Order of the Court (Tenth Chamber) of 17 April 2023 –Ferriere Nord and Others
(Case C‑560/22) (1)
(Reference for a preliminary ruling – Article 53(2) of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice – National competition authorities – Imposition of a contribution to finance those authorities – Lack of connection to EU law – Manifest lack of jurisdiction of the Court – Lack of sufficient information – Manifest inadmissibility)
1.      Questions referred for a preliminary ruling – Admissibility – Questions referred without sufficient information regarding the reasons justifying the need for an answer to the questions referred for a preliminary ruling – No connecting factor between the dispute in the main proceedings and the provision of EU law referred to in the questions referred for a preliminary ruling – 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(c))
(see paragraphs 16-23, 29, 30, operative part)
2.      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 in the context of the fundamental freedoms – Question raised concerning a dispute confined within a single Member State – No indication as to the connecting factor making the requested interpretation necessary to resolve the dispute – Manifest inadmissibility
(Art. 267 TFEU; Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice, Art. 94)
(see paragraphs 25-28)
3.      Questions referred for a preliminary ruling – Jurisdiction of the Court – Limits – Request for an interpretation of the Charter of Fundamental Rights – Subject matter of the national dispute not having any connection with EU law – Clear lack of jurisdiction of the Court
(Art. 6(1) TEU; Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, Art. 51(1) and (2); Rules of Procedure of the Court, Art. 53(2))
(see paragraph 31)
Operative part
The request for a preliminary ruling made by the Commissione tributaria regionale per il Friuli Venezia Giulia (Regional Tax Court, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy), by decision of 30 June 2022, is manifestly inadmissible.
1 OJ C 441, 21.11.2022.