Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal administratif de Strasbourg (France) lodged on 8 October 2013 — Geoffrey Léger v Ministre des affaires sociales et de la santé, Établissement français du sang

(Case C-528/13)

2013/C 367/46

Language of the case: French

Referring court

Tribunal administratif de Strasbourg

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicant: Geoffrey Léger

Defendants: Ministre des affaires sociales et de la santé, Établissement français du sang

Question referred

In the light of Annex III to Directive 2004/33/EC, (1) does the fact that a man has sexual relations with another man constitute in itself sexual behaviour placing him at a high risk of acquiring severe infectious diseases that can be transmitted by blood and justifying a permanent deferral from blood donation for persons having engaged in that sexual behaviour, or is it merely capable of constituting, in the light of the circumstances of the individual case, sexual behaviour placing him at a risk of acquiring infectious diseases that can be transmitted by blood and justifying a temporary deferral from blood donation for a period determined after the cessation of the risk behaviour?

(1)  Commission Directive 2004/33/EC of 22 March 2004 implementing Directive 2002/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards certain technical requirements for blood and blood components (OJ 2004 L 91, p. 25).