First Case Using Urgent Preliminary Ruling Procedure: Case C-195/08 PPU

We're very grateful to our friends over at the wonderful Conflict of Laws blog for drawing attention to the reference in Case C-195/08 PPU Rinau

That case carries the suffix "PPU". Following on from our previous posts here and here on the urgent preliminary reference procedure available in the areas covered by Title VI of the EU Treaty and Title IV of the EC Treaty, some explanations of the suffix "PPU" is needed. That suffix seems to indicate that the case will use that urgent preliminary reference procedure. If so, a glance at the numerical list of cases before the Court of Justice shows that it is the first one to use that procedure.

In fact, according to the Court's list of hearings the hearing in that case before the Third Chamber will take place on June 26th 2008. That's quick because the reference was lodged with the Court of Justice on May 14th 2008.