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Document C2006/331/21

Case C-300/05: Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 23 November 2006 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesfinanzhof (Germany)) — Hauptzollamt Hamburg-Jonas v ZVK Zuchtvieh-Kontor GmbH (Directive 91/628/EEC — Protection of animals during transport — Watering and feeding intervals, journey times and resting periods — Definition of travel ( Transportdauer ) — Account to be taken of the time taken to load and unload the animals)

SL C 331, 30.12.2006, p. 13–13 (ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, NL, PL, PT, SK, SL, FI, SV)

30.12.2006   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 331/13


Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 23 November 2006 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesfinanzhof (Germany)) — Hauptzollamt Hamburg-Jonas v ZVK Zuchtvieh-Kontor GmbH

(Case C-300/05) (1)

(Directive 91/628/EEC - Protection of animals during transport - Watering and feeding intervals, journey times and resting periods - Definition of ‘travel’ (‘Transportdauer’) - Account to be taken of the time taken to load and unload the animals)

(2006/C 331/21)

Language of the case: German

Referring court

Bundesfinanzhof (Germany)

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicant: Hauptzollamt Hamburg-Jonas

Defendant: ZVK Zuchtvieh-Kontor GmbH

Re:

Reference for a preliminary ruling — Bundesfinanzhof — Interpretation of the Annex (Chapter VII, point 48(4)(d)) to Council Directive 91/628/EEC of 19 November 1991 on the protection of animals during transport and amending Directives 90/425/EEC and 91/496/EEC (OJ 1991 L 340, p. 17), as amended by Council Directive 95/29/EC of 29 June 1995 (OJ 1995 L 148, p. 52) — Watering and feeding intervals, journey times and resting periods — Meaning of ‘travel’ (‘Transportdauer’) — Inclusion of the loading time of the animals

Operative part of the judgment

‘Travel’, referred to in point 48(4)(d) of the Annex to Council Directive 91/628/EEC of 19 November 1991 on the protection of animals during transport and amending Directives 90/425/EEC and 91/496/EEC, as amended by Council Directive 95/29/EC of 29 June 1995, is to be interpreted as including the time taken to load and unload the animals.


(1)  OJ C 243, 1.10.2005.


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