Request for a preliminary ruling from the Conseil d’État (France) lodged on 3 February 2017 — SCI Château du Grand Bois v Etablissement national des produits de l’agriculture et de la mer (FranceAgriMer)
(Case C-59/17)
Language of the case: French
Referring court
Conseil d’État
Parties to the main proceedings
Applicant: SCI Château du Grand Bois
Defendant: Etablissement national des produits de l’agriculture et de la mer (FranceAgriMer)
Questions referred
1. Do Articles 76, 78 and 81 of [Commission] Implementing Regulation [No 555/2008] of 27 June 2008 1 authorise officials carrying out an on-the-spot check to enter agricultural land without having obtained the farmer’s permission?
2. If the first question is answered in the affirmative: must a distinction be made depending on whether or not the land in question is enclosed?
3. If the first question is answered in the affirmative: are Articles 76, 78 and 81 of [Commission] Implementing Regulation [No 555/2008] of 27 June 2008 compatible with the principle of the inviolability of the home as guaranteed by Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights?
____________1 Commission Regulation (EC) No 555/2008 of 27 June 2008 laying down detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 479/2008 on the common organisation of the market in wine as regards support programmes, trade with third countries, production potential and on controls in the wine sector (OJ 2008 L 170, p. 1).