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Document 62024CN0559

Case C-559/24, V AG: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Bezirksgericht Graz-Ost (Austria) lodged on 14 August 2024 – P* E*, T* K* v V* AG

OJ C, C/2024/7015, 2.12.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/7015/oj (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, GA, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/7015/oj

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C/2024/7015

2.12.2024

Request for a preliminary ruling from the Bezirksgericht Graz-Ost (Austria) lodged on 14 August 2024 – P* E*, T* K* v V* AG

(Case C-559/24, V AG)

(C/2024/7015)

Language of the case: German

Referring court

Bezirksgericht Graz-Ost

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicants: P* E*, T* K*

Defendant: V* AG

Questions referred

1.

Must Article 2(6) of and Annex III, section 3.13.4 to Implementing Regulation (EC) No 692/2008 (1) (in conjunction with Article 3(10) of Regulation (EC) No 715/2007) (2) be interpreted as meaning that a pollution control device (control programme for the regeneration of the storage catalyst in the preparation cycle), which is deemed to be a continuously regenerating system because regeneration (cleaning process) occurs at least once per type 1 test, after having already occurred at least once during the vehicle preparation cycle (Precon or preconditioning), is a defeat device within the meaning of Article 3(10) of Regulation (EC) No 715/2007?

2.

(a)

Must Article 5(2)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 (in conjunction with Article 3(10) of Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 and Article 2(6) of and Annex III, section 3.13.4 to Implementing Regulation (EC) No 692/2008) be interpreted as meaning that (if so) such a defeat device is permissible because the conditions are, in essence, fulfilled in the relevant emissions test procedure?

(b)

Must Article 5(1) of Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 (in conjunction with Article 3(10) of Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 and Article 2(6) of and Annex III, section 3.13.4 to Implementing Regulation (EC) No 692/2008) be interpreted as meaning that (if so) such a defeat device is permissible if the emission-related operation it exhibits in the test procedure (approval test) is, in 80 % of cases, also present in normal use (in real-life operation)?

(1)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 692/2008 of 18 July 2008 implementing and amending Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council on type-approval of motor vehicles with respect to emissions from light passenger and commercial vehicles (Euro 5 and Euro 6) and on access to vehicle repair and maintenance information (OJ 2008 L 199, p. 1).

(2)  Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2007 on type approval of motor vehicles with respect to emissions from light passenger and commercial vehicles (Euro 5 and Euro 6) and on access to vehicle repair and maintenance informationss to vehicle repair and maintenance information (OJ 2007 L 171, p. 1).

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/7015/oj

ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)

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