Keywords
Summary

Keywords

++++

Community law ° Principles ° Rights of the defence ° Breach by national procedural rules applicable to offences under legislation falling outside the ambit of Community law ° Examination by the Court ° Excluded

(EC Treaty, Art. 177)

Summary

The Court does not have jurisdiction, in proceedings for a preliminary ruling under Article 177 of the Treaty, to determine whether procedural rules applicable to offences under national legislation which falls outside the scope of Community law may be in breach of the principles concerning observance of the rights of the defence and of the adversarial nature of proceedings.