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Document 62015CJ0058
Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 23 December 2015.
Firma Theodor Pfister v Landkreis Main-Spessart.
Reference for a preliminary ruling — Agriculture — Health inspections — Official feed and food controls — Financing of controls — Inspection costs relating to slaughter — Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 — Directive 85/73/EEC — Possibility of levying fees covering the actual cost of inspection, exceeding the fees set by that directive.
Case C-58/15.
Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 23 December 2015.
Firma Theodor Pfister v Landkreis Main-Spessart.
Reference for a preliminary ruling — Agriculture — Health inspections — Official feed and food controls — Financing of controls — Inspection costs relating to slaughter — Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 — Directive 85/73/EEC — Possibility of levying fees covering the actual cost of inspection, exceeding the fees set by that directive.
Case C-58/15.
Court reports – general – 'Information on unpublished decisions' section
Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 23 December 2015 —
Firma Theodor Pfister
(Case C‑58/15) ( 1 )
‛Reference for a preliminary ruling — Agriculture — Health inspections — Official feed and food controls — Financing of controls — Inspection costs relating to slaughter — Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 — Directive 85/73/EEC — Possibility of levying fees covering the actual cost of inspection, exceeding the fees set by that directive’
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EU law — Interpretation — Texts in several languages — Uniform interpretation — Differences between the various language versions — Context and purpose of the legislation in question as a basis for reference (European Parliament and Council Regulation No 882/2004, Arts 27(3) and 67; Council Directive 85/73, as amended by Directive 97/79) (see para. 25) |
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Approximation of laws — Official control of animal feed and food — Financing — Fees for the costs occasioned by inspections and controls relating to meat hygiene — Transitional period of 2007 — Levy of fees covering costs actually incurred — Lawfulness (European Parliament and Council Regulation No 882/2004, Arts 27(3) and 67; Council Directive 85/73, as amended by Directive 97/79) (see paras 26-33, operative part) |
Operative part
The second sentence of the first subparagraph of Article 27(3) of Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on official controls performed to ensure the verification of compliance with feed and food law, animal health and animal welfare rules, as amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 1791/2006 of 20 November 2006, must be interpreted as authorising, for the transitional period of 2007, the levying of fees for the costs occasioned by inspections and controls relating to meat hygiene so as to cover the costs incurred by the competent authority, in accordance with Council Directive 85/73/EEC of 29 January 1985 on the financing of veterinary inspections and controls covered by Directives 89/662/EEC, 90/425/EEC, 90/675/EEC and 91/496/EEC, as amended by Council Directive 97/79/EC of 18 December 1997.
( 1 ) OJ C 171, 26.5.2015.