Preliminary rulings

This table contains preliminary rulings on the interpretation of legislation affecting ECHA.

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All the available language versions of the court cases, including those which are pending, can be found at the European Court of Justice website.

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Case number Parties Keywords Main Legal Provisions Date of the ruling

C‑535/15

 Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg v Jost Pinckernelle Reference for a preliminary ruling — Registration, evaluation, authorisation and restriction of chemicals — Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (REACH Regulation) — General obligation to register and information requirements — Unregistered chemicals — Export of unregistered chemicals outside the territory of the European Union

Arts. 5 and 3(12) REACH

 27/04/2017
C-472/14 Canadian Oil Company Sweden AB, Anders Rantén V Riksåklagaren Reference for a preliminary ruling — Registration, evaluation, authorisation and restriction of chemicals — Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (REACH Regulation) — Extent of harmonised field — Registration of chemical substances with the European Chemicals Agency before placing them on the market — Article 5 — National chemical product register — Notification requirement for registration purposes — Compatibility with the REACH Regulation — Articles 34 TFEU and 36 TFEU — Quantitative restriction on imports Art. 34 TFEU and 36 TFEU, Art. 1(1), 5,6 And 128 of REACH 17/03/2016
C-106/14 Fédération des entreprises du commerce et de la distribution, FMB - Fédération des magasins de bricolage et de l'aménagement de la maison v Ministre de l'écologie, du développement durable et de lʼénergie Reference for a preliminary ruling — Environment and protection of human health — Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (REACH Regulation) — Articles 7(2) and 33 — Substances of very high concern present in articles — Duties to notify and provide information — Calculation of threshold of 0.1% weight by weight Art. 3(3) REACH;
Art. 7(2) REACH;
Art. 33 REACH 		10/09/2015
C‑358/11 Lapin elinkeino-, liikenne- ja ympäristökeskuksen liikenne ja infrastruktuuri -vastuualue v Lapin luonnonsuojelupiiri ry Environment — Waste — Hazardous waste — Directive 2008/98/EC — Old telecommunications poles treated with CCA (copper-chromium-arsenic) solutions — Registration, evaluation and authorisation of chemicals — Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (REACH Regulation) — List of uses for treated wood in Annex XVII to the REACH Regulation — Old telecommunications poles used as underlay for duckboards Arts. 67 and 128 REACH;
Annex XVII, point 19(4)(b) REACH;
Article 6(1), first subparagraph, point (d) Directive 2008/98 		07/03/2013
C-558/07 S.P.C.M. and Others v Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 – Chemicals – Registration, evaluation, authorisation and restriction of chemicals (REACH) – Concept of ‘monomer substances' – Validity – Proportionality – Equal treatment Art. 6 REACH 07/07/2009