Order of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 13 January 2023 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesfinanzgericht -Austria) — XO v Finanzamt Österreich, formerly Finanzamt Waldviertel

(Case C-574/20, (1) Finanzamt Österreich)

(Reference for a preliminary ruling - Article 53(2) and Article 99 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court - Social security - Family benefits - Indexation based on price - Answer to a question referred for a preliminary ruling which may be clearly deduced from existing case-law - No connection between the question referred for a preliminary ruling and the dispute in the main proceedings - Question manifestly inadmissible)

(2023/C 164/25)

Language of the case: German

Referring court

Bundesfinanzgericht

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicant: XO

Defendant: Finanzamt Österreich, formerly Finanzamt Waldviertel

Operative part of the order

1.

Examination of the first question referred for a preliminary ruling has revealed nothing capable of affecting the validity of Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the coordination of social security systems, as amended by Regulation (EU) No 465/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2012, in the light of Article 45 TFEU.

2.	The second question referred for a preliminary ruling by the Bundesfinanzgericht (Federal Finance Court, Austria) is manifestly inadmissible.

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(1)  OJ C 35, 1.2.2021.