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8.11.2008 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 285/22 |
Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Verwaltungsgerichtshof (Austria) lodged on 11 August 2008 — Agrana Zucker GmbH v Bundesminister für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft
(Case C-365/08)
(2008/C 285/36)
Language of the case: German
Referring court
Verwaltungsgerichtshof
Parties to the main proceedings
Applicant: Agrana Zucker GmbH
Defendant: Bundesminister für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft
Questions referred
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Must Article 16 of Council Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 of 20 February 2006 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector (1) be interpreted as meaning that even a sugar quota which cannot be utilised as a consequence of a preventive withdrawal in accordance with Article 1 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 290/2007 of 16 March 2007 establishing, for the 2007/2008 marketing year, the percentage (2) provided for in Article 19 of Regulation (EC) No 318/2006, must be included in the assessment of the production charge? |
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In the event that the first question is answered in the affirmative: Is Article 16 of Council Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 of 20 February 2006 compatible with primary law, in particular with the principle of proportionality and the principle of non-discrimination derived from Article 34 EC? |
(1) OJ L 58, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 78, p. 20.