Request for a preliminary ruling from the Consiglio di Stato (Italy) lodged on 26 March 2015 — Provincia di Bari v Edilizia Mastrodonato S.r.l.

(Case C-147/15)

(2015/C 205/21)

Language of the case: Italian

Referring court

Consiglio di Stato

Parties to the main proceedings

Appellant: Provincia di Bari

Respondent: Edilizia Mastrodonato S.r.l.

Question referred

Must Article 10(2) of Directive 2006/21/EC (1) be interpreted as meaning that backfilling with waste — if carried out using waste other than extractive waste — must be subject to the legislation regarding waste set out in Directive 1999/31/EC (2) even when the operation does not consist of the disposal of waste but of recovery?

(1)  Directive 2006/21/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2006 on the management of waste from extractive industries and amending Directive 2004/35/EC — Statement by the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission (OJ 2006 L 102, p. 15).

(2)  Council Directive 1999/31/EC of 26 April 1999 on the landfill of waste (OJ 1999 L 182, p. 1).