Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 14 June 2011 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Chambre de recours des écoles européennes) — Paul Miles and Others v European Schools

(Case C-196/09) (1)

(Reference for a preliminary ruling - Concept of ‘court or tribunal of a Member State’ within the meaning of Article 267 TFEU - Complaints Board of the European Schools - System of remuneration of teachers seconded to the European Schools - No adjustment of remuneration following depreciation in sterling - Compatibility with Articles 18 TFEU and 45 TFEU)

(2011/C 232/06)

Language of the case: French

Referring court

Chambre de recours des écoles européennes

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicants: Paul Miles, Robert Watson Mac Donald

Defendant: European Schools

Re:

Reference for a preliminary ruling — Complaints Board of the European Schools — Interpretation of Articles 12, 39 and 234 of the EC Treaty — Meaning of national court or tribunal for the purposes of Article 234 EC — Remuneration system for teachers on secondment to the European Schools — No arrangements for adapting the remuneration by reason of the pound sterling being devalued — Infringement of the principles of equal treatment and the freedom of movement for workers

Operative part of the judgment

The Court of Justice has no jurisdiction to rule on a reference for a preliminary ruling from the Complaints Board of the European Schools.

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(1)  OJ C 193, 15.8.2009.