EN Official Journal of the European Union C 173/3

Order of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 20 January 2011 — (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Rechtbank van eerste aanleg te Antwerpen (Belgium)) — Criminal proceedings against Aboulkacem Chihabi and Others

(Case C-432/10) (1)

(Reference for a preliminary ruling - Manifest inadmissibility)

2011/C 173/04

Language of the case: Dutch

Referring court

Rechtbank van eerste aanleg te Antwerpen

Parties to the main criminal proceedings

Aboulkacem Chihabi, Mustapha Chihabi, Trans Atlantic International, Dani Danieli, Roland Prosper Julia Jozef Peeters, Jacobus Robert Maria Wick, Shlomo Ben-David, David Ben-David, Yehuda Cohen, Johannes Josephus Maria van Aert, Mirella Cohen, Roland Prosper Julia Jozef Peeters, Brigitte Frieda Guido Briels, Monty Lambert Pieters, Jemmy Jozef Juliette Pieters, Peter Edouard Martha Kilian, Yehuda Cohen, Herman Jozef Albert Van Landeghem, Van Landeghem BVBA, Roland Prosper Julia Jozef Peeters, Herman Jozef Albert Van Landeghem, Van Landeghem BVBA, Brigitte Frieda Guido Briels, Monty Lambert Pieters, Jemmy Jozef Juliette Pieters, Mediterranean Shipping Company Belgium NV, Mirella Cohen, Roland Prosper Julia Jozef Peeters, Brigitte Frieda Guido Briels, Monty Lambert Pieters, Jemmy Jozef Juliette Pieters, Peter Edouard Martha Kilian, Yehuda Cohen, Yves Claude Robert Van De Merckt, CMA CGM Belgium NV, CMA CGM Logistics NV, Herman Jozef Albert Van Landeghem, Van Landeghem BVBA, Rudi François Albertine Avaert, Ronny Bruno Van Wesenbeeck, Wally Louis Alice De Vooght, Christian Gustave Alain Bekkers, Avraham Dror, Yehuda Cohen, Yehuda Cohen, Frank Jozef Hilda Decock, Rubi Danieli, Dani Danieli, Jean Marie Dom, Roland Prosper Julia Jozef Peeters, Peter Edouard Martha Kilian, Simeon Beniurishvili, Ludo Maria Jan Gijsen, Van Landeghem BVBA, Anex BVBA, Pasha Tech Ltd, Louis Simon Catherina De Vos, Aboulkacem Chihabi, Herman Jozef Albert Van Landeghem, Deba BVBA, Universal Shipping NV, DFDS Transport NV, ACR Logistics Belgium NV, Forwarding & Shipping Group NV, Mister-Trans BVBA, Firma De Vos NV, Yehuda Cohen, Avraham Dror, Aboulkacem Chihabi, Peter Edouard Martha Kilian, Louis Simon Catherina De Vos, Roland Prosper Julia Jozef Peeters, Jemmy Jozef Juliette Pieters, Yves Claude Robert Van De Merckt, Dani Danieli, Rubi Danieli, Dov Horny, Albert Tizov, Gocha Tizov, Herman Jozef Albert Van Landeghem, Christiaan Marcel Hélène Hendrickx

Intervening party: Geert Vandendriessche

Re:

Reference for a preliminary ruling — Rechtbank van eerste aanleg te Antwerpen — Interpretation of Articles 5, 38 to 41 and 43, second indent of Article 177 and Articles 202(1) and (3) and 221(1) and (3) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code (OJ 1992 L 302, p. 1) and of Article 199(1) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July 1993 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code (OJ 1993 L 253, p. 1) — Post-clearance recovery of import or export duties — Communication to the debtor — Creation of a customs debt following the unlawful introduction of goods

Operative part of the order

The reference for a preliminary ruling from the Rechtbank van eerste aanleg te Antwerpen, made by decision of 31 May 2007, is manifestly inadmissible.

(1) OJ C 301, 6.11.2010.