Order — ECLI:EU:C:2013:298
Date: 2013-05-08
Language of the case: Italian
Court formation: Ninth Chamber
Subject matter: Agriculture and Fisheries;Animal feedingstuffs;Environment;Approximation of laws;Public health
Procedure: Reference for a preliminary ruling
Origin: Italy

Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunale di Pordenone (Italy) lodged on 28 November 2012 - Criminal proceedings against Giorgio Fidenato (Case C-542/12) Language of the case: Italian Referring court Tribunale di Pordenone Party to the main proceedings Giorgio Fidenato Questions referred Is the authorisation provided by Article 1(2) of Legislative Decree No 212 of 24 April 2001, within the meaning conferred on it by the national case-law, compatible with the rules in Directive 2001/18/EC  or does it conflict with those rules? In particular, where the Member State makes the cultivation of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) subject to authorisation specifically aimed at protecting the so-called principle of coexistence, is that specific authorisation necessary also for GMOs which are already listed in the common catalogue? ____________ 1 - Directive 2001/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 March 2001 on the deliberate release into the environment of genetically modified organisms and repealing Council Directive 90/220/EEC (OJ 2001 L 106, p. 1).