Case C-497/17: Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 26 February 2019 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Cour administrative d’appel de Versailles — France) — Oeuvre d’assistance aux bêtes d’abattoirs (OABA) v Ministre de l’Agriculture et de l’Alimentation, Bionoor, Ecocert France, Institut national de l’origine et de la qualité (INAO) (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Article 13 TFEU — Animal welfare — Regulation (EC) No 1099/2009 — Protection of animals at the time of killing — Particular methods of slaughter prescribed by religious rites — Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 — Articles 3 and 14(1)(b)(viii) — Compatibility with organic production — Regulation (EC) No 889/2008 — First paragraph of Article 57 — Organic production logo of the European Union)
Date: 2019-02-26
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: animal welfare, freedom of religious beliefs, labelling, organic certification, organic farming, organic product, protection of animals, slaughter of animals








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15.4.2019   


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Official Journal of the European Union


C 139/12






Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 26 February 2019 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Cour administrative d’appel de Versailles — France) — Oeuvre d’assistance aux bêtes d’abattoirs (OABA) v Ministre de l’Agriculture et de l’Alimentation, Bionoor, Ecocert France, Institut national de l’origine et de la qualité (INAO)
(Case C-497/17) (1)

(Reference for a preliminary ruling - Article 13 TFEU - Animal welfare - Regulation (EC) No 1099/2009 - Protection of animals at the time of killing - Particular methods of slaughter prescribed by religious rites - Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 - Articles 3 and 14(1)(b)(viii) - Compatibility with organic production - Regulation (EC) No 889/2008 - First paragraph of Article 57 - Organic production logo of the European Union)
(2019/C 139/09)
Language of the case: French

Referring court

Cour administrative d’appel de Versailles

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Oeuvre d’assistance aux bêtes d’abattoirs (OABA)

Defendants: Ministre de l’Agriculture et de l’Alimentation, Bionoor, Ecocert France, Institut national de l’origine et de la qualité (INAO)

Operative part of the judgment

Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 of 28 June 2007 on organic production and labelling of organic products and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91, in particular Article 3 and Article 14(1)(b)(viii) thereof, read in the light of Article 13 TFEU, must be interpreted as not authorising the placing of the organic production logo of the European Union, referred to in the first paragraph of Article 57 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 889/2008 of 5 September 2008 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Regulation No 834/2007, as amended by Regulation (EU) No 271/2010 of 24 March 2010, on products derived from animals which have been slaughtered in accordance with religious rites without first being stunned, where such slaughter is conducted in accordance with the requirements laid down by Council Regulation (EC) No 1099/2009 of 24 September 2009 on the protection of animals at the time of killing, in particular Article 4(4) thereof.


(1)  OJ C 347, 16.10.2017.