Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 8 May 2014 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Grondwettelijk Hof — Belgium) — Pelckmans Turnhout NV v Walter Van Gastel Balen NV and Others

(Case C-483/12) (1)

((Reference for a preliminary ruling - Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union - Principles of equality and non-discrimination - Implementation of EU law - Scope of application of EU law - None - Lack of jurisdiction of the Court))

2014/C 202/05

Language of the case: Dutch

Referring court

Grondwettelijk Hof

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicant: Pelckmans Turnhout NV

Defendants: Walter Van Gastel Balen NV, Walter Van Gastel NV, Walter Van Gastel Lifestyle NV, Walter Van Gastel Schoten NV

Intervening parties: Ministerraad

Re:

Request for a preliminary ruling — Grondwettelijk Hof — Belgium — Interpretation of Article 6(3) TEU, Articles 34, 35, 36, 56 and 57 TFEU, and Articles 15, 16, 20 and 21 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union — National legislation requiring retail establishments to close one day per week — Exceptions provided for in respect of retailers established in certain places or marketing certain products

Operative part of the judgment

The Court of Justice of the European Union has no jurisdiction to answer the question referred by the Grondwettelijk Hof (Belgium).

(1)  OJ C 26, 26.1.2013.