Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunale Amministrativo Regionale della Campania (Italy) lodged on 16 June 2008 — Futura Immobiliare Srl Hotel Futura and Others v Comune di Casoria

(Case C-254/08)

(2008/C 209/46)

Language of the case: Italian

Referring court

Tribunale Amministrativo Regionale della Campania

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicant: Futura Immobiliare Srl Hotel Futura and Others

Defendant: Comune di Casoria

Question referred

The question arising is whether the national provisions contained in Article 58 et seq of Legislative Decree No 507 of 1993 and the transitional provisions maintaining them in force, by virtue of Article 11 of Presidential Decree No 158 of 1999, as subsequently amended, and Article 1(184) of Law No 296 of 2006, so ensuring the continuation of a system, fiscal in nature, designed to cover the costs of the waste disposal service and postponing the introduction of a tariff regime in which the cost of the service is borne by the persons producing and delivering the waste, are compatible with the abovementioned Article 15 of the Community Directive 75/442/EEC (1) which replaces Directive 91/156/EEC (2) and the principle of ‘the polluter pays’ referred to.

(1)  OJ L 194, p. 39.

(2)  OJ L 78, p. 32.