# C_2013274EN.01000902.xml

| 21.9.2013 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 274/9 |
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21.9.2013

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 274/9

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Request for a preliminary ruling from the College van Beroep voor het Bedrijfsleven (Netherlands) lodged on 8 July 2013 — VAEX Varkens- en Veehandel BV v Productschap Vee en Vlees

(Case C-387/13)

2013/C 274/16

Language of the case: Dutch

Referring court

Referring court

College van Beroep voor het Bedrijfsleven

Parties to the main proceedings

Parties to the main proceedings

Appellant: VAEX Varkens- en Veehandel BV

Appellant:

Respondent: Productschap Vee en Vlees

Respondent:

Questions referred

Questions referred

| 1. | Does the European legislative framework applicable here [ (1)
   (2)
   (3)
   (4)] preclude, in a case such as the present [period of validity of an export licence]:






  (a) | payment of the refund applied for; |
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1.

Does the European legislative framework applicable here [ (1)
   (2)
   (3)
   (4)] preclude, in a case such as the present [period of validity of an export licence]:

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(a)

payment of the refund applied for;

| (b) | release of the security lodged in connection with the licence application? |
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(b)

release of the security lodged in connection with the licence application?

| 2. | If one or both questions is/are answered in the affirmative, does that same framework then preclude ex post facto regularisation, in such a way that the exported quantity can still be entered on the licence and, on that basis, the refund still paid and/or, as the case may be, the security lodged still released? |
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If one or both questions is/are answered in the affirmative, does that same framework then preclude ex post facto regularisation, in such a way that the exported quantity can still be entered on the licence and, on that basis, the refund still paid and/or, as the case may be, the security lodged still released?

ex post facto

| 3. | If Question 2 is also answered in the affirmative: is that same framework then invalid in so far as it contains no provision for payment of a refund and/or, as the case may be, release of the security lodged to be granted in a case such as the present, in which use was made of a licence one day too early? |
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If Question 2 is also answered in the affirmative: is that same framework then invalid in so far as it contains no provision for payment of a refund and/or, as the case may be, release of the security lodged to be granted in a case such as the present, in which use was made of a licence one day too early?

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(1)  Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (OJ 2007 L 299, p. 1).

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(2)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 376/2008 of 23 April 2008 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences and advance fixing certificates for agricultural products (Codified version) (OJ 2008 L 114, p. 3).

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(3)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 382/2008 of 21 April 2008 on rules of application for import and export licences in the beef and veal sector (Recast) (OJ 2008 L 115, p. 10).

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(4)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 612/2009 of 7 July 2009 on laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of export refunds on agricultural products (Recast) (OJ 2009 L 186, p. 1).

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