preliminary rulings of Court of Justice of the European Union

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Preliminary rulings of the Court of Justice of the European Union are binding interpretations of EU law issued at the request of national courts to ensure uniform application of EU legislation across all member states.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf binding interpretation of EU law
interpretation of law
judicial decision
accessibleVia EUR-Lex database NERFINISHED
appliesPrinciple principle of primacy of EU law
principle of sincere cooperation
principle of uniform application of EU law
appliesTo EU primary law NERFINISHED
EU secondary law NERFINISHED
European Union law NERFINISHED
acts of the institutions of the European Union
basedOn Article 267 Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union NERFINISHED
bindingFrom date of delivery of the ruling
bindingNature erga omnes within the EU legal order
bindingOn all courts of EU member states
national courts dealing with the same EU law provision
referring national court
canConcern interpretation of EU treaties
interpretation of acts of EU institutions
validity of acts of EU institutions
contributeTo development of EU case law
legal certainty in the application of EU law
legal integration within the European Union
doesNot decide the national dispute itself
hasEffect authoritative interpretation of EU law
clarification of validity of EU acts
implementedBy referring national court
interprets provisions of EU law relevant to the main proceedings
issuedBy Court of Justice of the European Union NERFINISHED
languageOfProceedings one of the official languages of the European Union
legalBasis Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union
mandatoryFor courts of last instance in EU member states
mayBeRefusedIf EU law provision is already clearly interpreted
question is hypothetical
question is irrelevant to the outcome of the case
mayHave temporal limitations of effects in exceptional cases
optionalFor lower national courts
procedureType preliminary reference procedure
publishedIn European Court Reports NERFINISHED
purpose ensure uniform application of EU law
ensure uniform interpretation of EU law
relatedTo EU fundamental rights
direct effect of EU law
fundamental freedoms of the internal market
state liability for breach of EU law
requestedBy courts of EU member states
national courts of EU member states
requestedWhen national court considers a ruling necessary to give judgment
question of EU law arises before a national court

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Belgian legal system subjectTo preliminary rulings of Court of Justice of the European Union
Common European Asylum System subjectTo preliminary rulings of Court of Justice of the European Union
this entity surface form: case law of the Court of Justice of the European Union
Statute of the European Investment Bank subjectTo preliminary rulings of Court of Justice of the European Union
this entity surface form: interpretation by the Court of Justice of the European Union