Request for a preliminary ruling from the Oberverwaltungsgericht des Landes Sachsen-Anhalt (Germany) lodged on 15 February 2023 — Landkreis Jerichower Land v A.

(Case C-85/23, Landkreis Jerichower Land)

(2023/C 179/25)

Language of the case: German

Referring court

Oberverwaltungsgericht des Landes Sachsen-Anhalt

Parties to the main proceedings

Appellant: Landkreis Jerichower Land

Respondent: A.

Question referred

Must Article 24(1)(i) of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 (1) of 19 October 2009, as last amended by Article 46 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1009, (2) be interpreted as meaning that the term ‘storage’ covers an interruption of transport operations during which containers of Category 3 animal by-products are transferred to another vehicle and kept in that vehicle for a number of hours (up to eight) before being transported onwards to a processing plant, without the material being treated or transferred to other containers?

(1)  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).

(2)  Regulation (EU) 2019/1009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 June 2019 laying down rules on the making available on the market of EU fertilising products and amending Regulations (EC) No 1069/2009 and (EC) No 1107/2009 and repealing Regulation (EC) No 2003/2003 (OJ 2019 L 170, p. 1).