Preliminary rulings

This table contains preliminary rulings on the interpretation of legislation affecting ECHA.

Case number	Parties	Keywords	Main Legal Provisions	Date of the ruling
C‑147/21	CIHEF and others v Ministre de la Transition écologique	Reference for a preliminary ruling – Approximation of laws – Biocidal products – Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 – Article 72 – Free movement of goods – Article 34 TFEU – Possibility for Member States to adopt restrictive measures on commercial and advertising practices – Selling arrangements falling outside the scope of Article 34 TFEU – Whether justified – Article 36 TFEU – Objective of protecting human and animal health and the environment – Proportionality	Article 72 of Regulation No 528/2012	19/01/2023
C‑29/20	Biofa AG v Sikma D. Vertriebs GmbH und Co. KG	Reference for a preliminary ruling – Regulation (UE) No 528/2012 – Article 3(1)(a) and (c) – Definitions of ‘biocidal product’ and ‘active substance’ – Conditions – Mode of action other than mere physical or mechanical action – Article 9(1)(a) – Approval of an active substance – Scope of approval	Artcles 3(1)(a) and 9(1)(a) of Regulation No 528/2012	14/10/2021
C‑592/18	Darie BV v Staatssecretaris van Infrastructuur en Milieu	Reference for a preliminary ruling — Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 — Article 3(1)(a) and (c) — Concept of ‘biocidal product’ — Concept of ‘active substance’ — Bacterial product containing the bacterial species Bacillus ferment — Mode of action other than mere physical or mechanical action — Indirect action — Period within which effect takes place	Article 3 of Regulation No 528/2012	19/12/2019