Keywords
Subject of the case
Operative part

Keywords

Preliminary rulings

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Admissibility

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Questions referred without sufficient information on the factual and legislative context (Art. 234 EC; Statute of the Court of Justice, Art. 23) (see paras 14-16

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Subject of the case

Re:

Reference for a preliminary ruling – Tribunal Judicial da Comarca do Porto – Interpretation of Articles 43, 49 and 56 EC – National legislation reserving to a particular body the exclusive right to operate games of chance and pool betting and penalising the activity of organising, promoting and collecting (including by internet) of bets on sporting events – Prohibition on an undertaking based in another Member State operating online gambling and pool betting from promoting organising and operating such gambling and pool betting by internet and making the value of the prizes available to winners.

Operative part

Operative part:

The reference for a preliminary ruling made by the Tribunal Judicial da Comarca do Porto (Portugal), by decision of 19 December 2007, is manifestly inadmissible.