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Document 62011CN0515

    Case C-515/11: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Verwaltungsgericht Berlin (Germany) lodged on 3 October 2011 — Deutsche Umwelthilfe e.V. v Federal Republic of Germany

    OJ C 32, 4.2.2012, p. 13–13 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

    4.2.2012   

    EN

    Official Journal of the European Union

    C 32/13


    Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Verwaltungsgericht Berlin (Germany) lodged on 3 October 2011 — Deutsche Umwelthilfe e.V. v Federal Republic of Germany

    (Case C-515/11)

    2012/C 32/22

    Language of the case: German

    Referring court

    Verwaltungsgericht Berlin

    Parties to the main proceedings

    Applicant: Deutsche Umwelthilfe e.V.

    Defendant: Federal Republic of Germany

    Questions referred

    1.

    Is the second sentence of Article 2(2) of Directive 2003/4/EC (1) of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2003 on public access to environmental information and repealing Council Directive 90/313/EEC to be interpreted as meaning that bodies and institutions are acting in a legislative capacity when their activities relate to legislation by the executive on the basis of authorisation given by a law enacted by Parliament?

    2.

    If question 1 is to be answered in the affirmative, are such bodies and institutions permanently excluded from the term ‘public authority’, or only until completion of the legislative process?


    (1)  OJ 2003 L 41, p. 26.


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