505/12, C-506/12, C-540/12, C-541/12); CHEP Equipment Pooling NV v Agenţia Naţională de Administrare Fiscală – Direcţia Generală Regională a Finanţelor Publice Bucureşti – Serviciul Soluţionare Contestaţii and Agenţia Naţională de Administrare Fiscală – Direcţia Generală Regională a Finanţelor Publice Bucureşti – Administraţia Fiscală pentru Contribuabili Nerezidenţi (C-242/19); UO v Készenléti Rendőrség (C-211/19); MG v Dublin City Council (C-214/20); Academia de Studii Economice din Bucureşti v Organismul Intermediar pentru Programul Operaţional Capital Uman - Ministerul Educaţiei Naţionale (C-585/19); VB v Glavna direktsia 'Pozharna bezopasnost i zashtita na naselenieto' (C-262/20); Ville de Nivelles v Rudy Matzak (C-518/15); A v Veselības ministrija (C-243/19); MB v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (C-451/16); Almudena Baldonedo Martín v Ayuntamiento de Madrid (C-177/18)