62023CO0599_INF
Order of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 17 June 2024 –Obshtina Burgas and Others
(Case C‑599/23)
(Reference for a preliminary ruling – Article 53(2) and Article 94 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice – Directive 95/46/EC – Processing of personal data in the context of enforcement proceedings – Requirement to present the factual and regulatory context of the dispute in the main proceedings – Requirement to state the reasons justifying the need for a reply from the Court and the link between the provisions of European Union law whose interpretation is sought and the applicable national legislation – Lack of sufficient information – Manifest inadmissibility)
1.
Questions referred for a preliminary ruling – Jurisdiction of the Court – Limits – Jurisdiction of the national court – Establishing and assessing the facts of the dispute – Necessity of a question referred and relevance of the questions raised – Assessment by the national court
(Art. 267, third para., TFEU)
(see paragraphs 22-24, 29-32)
2.
Questions referred for a preliminary ruling – Admissibility – Questions referred lacking sufficient information regarding the factual and legislative context and the reasons justifying the need for an answer to the questions referred for a preliminary ruling – Manifest inadmissibility
(Art. 267 TFEU; Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice, Arts 53(2) and 94(a) to (c))
(see paragraphs 25-27, 33-36, operative part)
3.
Questions referred for a preliminary ruling – Admissibility – Questions referred lacking sufficient information regarding the legislative context – Failure to identify, for the purposes of interpretation, the provisions of European Union law necessary for the resolution of the dispute in the main proceedings – Inadmissibility
(Art. 267 TFEU; Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice, Art. 94)
(see paragraphs 38, 39)
Operative part
The request for a preliminary ruling from the Rayonen sad Aytos (District Court, Aytos, Bulgaria), made by decision of 18 September 2023, is manifestly inadmissible.