Judgment_paragraph 1 · J. van der Weerd and Others, H. de Rooy sr. and H. de Rooy jr., Maatschap H. en J. van ’t Oever and Others and B. J. van Middendorp v Minister van Landbouw, Natuur en Voedselkwaliteit (C-222/05, C-223/05, C-224/05, C-225/05)

1The references for a preliminary ruling concern, first, the interpretation of Community law as regards the power of a national court to consider of its own motion the compatibility of an administrative measure with Council Directive 85/511/EEC of 18 November 1985 introducing Community measures for the control of foot-and-mouth disease (OJ 1985 L 315, p. 11), as amended by Council Directive 90/423/EEC of 26 June 1990 (OJ 1990 L 224, p. 13), (‘Directive 85/511’) and, secondly, the interpretation of that directive.