Language of document :

Request for a preliminary ruling from the Oberlandesgericht Düsseldorf (Germany) lodged on 12 April 2018 — Stadt Euskirchen v Rhenus Veniro GmbH & Co. KG

(Case C-253/18)

Language of the case: German

Referring court

Oberlandesgericht Düsseldorf

Parties to the main proceedings

Appellant: Stadt Euskirchen

Respondent: Rhenus Veniro GmbH & Co. KG

Other parties: SVE Stadtverkehr Euskirchen GmbH, RVK Regionalverkehr Köln GmbH

Question referred

Does Article 5(2)(e) of Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007, 1 which lays down the requirement to perform the major part of the public passenger transport service itself, prevent the internal operator from having that major part of the services performed by a company in which it has a 2.5% holding and the remaining shares are held directly or indirectly by other competent authorities?

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1 Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2007 on public passenger transport services by rail and by road and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) Nos 1191/69 and 1107/70 (OJ 2007 L 315, p. 1).