62020CO0580_INF
Order of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 11 May 2021 – XXX and YYY
(Case C‑580/20)
(Reference for a preliminary ruling – Article 53(2) of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice – Values and objectives of the European Union – Rule of law – Respect for human rights – Principle that penalties must have a proper legal basis – National legislation criminalising an act carried out in breach of any law – Lack of connection with EU law – Manifest inadmissibility )
1.
Questions referred for a preliminary ruling – Admissibility – Questions referred without sufficient information justifying the need to reply to the questions referred for a preliminary ruling – Lack of a connection 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; Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice, Art. 94(c))
(see paras 21, 22, 28, 31, 32, operative part)
2.
Questions referred for a preliminary ruling – Jurisdiction of the Court – Limits – Request for an interpretation of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union – No indication of the links to EU law – Manifest inadmissibility
(Art. 267 TFEU; Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, Art. 51(1); Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice, Arts 53(2) and 94(c))
(see paras 29-32 and operative part)
Operative part
The request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunalul Neamţ (Regional Court, Neamţ, Romania), made by decision of 14 October 2020, is manifestly inadmissible.