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Industrie du bois de Vielsalm & Cie (IBV) SA v Région wallonne (C-195/12)
Judgment
Consideration of the questions referred
Second part of Question 1 and Question 2
48

Industrie du bois de Vielsalm & Cie (IBV) SA v Région wallonne (C-195/12)

Judgment of 26 Sept 2013law://eu/cjeu/2012/c-195-12/para_48@2026-11-10

48Moreover, it should be recalled that the principle of equal treatment and non‑discrimination enshrined in Articles 20 and 21 of the Charter in particular is addressed to the Member States when they are implementing European Union law, as follows especially from Article 51(1) of the Charter.

Source: EUR-Lex, © European Union, 1998-2026. Reuse authorised under Decision 2011/833/EU.

Key facts

Court: Court of Justice · Fourth Chamber
Case: C-195/12 · ECLI:EU:C:2013:598
Decided: 26 Sept 2013
Procedure: Preliminary reference · referred by the Cour constitutionnelle (Belgium)
Applicant: Industrie du bois de Vielsalm & Cie (IBV) SA
Defendant: Région wallonne
Rapporteur: A. Prechal
Advocate General: Y. Bot
Bench: 4 judges
J. Malenovský, U. Lõhmus, M. Safjan, A. Prechal
Language: French
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62012CJ0195

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Interprets 3: Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (consolidated 2016)3 provisions; Directive 2004/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 February 2004 on the promotion of cogeneration based on a useful heat demand in the internal energy market and amending Directive 92/42/EEC; Directive 2001/77/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 September 2001 on the promotion of electricity produced from renewable energy sources in the internal electricity market
Cited by 16: Funke Medien NRW GmbH v Bundesrepublik Deutschland (C-469/17)2 provisions; Spiegel Online GmbH v Volker Beck (C-516/17)2 provisions; Burgo Group SpA v Gestore dei Servizi Energetici SpA - GSE (C-92/19)2 provisions; Essent Belgium NV v Vlaamse Reguleringsinstantie voor de Elektriciteits- en Gasmarkt (C-204/12, C-205/12, C-206/12, C-207/12, C-208/12); Ålands vindkraft AB v Energimyndigheten (C-573/12); Saras Energía SA v Administración del Estado (C-561/16); MG v European Investment Bank (C-173/22 P)2 provisions; Verband der Deutschen Kutter- und Küstenfischer eV (VDK) v European Commission (T-265/23); OA v European Parliament (C-32/24); DCM Film Distribution GmbH v European Commission (T-760/21); Hungary v European Commission (T-554/15, T-555/15); Essent Belgium NV v Vlaams Gewest and Others (C-492/14); European Commission v Republic of Austria (C-346/14); Green Network SpA v Autorità per l’energia elettrica e il gas (C-66/13); Robin John Feakins v The Scottish Ministers (C-335/13); Szatmári Malom Kft. v Mezőgazdasági és Vidékfejlesztési Hivatal Központi Szerve (C-135/13)2 provisions
Cites 10: Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (consolidated 2016)3 provisions; Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (consolidated 2016)3 provisions; Treaty on European Union (consolidated 2016); Directive 2009/28/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources and amending and subsequently repealing Directives 2001/77/EC and 2003/30/EC (Text with EEA relevance); Blanka Soukupová v Ministerstvo zemědělství (C-401/11); Directive 2004/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 February 2004 on the promotion of cogeneration based on a useful heat demand in the internal energy market and amending Directive 92/42/EEC; Károly Nagy v Mezőgazdasági és Vidékfejlesztési Hivatal (C-21/10); Directive 2001/77/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 September 2001 on the promotion of electricity produced from renewable energy sources in the internal electricity market; Grand Duchy of Luxemburg v European Parliament and Council of the European Union (C-176/09); Société Arcelor Atlantique et Lorraine and Others v Premier ministre, Ministre de l’Écologie et du Développement durable and Ministre de l'Économie, des Finances et de l'Industrie (C-127/07)