24.9.2011

Official Journal of the European Union

C 282/8

Reference for a preliminary ruling from the College van Beroep voor het Bedrijfsleven (Netherlands) lodged on 6 July 2011 — G. Brouwer v Staatssecretaris van Economische Zaken, Landbouw en Innovatie

(Case C-355/11)

2011/C 282/14

Language of the case: Dutch

Referring court

College van Beroep voor het Bedrijfsleven

Parties to the main proceedings

Appellant: G. Brouwer

Respondent: Staatssecretaris van Economische Zaken, Landbouw en Innovatie

Questions referred

1.	Must Directive 91/629/EEC (1) be interpreted as meaning that the management requirements within the meaning of Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 (2) arising out of that directive are also applicable to calves which are kept confined by a farmer in the context of a dairy farming operation?

If that question is answered in the negative, does the fact that a Member State has implemented that directive by means of legislation which declares the aforementioned requirements to be nevertheless applicable to such calves, give grounds, in the event of an infringement of those requirements in that Member State, for deeming a reduction or exclusion under Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 to be necessary?

(1) Council Directive of 19 November 1991 laying down minimum standards for the protection of calves (OJ 1991 L 340, p. 28).

(2) Council Regulation of 29 September 2003 establishing common rules for direct support schemes under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers and amending Regulations (EEC) No 2019/93, (EC) No 1452/2001, (EC) No 1453/2001, (EC) No 1454/2001, (EC) 1868/94, (EC) No 1251/1999, (EC) No 1254/1999, (EC) No 1673/2000, (EEC) No 2358/71 and (EC) No 2529/2001 (OJ 2003 L 270, p. 1).