62021CO0400_INF
Order of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 10 January 2022 – Anatecor
(Case C‑400/21)
(Reference for a preliminary ruling – Article 53(2) of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice – Interpretation of national law – National insolvency proceedings – Possibility for the insolvency judge to verify his or her substantive jurisdiction and the claim – Purely internal dispute – Lack of connection with EU law – Clear lack of jurisdiction of the Court)
1.
Questions referred for a preliminary ruling – Jurisdiction of the Court – Limits – Interpretation of national law – Examination of the compatibility of national law with EU law – Precluded – Providing the national court with full guidance on the interpretation of EU law – Included
(Art. 267 TFEU)
(see paras 13, 15)
2.
Questions referred for a preliminary ruling – Jurisdiction of the Court – Limits – Purely internal situation – No reference to EU law in the legislation applicable – Manifest lack of jurisdiction
(Art. 267 TFEU; Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice, Art. 53(2))
(see paras 16-20, operative part)
Operative part
The Court of Justice of the European Union clearly lacks jurisdiction to answer the questions referred by the Tribunalul Arad (Regional Court, Arad, Romania) by decision of 31 May 2021.