Request for a preliminary ruling from the Općinski sud u Velikoj Gorici (Croatia) lodged on 26 May 2014 — VG Vodoopskrba d.o.o. za vodoopskrbu i odvodnju v Đuro Vladika

(Case C-254/14)

Language of the case: Croatian

Referring court

Općinski sud u Velikoj Gorici

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicant: VG Vodoopskrba d.o.o. za vodoopskrbu i odvodnju

Defendant: Đuro Vladika

Question referred

What are the principles on the basis of which, under EU law, consumers pay for water? That is to say, are consumers required to pay only for the water which they have consumed, as evidenced by the meter reading, at the price of the water alone, or must they pay a price for the water which will reimburse the costs relating to the activity carried out by the municipal operators (operations, on-going maintenance, management of the infrastructure, employees’ salaries, etc.)?