Request for a preliminary ruling from the Unabhängiger Verwaltungssenat in Tirol (Austria) lodged on 7 August 2013 – Ute Reindl, MPREIS Warenvertriebs GmbH v Bezirkshauptmannschaft Innsbruck

(Case C-443/13)

Language of the case: German

Referring court

Unabhängiger Verwaltungssenat in Tirol

Parties to the main proceedings

Defendants and appellants: Ute Reindl, MPREIS Warenvertriebs GmbH

Applicant and respondent: Bezirkshauptmannschaft Innsbruck

Questions referred

Is Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1086/2011 ¹ amending Regulation (EC) No 2073/2005 to be understood as meaning that fresh poultry meat must satisfy the microbiological criterion set out in Annex I, Chapter 1, Row 1.28, to Regulation (EC) No 2073/2005 ² at all stages of distribution?

Are food business operators which are active at the food distribution stage also subject in full to the regime under Regulation (EC) No 2073/2005?

Must the microbiological criterion set out in Annex I, Chapter 1, Row 1.28, to Regulation (EC) No 2073/2005 also be observed at all stages of distribution by food business operators which are not involved in production (being involved exclusively at the distribution stage)?

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¹     Commission Regulation (EU) No 1086/2011 of 27 October 2011 amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Annex I to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2073/2005 as regards salmonella in fresh poultry meat (OJ 2011 L 281, p. 7).

²     Commission Regulation (EC) No 2073/2005 of 15 November 2005 on microbiological criteria for foodstuffs (OJ 2005 L 338, p. 1).