Request for a preliminary ruling from the Curtea de Apel București (Romania) lodged on 22 March 2024 – Regia Autonomă Aeroportul Internațional ‘Avram Iancu’ Cluj v Consiliul Concurenței

(Case C-220/24, Aeroportul Internaţional ‘Avram Iancu’ Cluj)

(C/2024/4075)

Language of the case: Romanian

Referring court

Curtea de Apel București

Parties to the main proceedings

Appellant: Regia Autonomă Aeroportul Internațional ‘Avram Iancu’ Cluj

Respondent: Consiliul Concurenței

Intervener in support of the appellant: Sindicatul Independent al Aeroportului Cluj

Intervener in support of the respondent: Romanian Airport Services S.A.

Question referred

Must the provisions of Directive 96/67/EC on access to the groundhandling market at Community airports, (1) in particular Articles 1, 6 and 7 thereof, be regarded as precluding the application of Article 102 TFEU – and of any other rule having the same content – in situations concerning a refusal of access to the airport infrastructure necessary for the provision of groundhandling services at [EU] airports which have not reached the threshold of two million passengers?

(1)  Council Directive 96/67/EC of 15 October 1996 on access to the groundhandling market at Community airports (OJ 1996 L 272, p. 36).