Request for a preliminary ruling from the Cour de cassation (France) lodged on 12 January 2016 — Oussama El Dakkak, Intercontinental SARL v Administration des douanes et des droits indirects

(Case C-17/16)

(2016/C 090/15)

Language of the case: French

Referring court

Cour de cassation

Parties to the main proceedings

Appellants: Oussama El Dakkak, Intercontinental SARL

Respondent: Administration des douanes et des droits indirects

Question referred

Must Article 3(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1889/2005 of 26 October 2005 (1) and Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 562/2006 of 15 March 2006 (2) be interpreted as meaning that a national of a third State who is in the international transit area of an airport is not subject to the obligation to make a declaration under Article 3(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1889/2005 of 26 October 2005, or, on the contrary, must those provisions be interpreted as meaning that that national is subject to that obligation by virtue of having crossed an external border of the Community at one of the border crossing points referred to in Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 562/2006 of 15 March 2006?

(1)  Regulation (EC) No 1889/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 October 2005 on controls of cash entering or leaving the Community (OJ 2005 L 309, p. 9).

(2)  Regulation (EC) No 562/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2006 establishing a Community Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code) (OJ 2006 L 105, p. 1).