NK (Judgment) French Text [2019] EUECJ C-231/18 (07 February 2019)

NK (Judgment) French Text [2019] EUECJ C-231/18 (07 February 2019)

The exemption in Article 13(1)(p) of Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 does not apply to vehicles transporting live animals directly from farms to local abattoirs, as 'local markets' are specific locations distinct from farms and abattoirs, and the exemption cannot be extended to transactions or traders themselves.

Citation
[2019] EUECJ C-231/18
Parties
Defendant: NK; Prosecutor: Staatsanwaltschaft Oldenburg; Interested Party: Staatliches Gewerbeaufsichtsamt Oldenburg
Jurisdiction
European Union
Judgment Date
07 February 2019
Procedural Posture
Preliminary Ruling (renvoi Préjudiciel) / Judgment on Reference From Oberlandesgericht Oldenburg
Outcome
Preliminary ruling issued; exemption does not apply to direct farm-to-abattoir transport.
Legal Topics
Interpretation of Regulation (ec) No 561/2006, Tachograph Exemption, Definition of 'local Markets', Road Transport of Live Animals
European Union Law Transport Law Administrative Law Interpretation of Regulation (ec) No 561/2006 Tachograph Exemption Definition of 'local Markets' Road Transport of Live Animals

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Parties

NK

Defendant

Staatsanwaltschaft Oldenburg

Prosecutor

Staatliches Gewerbeaufsichtsamt Oldenburg

Interested Party

Procedural Posture

Preliminary Ruling (renvoi Préjudiciel) / Judgment on Reference From Oberlandesgericht Oldenburg

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the term 'local markets' in Article 13(1)(p) of Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 includes transactions between livestock traders and farmers or the traders themselves, and whether the exemption from tachograph use applies to direct transport from farms to local abattoirs.

Ratio Decidendi

The exemption in Article 13(1)(p) of Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 does not apply to vehicles transporting live animals directly from farms to local abattoirs, as 'local markets' are specific locations distinct from farms and abattoirs, and the exemption cannot be extended to transactions or traders themselves.

Court Disposition

Preliminary ruling issued; exemption does not apply to direct farm-to-abattoir transport.

Orders

  • The term 'local markets' in Article 13(1)(p) of Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 does not include transactions between livestock traders and farmers or the traders themselves; the exemption cannot be extended to vehicles transporting animals directly from farms to local abattoirs.