Brussels, 17/01/2014 (Agence Europe) - In the context of recovery of a penalty payment set by the European Court of Justice, the Commission cannot rule on the conformity with EU law of national legislation which the Court of Justice has not examined beforehand, as this would encroach on the exclusive jurisdiction reserved to the Court of Justice.
In a ruling issued on 15 January, the European Court of Justice upholds the General Court ruling of 29 March 2011 (see EUROPE 10347), disagreeing...