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CLCV and Others (Defeat device on diesel engines) (C-693/18)
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Substance
Question 1
66

CLCV and Others (Defeat device on diesel engines) (C-693/18)

Judgment of 17 Dec 2020law://eu/cjeu/2018/c-693-18/para_66@2026-11-11

66Consequently, where it acts on the operation of the emission control system and reduces its effectiveness, software, such as that at issue in the main proceedings, installed on the electronic engine controller, constitutes an ‘element of design’ within the meaning of Article 3(10) of Regulation No 715/2007.

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

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Court: Court of Justice · Second Chamber
Case: C-693/18 · ECLI:EU:C:2020:1040
Decided: 17 Dec 2020
Procedure: Preliminary reference · referred by the examining magistrates of the tribunal de grande instance de Paris (Regional Court, Paris, France)
Rapporteur: P.G. Xuereb
Advocate General: E. Sharpston
Bench: 3 judges
A. Arabadjiev, T. von Danwitz, P.G. Xuereb
Language: French
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62018CJ0693

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Pollution Transport

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Interprets 1: Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2007 on type approval of motor vehicles with respect to emissions from light passenger and commercial vehicles (Euro 5 and Euro 6) and on access to vehicle repair and maintenance information (Text with EEA relevance)
Cited by 7: QB v Mercedes-Benz Group AG (C-100/21); Cafpi SA and Aviva assurances SA v Enedis SA (C-691/21); IR v Volkswagen AG (C-134/20)3 provisions; DS v Porsche Inter Auto GmbH & Co KG and Volkswagen AG (C-145/20)2 provisions; Deutsche Umwelthilfe eV v Bundesrepublik Deutschland (C-873/19); GSMB Invest GmbH & Co. KG v Auto Krainer GesmbH (C-128/20)3 provisions; Keskinäinen Vakuutusyhtiö Fennia v Koninklijke Philips NV (C-264/21)
Cites 12: Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (consolidated 2016); Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2007 on type approval of motor vehicles with respect to emissions from light passenger and commercial vehicles (Euro 5 and Euro 6) and on access to vehicle repair and maintenance information (Text with EEA relevance); Criminal proceedings against AZ (C-510/19); Johan Deckmyn and Vrijheidsfonds VZW v Helena Vandersteen and Others (C-201/13); Entoma SAS v Ministre de l’Économie et des Finances and Ministre de l'Agriculture et de l'Alimentation (C-526/19); Čepelnik d.o.o. v Michael Vavti (C-33/17); UX v Governo della Repubblica italiana (C-658/18); Directive 2007/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 September 2007 establishing a framework for the approval of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles (Framework Directive) (Text with EEA relevance); Commission Regulation (EC) No 692/2008 of 18 July 2008 implementing and amending Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council on type-approval of motor vehicles with respect to emissions from light passenger and commercial vehicles (Euro 5 and Euro 6) and on access to vehicle repair and maintenance information (Text with EEA relevance); 97/836/EC: Council Decision of 27 November 1997 with a view to accession by the European Community to the Agreement of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe concerning the adoption of uniform technical prescriptions for wheeled vehicles, equipment and parts which can be fitted to and/or be used on wheeled vehicles and the conditions for reciprocal recognition of approvals granted on the basis of these prescriptions ('Revised 1958 Agreement'); Commission Regulation (EC) No 1060/2008 of 7 October 2008 replacing Annexes I, III, IV, VI, VII, XI and XV to Directive 2007/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a framework for the approval of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles (Framework Directive) (Text with EEA relevance); Kaplan International colleges UK Ltd v The Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (C-77/19)