#62025CJ0294ECJ Judgment C-294/25: Additional Levy on Milk Deliveries to Non-Approved Purchasers
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The ECJ ruling addresses the legality of national laws imposing an additional levy on milk delivered to non-approved purchasers. It affirms that Member States can enforce such levies as long as they are proportionate, effective, and provide producers the right to contest them. This judgment clarifies the obligations of producers and emphasizes compliance with EU law regarding agricultural market stability.
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Key Changes
- Clarifies that EU law does not preclude national measures imposing additional levies for milk delivered to non-approved purchasers.
- Stipulates that any additional levy must be effective, proportional, and provide for an effective remedy.
- Emphasizes the role of Member States in implementing penalties related to agricultural compliance.
Obligations
What this law requires
Producers must ensure that purchasers to whom they deliver milk are approved by the Member State
Producers are liable to pay their contribution to the levy due upon overrunning their available reference quantities, calculated in accordance with Chapter 3 of Regulation No 1788/2003
Purchasers must obtain approval from the Member State before buying milk from producers and operating in the territory
Member States must apply penalties where milk deliveries are made to non-approved purchasers, provided such penalties are proportionate and effective
Member States must provide producers the right to contest levies and penalties imposed on them, ensuring rights of defence and effective remedy