62020CO0654_INF
Order of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 26 April 2022 – VD
(Case C‑654/20) (
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(Reference for a preliminary ruling – Article 53(2) of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice – Transport – Directive 2006/126/EC – Driving licences – Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union – Article 49 – Principles of legality and proportionality of criminal offences and penalties – Driving of a vehicle during the period of suspension of the driving licence – Penalties – Factual context of the dispute in the main proceedings – Reasons justifying the need for an answer to the questions referred for a preliminary ruling – Lack of sufficient information – Manifest inadmissibility)
Questions referred for a preliminary ruling – Admissibility – Request not explaining why reference to the Court is necessary – 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 paras 22-25, 35-38, operative part)
Operative part
The request for a preliminary ruling made by the Apelativen sad Sofia (Court of Appeal, Sofia, Bulgaria) by decision of 9 November 2020 is manifestly inadmissible.
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)	OJ C 79, 8.3.2021.