62022CO0637_INF
Order of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 20 April 2023 –Novais v Portugal
(Case C‑637/22 P)
(Appeal – Article 181 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice – Law governing the institutions – Article 265 TFEU – Action for failure to act brought against a national court or tribunal – Manifest lack of jurisdiction of the General Court of the European Union – Appeal manifestly unfounded)
1.
Appeal – Grounds – Grounds which are manifestly inadmissible or manifestly unfounded – Dismissal at any point, by reasoned order, without an oral procedure
(Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice, Art. 181)
(see paragraph 5)
2.
Actions for failure to act – Natural or legal persons – Actionable omissions – Omission by a national court or tribunal to give certain decisions – Manifest lack of jurisdiction of the EU judicature – Inadmissibility
(Arts 256 and 265, third para., TFEU; Statute of the Court of Justice, Art. 51)
(see paragraphs 8-13)
3.
Appeal – Grounds – Inadequate statement of reasons – Reliance by the General Court on implied reasoning – Whether permissible – Conditions
(Art. 256 TFEU)
(see paragraphs 14, 15)
Operative part
1.
The appeal is dismissed as manifestly unfounded.
2.
Mr Luís Miguel Novais shall bear his own costs.