Judgment of the General Court (Chamber giving preliminary rulings) of 9 July 2025.#MK v Ministarstvo financija Republike Hrvatske, Samostalni sektor za drugostupanjski upravni postupak.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Upravni sud u Osijeku.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Taxation – Excise duties – Directive 2008/118/EC – Article 7 – Chargeability of excise duty – Release for consumption – Energy products – Whether excise duty arises – Fictitious supply of excise goods appearing on falsified invoices.#Case T-534/24.