Post-closure insolvency claim questions referred for preliminary ruling inadmissible.

The High Court of Cassation and Justice (Înalta Curte de Casaţie şi Justiţie), panel for preliminary rulings, dismissed as inadmissible the referral from the Court of Appeal Iaşi, which sought a preliminary ruling on whether, after closure of insolvency proceedings under Law No. 85/2014, a claim based on Article 169 of that law could still be adjudicated. The High Court thus refused to answer the legal question, leaving the lower court's referral without effect. The dispute arose in a civil insolvency case (dosar nr. 98/99/2020/a1) where the referring court sought interpretation of Articles 169 and 180 of Law No. 85/2014 concerning post-closure claims. The dismissal was based on procedural admissibility grounds under Article 521(3) of the Civil Procedure Code, which governs the binding nature of preliminary rulings, as the referral did not meet the statutory conditions for such a request.