Request for a preliminary ruling from the Cour de cassation (Belgium) lodged on 2 May 2023 – FB, JL v Procureur du Roi près du Tribunal de Première Instance d’Eupen

(Case C-283/23, Marhon ¹ )

Language of the case: French

Referring court

Cour de cassation

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicants: FB, JL

Defendant: Procureur du Roi près du Tribunal de Première Instance d’Eupen

Question referred

Are Articles 1, 2(3) and 3 of Directive 2014/31/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market of non-automatic weighing instruments ¹ applicable to the use, by judicial or police authorities, of non-automatic weighing instruments for the purposes of determining the mass of vehicles for the application of national legislation or regulations, which are subject to criminal penalties, and which — such as (i) Articles 41(3)(1) and 43(3)(1) of the Law of 15 July 2013 on road haulage and implementing Regulation (EC) No 1071/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 establishing common rules concerning the conditions to be complied with to pursue the occupation of road transport operator and repealing Council Directive 96/26/EC ² and implementing Regulation (EC) No 1072/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 on common rules for access to the international road haulage market ³ and (ii) Articles 21, first paragraph, point 5 and 35(4) of the Royal Decree of 22 May 2014 on road haulage — prohibit the use on the road of vehicles whose measured mass exceeds the maximum authorised mass?

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¹ The name of this case is fictitious. It is not the name of any of the parties to the proceedings.

¹ OJ 2014 L 96, p 107.

¹ OJ 2009 L 300, p. 51.

¹ OJ 2009 L 300, p. 72.