Order of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 14 December 2011 – Cozman v Teatrul Municipal Târgovişte

(Case C-462/11)

Reference for a preliminary ruling – First Additional Protocol to the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms – Whether national legislation establishing reductions in the salaries of several categories of public-sector employees is lawful – No implementation of Union law – Clear lack of jurisdiction of the Court

Questions referred for a preliminary ruling – Jurisdiction of the Court – Limits – Request for interpretation of the First Additional Protocol to the European Convention on Human Rights – National legislation not amounting to a measure giving effect to Union law – Lack of jurisdiction of the Court (Art. 267 TFEU; Charter of fundamental rights of the European Union, Art. 51(1)) (see paras 12, 14-16, operative part)

Re:

Operative part

The Court of Justice of the European Union clearly has no jurisdiction to answer the questions referred for a preliminary ruling by Tribunalul Dâmboviţa (Romania) by decision of 7 February 2011.