Request for a preliminary ruling from the Cour administrative d’appel de Douai (France) lodged on 21 December 2015 — Wenceslas de Lobkowicz v Ministère des Finances et des Comptes publics

(Case C-690/15)

(2016/C 098/27)

Language of the case: French

Referring court

Cour administrative d’appel de Douai

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicant: Wenceslas de Lobkowicz

Defendant: Ministère des Finances et des Comptes publics

Question referred

Is there any principle of EU law which precludes an official of the European Commission being subject to the contribution sociale généralisée (general social contribution), the prélèvement social (social levy), and additional contributions to that levy at the rate of 0.3 % and 1.1 % on income from real estate received in a Member State of the European Union?