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Preliminary rulings ° Jurisdiction of the Court ° Limits ° Question submitted in a context which precludes a useful reply

(EEC Treaty, Art. 177)

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The need to provide an interpretation of Community law which will be of use to the national court makes it necessary that the national court define the factual and legislative context of the questions it is asking or, at the very least, explain the factual circumstances on which those questions are based. Those requirements are of particular importance in the field of competition, which is characterized by complex factual and legal situations.