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Law of the European Union

In the interpretaion and application of EU law, the Supreme  Court assesses whether Union law can be applied in a case right away, or whether a question for a preliminary ruling about the law must first be referred to the Court of Justice of the European Union in Luxembourg pursuant to Article 267 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European  Union.

In 2023, there were five cases in which the Supreme Court referred questions to the Court of Justice:

In 2023, one judgment of the Court of Justice concerned cases in which the  Supreme Court had referred questions for a preliminary ruling in previous years:

Picture of the EUnited in Diversity Conference 2023
"EUnited in Diversity II" conference at the Supreme Court building on 31 August and 1 September 2023