Interpretation of "occupational disease" under civilian air crew statute; inadmissibility of referral for uniform interpretation

The High Court of Cassation and Justice dismissed the referral as inadmissible, leaving no substantive legal clarification on the matter and allowing the lower court to proceed with its interpretation. The case involved a request from a civil tribunal for a preliminary ruling on the specific interpretation of "occupational disease" under Article 53 of Law 223/2007 regarding the status of professional civilian air crew, arising from a civil dispute involving air navigation personnel. The decisive legal basis was the procedural framework of Article 521(3) of the Code of Civil Procedure, which governs mandatory referrals for uniform interpretation of law; however, the court found the referral inadmissible, likely due to procedural deficiencies or the issue not meeting the threshold for uniform application, thereby rejecting the challenge to the statutory definition.