Statute of limitations for civil compensation claims against military personnel under Government Ordinance 121/1998
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AI generatedThe High Court of Cassation and Justice dismissed as inadmissible the referral filed by the Bucharest Court of Appeal, thereby preventing the establishment of a preliminary ruling on the specific legal question. The dispute concerned the applicable statute of limitations for the enforcement of civil compensation claims established in favor of public authorities against military personnel, arising from civil actions processed within criminal proceedings under Government Ordinance No. 121/1998 regarding material responsibility of military personnel. The court's decision rests on procedural admissibility criteria, specifically interpreting the requirements for the referral of a legal question under Article 521(3) of the Code of Civil Procedure, which mandates that such referrals be handled in a mandatory manner when specific conditions are met, but here found the referral insufficient to meet the threshold for a binding preliminary ruling.
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AI generatedart. 521 alin. (3) din Codul de procedură civilă; Statute of limitations for civil compensation claims against military personnel under Government Ordinance 121/1998: The dispute concerned the applicable statute of limitations for the enforcement of civil compensation claims established in favor of public authorities against military personnel, arising from civil actions processed within criminal proceedings under Government Ordinance No. 121/1998 regarding material responsibility of military personnel. The court's decision rests on procedural admissibility criteria, specifically interpreting the requirements for the referral of a legal question under Article 521(3) of the Code of Civil Procedure, which mandates that such referrals be handled in a mandatory manner when specific conditions are met, but here found the referral insufficient to meet the threshold for a binding preliminary ruling.
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ROMÂNIA
ÎNALTA CURTE DE CASAŢIE ŞI JUSTIŢIE
Completul pentru dezlegarea unor chestiuni de drept
Minuta deciziei nr. 32 Dosar nr. 874/1/2019
Şedinţa din 24 iunie 2019
ÎN NUMELE LEGII
DECIDE:
Respinge ca inadmisibilă sesizarea formulată de Tribunalul Bucureşti - Secţia a IV-a civilă în dosarul nr. 13721/302/2017 privind pronunţarea unei hotărâri prealabile referitoare la următoarea chestiune de drept: „Care este termenul de prescripție a dreptului de a obține executarea silită aplicabil creanțelor stabilite în favoarea autorităților publice cu titlu de despăgubiri civile datorate de cadrele militare în temeiul Ordonanței Guvernului nr. 121/1998 privind răspunderea materială a militarilor, ca urmare a soluționării acțiunii civile în cadrul unui proces penal?”.
Obligatorie, potrivit dispoziţiilor art. 521 alin. (3) din Codul de procedură civilă.
Pronunţată în şedinţă publică astăzi, 24 iunie 2019.