62021CO0104_INF
Order of the Court (Ninth Chamber) of 26 October 2022 –RegioJet
(Case C‑104/21) (
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(Reference for a preliminary ruling – Article 53(2) of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice – Article 267 TFEU – Concept of ‘court or tribunal’ – Criteria relating to the constitution and function of that body – Exercise of judicial or administrative functions – Directive 2012/34/EU – Articles 55 and 56 – Single national regulatory body for the railway sector – Independent regulatory authority for the sector – Entitlement to act on an ex officio basis – Power to impose penalties – Decisions that are open to challenge before the courts – Manifest inadmissibility of the request for a preliminary ruling)
Questions referred for a preliminary ruling – Reference to the Court – National court or tribunal within the meaning of Article 267 TFEU – Concept – To be determined on the basis of criteria relating to the body’s constitution and function – Úřad pro přístup k dopravní infrastruktuře (Transport infrastructure access authority, Czech Republic) – Body exercising not judicial but administrative functions – Not included
(Art. 267 TFEU)
(see paragraphs 45-54, 57-61, 66-71, operative part)
Operative part
The request for a preliminary ruling from the Úřad pro přístup k dopravní infrastruktuře (Transport infrastructure access authority, Czech Republic), made by decision of 19 February 2021, is manifestly inadmissible.
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)	OJ C 148, 26.4.2021.