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CTL Logistics GmbH v DB Netz AG (C-489/15)
Consideration of the questions referred
The first, second, fifth and sixth que…
The material principles set out in Dir…
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CTL Logistics GmbH v DB Netz AG (C-489/15)

Judgment of 9 Nov 2017law://eu/cjeu/2015/c-489-15/para_47@2026-11-11

47That principle, which follows from recital 11 and Article 9(5) of that directive providing that similar reduction schemes apply to similar services, accordingly constitutes the central criterion for the determination and recovery of the charge for use of the infrastructure.

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

Key facts

Court: Court of Justice · Fifth Chamber
Case: C-489/15 · ECLI:EU:C:2017:834
Decided: 9 Nov 2017
Procedure: Preliminary reference · referred by the Landgericht Berlin (Regional Court, Berlin, Germany)
Applicant: CTL Logistics GmbH
Defendant: DB Netz AG
Rapporteur: M. Berger
Advocate General: P. Mengozzi
Bench: 5 judges
J.L. da Cruz Vilaça, E. Levits, A. Borg Barthet, M. Berger, F. Biltgen
Language: German
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62015CJ0489

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Interprets 1: Directive 2001/14/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2001 on the allocation of railway infrastructure capacity and the levying of charges for the use of railway infrastructure and safety certification
Cited by 6: Die Länderbahn GmbH and Others v Bundesrepublik Deutschland (C-582/22)5 provisions; DB Station & Service AG v ODEG Ostdeutsche Eisenbahn GmbH (C-721/20)5 provisions; ORLEN KolTrans sp. z o.o. v Prezes Urzędu Transportu Kolejowego (C-563/20)2 provisions; AS „LatRailNet” and „Latvijas dzelzceļš” VAS v Valsts dzelzceļa administrācija (C-144/20); Koleje Mazowieckie – KM Sp. z o.o. v Skarb Państwa – Minister Infrastruktury i Budownictwa obecnie Minister Infrastruktury i Prezes Urzędu Transportu Kolejowego and PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe S.A (C-120/20)3 provisions; Deutsche Lufthansa AG v Land Berlin (C-379/18)2 provisions
Cites 7: European Commission v Czech Republic (C-545/10); Directive 2001/14/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2001 on the allocation of railway infrastructure capacity and the levying of charges for the use of railway infrastructure and safety certification; European Commission v Federal Republic of Germany (C-556/10); European Commission v Hungary (C-473/10); European Commission v Italian Republic (C-369/11); European Commission v French Republic (C-625/10); European Commission v Kingdom of Spain (C-483/10)