Order of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 7 November 2013 — Lorrai

(Case C‑224/13)

‛Reference for a preliminary ruling — Article 53(2) of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice — Fundamental rights — Excessive length of the criminal proceedings — Stay of criminal proceedings, for an indefinite period, in the event of sickness of the accused making him incapable of consciously participating in the proceedings — Irreversible sickness of the accused — Failure to implement EU law — Clear lack of jurisdiction of the Court of Justice’

Questions referred for a preliminary ruling — Jurisdiction of the Court — Limits — Application for an interpretation of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union — Subject-matter of the national dispute bearing no link to EU law — National legislation proving for criminal proceedings to be stayed in the event of irreversible sickness of the accused — 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 and 51(1); Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice, Art. 53(2)) (see para 10-15)

Re:

Request for a preliminary ruling — Tribunal di Cagliari — Interpretation of Article 47(2) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and of Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights read together with Article 6 TEU — Excessive length of the criminal proceedings — National legislation laying down the obligation to stay criminal proceedings, for an indefinite period, in the event of sickness of the accused, making him incapable of consciously participating in the proceedings — Obligation to subject the accused to periodic checks — Irreversible sickness of the accused.

Operative part

The Court of Justice of the European Union clearly has no jurisdiction to answer the questions referred by the Tribunal di Cagliari (Italy).

Order of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 7 November 2013 — Lorrai

(Case C‑224/13)

‛Reference for a preliminary ruling — Article 53(2) of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice — Fundamental rights — Excessive length of the criminal proceedings — Stay of criminal proceedings, for an indefinite period, in the event of sickness of the accused making him incapable of consciously participating in the proceedings — Irreversible sickness of the accused — Failure to implement EU law — Clear lack of jurisdiction of the Court of Justice’

Questions referred for a preliminary ruling — Jurisdiction of the Court — Limits — Application for an interpretation of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union — Subject-matter of the national dispute bearing no link to EU law — National legislation proving for criminal proceedings to be stayed in the event of irreversible sickness of the accused — 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 and 51(1); Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice, Art. 53(2)) (see para 10-15)

Re:

Request for a preliminary ruling — Tribunal di Cagliari — Interpretation of Article 47(2) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and of Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights read together with Article 6 TEU — Excessive length of the criminal proceedings — National legislation laying down the obligation to stay criminal proceedings, for an indefinite period, in the event of sickness of the accused, making him incapable of consciously participating in the proceedings — Obligation to subject the accused to periodic checks — Irreversible sickness of the accused.

Operative part

The Court of Justice of the European Union clearly has no jurisdiction to answer the questions referred by the Tribunal di Cagliari (Italy).