5.5.2012
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
C 133/19
Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Verwaltungsgericht Stuttgart (Germany) lodged on 27 February 2012 — Herbert Schaible v Land Baden-Württemberg
(Case C-101/12)
2012/C 133/35
Language of the case: German
Referring court
Verwaltungsgericht Stuttgart
Parties to the main proceedings
Applicant: Herbert Schaible
Defendant: Land Baden-Württemberg
Questions referred
The questions whether
(a)
the claimant’s obligation to identify individual animals under Articles 3(1) and 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 21/2004, (1)
(b)
the claimant’s obligation of electronic identification of individual animals under the first subparagraph of Article 9(3) of Regulation (EC) No 21/2004 as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1560/2007, (2) and
(c)
the claimant’s obligation to keep holding register C in accordance with Article 5(1) in conjunction with point B(2) of the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 21/2004
are compatible with higher-ranking European Union law and therefore valid are referred to the Court of Justice of the European Union.
(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 21/2004 of 17 December 2003 establishing a system for the identification and registration of ovine and caprine animals and amending Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 and Directives 92/102/EEC and 64/432/EEC (OJ 2004 L 5, p. 8).
(2) Council Regulation (EC) No 1560/2007 of 17 December 2007 amending Regulation (EC) No 21/2004 as regards the date of introduction of electronic identification for ovine and caprine animals (OJ 2007 L 340, p. 25).
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