EUR-Lex Access to European Union law

Back to EUR-Lex homepage

This document is an excerpt from the EUR-Lex website

Document 62022CA0358

Case C-358/22, Bolloré logistics: Judgment of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 9 March 2023 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Cour de cassation — France) — Bolloré logistics SA v Direction interrégionale des douanes et droits indirects de Caen, Recette régionale des douanes et droits indirects de Caen, Bolloré Ports de Cherbourg SAS (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Customs union — Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 — Community Customs Code — Article 195 — Article 217(1) — Article 221(1) — Common Customs Tariff — Obligations on the part of the guarantor of the debtor of a customs debt — Procedures for the communication of the customs debt — Duty corresponding to that debt which has not been lawfully communicated to the debtor — Whether the customs debt is payable by the joint and several guarantor)

OJ C 164, 8.5.2023, p. 18–18 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, GA, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

8.5.2023   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 164/18


Judgment of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 9 March 2023 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Cour de cassation — France) — Bolloré logistics SA v Direction interrégionale des douanes et droits indirects de Caen, Recette régionale des douanes et droits indirects de Caen, Bolloré Ports de Cherbourg SAS

(Case C-358/22, (1) Bolloré logistics)

(Reference for a preliminary ruling - Customs union - Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 - Community Customs Code - Article 195 - Article 217(1) - Article 221(1) - Common Customs Tariff - Obligations on the part of the guarantor of the debtor of a customs debt - Procedures for the communication of the customs debt - Duty corresponding to that debt which has not been lawfully communicated to the debtor - Whether the customs debt is payable by the joint and several guarantor)

(2023/C 164/23)

Language of the case: French

Referring court

Cour de cassation

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicant: Bolloré logistics SA

Defendants: Direction interrégionale des douanes et droits indirects de Caen, Recette régionale des douanes et droits indirects de Caen, Bolloré Ports de Cherbourg SAS

Operative part of the judgment

Article 195, Article 217(1) and Article 221(1) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code, as amended by Regulation (EC) No 648/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 April 2005,

must be interpreted as meaning that customs authorities may not demand payment of a customs debt from the guarantor referred to in Article 195 when the amount of duty has not been lawfully communicated to the debtor.


(1)  OJ C 340, 5.9.2022.


Top