Order of the Court (Ninth Chamber) of 17 July 2014 —
Široká
(Case C‑459/13) 1(1)
Reference for a preliminary ruling — Protection of public health — National legislation imposing an obligation to vaccinate minor children — Right of parents to refuse that vaccination — Article 168 TFEU — Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union — Articles 33 and 35 — Implementation of EU law — None — Clear lack of jurisdiction of the Court
1.                     Questions referred for a preliminary ruling — Jurisdiction of the Court — Limits — Clearly irrelevant questions and hypothetical questions put in a context not permitting a useful answer — Fictitious dispute or application for interpretation of provisions of EU law which are manifestly not applicable to the case in the main proceedings — Inapplicability of Article 168 TFEU (Arts 168 TFEU and 267 TFEU) (see paras 16, 19-21)
2.                     Questions referred for a preliminary ruling — Jurisdiction of the Court — Limits — Application for an interpretation of the Charter o Fundamental Rights of the European Union — Subject-matter of the national case having no link to EU law — Lack of jurisdiction of the Court (Art. 6(3) TEU; Art. 267 TFEU; Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, Arts 33, 35 and 51(1)) (see paras 22-26)
Operative part
The Court of Justice of the European Union clearly has no jurisdiction to answer the questions referred by the Najvyšší súd Slovenskej republiky (Slovakia), by decision of 6 August 2013 in Case C‑459/13.
1 – OJ C 344, 23.11.2013.