Order of the Court (Tenth Chamber) of 7 February 2013 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunale di Tivoli, Italy) — Elisabetta Gentile v Ufficio Finanziario della Direzione Ufficio Territoriale di Tivoli and Others

(Case C-499/12) (1)

(Request for a preliminary ruling - Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union - Need for a link with European Union law - Clear lack of jurisdiction of the Court)

2013/C 108/27

Language of the case: Italian

Referring court

Tribunale di Tivoli

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicant: Elisabetta Gentile

Defendants: Ufficio Finanziario della Direzione Ufficio Territoriale di Tivoli, Fabrizio Penna, Gianfranco Di Nicola

Re:

Request for a preliminary ruling — Tribunale di Tivoli — Interpretation of Article 47 (3) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and of Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights, read in conjunction with Article 6 TEU and Article 52(3) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights — Legal aid — National legislation providing that lawyers’ fees are to be halved where the client is awarded legal aid

Operative part of the order

The Court of Justice of the European Union clearly has no jurisdiction to reply to the questions asked by the Tribunal di Tivoli (Italy).

(1)  OJ C 26, 26.1.2013.