Order of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 6 July 2012 —Hermes Hitel és Faktor (Case C-16/12)
Reference for a preliminary ruling — General principles of European Union law — Forestry Act — Lack of connection to European Union law — Clear lack of jurisdiction of the Court
Preliminary rulings — Jurisdiction of the Court — Limits — Request for an interpretation of the general principles of European Union law –Request made in the context of a dispute regarding
the application of national legislation which does not fall within the scope of European Union law — Clear lack of jurisdiction of the Court (Art. 267 TFEU; Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice, Arts 92(1) and 103(1))
(see paras 13-16, 19, 20)
Re:
Reference for a preliminary ruling — Gyulai Törvényszék — Interpretation of the general principles of European Union law —
Mortgage loan contract concluded between a financial establishment and a public body — Legislative amendment declaring non-transferable
certain forested areas which were previously traded — Amendment preventing public auction of the property mortgaged following
legal proceedings brought by a creditor for non-performance of the contract by the debtor.
Operative part
The Court of Justice of the European Union clearly has no jurisdiction to answer the questions referred by the Gyulai Törvényszék
(Hungary), by decision of 4 January 2012.