4.5.2013
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
C 129/3
Order of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 7 March 2013 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal do Trabalho do Porto — Portugal) — Sindicato dos Bancários do Norte, Sindicato dos Bancários do Centro, Sindicato dos Bancários do Sul e Ilhas, Luís Miguel Rodrigues Teixeira de Melo v BPN — Banco Português de Negócios SA
(Case C-128/12) (1)
(Reference for a preliminary ruling - Article 53(2) of the Rules of Procedure - Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union - National legislation establishing salary reductions for certain public sector workers - Failure to implement European Union law - Clear lack of jurisdiction of the Court of Justice)
2013/C 129/04
Language of the case: Portuguese
Referring court
Tribunal do Trabalho do Porto
Parties to the main proceedings
Applicants: Sindicato dos Bancários do Norte, Sindicato dos Bancários do Centro, Sindicato dos Bancários do Sul e Ilhas, Luís Miguel Rodrigues Teixeira de Melo
Defendant: BPN — Banco Português de Negócios SA
Re:
Request for a preliminary ruling — Tribunal do Trabalho do Porto — Interpretation of Articles 20, 21(1) and 31(1) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (OJ 2000 C 364, p. 1) — Observance of the principles of equality and non-discrimination and of the right to fair and just working conditions — National legislation providing for salary reductions for certain public sector workers
Operative part of the order
The Court of Justice of the European Union clearly lacks jurisdiction with regard to the request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal do Trabalho do Porto (Portugal), made by decision of 6 January 2012.
(1) OJ C 151, 26.5.2012.
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