28.8.2017

Official Journal of the European Union

C 283/15

(Case C-242/17)

(2017/C 283/21)

Language of the case: Italian

Referring court

Parties to the main proceedings

Appellant: Legatoria Editoriale Giovanni Olivotto (LEGO) SpA

Respondents: Gestore dei servizi energetici (GSE) SpA, Ministero dell’Ambiente e della Tutela del Territorio e del Mare, Ministero dello Sviluppo Economico, Ministero delle Politiche Agricole e Forestali

Questions referred

1.Does EU law, and more specifically Article 18(7) of Directive 2009/28/EC, in conjunction with Commission Decision 2011/438/EU of 19 July 2011, preclude national provisions, such as the Ministerial Decree of 23 January 2012, and in particular Articles 8 and 12 thereof, which impose specific requirements that are both different from and more extensive than the requirements which are satisfied by signing up to a voluntary scheme which is the subject of a decision of the European Commission adopted in accordance with Article 18(4) of Directive 2009/28/EC?

2.If the answer to Question (a) is in the negative, must economic operators which are involved in the product supply chain, even though their role is merely that of a trader or intermediary and they do not possess physical availability of the product in question, be held to be subject to the provisions of EU law cited in Question (a)?

Directive 2009/28/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources and amending and subsequently repealing Directives 2001/77/EC and 2003/30/EC (OJ 2009 L 140, p. 16).

Commission Implementing Decision of 19 July 2011 on the recognition of the ‘International Sustainability and Carbon Certification’ scheme for demonstrating compliance with the sustainability criteria under Directives 2009/28/EC and 2009/30/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ 2011 L 190, p. 79).

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