Scope of “minimum residential space” under tax enforcement: inclusion of associated land and dependencies forming a functional unit with the debtor’s home
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AI generatedThe High Court of Cassation and Justice dismissed as inadmissible the request by the Giurgiu Tribunal for a preliminary ruling on a question of law, leaving the lower court's proceedings to continue without the requested uniform interpretation. The dispute concerned the enforcement of tax claims and whether the statutory concept of the "minimum residential space occupied by the debtor and family," under Article 242(3) of the Fiscal Procedure Code, encompasses associated land (courtyard and garden) and dependencies that form a functional unit with the main residence. The court’s decision was based on the procedural requirements of Article 521(3) of the Civil Procedure Code, which governs the admissibility of referrals for the resolution of legal issues.
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AI generatedart. 521 alin. (3) din Codul de procedură civilă; Scope of “minimum residential space” under tax enforcement: inclusion of associated land and dependencies forming a functional unit with the debtor’s home: The dispute concerned the enforcement of tax claims and whether the statutory concept of the "minimum residential space occupied by the debtor and family," under Article 242(3) of the Fiscal Procedure Code, encompasses associated land (courtyard and garden) and dependencies that form a functional unit with the main residence. The court’s decision was based on the procedural requirements of Article 521(3) of the Civil Procedure Code, which governs the admissibility of referrals for the resolution of legal issues.
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ROMÂNIA
ÎNALTA CURTE DE CASAŢIE ŞI JUSTIŢIE
Completul pentru dezlegarea unor chestiuni de drept
Minuta deciziei nr. 81 Dosar nr. 2440/1/2023
Ședința din 11 decembrie 2023
ÎN NUMELE LEGII
DECIDE:
Respinge, ca inadmisibilă, sesizarea formulată de Tribunalul Giurgiu - Secţia civilă, în dosarul nr. 13352/236/2021, în vederea pronunţării unei hotărâri prealabile pentru dezlegarea următoarei chestiuni de drept:
În noţiunea de „spaţiu minim locuit de debitor şi familia sa”, utilizată de art. 242 alin. (3) din Codul de procedură fiscală, se includ terenul cu destinaţie curte şi grădină şi dependinţele aferente casei de locuit şi care formează, împreună cu aceasta, o unitate funcţională?
Obligatorie, potrivit dispoziţiilor art. 521 alin. (3) din Codul de procedură civilă.
Pronunţată în şedinţă publică astăzi, 11 decembrie 2023.