62020CO0703_INF
Order of the Court (Ninth Chamber) of 6 May 2021 – PONS HOLDING
(Case C‑703/20)
(Reference for a preliminary ruling – Article 53(2) of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice – National legislation laying down the imposition of a financial penalty on a legal person which has been enriched as a result of an offence committed by a natural person without the latter necessarily incurring criminal liability – Right to an effective remedy and to a fair trial – Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union – Articles 47 and 48 – Lack of connection to EU law – Clear lack of jurisdiction of the Court)
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 – Subject matter of the national dispute not having any connection with EU law – Clear lack of jurisdiction of the Court
(Art. 6(1) TEU; Art. 267 TFEU; Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, Art. 51(1) and (2); Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice, Art. 53(2))
(see paragraphs 11, 15-18, operative part)
Operative part
The Court of Justice of the European Union manifestly lacks jurisdiction to answer the questions referred for a preliminary ruling by the Sofiyski gradski sad (Sofia City Court, Bulgaria) by decision of 9 December 2020.