Request for a preliminary ruling from the Raad van State (Netherlands) lodged on 26 March 2015 — J.H. Dees-Erf, other parties: Staatssecretaris van Infrastructuur en Milieu, Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij NV

(Case C-146/15)

(2015/C 198/30)

Language of the case: Dutch

Referring court

Raad van State

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicant: J.H. Dees-Erf

Other parties: Staatssecretaris van Infrastructuur en Milieu, Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij NV

Question referred

Given that Netherlands law provides access to the civil courts to protect the rights which passengers may derive under EU law from Article 5(1)(c) and Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 261/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 February 2004 establishing common rules on compensation and assistance to passengers in the event of denied boarding and of cancellation or long delay of flights, and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 295/91 (OJ 2004 L 46, p. 1), does Article 16 of that Regulation oblige the national authorities to take implementing measures which form the basis for administrative enforcement action through the bodies designated under Article 16 separately in each individual case in which Article 5(1)(c) and Article 7 of the Regulation are infringed, in order to be able to guarantee a passenger’s right to compensation separately in each individual case?