Order of the Court (Eight Chamber Chamber) of 9 January 2024 – (request for a preliminary ruling from the Sofiyski gradski sad – Bulgaria) – Criminal proceedings against M.S.S. and Others

(Case C-338/23, ¹ Bravchev ² )

(Reference for a preliminary ruling – Article 53(2) and Article 94 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice – Interpretation of national law – Manifest lack of jurisdiction – Requirement to set out the legislative context of the dispute in the main proceedings and the reasons justifying the need for an answer to the question referred for a preliminary ruling – Lack of sufficient information – Manifest inadmissibility)

Language of the case: Bulgarian

Referring court

Sofiyski gradski sad – Bulgaria

Criminal proceedings against

M.S.S. and Others

Third party: Sofiyska gradska prokuratura

Operative part of the order

The Court of Justice of the European Union manifestly lacks jurisdiction to answer the fourth question referred by the Sofiyski gradski sad (Sofia City Court, Bulgaria), by decision of 25 May 2023.

The request for a preliminary ruling made by the Sofiyski gradski sad (Sofia City Court) is manifestly inadmissible as regards the other questions referred by that court.

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¹ OJ C 304, 28.8.2023.

¹ The name of the present case is a fictitious name. It does not correspond to the real name of any party to the proceedings.