Asunto C-384/05: Petición de decisión prejudicial planteada mediante resolución del Hoge Raad der Nederlanden, de 14 de octubre de 2005 , en el asunto entre Johan Piek y de Staat der Nederlanden (Ministerie van Landbouw, Natuur en Voedselkwaliteit)

• Jurisdiction: European Union
• Published date: 05 January 2006
• Celex Number: C2005/330/19

24.12.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 330/10

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Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Hoge Raad der Nederlanden by order of that court of 14 October 2005 in Johan Piek v Netherlands State (Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality, formerly Ministry of Agriculture, Nature Management and Fisheries)

(Case C-384/05)

(2005/C 330/19)

Language of the case: Dutch

Reference has been made to the Court of Justice of the European Communities by order of the Hoge Raad der Nederlanden of 14 October 2005, received at the Court Registry on 24 October 2005, for a preliminary ruling in the proceedings between Johan Piek and Netherlands State (Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality, formerly Ministry of Agriculture, Nature Management and Fisheries) on the following question:

1. Does Article 3(1) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 857/84 (1) of 31 March 1984 preclude a national rule laid down in implementation of that provision which is framed in such a way that producers who have incurred investment obligations, regardless of whether or not that occurred under a development plan, may obtain a special reference quantity only if they incurred those investment obligations after 1 September 1981 but before 1 March 1984?

2. If Question 1 cannot be answered in the round, which criteria determine whether the temporal limitation referred to in Question 1 is consistent with Regulation No 857/84?

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(1) Council Regulation (EEC) No 857/84 of 31 March 1984 adopting general rules for the application of the levy referred to in Article 5c of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 in the milk and milk products sector. OJ 1984 L 90, p. 13.

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