Order of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 14 December 2011 – Corpul Naţional al Poliţiştilor v Ministerul Administraţiei şi Internelor (MAI) and Others

(Case C‑434/11)

Request for a preliminary ruling – Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union – Admissibility of national legislation providing for salary reductions in relation to various categories of public officials – Failure to implement European Union law – Court clearly lacking jurisdiction

Questions referred for a preliminary ruling – Jurisdiction of the Court – Limits –Request for interpretation of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union – National legislation not amounting to a measure giving effect to Union law – Lack of jurisdiction of the Court (Art. 6(1) TEU; Art. 267 TFEU; Charter of fundamental rights of the European Union, Art. 51(1)) (see paras 13, 15-17, operative part)

Re:

Reference for a preliminary ruling – Tribunalul Alba – Interpretation of Articles 17(1), 20 and 21 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union – Whether national legislation providing for salary reductions in relation to various categories of public officials is permissible – Infringement of the right to property and the principles of equal treatment and non-discrimination.

Operative part

The Court of Justice of the European Union clearly lacks jurisdiction to reply to the question referred by the Tribunalul Alba (Romania) by decision of 28 July 2011.