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Document 62017CN0634

Case C-634/17: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Verwaltungsgericht Oldenburg (Germany) lodged on 13 November 2017 — ReFood GmbH & Co. KG v Landwirtschaftskammer Niedersachsen

OJ C 52, 12.2.2018, p. 16–16 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

12.2.2018   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 52/16


Request for a preliminary ruling from the Verwaltungsgericht Oldenburg (Germany) lodged on 13 November 2017 — ReFood GmbH & Co. KG v Landwirtschaftskammer Niedersachsen

(Case C-634/17)

(2018/C 052/21)

Language of the case: German

Referring court

Verwaltungsgericht Oldenburg

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicant: ReFood GmbH & Co. KG

Defendant: Landwirtschaftskammer Niedersachsen

Questions referred

The following questions on the interpretation of Article 1(3)(d) of Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2006 on shipments of waste (1) are referred for a preliminary ruling:

1.

Is the provision to be interpreted as an exemption which applies to all shipments which, pursuant to Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009, (2) come within the scope of that latter regulation?

2.

If the first question should be answered in the negative:

Is the provision to be interpreted as an exemption which applies to shipments which are subject to rules regarding collection, transport, identification and traceability pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009, read also in conjunction with Implementing Regulation (EU) No 142/2011? (3)

3.

If the second question should be answered in the negative:

Is the provision to be interpreted as an exemption which applies only to those shipments which are consignments requiring consent pursuant to Article 48(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009?


(1)  OJ 2006 L 190, p. 1.

(2)  Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 laying down health rules as regards animal by-products and derived products not intended for human consumption and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 (Animal by-products Regulation) (OJ 2009 L 300, p. 1).

(3)  Commission Regulation (EU) No 142/2011 of 25 February 2011 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down health rules as regards animal by-products and derived products not intended for human consumption and implementing Council Directive 97/78/EC as regards certain samples and items exempt from veterinary checks at the border under that Directive (OJ 2011 L 54, p. 1).


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