Order of the Court (Tenth Chamber) of 8 May 2013 — T

(Case C-73/13)

‛Request for a preliminary ruling — Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union — Implementation of EU law — None — Clear lack of jurisdiction of the Court’

1. Questions referred for a preliminary ruling — Jurisdiction of the Court — Limits — Examination of the compatibility of national law with EU law — Not included — Providing the national court with full guidance on the interpretation of EU law — Included (Art. 267 TFEU) (see para. 9)

2. Questions referred for a preliminary ruling — Jurisdiction of the Court — Limits — Application for an interpretation of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the Union — Subject-matter of the national dispute not connected in any way to EU law — National legislation on legal expenses which provides for the reduction by half of the fees of lawyers who accept to represent a litigant benefiting from legal aid — National legislation not implementing EU law — Clear lack of jurisdiction of the Court (Art. 6(1) TEU; Art. 267 TFEU; Charter of fundamental rights of the European Union, Arts 47, 51(1) and 52(3); Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice, Art. 53(2)) (see paras 11-15, operative part)

Re:

Request for a preliminary ruling — Tribunale di Tivoli — Interpretation of Article 47(3) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights, read in conjunction with Article 6 TEU and Article 52(3) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights — Legal aid — National legislation providing that counsel’s fees may not exceed the average amounts applied in accordance with the professional rates in force where the client has been granted legal aid.

Operative part

The Court of Justice clearly lacks jurisdiction to answer the questions referred by the Tribunale di Tivoli (Italy).

Order of the Court (Tenth Chamber) of 8 May 2013 — T

(Case C-73/13)

‛Request for a preliminary ruling — Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union — Implementation of EU law — None — Clear lack of jurisdiction of the Court’

1. Questions referred for a preliminary ruling — Jurisdiction of the Court — Limits — Examination of the compatibility of national law with EU law — Not included — Providing the national court with full guidance on the interpretation of EU law — Included (Art. 267 TFEU) (see para. 9)

2. Questions referred for a preliminary ruling — Jurisdiction of the Court — Limits — Application for an interpretation of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the Union — Subject-matter of the national dispute not connected in any way to EU law — National legislation on legal expenses which provides for the reduction by half of the fees of lawyers who accept to represent a litigant benefiting from legal aid — National legislation not implementing EU law — Clear lack of jurisdiction of the Court (Art. 6(1) TEU; Art. 267 TFEU; Charter of fundamental rights of the European Union, Arts 47, 51(1) and 52(3); Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice, Art. 53(2)) (see paras 11-15, operative part)

Re:

Request for a preliminary ruling — Tribunale di Tivoli — Interpretation of Article 47(3) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights, read in conjunction with Article 6 TEU and Article 52(3) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights — Legal aid — National legislation providing that counsel’s fees may not exceed the average amounts applied in accordance with the professional rates in force where the client has been granted legal aid.

Operative part

The Court of Justice clearly lacks jurisdiction to answer the questions referred by the Tribunale di Tivoli (Italy).