62020CO0557_INF
Order of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 16 March 2021 – DS (Farriery)
(Case C‑557/20)
(Reference for a preliminary ruling – Article 53(2) of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice – National legislation reserving the activity of a farriery solely to those with a diploma in farriery – Compatibility with Articles 101 to 106 TFEU – Insufficient information on the factual and legislative context of the main proceedings and on the reasons why the answer to the question referred for a preliminary ruling is necessary – Manifest inadmissibility)
1.
Questions referred for a preliminary ruling – Jurisdiction of the Court – Limits – General or hypothetical questions – Determination by the Court of its own jurisdiction
(Art. 267 TFEU)
(see paras 16-19)
2.
Questions referred for a preliminary ruling – Admissibility – Need to provide the Court with sufficient information on the factual and legislative context – Extent of the obligation in the sphere of competition – Insufficient information regarding that context – 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)
(see paras 20-31, operative part)
Operative part
The request for a preliminary ruling made by tribunal correctionnel de Limoges (France), by decision of 11 September 2020, is manifestly inadmissible.