Opinion of the Advocate General — ECLI:EU:C:2001:254
Date: 2001-05-08
Based on: Treaty establishing the European Economic Community (1957)
Subject matter: Social Policy
Procedure: Reference for a preliminary ruling
Origin: United Kingdom

Summary of the Judgment 
Social policy — Protection of safety and health of workers — Directive 93/104 
concerning certain aspects of the organisation of working time — Scope — Workers 
employed in the road transport sector — Exclusion — Scope 
(Council Directive 93/104, Art. 1(3)) 
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SUMMARY — CASE C-133/00 
On a proper construction of Article 1(3) of 
Directive 93/104 concerning certain aspects 
of the organisation of working time, all 
workers employed in the road transport 
sector, including office staff, are excluded 
from the scope of that Directive. 
(see para. 44 and operative part) 
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