21.3.2009
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
C 69/20
Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesverwaltungsgericht (Germany) lodged on 19 December 2008 — Müller Fleisch GmbH v Land Baden-Württemberg
(Case C-562/08)
(2009/C 69/36)
Language of the case: German
Referring court
Bundesverwaltungsgericht
Parties to the main proceedings
Applicant: Müller Fleisch GmbH
Defendant: Land Baden-Württemberg
Interested party: Vertreter des Bundesinteresses beim Bundesverwaltungsgericht
Question referred
Is Article 6(1) of, in conjunction with Annex III, Chapter A, Part I to, Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 (1), as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1248/2001 (2) of 22 June 2001, to be interpreted as precluding the expansion of mandatory testing to all bovine animals over 24 months of age, as established by the BSE-Untersuchungsverordnung (German Regulation on BSE testing) of 1 December 2000 (BGBl I, p. 1659), amended by the Regulation of 25 January 2001 (BGBl I, p. 164)?
(1) Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2001 laying down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (OJ 2001 L 147, p. 1).
(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1248/2001 of 22 June 2001 amending Annexes III, X and XI to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards epidemio-surveillance and testing of transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (OJ 2001 L 173, p. 12).
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