5.3.2011 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 72/7 |
Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Hoge Raad der Nederlanden (Netherlands) lodged on 6 December 2010 — Staatssecretaris van Financiën v L.A.C. van Putten
(Case C-578/10)
2011/C 72/11
Language of the case: Dutch
Referring court
Hoge Raad der Nederlanden
Parties to the main proceedings
Applellant: Staatssecretaris van Financiën
Other party: L.A.C. van Putten
Question referred
In the light of Article 18 EC (now Article 21 TFEU), does Community law govern a situation in which a Member State levies a tax on the first use on the road network in its territory of a vehicle which is registered in another Member State, has been borrowed from a resident of that other Member State and has been driven by a resident of the first Member State in the territory of that Member State?