CELEX: 62008CN0126
Language: en
Date: 2008-03-25 00:00:00
Title: Case C-126/08: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Hof van Cassatie van België, lodged on 25 March 2008 — I. Distillerie Smeets Hasselt NV v 1. Belgische Staat, 2. L.S.C. De Vos, 3. Bollen, Mathay & Co. BVBA, liquidator of Transterminal Logistics NV, 4. D. Van den Langenbergh and 5. Firma De Vos NV; II. Belgische Staat v Bollen, Mathay & Co. BVBA, liquidator of Transterminal Logistics NV; and III. L.S.C. De Vos v Belgische Staat

7.6.2008   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 142/17
            
         Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Hof van Cassatie van België, lodged on 25 March 2008 — I. Distillerie Smeets Hasselt NV v 1. Belgische Staat, 2. L.S.C. De Vos, 3. Bollen, Mathay & Co. BVBA, liquidator of Transterminal Logistics NV, 4. D. Van den Langenbergh and 5. Firma De Vos NV; II. Belgische Staat v Bollen, Mathay & Co. BVBA, liquidator of Transterminal Logistics NV; and III. L.S.C. De Vos v Belgische Staat
   (Case C-126/08)
   (2008/C 142/25)
   Language of the case: Dutch
   Referring court
   Hof van Cassatie van België
   Parties to the main proceedings
   Appellants:
   
               I.
            
            
               Distillerie Smeets Hasselt NV
            
         
               II.
            
            
               Belgische Staat
            
         
               III.
            
            
               L.S.C. De Vos
            
         Respondents:
   
               I.
            
            
               
                           1.
                        
                        
                           Belgische Staat
                        
                     
                           2.
                        
                        
                           L.S.C. De Vos
                        
                     
                           3.
                        
                        
                           Bollen, Mathay & Co. BVBA, liquidator of Transterminal Logistics NV
                        
                     
                           4.
                        
                        
                           D. Van den Langenbergh
                        
                     
                           5.
                        
                        
                           Firma De Vos NV
                        
                     
         
               II
            
            
               Bollen, Mathay, & Co. BVBA, liquidator of Transterminal Logistics NV
            
         
               III.
            
            
               Belgische Staat
            
         Question referred
   Should Articles 217(1) and 221(1) of the Community Customs Code (CCC) (1) be construed as meaning that the prescribed entry of a customs debt in the accounts may also be lawfully effected through the entry of the amount in a record in accordance with the AWDA (2), drawn up by investigating officials and not by persons authorised to enter such amounts in the accounts, and that such records may be treated as accounting records or any other equivalent medium within the terms of Article 217(1) of the CCC?
   
      (1)  Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code (OJ 1992 L 302, p. 1).
   
      (2)  Royal Decree of 18 July 1997 coordinating the general provisions on customs and excise duties.