Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Bayerischer Verwaltungsgerichtshof (Germany) lodged on 27 July 2012 — Wolfgang Glatzel v Freistaat Bayern

(Case C-356/12)

2013/C 9/41

Language of the case: German

Referring court

Bayerischer Verwaltungsgerichtshof

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicant: Wolfgang Glatzel

Defendant: Freistaat Bayern

Question referred

Is point 6.4 of Annex III to Directive 2006/126/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006 on driving licences (1) as amended by Commission Directive 2009/113/EC of 25 August 2009 (2) compatible with Article 20, Article 21(1) and Article 26 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union in so far as that provision requires — without permitting any derogation — that applicants for Category C1 and Category C1E driving licences have a minimum visual acuity of 0.1 in their worse eye even if those persons use both eyes together and have a normal field of vision when using both eyes?

(1)  OJ 2006 L 403, p. 18.

(2)  OJ 2009 L 223, p. 31.