# Organisation of working time

European Parliament procedure 2004/0209(COD) (COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure), 6th term, committee EMPL). Stage: Procedure rejected. 45 committee amendments tabled by 19 Members between 2008-10-22 and 2008-10-22.

## What the amendments focus on

The dossier is a proposed Directive on the organisation of working time. The amendments provide that on-call time, including its inactive part, be regarded as working time, that working time be the sum of periods worked under multiple contracts, and that workers receive compensatory rest; they set daily and weekly rest and maximum weekly working time, address derogations, collective agreements and Sunday rest, and reject the Council common position.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgios TOUSSAS | Greece | GUE/NGL | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28584.md |
| Anja WEISGERBER | Germany | PPE | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28227.md |
| Dimitrios PAPADIMOULIS | Greece | GUE/NGL | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28586.md |
| Roberto MUSACCHIO | Italy | GUE/NGL | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28977.md |
| Ilda FIGUEIREDO | Portugal | GUE/NGL | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4466.md |
| Marie PANAYOTOPOULOS-CASSIOTOU | Greece | PPE-DE | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28571.md |
| Thomas MANN | Germany | PPE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1922.md |
| Elizabeth LYNNE | United Kingdom | ALDE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4541.md |
| Gabriele STAUNER | Germany | PPE-DE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4293.md |
| Thomas ULMER | Germany | PPE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28221.md |
| Milan CABRNOCH | Czechia | ECR | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28324.md |
| Jean Marie BEAUPUY | France | ALDE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28205.md |
| Elisabeth SCHROEDTER | Germany | Verts/ALE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1933.md |
| Jean LAMBERT | United Kingdom | Verts/ALE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4531.md |
| Bilyana Ilieva RAEVA | Bulgaria | ALDE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/38600.md |

## Official source documents

- PE414.192: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-414.192+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2004-0209-COD · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2004-0209-COD.json

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