- General Court of the European Union has designated judges for a new chamber specializing in preliminary rulings
- Chamber will hear questions referred for a preliminary ruling in six specific areas
- Jurisdiction transferred from CJEU to General Court for cases on VAT, excise duties, customs codes, tariff classification, passenger compensation, and greenhouse gas emissions allowance trading
- 10 judges and two advocate generals assigned to the chamber until August 2025
- Chamber will handle approximately 20% of cases that would have been heard by CJEU
- Chamber will sit with five judges designated in rotation from the 10 nominated judges
- Transfer of jurisdiction aims to reduce workload of CJEU in the area of preliminary rulings and ensure EU law is observed in application and interpretation.
Source: taxathand.com
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