Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunale di Palermo (Italy) lodged on 6 November 2024 – Questore di Agrigento – Ministero dell’interno v GC

(Case C-764/24, Capurteli)  (1)

(C/2025/387)

Language of the case: Italian

Referring court

Tribunale di Palermo

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicant: Questore di Agrigento – Ministero dell’interno

Defendant: GC

Question referred

Must EU law and, in particular, Articles 36, 37 and 46 of Directive 2013/32/EU (2) be interpreted as precluding a third country from being designated as a safe country of origin where there are categories of persons in that country in respect of whom that country does not meet the substantive conditions for such designation, as set out in Annex I to the directive.

(1)  The name of the present case is a fictitious name. It does not correspond to the real name of any party to the proceedings.

(2)  Directive 2013/32/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 on common procedures for granting and withdrawing international protection (recast) (OJ 2013 L 180, p. 60).