62023CO0338_INF
Order of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 9 January 2024 –(Bravchev) (
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(Case C‑338/23) (
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(Reference for a preliminary ruling – Article 53(2) and Article 94 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice – Interpretation of national law – Manifest lack of jurisdiction – Requirement to set out the legislative context of the dispute in the main proceedings and the reasons justifying the need for an answer to the question referred for a preliminary ruling – Lack of sufficient information – Manifest inadmissibility)
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Questions referred for a preliminary ruling – Jurisdiction of the Court – Limits – Interpretation of national law – Precluded
(Art. 267 TFEU; Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice, Art. 53(2))
(see paragraphs 16, 17, operative part 1)
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Questions referred for a preliminary ruling – Admissibility – Questions referred lacking sufficient information regarding the legislative context and the reasons justifying the need for an answer to the questions referred for a preliminary ruling – Manifest inadmissibility
(Art. 267 TFEU; Statute of the Court of Justice, Art. 23; Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice, Arts 53(2) and 94(b) and (c))
(see paragraphs 18-23, 32, operative part 2)
Operative part
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The Court of Justice of the European Union manifestly lacks jurisdiction to answer the fourth question referred by the Sofiyski gradski sad (Sofia City Court, Bulgaria), by decision of 25 May 2023.
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The request for a preliminary ruling made by the Sofiyski gradski sad (Sofia City Court) is manifestly inadmissible as regards the other questions referred by that court.
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)	The name of the present case is a fictitious name. It does not correspond to the real name of any party to the proceedings.
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)	OJ C 304, 28.8.2023.