62023CJ0370_SUM
Case C‑370/23
Mesto Rimavská Sobota
v
Ministerstvo pôdohospodárstva a rozvoja vidieka Slovenskej republiky
(Request for a preliminary ruling from the Najvyšší správny súd Slovenskej republiky)
Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 21 November 2024
(Reference for a preliminary ruling – Environment – Regulation (EU) No 995/2010 – Obligations of operators who place timber and timber products on the market – Article 2(a) to (c) – Concepts of ‘timber and timber products’, ‘placing on the market’ and ‘operator’)
Questions referred for a preliminary ruling – Jurisdiction of the Court – Limits – Assessment of the facts of the case – Application of EU law to the dispute in the main proceedings – Precluded – Providing the national court with full guidance on the interpretation of EU law – Included
(Art. 267 TFEU)
(see paragraphs 21, 22)
Environment – Obligations of operators placing timber and timber products on the market – Regulation No 995/2010 – Operator placing on the market timber and timber products – Meaning – Natural or legal person concluding a contract authorising the other party to the contract to harvest, on their direction or under their supervision, wood in the rough or fuel wood – Included – Conditions – Verification by the national court
(European Parliament and Council Regulation 995/2010, recital 31, and Arts 1, 2(a) to (c), (g) and (h), and 4(1)
(see paragraphs 26-41, operative part)
See the text of the decision.