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Conflicting safety distance standards for pyrotechnic articles under national explosive law versus transposed EU Directive 2013/29/UE

Case Number ICCJ_206197
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Jurisdiction Romania (RO)
Decision Date
Outcome Inadmissible
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The High Court of Cassation and Justice rejected as inadmissible the request for a preliminary ruling submitted by the Tribunal of Covasna in civil case no. 937/322/2022, thereby refusing to resolve the referred question of law and leaving the lower court to decide the matter without a mandatory preliminary interpretation from the supreme court. The dispute centered on a conflict between national legislation and EU transposition regarding safety distances for pyrotechnic articles, specifically whether the distance requirements should be governed by Article 34(2) of Law no. 126/1995 on the regime of explosive materials or by Annex 1 to Government Decision no. 1102/2014, which transposes EU Directive 2013/29/UE. The decisive legal basis for the rejection was the procedural inadmissibility of the initial submission, assessed under Article 521(3) of the Civil Procedure Code, which governs the mandatory nature and admissibility criteria of preliminary rulings in Romanian civil proceedings.

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art. 521 alin. (3) din Codul de procedură civilă; Conflicting safety distance standards for pyrotechnic articles under national explosive law versus transposed EU Directive 2013/29/UE: 937/322/2022, thereby refusing to resolve the referred question of law and leaving the lower court to decide the matter without a mandatory preliminary interpretation from the supreme court. The dispute centered on a conflict between national legislation and EU transposition regarding safety distances for pyrotechnic articles, specifically whether the distance requirements should be governed by Article 34(2) of Law no. 126/1995 on the regime of explosive materials or by Annex 1 to Government Decision no. 1102/2014, which transposes EU Directive 2013/29/UE. The decisive legal basis for the rejection was the procedural inadmissibility of the initial submission, assessed under Article 521(3) of the Civil Procedure Code, which governs the mandatory nature and admissibility criteria of preliminary rulings in Romanian civil proceedings.

Keywords

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directive matter in dispute preliminary ruling procedure safety concerns Civil Procedure Code explosives and pyrotechnic articles

Cited Legislation

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art. 521 alin. (3) din Codul de procedură civilă
Procedural rule cited in the dispositive to establish that the decision resolving the referred question of law is mandatory for the referring court.
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Decizia nr. 72/2023
Request for preliminary ruling on pyrotechnic safety distances dismissed as inadmissible for lack of genuine legal question
Decizia nr. 866/2019
Anularea restricțiilor de comercializare a articolelor pirotehnice F2/F3: marja de apreciere a statelor membre în transpunerea Directivei 2013/29/UE
ICCJ_234612
Pyrotechnic transfer requires authorization; transport included, unauthorized intermediaries barred.
Decizia nr. 338/2020
Revision of annulment judgment for fireworks regulation: inadmissibility due to prior consideration of EU law priority and free movement arguments
Decizia nr. 50/2026
Scope of mandatory authorizations under Law No. 126/1995 for pyrotechnics governed by Government Orders No. 197/2016 and No. 1.102/2014: Inclusion of transport in "transfer" and prohibition of unauthorized intermediaries

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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. 72 Dosar nr. 1711/1/2023

Ședința de la 30 octombrie 2023

ÎN NUMELE LEGII

DECIDE:

Respinge, ca inadmisibilă, sesizarea formulată de Tribunalul Covasna -Secţia civilă, în Dosarul nr. 937/322/2022, în vederea pronunţării unei hotărâri prealabile pentru dezlegarea următoarei chestiuni de drept:

În aplicarea şi interpretarea Hotărârii Guvernului nr. 1102/2014 privind stabilirea condiţiilor pentru punerea la dispoziţie pe piaţă a articolelor pirotehnice, care transpune în dreptul naţional Directiva nr. 2013/29/UE a Consiliului Uniunii Europene şi a Parlamentului European din data de 12 iunie 2013 privind armonizarea legislaţiei statelor membre referitoare la punerea pe piaţă a articolelor pirotehnice, respectiv a principiilor rangului prioritar al dreptului unional, securităţii juridice, legalităţii şi aplicării imediate a legii noi, distanţelor de securitate în materia articolelor pirotehnice li se aplică prevederile art. 34 alin. (2) lit. b), c), d) şi g) din Legea nr. 126/1995 privind regimul materiilor explozive, republicată, sau prevederile Anexei nr. 1 la Hotărârea Guvernului nr. 1102/2014?

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

Pronunţată în şedinţă publică, astăzi, 30 octombrie 2023.