Case C-387/07: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunale di Ancona (Italia) lodged on 13 August 2007 — MI.VER Srl, Daniele Antonelli v Provincia di Macerata
Date: 2007-11-24
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: interpretation of the law, packaging product, storage of waste, waste management

24.11.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 283/9

3. Does the obligation to state reasons, which is in any event
imposed, for the reduction of fees below the minimum limit,
and which conflicts with the practice of the administrative
courts of calculating the costs of a case on the basis of a
variety of factors relating to the outcome of the proceedings
and not on that of the actual economic value of the dispute,
constitute a restriction on the practice of the profession of
lawyer on a permanent basis in a Member State other than
that in which the qualification was obtained, as guaranteed
by recital (7) in the preamble to Directive 98/5/EC (1)?’

(1) OJ L 77 of 14.3.1998, p. 36.

packaging made of various materials or made up of separate
components of different materials?

(1) OJ 194, p. 39.
(2) OJ 226, p. 3.

Reference for a preliminary ruling from High Court of
(England & Wales), Queen's Bench Division
Justice
(Administrative Court)
(United Kingdom) made on
9 August 2007 — The Queen on the application of the
Incorporated Trustees of the National Council for Ageing
(Age Concern England), v Secretary of State for Business,
Enterprise and Regulatory Reform

Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunale di
Ancona (Italia) lodged on 13 August 2007 — MI.VER Srl,
Daniele Antonelli v Provincia di Macerata

(Case C-387/07)

(2007/C 283/15)

(Case C-388/07)

(2007/C 283/16)

Language of the case: English

Language of the case: Italian

Referring court

Referring court

Tribunale di Ancona (Italia)

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicant: MI.VER Srl, Daniele Antonelli

Defendant: Provincia di Macerata

Questions referred

High Court of
Division (Administrative Court)

Justice (England & Wales), Queen's Bench

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicant: The Incorporated Trustees of the National Council for
Ageing (Age Concern England)

Defendant: Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regula-
tory Reform

Questions referred

In relation to Council Directive 2000/78/EC of 27 November
2000, establishing a general framework for equal treatment in
employment and occupation (1) (‘the Directive’):

1. Is the notion of ‘temporary deposit’

in terms of Directive
75/442/EEC (1) on waste such as to permit a producer to
mix together items of waste covered by different respective
codes in the European Waste Catalogue, as provided for in
Commission Decision 2000/532/EC (2) of 3 May 2000?

1. National retirement ages and the scope of the Directive

(i) Does the scope of the Directive extend to national rules
which permit employers to dismiss employees aged 65
or over by reason of retirement?

2. If the answer is in the affirmative, may EWC Code 15 01 06
(‘imballaggi
‘mixed packaging’) be used to
cover waste consisting of packaging of various materials
grouped together, or does that code refer exclusively to

in materiali misti’,

(ii) Does the scope of the Directive extend to national rules
which permit employers to dismiss employees aged 65
or over by reason of retirement where they were intro-
duced after the Directive was made?