CELEX: C2003/251/04
Language: en
Date: 2003-10-18 00:00:00
Title: Case C-281/03: Reference for a preliminary ruling by the College van Beroep voor het bedrĳfsleven by judgment of that Court of 26 June 2003 in the proceedings between 1. Cindu Chemicals B.V., 2. Rütgers VFT AG, 3. Touwen & Co B.V., 4. Pearl Paint Holland B.V., 5. Elf Atochem Nederland B.V., 6. Zĳlstra & Co. Verf B.V. and 7. B.V. Chemische Producten Struyk & Co. and College voor de toelating van bestrĳdingsmiddelen

C 251/2                 EN                       Official Journal of the European Union                                       18.10.2003
European Communities (Agents: J.-M. Stenier, M. Bavendamm                        member countries and aligning exemptions from tax and
and I. Ní Riagáin Düro) — the Court (First Chamber),                             from customs duty in the context of travel?
composed of M. Wathelet, President of the Chamber, P. Jann
and A. Rosas (Rapporteur), Judges; F. G. Jacobs, Advocate
General; R. Grass, Registrar, has made an order on 10 July
                                                                          ( 1)  OJ L 350, p. 12.
2003, the operative part of which is as follows:
                                                                          ( 2)  OJ L 345, p. 9.
                                                                          ( 3)  OJ L 105, p. 1.
                                                                          ( 4)  OJ L 133, p. 6.
1.   The appeal is dismissed;
2.   Mr. Di Pietro is ordered to pay the costs.
                                                                          Reference for a preliminary ruling by the College van
(1) OJ C 19 of 25.1.2003.
                                                                          Beroep voor het bedrijfsleven by judgment of that
                                                                          Court of 26 June 2003 in the proceedings between
                                                                          1. Cindu Chemicals B.V., 2. Rütgers VFT AG, 3. Touwen
                                                                          & Co B.V., 4. Pearl Paint Holland B.V., 5. Elf Atochem
                                                                          Nederland B.V., 6. Zijlstra & Co. Verf B.V. and 7. B.V.
                                                                          Chemische Producten Struyk & Co. and College voor de
                                                                                          toelating van bestrijdingsmiddelen
Reference for a preliminary ruling by the Landesgericht
für ZRS (Zivilrechtssachen) Wien by order of that Court                                             (Case C-281/03)
of 30 September 2002 in the case of DLD Trading
Company Import-Export spol. s.r.o. against Republic                                                 (2003/C 251/04)
                             of Austria
                                                                          Reference has been made to the Court of Justice of the
                          (Case C-216/03)                                 European Communities by judgment of the College van
                                                                          Beroep voor het bedrijfsleven (Administrative Court for Trade
                          (2003/C 251/03)                                 and Industry) of 26 June 2003, received at the Court Registry
                                                                          on 30 June 2003, for a preliminary ruling in the proceedings
                                                                          between 1. Cindu Chemicals B.V., 2. Rütgers VFT AG,
Reference has been made to the Court of Justice of the                    3. Touwen & Co B.V., 4. Pearl Paint Holland B.V., 5. Elf
European Communities by order of the Landesgericht für                    Atochem Nederland B.V., 6. Zijlstra & Co. Verf B.V. and 7. B.V.
ZRS (Zivilrechtssachen) Wien (Regional Civil Court, Vienna)               Chemische Producten Struyk & Co. and College voor de toelating
of 30 September 2002, received at the Court Registry on                   van bestrijdingsmiddelen on the following question:
19 May 2003, for a preliminary ruling in the case of DLD
Trading Company Import-Export spol. s.r.o. against Republic
of Austria on the following questions:                                    Does the Substances Directive permit a Member State to lay
                                                                          down additional conditions for the placing on the market and
                                                                          use of a biocidal product the active substance of which is
1.   Are Regulation (EC) No 3316/94 (1) and Regulation (EC)               included in Annex I to the Substances Directive?
     No 2744/981 (2) compatible with the provisions of
     Community law relating to exemptions from customs
     duties, in particular Regulation (EEC) No 918/83 (3) and
     the principle of the Customs union?
2.   If Question 1 is answered in the affirmative:
     Did the retroactive entry into force of Regulation (EC)              Reference for a preliminary ruling by the College van
     No 2744/98 infringe the principles of legal certainty or             Beroep voor het bedrijfsleven by judgment of that
     the protection of legitimate expectations?                           Court of 26 June 2003 in the proceedings between Arch
                                                                          Timber Protection BV and College voor de toelating
                                                                          van bestrijdingsmiddelen; party to these proceedings:
3.   Are Article 5(8) of Directive 69/169/EEC (4) and the                      Stichting Behoud Leefmilieu en Natuur Maas en Waal
     national provisions transposing it, namely Paragraph 3a
     of the Verbrauchssteuer-befreiungsverordnung (Regulation                                       (Case C-281/03)
     on exemptions from excise duties) and the Umsatzsteuer-
     Verordnung, (Turnover Tax Regulations) (BGBl II                                                (2003/C 251/05)
     No 326/1997), incompatible with the purposes of harmo-
     nising turnover tax and excise duty within the Member                Reference has been made to the Court of Justice of the
     States, liberalising and facilitating travel to and from non-        European Communities by judgment of the College van