Request for a preliminary ruling from the Augstākā tiesa (Senāts) (Latvia) lodged on 21 April 2021 — SIA Piltenes meži v Lauku atbalsta dienests

(Case C-251/21)

(2021/C 252/19)

Language of the case: Latvian

Referring court

Augstākā tiesa (Senāts)

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicant at first instance and appellant in cassation: SIA Piltenes meži

Other party: Lauku atbalsta dienests

Questions referred

Do payments for micro-reserves created in a forest area in pursuance of the objectives of Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009 on the conservation of wild birds (1) fall within the scope of Article 30(6) of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005? (2)

Is the award of compensation for micro-reserves created in pursuance of the objectives of Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009 on the conservation of wild birds subject to the restrictions which Commission Regulation (EU) No 702/2014 of 25 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid in the agricultural and forestry sectors and in rural areas compatible with the internal market in application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (3) lays down in respect of payments for undertakings in difficulty?

(1) OJ 2010 L 20, p. 7.

(2) OJ 2013 L 347, p. 487.

(3) OJ 2014 L 193, p. 1.