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In those circumstances, the Szegedi Ítélőtábla decided to stay the proceedings and to refer the following questions to the Court of Justice for a preliminary ruling: ‘1. Was the decision of the Hungarian administrative authorities, within the framework of interim protection measures against highly pathogenic avian influenza, to order a protection zone and, within that framework, to prohibit inter alia the transportation of poultry consistent with EU law, in particular [Directives 92/40 and 2005/94], and … Decision 2006/105…? Was the decision by the Hungarian administrative authorities, within the framework of interim protection measures against highly pathogenic avian influenza, to amend some of the rules on protection zones and, within that framework, to prohibit inter alia the moving of poultry within the protection zone, together with the measure taken by those authorities in the form of an official opinion to the appellant (a decision against which there was no right of appeal), by which the authorities refused permission for the transport of turkeys (for the purpose of rearing them) to a site within the protection zone and located precisely at the centre of infection, consistent with EU law, in particular [Directives 92/40 and 2005/94], and … Decision 2006/115…? 2. Was the aim of … Directive [92/40] or … Directive [2005/94], as sources of EU law, to create a system of regulation by EU law of compensation for any damage caused to individuals by interim protection measures taken against highly pathogenic avian influenza within the European Union? Did the legal basis in EU law indicated in … Directive [92/40] or [2005/94], or … Decisions [2006/105] and [2006/115] provide appropriate powers to create a system of regulation by EU law of compensation for damage caused to individuals by interim protection measures taken in relation to highly pathogenic avian influenza? 3. If the response to the second question is in the affirmative, is it lawful and consistent with EU law to restrict compensation claims resulting from interim national measures taken in the course of the implementation of the legislation listed? May a national legal provision that restricts State compensation to the actual damage and costs, and excludes the opportunity to recover loss of profits, be regarded as a necessary and proportionate restriction in connection with a claim for compensation for damage caused to individuals? 4. If the response to the second question is in the negative, may the appellant base a claim for compensation to recover loss of profits directly on a violation of the provisions of the Charter … (Article 16, concerning freedom to conduct a business, Article 17, concerning the right to property, and Article 47, concerning the right to an effective remedy and to a fair trial), if the interim measures taken by the Member State in the course of the implementation of EU law for the purpose of protection against highly pathogenic avian influenza caused damage to the appellant but the legal rules of the Member State relating to compensation for the damage caused restrict the submission of such claims and exclude the opportunity to submit a claim for loss of profits? 5. If a full claim for damages can be enforced on the basis of any EU law, may such claims be enforced exclusively against the State or, on a wide construction of the concept of the State, may such a claim also be enforced against the public administrative authority, in proceedings for compensation for damage caused in the exercise of public authority? If the claim can also be enforced against administrative bodies, may the law of the Member State require that additional conditions be complied with in order for a right to compensation to arise? 6. If EU law does not allow the appellant to obtain full compensation, directly on the basis of EU law, for the damage sustained by it, does the requirement for procedural equivalence mean that the same rules are to govern the processing of claims that may be decided on the basis of EU law and similar claims that may be decided on the basis of Hungarian law? 7. In circumstances such as those in the present case — given that the legislative and administrative measures taken by Member States for the purposes of protection against highly pathogenic avian influenza occurring in wild birds within the European Union, of necessity, affect the operation of the internal market — is it possible to request an amicus curiæ opinion from the Commission in legal proceedings relating to measures implementing EU law, particularly in cases where it becomes clear that the Commission has initiated infringement proceedings against the Member State in connection with legal matters relevant to the legal dispute in question? 8. If it is possible to request either an amicus curiæ opinion or to make a simple request for information from the Commission, is the Commission obliged to supply an amicus curiæ opinion or the information sought with regard to the data, documents and statements arising during the infringement proceedings and the practices engaged in by the Commission within this area, particularly if the information in question is not in the public domain and originated during the period prior to the infringement proceedings being brought before the Court of Justice? May such information be used in public in an individual legal dispute before a court of the Member State?’