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    Case C-580/14: Order of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 17 December 2015 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Verwaltungsgericht Berlin — Germany) — Sandra Bitter, acting as insolvency administrator of Ziegelwerk Höxter GmbH v Bundesrepublik Deutschland (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Directive 2003/87/EC — Scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowances trading — Excess emissions penalty — Proportionality)

    IO C 68, 22.2.2016, p. 19–20 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

    22.2.2016   

    EN

    Official Journal of the European Union

    C 68/19


    Order of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 17 December 2015 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Verwaltungsgericht Berlin — Germany) — Sandra Bitter, acting as insolvency administrator of Ziegelwerk Höxter GmbH v Bundesrepublik Deutschland

    (Case C-580/14) (1)

    ((Reference for a preliminary ruling - Directive 2003/87/EC - Scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowances trading - Excess emissions penalty - Proportionality))

    (2016/C 068/24)

    Language of the case: German

    Referring court

    Verwaltungsgericht Berlin

    Parties to the main proceedings

    Applicant: Sandra Bitter, acting as insolvency administrator of Ziegelwerk Höxter GmbH

    Defendant: Bundesrepublik Deutschland

    Operative part of the order

    Examination of the question referred has revealed nothing capable of affecting, in the light of the principle of proportionality, the validity of the second sentence of Article 16(3) of Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community and amending Council Directive 96/61/EC, as amended by Directive 2009/29/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009, in that it provides for a penalty of EUR 100 for each tonne of carbon dioxide equivalent emitted for which the operator has not surrendered allowances.


    (1)  OJ C 96, 23.3.2015.


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