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Lutz GmbH v Hauptzollamt Hannover (C-556/16)
Consideration of the questions referred
53

Lutz GmbH v Hauptzollamt Hannover (C-556/16)

Judgment of 19 Oct 2017law://eu/cjeu/2016/c-556-16/para_53@2026-11-10

53It is for the referring court to check the physical characteristics of the product at issue in the main proceedings, and the claims of the parties in the main proceedings relating to that product.

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

Key facts

Court: Court of Justice · Ninth Chamber
Case: C-556/16 · ECLI:EU:C:2017:777
Decided: 19 Oct 2017
Procedure: Preliminary reference · referred by the Finanzgericht Hamburg (Finance Court, Hamburg, Germany)
Applicant: Lutz GmbH
Defendant: Hauptzollamt Hannover
Rapporteur: E. Juhász
Advocate General: H. Saugmandsgaard Øe
Bench: 3 judges
C. Vajda, E. Juhász, K. Jürimäe
Language: German
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62016CJ0556

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Customs Union and Common Customs Tariff

History · 1 version

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Cites 8: Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff; Raytek GmbH and Fluke Europe BV v Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (C-134/13); 87/369/EEC: Council Decision of 7 April 1987 concerning the conclusion of the International Convention on the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System and of the Protocol of Amendment thereto; Stryker EMEA Supply Chain Services BV v Inspecteur van de Belastingdienst/Douane kantoor Rotterdam Rijnmond (C-51/16); Staatssecretaris van Financiën v Lemnis Lighting BV (C-600/15); Aramex Nederland BV v Inspecteur van de Belastingdienst/Douane (C-145/16); Sonos Europe BV v Staatssecretaris van Financiën (C-84/15); Medical Imaging Systems GmbH (MIS) v Hauptzollamt München (C-288/15)