Order — ECLI:EU:C:2009:204
Date: 2009-03-26
Language of the case: Italian
Court formation: Sixth Chamber
Based on: Treaty establishing the European Economic Community (1957)
Subject matter: Citizenship of the Union;Provisions governing the Institutions
Concepts: Jurisdiction of the Court of Justice;Citizenship of the Union;General
Procedure: Reference for a preliminary ruling;Reference for a preliminary ruling - inadmissible
Origin: Italy

Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunale Amministrativo Regionale per la Sicilia (Italy) lodged on 3 December 2008 - Maria Catena Rita Pignatoro v Ufficio Centrale Circoscrizionale c/o Tribunale di Catania and Others (Case C-535/08) Language of the case: Italian Referring court Tribunale Amministrativo Regionale per la Sicilia Parties to the main proceedings Applicant: Maria Catena Rita Pignatoro Defendants: Ufficio Centrale Circoscrizionale c/o Tribunale di Catania and Others Questions referred Whether or not Article 6 of the EU Treaty, Article 3 of the First Additional Protocol to the ECHR, implemented by Law No 848 of 1955, Article 2 of Protocol No 4 to the ECHR, and Article 25 of the International Covenant for Civil and Political Rights, implemented by Law No 881 of 1977, are to be interpreted as compatible with the regional rules laid down in Articles 1c, 14a(13)(c), 15(3)(d), 16a(7)(a) and 17b(4)(b) and (c) of Regional Law No 29 of 1951, which exclude citizens who were not resident in Sicily at the time at which nominations were put forward from eligibility for election to the Sicilian Regional Assembly. Whether Articles 17 EC and 18 EC (formerly Article 8A of the EC Treaty) preclude or are compatible with the regional rules referred to in paragraph 4.1. ____________