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Admissibility of judicial reference on public sector wage calculation under Law No. 153/2017

Case Number ICCJ_178561
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Jurisdiction Romania (RO)
Decision Date
Outcome Inadmissible
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The Supreme Court of Romania dismissed the reference for a preliminary ruling as inadmissible, meaning no substantive decision on the legal question was issued and the referring appellate court must proceed independently. The dispute arose from a request by the Bucharest Court of Appeal, Section VII for Labor and Social Security Conflicts, seeking clarification on whether the statutory wage increase under Article 7 of Annex I, Chapter I, Letter B, and Article 38 of Law No. 153/2017 applies to the basic salary in payment starting July 1, 2017. The Supreme Court’s decision was based solely on procedural grounds, rejecting the admissibility of the referral without addressing the interpretation of the public sector salary legislation, thereby leaving the specific legal interpretation to the lower court in accordance with the mandatory nature of its decision under Article 521(3) of the Code of Civil Procedure.

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art. 38 din Legea nr. 153/2017, art. 521 alin. (3) din Codul de procedură civilă; Admissibility of judicial reference on public sector wage calculation under Law No. 153/2017: The dispute arose from a request by the Bucharest Court of Appeal, Section VII for Labor and Social Security Conflicts, seeking clarification on whether the statutory wage increase under Article 7 of Annex I, Chapter I, Letter B, and Article 38 of Law No. 153/2017 applies to the basic salary in payment starting July 1, 2017. The Supreme Court’s decision was based solely on procedural grounds, rejecting the admissibility of the referral without addressing the interpretation of the public sector salary legislation, thereby leaving the specific legal interpretation to the lower court in accordance with the mandatory nature of its decision under Article 521(3) of the Code of Civil Procedure.

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calculation of salary reference for a preliminary ruling payment of judicial security statutory grounds public employment law interpretation of the law

Cited Legislation

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art. 38 din Legea nr. 153/2017
B şi art. 38 din Legea nr. 153/2017 privind salarizarea personalului plătit din fonduri publice a se stabili dacă majorarea prevăzută de lege se aplică la salariul de bază în plată, începând cu data de 01.07.2017”.
art. 521 alin. (3) din Codul de procedură civilă
Cited in the dispositive to establish the binding nature of the court's decision.
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art. 521 alin. (3) din Codul de procedură civilă

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ROMÂNIA

ÎNALTA CURTE DE CASAŢIE ŞI JUSTIŢIE

Completul pentru dezlegarea unor chestiuni de drept

Minuta deciziei nr. 61 Dosar nr. 1794/1/2021

Şedinţa din 27 septembrie 2021

ÎN NUMELE LEGII

DECIDE:

Respinge, ca inadmisibilă, sesizarea formulată de Curtea de Apel Bucureşti - Secţia a VII-a pentru cauze privind conflicte de muncă şi asigurări sociale, în dosarul nr. 1046/87/2020, în vederea pronunţării unei hotărâri prealabile cu privire la dezlegarea următoarei chestiuni de drept:

„În interpretarea dispoziţiilor art. 7 din Anexa I Capitolul I lit. B şi art. 38 din Legea nr. 153/2017 privind salarizarea personalului plătit din fonduri publice a se stabili dacă majorarea prevăzută de lege se aplică la salariul de bază în plată, începând cu data de 01.07.2017”.

Obligatorie, potrivit dispoziţiilor art. 521 alin. (3) din Codul de procedură civilă.

Pronunţată în şedinţă publică astăzi, 27 septembrie 2021.