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Request for a preliminary ruling from the Cour d’appel d’Aix-En-Provence (France) lodged on 23 October 2018 — Criminal proceedings against B S and C A

(Case C-663/18)

Language of the case: French

Referring court

Cour d’appel d’Aix-En-Provence

Parties to the main proceedings

B S and C A

Interveners: Ministère public, Conseil national de l’ordre des pharmaciens

Question referred

The Court of Justice of the European Union is requested to deliver a preliminary ruling on the interpretation of Articles 28, 29, 30 and 32 TFEU, of Regulations No 1307/2013 1 and No 1308/2013 2 and of the principle of the free movement of goods, referring to it the question whether those provisions must be interpreted as meaning that the derogating provisions introduced by the arrêté (Decree) of 22 August 1990, by limiting the cultivation, industrialisation and marketing of hemp solely to fibre and seeds, impose a restriction that is not in accordance with [EU] law.

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1     Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing rules for direct payments to farmers under support schemes within the framework of the common agricultural policy and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 637/2008 and Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 (OJ 2013 L 347, p. 608).

2     Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 (OJ 2013 L 347, p. 671).