Article 177 EEC Treaty

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provision of European Community law treaty article

Article 177 EEC Treaty is the foundational provision establishing the preliminary reference procedure, enabling national courts to refer questions on the interpretation and validity of Community law to the European Court of Justice.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	provision of European Community law ⓘ treaty article ⓘ
aimsAt	ensuring effectiveness of Community law in Member States ⓘ preventing divergent interpretations of Community law ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Article 177 EEC ⓘ preliminary reference provision of the EEC Treaty ⓘ
appliesTo	national courts of the Member States ⓘ
beneficiary	lower national courts ⓘ national courts of last instance ⓘ
category	EU judicial cooperation mechanism ⓘ
codifiedIn	original 1957 Treaty of Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ
createsObligationFor	courts of last instance to refer questions of Community law ⓘ
createsPossibilityFor	lower courts to refer questions of Community law ⓘ
ensures	uniform application of Community law ⓘ
establishes	preliminary reference procedure ⓘ
foundationFor	case law on preliminary rulings ⓘ doctrine of cooperation between national courts and the Court of Justice ⓘ
geographicalScope	Member States of the European Economic Community ⓘ
governs	procedure for references from national courts to the Court of Justice ⓘ
grantsPowerTo	Court of Justice of the European Communities NERFINISHED ⓘ European Court of Justice NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalPeriod	pre-Maastricht European Community law ⓘ
inForceFrom	1 January 1958 ⓘ
inspired	development of preliminary ruling mechanisms in later EU treaties ⓘ
interpretedBy	European Court of Justice case law NERFINISHED ⓘ
involvesActor	judges of the Court of Justice ⓘ national judges ⓘ
jurisdictionType	preliminary jurisdiction ⓘ
language	originally drafted in multiple official Community languages ⓘ
legalEffect	binds national courts regarding interpretation of Community law ⓘ creates jurisdiction of the Court of Justice to give preliminary rulings ⓘ
legalSystem	European Community legal order NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedInInstrument	Treaty of Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Treaty establishing the European Economic Community NERFINISHED ⓘ
purpose	to allow national courts to refer questions on interpretation of Community law ⓘ to allow national courts to refer questions on validity of acts of Community institutions ⓘ to ensure uniform interpretation of Community law ⓘ
relatedConcept	principle of direct effect ⓘ principle of supremacy of Community law ⓘ
replacedBy	Article 234 EC Treaty NERFINISHED ⓘ Article 267 Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union NERFINISHED ⓘ
subjectMatter	interpretation of statutes of bodies established by the Council ⓘ interpretation of the Treaty ⓘ validity and interpretation of acts of the institutions of the Community ⓘ
successorProvision	Article 234 EC Treaty NERFINISHED ⓘ Article 267 TFEU ⓘ
typeOfRemedy	indirect judicial review of Community acts ⓘ

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Costa v ENEL → articleInterpreted → Article 177 EEC Treaty ⓘ

Van Gend en Loos → procedureArticle → Article 177 EEC Treaty ⓘ