Judgment of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 6 October 2011 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Unabhängiger Verwaltungssenat Wien — Austria) — Astrid Preissl KEG v Landeshauptmann von Wien

(Case C-381/10) (1)

(Industrial Policy - Food hygiene - Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 - Installation of a washbasin in the toilets of an establishment which sells food)

2011/C 347/05

Language of the case: German

Referring court

Unabhängiger Verwaltungssenat Wien

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicant: Astrid Preissl KEG

Defendant: Landeshauptmann von Wien

Re:

Reference for a preliminary ruling — Unabhängiger Verwaltungssenat Wien — Interpretation of paragraph 4 of Chapter I of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the hygiene of foodstuffs (OJ 2004 L 139, p. 1) and in particular of the word Handwaschbecken (washbasin for cleaning hands) contained in the German language version of that provision — Administrative decision of a Member State ordering the installation in the toilets of a café of a washbasin equipped with materials for hygienic washing and drying of hands

Operative part of the judgment

Paragraph 4 of Chapter I of Annex II to Council Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the hygiene of foodstuffs must be interpreted as not requiring that a washbasin within the meaning of that provision be used exclusively for washing hands or that it be possible to use the water tap or hand-drying material without touching by hand.

(1)  OJ C 274, 9.10.2010.