Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 5.5.2012 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 133/19 |

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Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Verwaltungsgericht Stuttgart (Germany) lodged on 27 February 2012 — Herbert Schaible v Land Baden-Württemberg

(Case C-101/12)

2012/C 133/35

Language of the case: German

Referring court

Verwaltungsgericht Stuttgart

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicant: Herbert Schaible

Defendant: Land Baden-Württemberg

Questions referred

The questions whether

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| (a) | the claimant’s obligation to identify individual animals under Articles 3(1) and 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 21/2004,[(1)](#ntr1-C_2012133EN.01001902-E0001) |

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| (b) | the claimant’s obligation of electronic identification of individual animals under the first subparagraph of Article 9(3) of Regulation (EC) No 21/2004 as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1560/2007,[(2)](#ntr2-C_2012133EN.01001902-E0002) and |

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| (c) | the claimant’s obligation to keep holding register C in accordance with Article 5(1) in conjunction with point B(2) of the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 21/2004 |

are compatible with higher-ranking European Union law and therefore valid are referred to the Court of Justice of the European Union.

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