62022CO0204_INF
Order of the Court (Ninth Chamber) of 22 December 2022 –Úrad pre dohľad nad zdravotnou starostlivosťou and Others
(Case C‑204/22)
(Reference for a preliminary ruling – Article 53(2) of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice – Article 267 TFEU – Concept of a ‘court or tribunal’ – Criteria relating to the constitution and function of that body – Exercise of judicial or administrative functions – Duty of cooperation of the body making the reference – Directives 89/665/EEC and 2014/24/EU – Public procurement – National supervisory body for public procurement procedures – Entitlement to act on an ex officio basis – Power to impose penalties – Decisions that are open to challenge before the courts – No dispute before the referring body – Manifest inadmissibility of the request for a preliminary ruling)
1.
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 – Úrad pre verejné obstarávanie (Public Procurement Regulatory Authority, Slovakia) – Body exercising not judicial but administrative functions – Not included
(Art. 267 TFEU)
(see paragraphs 44-51, 60-62, 67, 68, 72-76, 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 – Body making the reference having functions of a different nature – Need to provide the Court with information regarding whether the body making the reference has the status of a national court or tribunal
(Art. 267 TFEU; Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice, Art. 94)
(see paragraphs 54-57)
Operative part
The request for a preliminary ruling from the Úrad pre verejné obstarávanie (Public Procurement Regulatory Authority, Slovakia), made by decision of 16 March 2022, is manifestly inadmissible.