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PRESS RELEASE No 125/24 Luxembourg, 12 August 2024 Jurisdiction to hear and determine questions referred for a preliminary ruling is conferred on the General Court of the European Union in six specific areas The implementation of this transfer from the Court of Justice to the General Court of part of the jurisdiction to give preliminary rulings is part of the extension of the reform of the judicial framework of the European Union and will affect questions referred for a preliminary ruling from 1 October 2024 A significant amendment to the Statute of the Court of Justice of the European Union, published today in the Official Journal of the European Union 1, will enter into force on 1 September. This amendment provides, inter alia, for a transfer, applicable from 1 October 2024, from the Court of Justice to the General Court of part of the jurisdiction to give preliminary rulings. The transfer concerns six specific areas: the common system of VAT; excise duties; the Customs Code; the tariff classification of goods; compensation and assistance to passengers in the event of denied boarding or of delay or cancellation of transport services; and the system for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading. The amendment to the Statute also provides for an extension, from 1 September 2024, of the mechanism for the determination of whether an appeal is allowed to proceed. The aim of this reform is to reduce the workload of the Court of Justice in the sphere of preliminary...