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INEOS Köln GmbH v Bundesrepublik Deutschland (C-572/16)
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INEOS Köln GmbH v Bundesrepublik Deutschland (C-572/16)

Judgment of 22 Feb 2018law://eu/cjeu/2016/c-572-16/para_47@2026-11-11

47It follows that, in the interests of legal certainty, laying down reasonable time limits is compatible with EU law (judgment of 29 October 2015, BBVA, C‑8/14, EU:C:2015:731, paragraph 28).

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

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Court: Court of Justice · First Chamber
Case: C-572/16 · ECLI:EU:C:2018:100
Decided: 22 Feb 2018
Procedure: Preliminary reference · referred by the Verwaltungsgericht Berlin (Administrative Court, Berlin, Germany)
Applicant: INEOS Köln GmbH
Defendant: Bundesrepublik Deutschland
Rapporteur: E. Regan
Advocate General: H. Saugmandsgaard Øe
Bench: 5 judges
R. Silva de Lapuerta, C.G. Fernlund, J.‑C. Bonichot, A. Arabadjiev, E. Regan
Language: German
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62016CJ0572

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Interprets 1: Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community and amending Council Directive 96/61/EC (Text with EEA relevance)
Cited by 8: K and B v Staatssecretaris van Veiligheid en Justitie (C-380/17); XC and Others v Generalprokuratur (C-234/17); B and Others v Administration des contributions directes (C-749/18); Spenner GmbH & Co. KG v Bundesrepublik Deutschland (C-189/19); Cargill Deutschland GmbH v Hauptzollamt Krefeld (C-360/18); Oana Mădălina Călin v Direcţia Regională a Finanţelor Publice Ploieşti – Administraţia Judeţeană a Finanţelor Publice Dâmboviţa and Others (C-676/17)2 provisions; Lies Craeynest and Others v Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest and Brussels Instituut voor Milieubeheer (C-723/17); ExxonMobil Production Deutschland GmbH v Bundesrepublik Deutschland (C-682/17)
Cites 14: BBVA SA v Pedro Peñalva López and Others (C-8/14)2 provisions; Borealis Polyolefine GmbH and Others v Bundesminister für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft and Others (C-191/14, C-192/14, C-295/14, C-389/14, C-391/14, C-392/14, C-393/14); Directive 2009/29/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 amending Directive 2003/87/EC so as to improve and extend the greenhouse gas emission allowance trading scheme of the Community (Text with EEA relevance); DK Recycling und Roheisen GmbH v European Commission (C-540/14 P); 2011/278/EU: Commission Decision of 27 April 2011 determining transitional Union-wide rules for harmonised free allocation of emission allowances pursuant to Article 10a of Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (notified under document C(2011) 2772); Shirley Preston and Othes v Wolverhampton Healthcare NHS Trust and Others and Dorothy Fletcher and Others v Midland Bank plc (C-78/98); ArcelorMittal Rodange et Schifflange SA v État du Grand-duché de Luxembourg (C-321/15); Yara Suomi Oy and Others v Työ-ja elinkeinoministeriö (C-506/14); Q-Beef NV v Belgische Staat and Frans Bosschaert v Belgische Staat, Vleesgroothandel Georges Goossens en Zonen NV and Slachthuizen Goossens NV (C-89/10, C-96/10); Peter Pflücke v Bundesanstalt für Arbeit (C-125/01); TDC A/S v Teleklagenævnet and Erhvervs- og Vækstministeriet (C-327/15); Evelyn Danqua v Minister for Justice and Equality and Others (C-429/15); E.ON Kraftwerke GmbH v Bundesrepublik Deutschland (C-461/15); Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community and amending Council Directive 96/61/EC (Text with EEA relevance)