Request for a preliminary ruling from the Landesverwaltungsgericht Niederösterreich (Austria) lodged on 3 March 2022 — RE v Bezirkshauptmannschaft Lilienfeld

(Case C-155/22)

(2022/C 222/21)

Language of the case: German

Referring court

Landesverwaltungsgericht Niederösterreich

Parties to the main proceedings

Appellant: RE

Respondent authority: Bezirkshauptmannschaft Lilienfeld

Other party to the proceedings: Arbeitsinspektorat NÖ Wald- und Mostviertel

Question referred

Is EU law to be interpreted as being compatible with a national provision that allows persons who are criminally liable for a transport undertaking to transfer their liability for very serious infringements of Community provisions on driving time and rest periods for drivers to a natural person by mutually acceptable agreement, if such transfer precludes the assessment of good repute within the meaning of Regulation (EC) No 1071/2009, (1) which is provided for under national law only when a punishment is being imposed on the persons transferring criminal liability?

(1)  Regulation (EC) No 1071/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 establishing common rules concerning the conditions to be complied with to pursue the occupation of road transport operator and repealing Council Directive 96/26/EC (OJ 2009 L 300, p. 51).