29.9.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 295/5

Carini and ASI Palermo, Misilmeri, Monreale, Santa Flavia, Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 19 July 2012 Termini Imerese, Trabia, Augusta, Avola, Carlentini, Ragusa, (reference for a preliminary ruling from the High Court of Scicli, Scoglitti, Campobello di Mazara, Castelvetrano 1, Justice (Chancery Division) — (United Kingdom) — Triscina Marinella, Marsala, Mazara del Vallo, Barcellona Littlewoods Retail Ltd and Others v Her Majesty’s Pozzo di Gotto, Capo d’Orlando, Furnari, Giardini Naxos, Commissioners for Revenue and Customs Consortile Letojanni, Pace del Mela, Piraino, Roccalumera, Consortile Sant’Agata Militello, Consortile Torregrotta, (Case C-591/10) ( 1 ) Gioiosa Marea, Messina 1, Messina 6, Milazzo, Patti and Rometta (Sicily), the population equivalent of which is more (Second and Sixth VAT Directives — Input tax — Refund of than 15 000, and which discharge into receiving waters not excess — Payment of interest — Procedures) considered to be ‘sensitive areas’ within the meaning of Article 5 of Directive 91/271, as amended by Regulation No 1137/2008, urban waste water entering collecting systems (2012/C 295/07) is subject to treatment in conformity with the provisions of Article 4(1) and (3) of that directive; and Language of the case: English

Referring court — the urban waste water treatment plants constructed in order to comply with the requirements of Article 4 to 7 of Directive High Court of Justice (Chancery Division) 91/271, as amended by Regulation No 1137/2008, are designed, constructed, operated and maintained to ensure sufficient performance under all normal local climatic Parties to the main proceedings conditions and in order that the treatment plants are designed so as to take into account seasonal variations of Applicants: Littlewoods Retail Ltd and Others the load in the agglomerations of Lanciano-Castel Frentano (Abruzzo), Acri, Siderno, Bagnara Calabra, Castrovillari, Crotone, Montebello Ionico, Motta San Giovanni, Reggio Defendant: Her Majesty’s Commissioners for Revenue and Calabria, Rossano (Calabria), Battipaglia, Benevento, Customs Capaccio, Capri, Ischia, Casamicciola Terme, Forio, Massa Lubrense, Napoli Est, Vico Equense (Campania), Trieste- Muggia-San Dorligo (Friuli-Venezia Giulia), Albenga, Borghetto Santo Spirito, Finale Ligure, Imperia, Santa Marg­ Re: herita Ligure, Quinto, Rapallo, Recco, Riva Ligure (Liguria), Casamassima, Casarano, Porto Cesareo, San Vito dei Reference for a preliminary ruling — High Court of Justice Normanni, Supersano (Puglia), Misterbianco and others, (Chancery Division) — Interpretation of Article 8 and Annex Scordia-Militello Val di Catania, Palagonia, Aci Catena, A, point 13, of the Second Council Directive 67/228/EEC of 11 Giarre-Mascali-Riposto and others, Caltagirone, Aci Castello, April 1967 on the harmonisation of legislation of Member Acireale and others, Belpasso, Gravina di Catania, Tremestieri States concerning turnover taxes — Structure and procedures Etneo, San Giovanni La Punta, Macchitella, Niscemi, Riesi, for application of the common system of value added tax (OJ, Agrigento and its outskirts, Favara, Palma di Montechiaro, English Special Edition, Series I, Chapter 1967 p.16) — Inter­ Menfi, Porto Empedocle, Ribera, Sciacca, Bagheria, Cefalù, pretation of Article 11C(1) of the Sixth Council Directive Carini and ASI Palermo, Misilmeri, Monreale, Santa Flavia, 77/388/EEC of 17 May 1977 on the harmonisation of the Termini Imerese, Trabia, Augusta, Avola, Carlentini, Ragusa, laws of the Member States relating to turnover taxes — Scicli, Scoglitti, Campobello di Mazara, Castelvetrano 1, Common system of value added tax: uniform basis of Triscina Marinella, Marsala, Mazara del Vallo, Barcellona assessment (OJ 1977 L 145, p. 1) — Repayment of overpaid Pozzo di Gotto, Capo d’Orlando, Furnari, Giardini Naxos, input tax — Interest rate applicable Consortile Letojanni, Pace del Mela, Piraino, Roccalumera, Consortile Sant’Agata Militello, Consortile Torregrotta, Gioiosa Marea, Messina 1, Messina 6, Milazzo, Patti and Rometta (Sicily), Operative part of the judgment European Union law must be interpreted as requiring that a taxable person who has overpaid value added tax which was collected by the the Italian Republic has failed to fulfil its obligations under Member State contrary to the requirements of European Union legis­ Articles 3, 4(1) and (3) and 10 of Directive 91/271, as lation on value added tax has a right to reimbursement of the tax amended by Regulation No 1137/2008. collected in breach of European Union law and to the payment of interest on the amount of the latter. It is for national law to determine, in compliance with the principles of effectiveness and equivalence, whether the principal sum must bear ‘simple interest’, ‘compound 2. Orders the Italian Republic to pay the costs. interest’ or another type of interest.

1 ( ) OJ C 30, 29.1.2011. ( 1 ) OJ C 89, 19.3.2011.