ReFood (Agriculture and Fisheries - Opinion) French Text [2019] EUECJ C-634/17_O (24 January 2019)

ReFood (Agriculture and Fisheries - Opinion) French Text [2019] EUECJ C-634/17_O (24 January 2019)

Transfers of animal by-products falling under Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 are excluded from the scope of Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006, except where Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 explicitly provides otherwise. Thus, the notification procedure under Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 does not apply to such transfers unless...

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[2019] EUECJ C-634/17_O
Parties
Applicant: ReFood GmbH & Co. KG; Respondent: Landwirtschaftskammer Niedersachsen
Jurisdiction
European Union
Procedural Posture
Preliminary Reference (opinion of Advocate General) / Opinion Before Judgment
Outcome
Opinion proposes exclusion of category 3 animal by-product transfers from Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006, unless an explicit derogation applies in Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009.
Legal Topics
Waste Transfers, Animal by Products, Scope of EU Regulations, Notification Procedures, Regulatory Overlap
European Union Law Environmental Law Administrative Law Waste Transfers Animal by Products Scope of EU Regulations Notification Procedures Regulatory Overlap

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Parties

ReFood GmbH & Co. KG

Applicant

Landwirtschaftskammer Niedersachsen

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Preliminary Reference (opinion of Advocate General) / Opinion Before Judgment

  1. 1 Whether transfers of animal by-products of category 3 within the EU are subject to the notification procedure under Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 or exclusively governed by Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009.
  2. 2 Interpretation of Article 1(3)(d) of Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 regarding exclusion from its scope.

Ratio Decidendi

Transfers of animal by-products falling under Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 are excluded from the scope of Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006, except where Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 explicitly provides otherwise. Thus, the notification procedure under Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 does not apply to such transfers unless there is a specific derogation.

Court Disposition

Opinion proposes exclusion of category 3 animal by-product transfers from Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006, unless an explicit derogation applies in Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009.