Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal de Grande Instance de Nantes (France) lodged on 27 March 2007 — James Wood v Fonds de Garantie

(Case C-164/07)

(2007/C 129/11)

Language of the case: French

Referring court

Tribunal de Grande Instance de Nantes

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicant: James Wood

Defendant: Fonds de Garantie

Question referred

In the light of the general principle of non-discrimination on grounds of nationality, set out in Article 7 of the Treaty of Rome, are the provisions of Article 706-3 of the French Code de Procédure Pénale compatible or not with Community law in that a citizen of the European Community, residing in France, the father of a child having French nationality who died outside [French] territory, does not have a right to compensation paid by the Fonds de Garantie on the sole ground of his nationality?