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REFERENCE FOR A PRELIMINARY RULING - JURISDICTION OF THE COURT - LIMITS - QUESTION PURPOSELESS - NO NEED TO GIVE A RULING

( EEC TREATY , ART . 177 )

Summary

IN PROCEEDINGS UNDER ARTICLE 177 OF THE EEC TREATY THE COURT CANNOT GIVE A RULING ON A QUESTION WHEN , IN THE LIGHT OF THE FACTUAL AND LEGAL CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE MAIN PROCEEDINGS , IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO GLEAN FROM THAT QUESTION THE FACTORS NECESSARY FOR AN INTERPRETATION OF COMMUNITY LAW WHICH THE NATIONAL COURT MIGHT USEFULLY APPLY IN ORDER TO RESOLVE , IN ACCORDANCE WITH THAT LAW , THE DISPUTE BEFORE IT .