CELEX: 62009CN0327
Language: en
Date: 2009-08-14 00:00:00
Title: Case C-327/09: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Bayerischer Verwaltungsgerichtshof (Germany) lodged on 14 August 2009 — Mensch und Natur AG v Freistaat Bayern

21.11.2009   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 282/21
            
         Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Bayerischer Verwaltungsgerichtshof (Germany) lodged on 14 August 2009 — Mensch und Natur AG v Freistaat Bayern
   (Case C-327/09)
   2009/C 282/38
   Language of the case: German
   
      Referring court
   
   Bayerischer Verwaltungsgerichtshof
   
      Parties to the main proceedings
   
   
      Applicant: Mensch und Natur AG
   
      Defendant: Freistaat Bayern
   
      Questions referred
   
   
               1.
            
            
               Does the fourth paragraph of Article 249 EC preclude a Commission decision which, according to its wording, is addressed to a particular person from being interpreted as being also binding on other undertakings which, according to the spirit and purpose of the decision, are to be treated in the same way?
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Is the Commission Decision of 22 February 2000 refusing the placing on the market of “Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni: plants and dried leaves” as a novel food or novel food ingredient (2000/196/EC), (1) under Article 1 of which Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni: plants and dried leaves may not be placed on the Community market as a food or food ingredient, also binding on the claimant which at present places “Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni: plants and dried leaves” on the Community market?
            
         
      (1)  Commission Decision of 22 February 2000 refusing the placing on the market of ‘Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni: plants and dried leaves’ as a novel food or novel food ingredient under Regulation (EC) No 258/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council (notified under document number C(2000) 77); OJ 2000 L 61, p. 14.