7.3.2016
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
C 90/6
Request for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesarbeitsgericht (Germany) lodged on 15 December 2015 — Jan Šalplachta
(Case C-670/15)
(2016/C 090/09)
Language of the case: German
Referring court
Bundesarbeitsgericht
Party to the main proceedings
Applicant: Jan Šalplachta
Question referred
Does the right of a natural person to effective access to justice in a cross-border dispute within the meaning of Articles 1 and 2 of Council Directive 2003/8/EC of 27 January 2003 to improve access to justice in cross-border disputes by establishing minimum common rules relating to legal aid for such disputes (1) require that legal aid granted by the Federal Republic of Germany must extend to the costs incurred by the applicant for the translation of the declaration and supporting documents annexed to the legal aid application, where the applicant, at the same time as bringing the action, applies for legal aid to the court hearing the case, which is also the competent receiving authority within the meaning of Article 13(1)(b) of the directive, and he has himself arranged for the translation to be made?
(1) OJ 2003 L 26, p. 41, corrigendum OJ 2003 L 32, p. 1.
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