The Court of Justice of the European Union rules on the questions referred for a preliminary ruling by the local court

On the 22nd of March 2023, the Supreme Administrative Court of the Slovak Republic referred questions to the CJEU for a preliminary ruling on the interpretation of Article 47 (Right to an effective remedy and to a fair trial) and Article 51 (Scope of application) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. The substance of the questions was the scope of the application of the Charter and of the safeguards in judicial proceedings in which the decisions of the Committee of the National Council of the Slovak Republic for the Review of the decisions of the National Security Authority and the decisions of the National Security Authority are reviewed.

The reference for a preliminary ruling was lodged in the context of an ongoing dispute between the company Protectus s.r.o. (formerly BONUL s.r.o.) and the Committee concerning the rejection of an appeal against the decision of the National Security Authority to revoke an industrial security certificate and to withdraw an industrial security certificate held by the company.

The CJEU ruled on the questions referred for a preliminary ruling in the Grand Chamber on 29 July 2024. The existence of a decision in this case allows the Panel of the Supreme Administrative Court to continue the proceedings, which were stayed pending the decision of the European Court.

The judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union in Case C-185/23 can be found here.