Request for a preliminary ruling from the Najvyšší Správny súd Slovenskej republiky (Slovakia) lodged on 13 June 2023 — Mesto Rimavská Sobota v Ministerstvo pôdohospodárstva a rozvoja vidieka Slovenskej republiky

(Case C-370/23, Mesto Rimavská Sobota)

(2023/C 321/30)

Language of the case: Slovak

Referring court

Najvyšší Správny súd Slovenskej republiky

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicant: Mesto Rimavská Sobota

Defendant Ministerstvo pôdohospodárstva a rozvoja vidieka Slovenskej republiky

Question referred

Is Article 2(b) of Regulation (EU) No 995/2010 (1) of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 October 2010 laying down the obligations of operators who place timber and timber products on the market to be interpreted as meaning that the placing on the market of timber also constitutes a sale for consideration of raw timber or fuel wood within the meaning of Annex 1 to that regulation, if, under the harvest concession agreement, the purchaser harvests the timber under the direction and supervision of the seller?

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(1)   OJ 2010 L 295, p. 23.