Order — ECLI:EU:C:2014:2021
Date: 2014-06-19
Language of the case: Hungarian
Court formation: Eighth Chamber
Subject matter: Principles, objectives and tasks of the Treaties;Fundamental rights
Procedure: Reference for a preliminary ruling - inadmissible
Origin: Hungary

Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Fövárosi Ítelőtábla lodged on 27 January 2014 – Criminal proceedings against Isztván Balázs and Dániel Papp (Case C-45/14) Language of the case: Hungarian Referring court Fővárosi Ítelőtábla Party/parties to the main proceedings Defendants: Isztván Balázs and Dániel Papp Other party: Fővárosi Fellebbviteli Főügyészség Question(s) referred The Court of Justice is asked give a preliminary ruling on the question whether the rules or lack of rules on lawful accusation in Paragraph 2 of the Hungarian Law on criminal procedure Breach the ‘right to an effective remedy and to a fair trial’ enshrined in Article 47 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union? Result in the breach of the ‘right not to be tried or punished twice in criminal proceedings for the same criminal offence’ enshrined in Article 50 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, in Article 14(7) of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and in Article 4(1) of Protocol No 7 of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms signed in Rome on 4 November 1950? Result in the breach of the ‘prohibition of abuse of rights’ laid down by Article 54 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union?