Request for a preliminary ruling from Tribunalul Sibiu (Romania) lodged on 18 June 2013 — Ilie Nicolae Nicula v Administrația Finanțelor Publice a Municipiului Sibiu, Administrația Fondului pentru Mediu

(Case C-331/13)

2013/C 260/40

Language of the case: Romanian

Referring court

Tribunalul Sibiu (Romania)

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicant: Ilie Nicolae Nicula

Defendants: Administrația Finanțelor Publice a Municipiului Sibiu, Administrația Fondului pentru Mediu

Question referred

Are the provisions of Article 6 of the Treaty on European Union, Articles 17, 20 and 21 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and Article 110 TFEU, the principle of legal certainty and the principle prohibiting reformatio in peius, both affirmed in Community law and in the case-law of the Court of Justice, (1) to be interpreted as precluding legislation such as Emergency Order No 9/2013?

(1)  Case C-381/97 Belgocodex [1998] ECR I-8153, and Case 10/78 Belbouab [1978] ECR 1915.