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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)
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)
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)
ĠU 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.