62022CO0520_INF
Order of the Court (Ninth Chamber), 7 February 2023 –HOREZZA
(Case C‑520/22)
(Reference for a preliminary ruling – Article 53(2) of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice – Article 267 TFEU – Definition of ‘court or tribunal’ – Appellate body of a national supervisory authority for public procurement procedures – Independence – Status as third party in relation to the authority which adopted the contested decision – Manifest inadmissibility of the request for a preliminary ruling)
1.
Questions referred for a preliminary ruling – Admissibility – Need to provide the Court with sufficient information regarding the factual and legislative context – Scope of the obligation – Need to provide the Court with information regarding whether the body making the reference has the status of a court or tribunal where there is doubt in that regard
(Art. 267 TFEU; Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice, Art. 94)
(see paragraphs 21-24)
2.
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 – Rada Úradu pre verejné obstarávanie (Board of the Public Procurement Office, Slovakia) – Body exercising not judicial but administrative functions – Not included
(Art. 267 TFEU)
(see paragraphs 25-32)
Operative part
The request for a preliminary ruling made by the Rada Úradu pre verejné obstarávanie (Board of the Public Procurement Office, Slovakia), by decision of 3 August 2022, is manifestly inadmissible.