Request for a preliminary ruling from the Østre Landsret (Denmark) lodged on 4 March 2015 — Kødbranchens Fællesråd acting on behalf of Århus Slagtehus A/S and Others v Ministeriet for Fødevarer, Landbrug og Fiskeri, Fødevarestyrelsen

(Case C-112/15)

(2015/C 146/36)

Language of the case: Danish

Referring court

Østre Landsret

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicants: Kødbranchens Fællesråd acting on behalf of Århus Slagtehus A/S, Danish Crown A.m.b.A. Oksekødsdivisionen, Hadsund Kreaturslagteri A/S, Hjalmar Nielsens Eksportslageri A/S, Kjellerup Eksportslagteri A/S, Mogens Nielsen Kreaturslagteri A/S, Vejle Eksportsla A/S

Question referred

Must Article 27(4)(a) of, read in conjunction with points 1 and 2 of Annex VI to Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 (1) 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, be interpreted as meaning that the Member States, in setting the fee charged to food establishments, are precluded from including expenditure for the salaries and training of the public-sector staff who are hired for the purpose of completing training which fulfils the requirements for ‘official auxiliary’: see Regulation (EC) No 854/2004 (2) of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 laying down specific rules for the organisation of official controls on products of animal origin intended for human consumption, but who, prior to being accepted into the training or in the course of their training do not conduct meat inspections?

(1)  OJ 2004 L 165, p. 1.

(2)  OJ 2004 L 139, p. 206.