62023CO0407_INF
Order of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 12 December 2023 –Hera Luce
(Case C‑407/23)
(Reference for a preliminary ruling – Article 53(2) and Article 94 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice – Requirement to set out the factual and 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)
1.
Questions referred for a preliminary ruling – Admissibility – Questions referred without sufficient information regarding the reasons justifying the need for an answer to the questions referred for a preliminary ruling – No connecting factor between the dispute in the main proceedings and the provision of EU law referred to in the questions referred for a preliminary ruling – Manifest inadmissibility
(Art. 267 TFEU; Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice, Arts 53(2) and 94(c))
(see paragraphs 16-20, 22-25, 27, operative part)
2.
Questions referred for a preliminary ruling – Admissibility – Need to provide the Court with sufficient information regarding the factual and legislative context – Existence of certain cross-border interest – Lack of information enabling a useful answer – Manifest inadmissibility
(Art. 267 TFEU; Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice, Arts 53(2) and 94(a) and (b))
(see paragraphs 21, 26)
Operative part
The request for a preliminary ruling made by the Consiglio di Stato (Council of State, Italy), by decision of 7 June 2023, is manifestly inadmissible.