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TREATY ESTABLISHING A CONSTITUTION FOR EUROPE
PART-III: THE POLICIES AND FUNCTIONING OF THE UNION
TITLE-VI: THE FUNCTIONING OF THE UNION
CHAPTER-I: PROVISIONS GOVERNING THE INSTITUTIONS
SECTION-1: THE INSTITUTIONS
SUBSECTION-5: The Court of Justice of the European Union
ARTICLE III-369
ARTICLE III-369
(a) the interpretation of the Constitution;
(b) the validity and interpretation of acts of the institutions, bodies, offices and agencies of the Union.
Where such a question is raised before any court or tribunal of a Member State, that court or tribunal may, if it considers that a decision on the question is necessary to enable it to give judgment, request the Court to give a ruling thereon.
Where any such question is raised in a case pending before a court or tribunal of a Member State against whose decisions there is no judicial remedy under national law, that court or tribunal shall bring the matter before the Court.
If such a question is raised in a case pending before a court or tribunal of a Member State with regard to a person in custody, the Court shall act with the minimum of delay.
Referred by:
ARTICLE III-358